Stardew Valley’s Massive 1.6 Replace Boosts Its Steam Participant Rely to Document-Shattering Ranges

Stardew Valley Replace 1.6 is out now on PC, and it’s already breaking participant information on Steam.

Developer Eric “Involved Ape” Barone launched the content material drop at present, bringing a great deal of new additions and tweaks to the beloved farming sim after months of ready. It’s proving to be a little bit of a second for followers, too, as in accordance with SteamDB, Stardew Valley’s participant numbers are hovering to new heights.

On the time of this story’s publication, there are greater than 136,000 gamers at the moment logged on Steam alone. That quantity is climbing quickly, too, burying the earlier file of 94,879 in January 2021. It’s additionally value noting that Stardew Valley 1.6 is accessible on GOG, and Barone says that the replace will quickly make its method to Sport Move, too.

Stardew Valley’s 1.6 is perhaps its most anticipated drop but, and the lead-up to its launch is proof. Barone helped drum up fan curiosity by releasing particular person strains from the patch notes over the previous couple of weeks. These have ranged from fascinating to hilarious, with some highlights together with quality-of-life modifications to useful resource gathering and the added skill to drink mayonnaise (ew). The complete patch notes are affected by different fascinating alterations, explaining why so many gamers are selecting now to dive in once more and even for the primary time.

Stardew Valley is accessible on cell units in addition to PlayStation, Change, and Xbox consoles, however its 1.6 replace isn’t obtainable on these platforms but. Barone has but to announce a launch date. When you’re one of many 1000’s of gamers heading to go spruce up your in-game life at present, you may wish to learn up on the developer’s ideas concerning modding in 1.6 first. You can even you should definitely take a look at how the sport will evolve sooner or later.

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