# Eric Barone on Reddit (u/ConcernedApe) Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/eric-barone Eric Barone: Creator of Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe). - Reddit account: [u/ConcernedApe](https://www.reddit.com/user/ConcernedApe/) (Personal account) - How we know it's theirs: [Their 2016 r/StardewValley AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/4b8s7v/im_concernedape_developer_of_stardew_valley_ask/) - Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/StardewValley (617), r/AndroidGaming (103), r/nintendo (100), r/Games (65), r/gamedev (9), r/NintendoSwitch (5) - Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2026 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Barone ## Moments ### u/ConcernedApe in r/StardewValley, Feb 22, 2026 路 Own mistake Replying to the post "Finally decided to marry Elliot and he immediately gives me the ick 馃槶". > This is a mistake. He was supposed to say this if聽 you marry Leah > > When I'm doing dialogues like this I will often copy and paste an entry from another data sheet first, just to get the formatting right. Then I'll edit the actual data. In this case I must've copied the entry from Leah (she comments if you marry elliott), and then forgotten to change the part that was targeting Elliott Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/1rbjzqj/comment/o6sw2ip/ 路 14,654 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/ConcernedApe in r/AndroidGaming, Mar 17, 2019 路 Cut idea In the thread "I'm ConcernedApe, creator of Stardew Valley. Ask me anything!". > Yeah, the mines used to be procedurally generated, and had things like boss fights, treasure rooms, and goblin cities in them. I was also planning on allowing you to build buildings down there, and even do cave farming. It was an extremely ambitious idea, and I actually implemented most of it... unfortunately, it ended up not feeling right and it just wasn't fun... so I scrapped the whole thing and started over, on the mine system that's in the game today. That was a really depressing moment in development, though Context: a redditor asked about features he built and then cut (https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/b289du/) Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/b289du/comment/eiqyxu7/ 路 447 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/ConcernedApe in r/AndroidGaming, Mar 17, 2019 路 Lore answer Replying to a redditor: > Was Abigail eating gems an intentional thing? > haha actually, no... it was an oversight on my part. But once something like that is in the game and becomes part of the lore, you can't really change it. Nor would I want to! Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/b289du/comment/eiraao7/ 路 47 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/ConcernedApe in r/StardewValley, Feb 19, 2024 路 Funny Replying to the post "We met Eric Barone and he鈥檚 super chill :)". > hey, it was great meeting you guys! it was fun to do the doodles, my only regret is that I wish I had drawn morris' arms a little longer... Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/1audu0s/comment/kr3j6qy/ 路 1,565 points as of Nov 7, 2026 ### u/ConcernedApe in r/AndroidGaming, Mar 17, 2019 路 Cut idea Replying to a redditor: > Are you also working on ChuckleFish's new Magical sim game? What are some things you had ideas for but were never put in? What are you going to possibly be adding in the future? Thanks for making this game, love your work > One idea that never made it in was to have a rival farmer that moved to town at the same time as you, and you'd be kind of competing with them to be the best farmer... I'm glad I scrapped that because it doesn't fit with the relaxed nature of the game that I think is crucial (Excerpt.) Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidGaming/comments/b289du/comment/eir39zq/ 路 53 points as of Nov 7, 2026