Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe will "announce something very soon" on the farming sim's Switch 2 edition: "Sorry about the long wait"
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George Young
2025-12-17
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says that news relating to the promised Switch 2 edition of the farming sim is "coming soon." First announced during the September 2025 Nintendo Direct, the updated version of the 2016 gaming hit was initially scheduled to be released in fall 2025.
Originally launching on PC, Stardew Valley has been so successful that it has received a version on every platform imaginable, from Linux to PlayStation Vita. It felt inevitable that it would eventually receive a version for Nintendo's newest super-hit console, but its expected release window has come and gone.
After announcing Stardew Valley's 1.7 update on Twitter, Barone answers a question from a user about the promised Switch 2 launch. The user writes, "Any update on the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition perchance? Super looking forward to its release."
Stardew Valley 1.7 is as mysterious as ever, but that's because ConcernedApe doesn't want "too much hype" for the farming sim's new update as "it's going to be a while" before it's ready
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Barone didn't have any news to share about the update's delay, but did say that news would be available shortly. "I'll announce something very soon, sorry about the long wait," he writes. The Stardew Valley developer is famous for not putting concrete release times or promises on his work. Even in his initial post, he says the 1.7 update has "no release date, no estimate. But it's happening."
I'll announce something very soon sorry about the long waitDecember 17, 2025
I'll announce something very soon sorry about the long waitDecember 17, 2025
I'll announce something very soon sorry about the long waitDecember 17, 2025
Aside from Stardew Valley, Barone is also working on a completely new game, Haunted Chocolatier. Development is supposedly going smoothly, but in classic ConcernedApe fashion, it has never received a release window.
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Dec 17, 05:29 PM
The ending was unexpected. %Kind of boring. 🥲 I lost it.
debugDream
Dec 17, 03:09 PM
Kind of short. [No comment]
lostPacket
Dec 17, 02:09 PM
goodbye What do you think about this? I created it. not a chance generic mechanics.
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