Haunted Chocolatier has a lot riding on its festivals, and Stardew Valley's SquidFest could provide the right blueprint ...

After a recent surge in excitemnet about whether Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, might step in to save Hytale, Barone himself ...

Riot Games began development a decade ago on its own big-pixel sandbox in the style of more established giants like Roblox ...

ConcernedApe of Stardew Valley and Haunted Chocolatier fame shares details of the latter's sweets-making mechanics, catering to many types of players.

Barone announced Haunted Chocolatier back in 2021. Much like Stardew Valley, it will be a top-down pixel-based sim, and it looks to have much the same flavor as ConcernedApe's previous work.

How much bigger Haunted Chocolatier will be than Stardew Valley, what will fill this vast world of hauntings and chocolate, and how players will be able to explore and interact with this world ...

Haunted Chocolatier was announced back in 2021. ConcernedApe has been hard at work on it, but he took an extended break from its development as he worked to release and clean up any issues with ...

In Haunted Chocolatier, we’d love to have that same freedom to express ourselves! Let us decorate our shop with enchanted shelves, potion-bubble lights, or floating furniture.

In a new interview with PC Gamer, Barone explained that Haunted Chocolatier is a more action-focused take on the Stardew formula… but farming is replaced with chocolatier-ing.

Haunted Chocolatier is definitely still underway, but don’t expect a shadow drop any time soon. According to this most recent update, Barone is still working on the vertical slice for the game.

“I’m committed to not working on Stardew Valley until I’m done with Haunted Chocolatier …I think it’s in a good place. I feel very solid about it,” said Barone. “I think if anyone ...

Here’s where Haunted Chocolatier splits from Stardew Valley in important ways. There is a much greater emphasis on Action RPG features, and that includes combat, which has a complete overhaul.