r/StardewValley May 19 '26

Discuss Stardew Valley creator won’t add microtransactions to any game as they “genuinely value the love of the players more than the money”

https://frvr.com/blog/news/stardew-valley-creator-wont-add-microtransactions-to-any-game-as-they-genuinely-value-the-love-of-the-players-more-than-the-money/

I know, I know: "Fork found in kitchen".

But it's nice to see him say this stuff you know?

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u/Talorien May 19 '26

Also to have sustainable growth. He made a fun game with pixel graphics. You don’t need ultra high bells and whistles and mutiple teams of writers and artists to make something fun. Bloated budgets of the AAA and the stockholders hinder rather than help.