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The game was developed entirely by Eric Barone, who goes by the alias [[ConcernedApe]]. He programmed it in C# using the Microsoft XNA framework. All the art was drawn using Paint.NET, and Propellerhead Software's Reason was used to compose the game's music and sound effects.
The game was developed entirely by Eric Barone, who goes by the alias [[ConcernedApe]]. He programmed it in C# using the Microsoft XNA framework. All the art was drawn using Paint.NET, and Propellerhead Software's Reason was used to compose the game's music and sound effects.
It took four years for ConcernedApe to develop the first public release, during which he posted development updates on [https://stardewvalley.blogspot.com/ stardewvalley.blogspot.com] (2012-2013) and [https://stardewvalley.net/ the game's official website] (2013-present). It was released to the public on February 26th, 2016. The purchase price is $14.99 USD ($7.99 USD for mobile).
===Publishers===
Stardew Valley was initially published by London game studio [http://chucklefish.org Chucklefish], best known for developing the space sandbox-adventure game [http://playstarbound.com Starbound]. Stardew Valley is now self-published by ConcernedApe on all platforms except mobile (PC, XBox One, Playstation 4, PS Vita as of 14 December 2018; Switch as of 01 October 2019). Chucklefish continues to publish Stardew Valley on Android and iOS.
Stardew Valley was initially published by London game studio [http://chucklefish.org Chucklefish], best known for developing the space sandbox-adventure game [http://playstarbound.com Starbound]. Stardew Valley is now self-published by ConcernedApe on all platforms except mobile (PC, XBox One, Playstation 4, PS Vita as of 14 December 2018; Switch as of 01 October 2019). Chucklefish continues to publish Stardew Valley on Android and iOS.
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