2024 Might Still Be a Big Year for Haunted Chocolatier

Summary

Development for Haunted Chocolatier may not be finished in 2024, but it could still be a significant year for the game's progress.
ConcernedApe will resume work on Haunted Chocolatier after Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, potentially leading to more updates for fans.
As development continues, expect more information and updates about Haunted Chocolatier's progress, building anticipation for its eventual release.

Haunted Chocolatier is the upcoming chocolate confectionery store simulator by ConcernedApe, creator of the critically acclaimed indie title Stardew Valley. Development for Haunted Chocolatier began in 2020, and updates on the game's progress have been sparse ever since. At one point in time, it appeared as though 2024 would be the year Haunted Chocolatier launched, as Stardew Valley's development only took four years. However, that hope is quickly slipping away as the year progresses.

Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that Haunted Chocolatier will be released in 2024, and it might actually be for the best if the game isn't finished yet. Even so, there is a good chance that 2024 could be a big year for Haunted Chocolatier, even if that doesn't involve its release. While there has been no official confirmation made by ConcernedApe that 2024 could be a year of any significance for Haunted Chocolatier, one rather significant piece of evidence suggests so. Specifically, it involves a Twitter post made by the developer in 2023.

Why 2024 May Still Be a Big Year for Haunted Chocolatier

Work on Haunted Chocolatier Will Resume After Stardew Valley 1.6 Launches

At least for a year now, ConcernedApe has been hard at work on Stardew Valley's next big update. The 1.6 update will not only fix various bugs and improve the game's quality of life in certain areas but also add new content. The update has been particularly anticipated thanks to the addition of a New Year's Festival to Stardew Valley, two new mini-festivals, and new late-game content.

The first platform to receive the update will be the PC on March 19, with other platforms to follow, so it is only around the corner. Aside from the major benefit this will be to Stardew Valley players, it will also benefit fans who have been awaiting more news on Haunted Chocolatier.

In a Twitter post on April 16, 2023, ConcernedApe announced that there would be a 1.6 update for Stardew Valley and that it was taking a break from its work on Haunted Chocolatier to prioritize the update. However, it was also shared that it would be getting back to work on Haunted Chocolatier once the update went live.

This could either mean that it will resume its work on Haunted Chocolatier after the update launches on PC on March 19 or that development for the chocolate confectionery store sim will continue once the update has gone live on every platform. Either way, Haunted Chocolatier will enter active development once again very soon.

Haunted Chocolatier's Continued Development Could Mean More Updates From the Developer

With ConcernedApe getting back to work on Haunted Chocolatier following the launch of Stardew Valley 1.6, this could simultaneously lead to it providing more updates to the community on its progress. As far as the development blog on Haunted Chocolatier's website goes, the last post was on December 25, 2021.

Additionally, although ConcernedApe has continued to update fans on its official Twitter page, those updates have been very minor and have provided little substantial information. As such, as long as development for Haunted Chocolatier continues, there is little reason why ConcernedApe wouldn't update fans along the way, especially with Stardew Valley's 1.6 update out of the way.

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