The next game from Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone will boast a larger world than the one in his farming simulator. But you don’t have to take our word for it; Barone himself made this specific comparison for Haunted Chocolatier.

On X, Barone stated that: “The world of Haunted Chocolatier is larger than Stardew Valley.” He would know, since in December, Barone noted he was creating Haunted Chocolatier similar to Stardew Valley. “I’m coding it (mostly from scratch) in C#, and I’m working solo in all areas,” Barone said after reconfirming he resumed development on Haunted Chocolatier.

It seems like Barone is slowly but surely opening up more about his next game. Last month, the developer discussed how he wanted to focus on mystery and whimsy with Haunted Chocolatier. Barone sounds like he wants players to “let go of your desire to engineer the perfect chocolate” and instead just follow their intuition.

Haunted Chocolatier was announced in late 2021 and will see players taking over a chocolate factory. There is no release window for the RPG, with Barone saying earlier this year that he hopes it comes out in the next five years. That would take us through the rest of this decade. Afterward, Barone “might eventually make a Stardew Valley 2.”

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