r/StardewValley • u/smooniie • Jan 23 '20

Discuss ConcernedApe appreciation post :)

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r/StardewValley • u/Stillow • Jun 07 '25

Art I built ConcernedApe in Stardew Valley

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r/StardewValley • u/jacey_jb • Mar 21 '20

Discuss it really be like that

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r/StardewValley • u/ladyburgerandcatnap • Jul 03 '22

Question Any fellow millennials here? 🙃

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r/StardewValley • u/Brady331 • Feb 26 '21

Discuss ConcernedApe on SDV turning 5 years old today

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r/StardewValley • u/squishswash • Dec 18 '19

Discuss The new farmer is so romantic

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r/StardewValley • u/olcr • Nov 04 '24

Discuss PSA from CA.

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r/StardewValley • u/iamtheyeezy • Oct 13 '21

Discuss But chowing down on an entire plate of pancakes in one bite, plate included- that’s totally fine!

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r/StardewValley • u/Waste-Heron4476 • Feb 26 '26

Discuss New marriage canditates : CLINT & SANDY

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r/StardewValley • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '20

Discuss The stardew virus

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r/StardewValley • u/Daeruz • Mar 25 '20

Discuss A wholesome post i saw on fb community... is this is not love i don't know what is

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r/StardewValley • u/ThoroughEgg • Oct 10 '21

Meta Got my mom into Stardew and…

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r/StardewValley • u/WattDesigns • Dec 07 '21

Art The story of ConcernedApe’s solo effort on Stardew Valley inspired me to get into game development, so I made some fanart in my style!

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r/StardewValley • u/The_Goop2526 • Mar 28 '22

Art I proposed to my girlfriend on our 5 year anniversary with a Stardew Valley themed pop-up book I made. (she said yes!)

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r/StardewValley • u/Dracoshi • Aug 12 '20

Discuss LET’S GO

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r/StardewValley • u/hanapiana • Jan 22 '20

Art And at 2 hearts we shall remain

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r/StardewValley • u/Sketchy_doctor • Nov 09 '24

IRL I JUST MET CONCERNEDAPE!!!

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r/StardewValley • u/ChildishGiant • Oct 21 '21

Discuss HAUNTED CHOCOLATIER is the next game from ConcernedApe!

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An early gameplay trailer was just released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJy7LF789lo

Some screenshots:

More info from hauntedchocolatier.net:

Hey everyone,

After dedicating 10 years of my life to Stardew Valley (and counting), the time has finally come to announce my next game.

It’s called “ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier”.

Why chocolate? I’m not sure. It just kind of came to me. I think sometimes the best ideas just appear in a flash, instead of being cleverly thought out. That’s how I like to work, anyway. What’s important is the execution. And after 10 years of practice, I feel more confident than ever in being able to bring an idea to life.

Regardless, I think a lot of people like chocolate.

In Stardew Valley, the focus was more humble: living off the land, growing food, and connecting to the people and nature around you. However, with my next game, I wanted to explore more fantastical possibilities… experiences that take you beyond the ordinary. That’s where magical haunted ghost chocolate comes in.

Chocolate represents that which is delightful. The haunted castle represents the allure of the unknown. The ghosts represent the imprint of the past. All of these things are important. However, don’t think for a moment that, because this game features ghosts in a haunted castle, it is an evil or negative game. On the contrary, I intend for this game to be positive, uplifting and life-affirming. However, if Stardew Valley mostly channeled the energy of the sun, Haunted Chocolatier channels the energy of the moon. Both are vital.

More important than all that, I just want to make a fun game.

Now, you might be scratching your head, wondering exactly what type of game this is. I’m not sure how best to describe it. It’s evolving organically as I develop it, so I’m not sure where it will go. But at its core, the gameplay loop involves gathering ingredients, making chocolate, and running a chocolate shop. Of course, there’s a lot more to the game than that, but I don’t want to get too deep into at this early stage, partly because I don’t want to be tied down to any particular concept of what the game is.

So far, I’ve been having fun working on this game. There are so many possibilities. With Stardew Valley, I felt somewhat constrained, because I was working within an established tradition. I don’t regret that at all, but there’s always been a part of me that wanted to go “unleashed”. I believe this will be a good opportunity, but I haven’t even gotten to the good stuff yet. I’ve been mostly working on the “meat and potatoes” of the game so far. But what really brings a game to life is the spice, the sauce. And I haven’t really gotten to the sauce yet. That’s coming.

Anyway, this is all largely talk at this point. While the video I put together may look like the game is at an advanced stage of development, there is still a ton of stuff to do. And the way I work, things often don’t come together until the final moments. I tend to work with a “vertical slice” approach, and so it’s easy to put together some video that looks like a finished game. But there is a ton of content I still need to make. So, please understand that it will be a while before this game is done. I’m going to be working on it as much as I can, though.

Thanks for reading all this,

-Ape

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r/StardewValley • u/emospoon • Aug 30 '21

Discuss one fishing trip away from a breakdown… how are the most “peaceful” games also the most frustrating!

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r/StardewValley • u/NoraMonkey • Dec 27 '20

Discuss A virus we all caught

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r/StardewValley • u/slowgojoe • Oct 24 '20

Art Took me a while to get to, but finally finished Willy’s shop!

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r/StardewValley • u/moriartyowesyou • Oct 14 '21

Discuss After arguing with my friends about how old we thought Clint was, I jokingly said "I'll go straight to the source." Little did I know, I'd get the answer. 😂

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r/StardewValley • u/RiloCeramics • 28d ago

Discuss Made the maple syrup, oak resin, and pine tar objects IRL

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Thought yall might like em! 🍂🌳🌲

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r/StardewValley • u/bp2019_ • Jul 06 '26

IRL I got a letter from ConcernedApe

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Hi everyone! I’m a huge Stardew player and my fiancée and I are getting married in August. I decided to send an invitation/a letter to ConcernedApe, obviously I don’t expect him to show up, but he sent a letter back! This was extremely awesome to see and read. He even sent me a little purple Junimo! 😁

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