30 million copies later, Stardew Valley creator says "I'm just a dude who made a game" and still spends "all day hunched over the computer"
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, who goes by ConcernedApe online, says the iconic farming sim's near-unparalleled success hasn't changed how he views himself or ultimately lives his life. In an interview with Aftermath, Barone casually remarks, "I'm just a dude that made a game," seemingly dodging the pedestal the game's fandom sometimes gives him. Unpacking the game's runaway popularity, he adds: "I was just making the game I wanted to play. What I would say is, I was tapping into
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