Stardew Valley creator discusses sequel chances

With Stardew Valley having made its initial appearance almost a decade ago, some fans might be wondering if we could see a sequel one day. Developer ConcernedApe has now weighed in on the possibility. 

ConcernedApe was asked about whether or not we could see a follow-up during the Tiger Belly Podcast. The developer is open to the idea, but at the same time, brought up how it’s much easier to add content to the existing game rather than make a whole new one. Additionally, ConcernedApe has Haunted Chocolatier on its hands as its next project, which was announced over three years ago.

ConcernedApe’s full words:

“That is an interesting question. It’s just so much easier to just add more stuff to Stardew Valley than to make a whole new game from scratch. The major systems are already all done. That’s the stuff that’s not fun to do. When I make an update, it’s like, you know, ‘oh, throw in this, throw in that. Let’s add green rain.’

I might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2 to be honest. But I don’t want to just be the Stardew Valley guy. That’s why I’m making Haunted Chocolatier.”

If a Stardew Valley sequel were to ever happen, there’s no question that it would be a success. We’ve seen the game do extremely well on Nintendo Switch, but across every platform, it has sold over 41 million units.

Stardew Valley’s latest update was made available on Nintendo Switch earlier in the year. Read about it here.