Haunted Chocolatier: everything we know so far

In late 2021, indie developer Eric Barone (commonly known as ConcernedApe online), famed for single-handedly creating the magical Stardew Valley (one of Digital Trends’ best video games of all time), officially announced that he was developing an all-new game. That game is called Haunted Chocolatier, and it looks like a whole other world of fun, casual simulation where you find out the secret desires of every single member of your community.

Details are still limited. but don’t worry —plenty of info has already dropped. We’ll keep you updated about every detail so you know what’s going on.

Release date speculation

There is no set release date for Haunted Chocolatier, and it looks like it’s going to be in development a bit longer than fans initially expected.

The most recent update from Concerned Ape came as a post on X (formerly Twitter) partially commenting on the Stardew Valley 1.6 update for consoles. Here, it is revealed that this update has been the team’s primary focus to the point where “I have not touched Haunted Chocolatier in a long time.” It seems we will have quite a long wait ahead indeed.

Platforms

Haunted Chocolatier will absolutely be coming out on PC, but there has been no mention of other platforms.

Stardew Valley eventually made its way to consoles and mobile, so we’re assuming Haunted Chocolatier will be readily available to all gamers as well.

Trailers

We’ve only seen a quick glimpse of Haunted Chocolatier in an early gameplay video released in October 2021. The video shows citizens going about their day in a cozy little town, a little bit of combat as a character gathers ingredients in the wild, and some chocolate-making footage from inside the chocolate factory.

Gameplay

Haunted Chocolatier begins with the player starting up a chocolate shop while living in a haunted castle in the middle of a snowy community. The player will need to seek a wide variety of ingredients and alliances to make the