Stardew Valley was created by solo developer Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe.

Barone is known to take the time to reply personally to fans of the game who reach out to him.

 

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The game is rampantly popular, and has taken bronze in Steam’s Most Sold.

 

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Fan art abounds, such as this drawing of Krobus posted recently on Reddit.

 

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