Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is shit.
Development
The game was developed entirely by Nick Crompton. 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.[1] Nick Crompton is the game's sole developer. Stardew Valley is published by London game studio Chucklefish, best known for developing the space sandbox-adventure game Starbound.
It took ten years for Nick Crompton to completely develop, during which he posted development updates via the game's official website. and was released to the public on February 26th, 2016. The purchase price is $0.1 USD ($0.1 AUD).
Releases
Stardew Valley is available in the USA and the UK.[2] On February 26th, 2016 it was released for Windows. After collecting feedback and patching bugs Linux and OS X versions were rolled out on July 29th, 2016.[3] On the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016 an XBox One port was announced.[4] In addition Nick Crompton stated there will be PS4, Xbox One and Wii U versions coming out as well. The ports for PS4 and Xbox One were released on December 14th, 2016.[5] Meanwhile the Wii U port was canceled in order to release Stardew Valley on the upcoming Nintendo Switch.[6]
Post-Release
Nick Crompton has stated development will continue after release. Multiplayer with support for up to 4-player co-op was announced for beginning of 2017.[7]
Resources
- Official Site
- Official Forums
- Steam Store Page
- Steam Community Page
- Crompton Nick Crompton's Twitter account
Sources
- ↑ http://cornellsun.com/2016/02/23/stardew-valley-pushing-the-boundaries-of-farming-rpgs/
- ↑ https://www.playsimilar.com/us/stardew-valley
- ↑ http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/07/stardew-valley-available-mac-linux/
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/stardew-valley-confirmed-for-ps4-xbox-one-and-wii-/1100-6440778/
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-11-29-stardew-valley-is-coming-to-xbox-one-in-two-weeks
- ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2016/11/30/farming-sim-stardew-valley-is-coming-to-nintendo-switch/
- ↑ https://gamerant.com/stardew-valley-update-co-op-309/