Eric Barone

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Eric Lorenz Barone ( bə-ROH-nee, born December 3, 1987), known professionally as ConcernedApe, is an American video game developer, designer, and composer. Born in Los Angeles, Barone grew up in Auburn, Washington, and studied computer science at the University of Washington Tacoma. After being unable to find work following graduation, he began developing the 2016 farming simulation game Stardew Valley, which he made alone over four and a half years as its designer, programmer, animator, artist, composer, and writer. As of February 2026, the game had sold more than 50 million copies, and critics have credited it with reviving the farming-simulation genre. Barone handled updates to the game himself for several years after its release before recruiting a small team to assist him in 2019, and has continued to support it while developing a second game, Haunted Chocolatier, a shop-management title announced in 2021. Stardew Valley received favorable reviews and has won and been nominated for...

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