Everything, absolutely everything surrounding Stardew Valleyit has a unique touch, an inevitable consequence of all the history that surrounds the development, launch and subsequent development of the game, as well as the surprising approach of its creator Eric Barone, who, for more than enough reasons, managed to win the affection of the community and even the sympathy of those who, although the game they don’t know or have only slight references about her, they know her attitude towards players.

We found a recent example a few days ago when it was learned that his own game as a player was over and He did not hesitate to respond with advice and instructions.to some people who asked him how they too could reach this milestone. And this is just an example, the epicenter of everything lies in its policy of releasing large updates, full of new content, and which are completely free and do not increase the price of the game.

The latest of these is Stardew Valley 1.6, which was released for PC earlier this year and just yesterday made the jump to consoles and smartphones. That’s what the big updates are about, because actually The latest version currently available on Steam is 6.10, released todayjust 24 hours after the 6.9 release, coinciding with the debut of the versions I just mentioned that debuted yesterday.

And why was the release of version 6.10 rushed? Well, because it was quickly discovered that the previous version 6.9 had a bug that under very specific conditions players’ chickens might disappear. As it is, Barone has spread like wildfire to solve this, which is much appreciated. What is even less common than this speed in resolving the failure is the way it has been accepted by the community.

In Eric Barone’s Twitter message announcing the decision, Barone joked that a wild coyote had appeared on the affected farms. A simple joke that didn’t make the devs neglect their commitment to the game and the players and therefore solve it quickly. What did the community do? Well, I’m very willing to accept that the invisible coyote is becoming a part of Stardew Valley lore, to the point where it’s even possible that either Barone himself or a developer via a mod, ended up adding to such a terrifying creature.

I won’t say that this is the only time a bug has won the affection of players. For example, I still remember the glitch that allowed you to stop being Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Miles Morales and become an outdoor stove. Or, more recently, Gran Turismo 7’s completely “broken” physics, which turned the driving simulator into an experience that promised to be as chaotic as Goat Simulator. Well, those were funny on their own, while in this one, The key lies in how it was interpreted and received by the community.. This is truly exceptional and further proof that Stardew Valley is a gem.