For almost a 12 months, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, often known 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 submit on Twitter/X at the moment, Barone celebrated the sport’s eighth anniversary by saying that the 1.6 Replace will probably be out on PC on March 19, with console and cell following quickly after.
It is the eighth anniversary of Stardew Valley. Thanks for all of the help over time! As we speak 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 web site, Barone additionally famous that the sport has bought 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 bought, Stardew Valley is prospering 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 creating his new recreation, Haunted Chocolatier, to develop Stardew Valley’s Patch 1.6 again in April. Since then, he is teased fairly just a few 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 many of the replace’s additions will probably be a secret till nearer to its launch date.
Along with the patch information, the Stardew Valley press web site confirmed that the favored farming sim has bought 30 million items as of February 2024, with 19 million copies bought on PC alone. It is a powerful determine that eclipses the official gross sales information 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 “a fantastic, enjoyable recreation that, when all of its components 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 the moment creating a recreation known as Storage Sale. Discover them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.