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Stardew Valley Creator Says His New Game Is "More Of An Action RPG"
"It's for the people in Stardew Valley that go into the mines". Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has been working on his new game The Haunted Chocolatier for over four years now, and during a recent chat with GQ, he's provided a quick reminder about what fans can expect from the gameplay. While the title is still what he calls a "town game" - similar to his existing farming and social sim, he sums up this new experience as "more of an action RPG". The main focus here will be all about "adventu

Haunted Chocolatier 'More of an Action RPG' Compared to Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe Says
Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, has discussed the difference between his all-conquering indie game Stardew Valley and his hotly anticipated follow-up, Haunted Chocolatier.

Stardew Valley creator's new game, Haunted Chocolatier, is "more of an action RPG" than farming sim
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, has given a new interview - and finally revealed a little more information about his upcoming title, Haunted Chocolatier. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ, which tackles topics ranging from creative burnout to the importance of 'cosy gaming', Barone also slips in some new information about what we can expect from his highly-anticipated Stardew Valley follow-up.

"I torture myself over every last detail": Stardew Valley's creator is having a real time of it with Haunted Chocolatier's recipe book interface
Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has released his latest reminder that yes, he's still working on Haunted Chocolatier, the action-RPG and life sim in which you run a sweetshop in a realm of ghosts. This particular blogpost is notable for a mildly agonised aside about the game's recipe book interface, which needs to be "seamless, clear, intuitive, satisfying, aesthetic", in a word, perfect.

Haunted Chocolatier fans don't have fresh screenshots to fawn over because Eric Barone says sharing them mid-development 'feels like serving half-baked bread'
There's plenty of screenshots to go around already.

'I Torture Myself Over Every Last Detail' — Stardew Valley Creator ConcernedApe Says He's 'Still Here, Still Grinding' on Haunted Chocolatier
Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has reassured fans that he’s still working on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, and explained why it’s taking so long.

Eric Barone gives players a small update on Haunted Chocolatier's progress: 'It’s not a simple task, as I torture myself over every last detail'
Good things come to those who wait.

'I just need to disappear, go into a cabin': Eric Barone has found the answer to Haunted Chocolatier's development distractions
Barone has dedicated five days a week to Haunted Chocolatier.

ConcernedApe Says Haunted Chocolatier Is "Way Bigger" Than Stardew Valley
So, big then. Stardew Valley developer ConcernedApe (Eric Barone) is hard at work on his next big game, Haunted Chocolatier. Although it's still a ways from release, a new interview with Game Informer (thanks, Kotaku) indicates that it's going to be quite a step up from Stardew in terms of raw content. Barone confirmed in the interview that he's currently working 7 days a week, 5 of which are devoted to Haunted Chocolatier, and the remaining 2 working on the upcoming 1.7 update for Stardew. Read