Stardew Valley Creator Shares One Line From 1.6 Update Patch Notes — and Fans Are Excited

A brand-new update for Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition is coming soon for Xbox consoles and PC, and the patch notes have revealed an extensive list of upcoming changes and additions to the beloved fighting game. The new update will adjust the overall game balance of Killer Instinct and give the community more unlocks to pursue by reaching higher player and character levels.

may be a generally uplifting game about finding purpose and peace through hard work and nature, but one player has discovered an incredibly sad moment that no one expected. As players journey through Pelican Town and make friends with all the locals, they'll slowly come to understand the community's dynamics and the relationships that connect everyone. While most of these are very wholesome, sometimes the game can be unexpectedly dark by dropping a shockingly heavy narrative moment without any kind of warning.

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Eric «ConcernedApe» Barone, the developer of Stardew Valley, took to the internet recently to inform players about a useful feature that many may have missed throughout their playthroughs. Barone's popular farm life simulator received a major update in March that introduced new content like items and events, as well as several quality-of-life improvements, among other things.

Stardew Valley's Eric Barone says he's "eager" to get back to working on Haunted Chocolatier, but is focused on the farming game's 1.6 update for now. 

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Sure, there are plenty of useful things and there’s plenty of new content in Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update. But there are also a lot of goofy changes to the eight-year-old game that are both helpful and hilarious. Alongside the new festivals, updated dialogue, and lots of secrets, Stardew Valley also now lets us put hats on cats and drink mayonnaise. What else could you want?

It should be no surprise: Stardew Valley, despite being released in 2016, is still wildly popular. In fact, it’s more popular than ever. Following the Stardew Valley 1.6 update published yesterday, the farm-and-life simulator hit a peak Steam concurrent player count of 147,612 — that’s more than double the peak concurrent players at the game’s launch in 2016. Stardew Valley’s previous Steam record was just under 100,000 players after the 1.5 update launched in late 2020, according to SteamDB. Stardew Valley is the eighth most played game on Steam at the time of writing, just a few thousand players below Grand Theft Auto 5.

The highly anticipated 1.6 update is officially live on PC, bringing an unexpectedly large number of changes to the 2016 indie smash hit. Developed by only a single person, has received astounding post-launch support for years, though it was previously thought the 1.5 update would be the last major addition to the farming and life sim. While 1.6 is not as large as its predecessor, the patch notes reveal that it still brings a significant amount of new content to the game.

Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has given words of advice to players planning on using mods with the game after the highly anticipated 1.6 update releases on PC later today.

Players frequently showcase their love of Stardew Valley, including one fan who baked a series of sugar cookies themed to iconic items from the game. As players eagerly await the upcoming release of Stardew Valley Update 1.6, the community continues to find new ways to share their appreciation for the beloved indie game.

If you’ve ever suspected that harvesting crops in Stardew Valley is faster in one direction than another, validation is at hand. The beloved farming sim’s creator has confirmed that the long-rumoured quirk is real, as its incoming 1.6 update prepares to fix a bug dating back almost a decade.