There are plenty of video games that exist to only stay popular for the span of a few months‚ and others can last a year or two. But the fact that after eight years Stardew Valley continues to be discussed‚ played‚ and updated by the creator just shows how much ConcernedApe cares about players. Image: ConcernedApe Record-breaking player numbers ConcernedApe released Stardew Valley’s 1.6 update on March 19‚ which created a momentous boom in this farming sim’s player count. Originally released on February 26‚ 2016‚ Eric Barone’s indie game was a hit and continues to be played and discussed. Although‚ I don’t think anyone could’ve predicted that this game would break its record of the most concurrent players once 1.6 dropped. It once had a peak concurrent player count of 94‚000 back in December 2020‚ but 1.6 smashed that record to reach 224‚000 concurrent players. That’s a massive jump from the last time Stardew Valley had an enormous ...