Eric ‘ConcernedApe‘ Barone has confirmed that Stardew Valley update 1.6 is on the way, though the developer is “taking a break” from their next game, Haunted Chocolatier, to get the patch ready.
In a tweet published yesterday (April 16), Barone shared the upcoming update is “mostly” for modders, who will find tweaking the game “easier & more powerful” from 1.6.
That being said, the update will still contain “new game content,” including more dialogue for the residents of Pelican Town. However, Barone has clarified that 1.6 will contain “much less” content than version 1.5, which introduced new areas, events and NPCs in 2020.
There is going to be a Stardew 1.6 update. It's mostly changes for modders (which will make it easier & more powerful to mod). But there is also new game content, albeit much less than 1.5. I'm taking a break from Haunted Chocolatier to work on this at the moment. Then back to HC
— ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) April 16, 2023
Barone also stated that he will be taking a temporary break from developing to create the next update.
