Stardew Valley creator explains the long development of his new game, Haunted Chocolatier

Development of Haunted Chocolatier continues.

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone recently offered an update on his new project. Because he rarely shares news, some players suspected he had abandoned the work.

Barone dismissed these rumors.

He acknowledged the project takes time. Barone approaches every game element with deep deliberation.

He recently revised his chocolate recipe book—a task he has repeated many times while refining other game elements to move closer to a final version.

Haunted Chocolatier is a large game, which results in many components requiring this level of scrutiny.

Work progresses, but the project lacks a release date. Barone rarely posts screenshots or details about game systems while the work remains in progress, comparing the experience to serving underbaked bread.