Stardew Valley getting new festival, items, and more in 1.6

Pelican Town is getting more love

After more than seven years, Stardew Valley is still bringing in new players. With its charming and retro look, chill vibe, and host of activities to partake in, it provides a little something different that few popular games these days can offer: a truly unwinding experience. And it was all made by one person.

It’s not surprising that it’s considered by many to be one of the greatest indie games to come out in recent years. Now, the developer – Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone – has announced what’s coming in the 1.6 update. While this next update will be bringing changes for modders, it’s nice to see there’s some content coming to the game itself.

coming in Stardew Valley 1.6…
-new festival
-new items
-more dialogues
-secrets
-???

— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) July 17, 2023

A post on their Twitter page lays out roughly what you can expect in the next major patch. For one thing, there’s going to be a new festival (no details about what it’ll be, though), some new items, extra dialogue, some secrets, and the “???” at the bottom of the list implies there’s even more in the pipeline.

Fishing is where it’s at

I must confess, I’ve only just started getting into Stardew Valley recently. After just a few hours, it’s easy to see why it’s such a popular game. Whether it’s fishing in the river, diving deep into caves, or tending to crops, what ConcernedApe has done for the indie community is give us a modern take on such classics as Harvest Moon (which Stardew Valley was partly inspired by).

Currently, we don’t know when version 1.6 will be rolling out, but hopefully, it’ll be soon. Barone is also said to be working on a new project called Haunted Chocolatier, which they’ve been teasing since 2021. There’s no way to tell whether it will be able to top Stardew Valley, but the new game appears to be on pause for a bit while the next update for Stardew is being worked on.

Andrew Heaton

Andrew has been a gamer since the 17th century Restoration period. He now writes for a number of online publications, contributing news and other articles. He does not own a powdered wig.

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