As Stardew Valley followers proceed to attend patiently for the beforehand introduced 1.7 replace, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a pair small, obscure, but thrilling hints about what mentioned mysterious replace may entail: a brand new farm sort, and “extra character/social stuff.”
This comes from a tweet/X put up from ConcernedApe, the place he was requested if he might give any hints concerning the upcoming replace. His response was fairly easy: “there can be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a brand new farm sort. Heaps extra however I do not wish to reveal a lot but.”
there can be some extra character/social stuff, it is also conventional so as to add a brand new farm sort. Heaps extra however I do not wish to reveal a lot but
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) December 17, 2025
That is not a ton of element, however definitely sufficient to spark the creativeness. The brand new farm sort was certainly to be anticipated. Stardew Valley began with only one fashion of farm map, and since its launch, most main new content material updates have added no less than one for a complete of eight totally different choices. Every farm map facilities round a special specialty, with the Customary map being pretty generic and open-ended, and different maps selling fishing, foraging, mining, fight, multiplayer, a mix of fishing and foraging, and animal elevating. Presently, which means that mainly each sort of playstyle is supported, so there’s so much left to marvel about in terms of imagining what new farm sort might be added. Maybe one thing that encourages constructing NPC friendships?
The “character/social stuff” is a bit more obscure. This might imply something from new scenes and occasions with current characters to new characters fully. It is actually exhausting to say at this stage!
Standard fan requests for future Stardew Valley options embody extra NPCs, together with extra romanceable NPCs, extra dialogue and world lore, but additionally simply typically extra of all the pieces: extra animals, extra crops, extra decorations, extra clothes, extra enemies to struggle, dishes to cook dinner, and so forth. ConcernedApe hasn’t actually revealed something to date about what 1.7 will include, and even once we may count on it. He is given no launch date, solely instructed that it is doable it does not come out till after Haunted Chocolatier releases. Perhaps. It’s going to be prepared when it is prepared.
ConcernedApe did drop one different factor, although. When requested a couple of potential Nintendo Change 2 version, he mentioned he is announce one thing “very quickly.” A Change 2 version was first introduced again in September, and can convey mouse controls, four-player break up display screen multiplayer, and Sport Share multiplayer to the Change model. No launch date has been given but.
We re-reviewed Stardew Valley in 2024 to account for its many, many updates since launch in 2016. Whereas our unique assessment gave it a formidable 8.8/10, the re-review known as it a ten/10 masterpiece, saying, “Stardew Valley shouldn’t be solely the perfect farming recreation I’ve performed, it’s certainly one of my favourite video games of all time. That myself and others maintain returning to this eight-year outdated gem every time it will get even the smallest replace speaks to the way it’s actually a masterpiece within the style it each reinvigorated and has come to outline.”
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to rvalentine@ign.com.
