Stardew Valley's upcoming 1.7 update will include, among other things, two brand new marriage candidates, IGN can exclusively reveal.
This comes from our interview with the game's creator, Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) in celebration of Stardew Valley's 10th anniversary. When we asked him for updates on 1.7, Barone said the following:
I'm trying to not reveal too much because I like for it to be a surprise. What I will say without maybe being too specific is that with this update, one of the things we're trying to do is... Well, there is a popular fan request, which has to do with the children, trying to make the children a little more interesting. So I'm trying to do something with that, but there's a lot of other things in the update as well that no one's really asked for, but I think people will appreciate it.
I'm going to be adding two more marriage candidates, but I'll reveal who it is on the anniversary day.
This is, quite frankly, huge! Players have been asking for more romanceable characters for years now, and the only new additions since the game's launch were Shane and Emily, added way, way back in 1.1. We don't yet know who these two mystery partners will be, though. It's possible that ConcernedApe is adding two brand new characters to the game, but it's also possible that existing characters that players have wanted to marry for a long time will finally get their due. I'm thinking of folks like Marnie, Sandy, Linus, Clint, or even the elusive Wizard. There's also a contingent of folks who want to break up Robin and Demetrius, but that seems like it would cause some drama, to say the least.
Whoever it is, we know they'll get additional scenes for heart events, lots of new relationship-focused dialogue, and their own unique area on the farm. So whether these are new or old characters, we're sure to see some cool new story content surrounding them.
Stardew Valley is turning 10 years old, and we're celebrating with a bumper crop of stories. We interviewed ConcernedApe and spoke about topics such as why there isn't a Stardew Valley TV show, the one secret that players still haven't found yet, and how Haunted Chocolatier is doing. We also chatted with the Stardew Valley community about what the game has meant to them over the years.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
