For practically a 12 months, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, also referred to as ConcernedApe, has been teasing the farming simulator’s huge Patch 1.6. Now, after a growth interval that turned out longer than he had anticipated, the replace lastly has a launch date.
In a publish on Twitter/X at present, Barone celebrated the sport’s eighth anniversary by saying that the 1.6 Replace might be out on PC on March 19, with console and cellular following quickly after.
It is the eighth anniversary of Stardew Valley. Thanks for all of the help over time! Immediately I’m saying the PC Launch date for the 1.6 replace: –March Nineteenth–. Console & Cellular will observe as quickly as doable. pic.twitter.com/dMEFydjSqC
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) February 26, 2024
In an replace to the sport’s press website, Barone additionally famous that the sport has offered a powerful 30 million copies throughout platforms, with over 19 million copies on PC, all through its eight years.
“With a brand new replace on the horizon, a worldwide live performance tour underway, an official cookbook coming quickly, and now over 30 million copies offered, Stardew Valley is flourishing greater than ever,” Barone wrote. “As at all times, I am eternally grateful to the gamers (you!) for making all of this doable.”
Barone initially introduced he was taking a break from growing his new recreation, Haunted Chocolatier, to develop Stardew Valley’s Patch 1.6 again in April. Since then, he is teased fairly a couple of options, together with a brand new farm structure, eight-player multiplayer help, hats for pets, and the doable addition of the long-awaited iridium scythe, though he talked about that a lot of the replace’s additions might be a secret till nearer to its launch date.
Along with the patch information, the Stardew Valley press website confirmed that the favored farming sim has offered 30 million models as of February 2024, with 19 million copies offered on PC alone. It is a powerful determine that eclipses the official gross sales knowledge for the likes of GTA: San Andreas and Tremendous Mario Odyssey.
We gave Stardew Valley a 9.5 in our 2018 re-review, calling it “an attractive, enjoyable recreation that, when all of its elements are pulled collectively, make for an exquisite countryside journey.”
Amelia Zollner is a contract author at IGN who loves all issues indie and Nintendo. Exterior of IGN, they’ve contributed to websites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun, and so they’re at present growing a recreation referred to as Storage Sale. Discover them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.
