Haunted Chocolatier Launch Date, Trailers, Gameplay, And Every thing Else We Know

Haunted Chocolatier is the subsequent sport from ConcernedApe, the developer behind the huge indie farming sim, Stardew Valley. This has made Haunted Chocolatier extremely anticipated, though little details about the sport has been shared, past making it clear that it is a sport the place you progress to a brand new city and take over a chocolate store. ConcernedApe has stated that it’s going to share gameplay components with Stardew Valley, however will probably be extra of an action-RPG in comparison with Stardew Valley.

When will Haunted Chocolatier be launched?

Haunted Chocolatier doesn’t have a launch date nor window at the moment, and ConcernedApe has stated that he does not intend on giving one till he is assured it will launch. Haunted Chocolatier was initially introduced by way of a trailer again in October 2021, roughly 4 years in the past. In a weblog submit on September 12 discussing the announcement of Stardew Valley 1.7, ConcernedApe stated his consideration was nonetheless totally on Haunted Chocolatier, even teasing that Haunted Chocolatier may arrive previous to Stardew Valley 1.7, however no ensures.

Haunted Chocolatier trailer

At the moment, the one trailer for Haunted Chocolatier is the reveal trailer proven above, and a few trailers that includes music from the sport, however no further gameplay. The trailer briefly exhibits a snowy mountain, with a bakery and different buildings, together with your chocolate store. From the chocolate store, the participant jumps right into a portal, which takes them to a fight dungeon, which exhibits extra in-depth fight mechanics. That portal can be the place you collect chocolate substances, which can be utilized again on the chocolate store to make merchandise to promote within the retailer.

Store customization is proven after that, with cabinets for merchandise and decorations. That is additionally the place the Haunted a part of the title is available in, with a bunch of ghosts working the chocolate retailer for you. The ultimate part of the trailer exhibits a fast handful of interactions with completely different NPCs residing within the city, with present giving as properly, seemingly containing a relationship system just like Stardew Valley.

Haunted Chocolatier platforms

At the moment, Haunted Chocolatier has solely been introduced for PC, however ConcernedApe talked about within the sport’s FAQ that he intends to carry it to different main platforms. Stardew Valley was initially solely accessible on PC, however was later ported to just about each trendy platform, together with all consoles and cell.

Haunted Chocolatier Story, Setting, and Characters

As a part of ConcernedApe desirous to take his time making Haunted Chocolatier, he has saved most of the particulars about what precisely Haunted Chocolatier is near his chest. That stated, the essential premise has been revealed–you’ll tackle the function of working a chocolate store with some spooky assist.

There are a couple of named characters proven within the announcement trailer, like Burk the blacksmith and a lady named Maddie. The title of the city hasn’t been revealed, nor has the rationale in your character taking up the chocolate manufacturing unit, however a quick dialog in regards to the massive metropolis within the trailer suggests at the very least an identical character background to the farmer in Stardew Valley.

Haunted Chocolatier Gameplay

Because the title suggests, the principle gameplay loop will revolve round gathering substances, making chocolate, and promoting chocolate. Within the announcement weblog, this was the one gameplay mechanic highlighted, though it was implied to share gameplay components with Stardew Valley, like having a solid of NPCs to befriend and presumably romance. Whereas particulars are nonetheless pretty gentle, ConcernedApe has offered some particulars relating to fight and chocolate making.

Two further weblog posts present extra particulars on the gameplay. First is a weblog submit about “Intuitive” chocolate making, the place ConcernedApe vaguely describes that the chocolate making gameplay loop could have a number of methods to progress and make chocolate, some extra techniques primarily based and others primarily based on “intuitive” chocolate making. The second weblog submit is targeted on fight, particularly highlighting a defend system that lets you stun enemies, rewarding a defensive play-style and displaying that the Haunted Chocolatier fight system could have extra depth than Stardew Valley’s.

Haunted Chocolatier Improvement Information

It has been about 4 years because the authentic announcement of Haunted Chocolatier, and except for a few weblog posts speaking about particular features of the sport, ConcernedApe has not commented on how the sport is progressing in particular element. The latest weblog submit on the Haunted Chocolatier web site from September 2, 2025, mentions that whereas a Stardew Valley 1.7 replace is within the works, ConcernedApe himself is targeted on Haunted Chocolatier.

The weblog states that Haunted Chocolatier will launch ultimately, and that it may even launch earlier than Stardew Valley 1.7, however that nothing is ready in stone. ConcernedApe did reiterate a number of occasions that he’s engaged on Haunted Chocolatier solely solo, and that there isn’t any launch window being focused simply but.