"I know, I know, I shouldn't have announced the game so early," Barone admits, "but I had my reasons." In fact, Barone says, "I've been very productive lately on Haunted Chocolatier." "I am not going to abandon Haunted Chocolatier," Barone continues. "Haunted Chocolatier is written from scratch, it's not the same 'engine' as Stardew Valley. You can't just copy and paste Haunted Chocolatier into Stardew Valley."