Former Stardew Valley dev has to delay adorable new life sim for the second time, shortly after adding the most perfect piles of snow: "I've been working very hard on the game"
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Sunkissed City needs more time in the sun, not the spotlight

Sunkissed City looks like the perfect life sim: warm, seaside, and filled with fresh fruit. But, just like a vacation, you have to keep counting down until it arrives. Its creator, ex-Stardew Valley developer Arthur ‘Mr. Podunkian’ Lee, needs to delay it one more time.

“I think it’s time I have to admit to myself that SKC’s 2025 release window’s slipped :(,” Lee writes on Twitter. Originally, Sunkissed City was scheduled to release on PC in late 2024, but its Steam page has now been updated to reflect a planned 2026 launch. “I’ve been working very hard on the game, but generally, this year was more taxing on my mood than I thought it’d be,” Lee adds.

  • SatyrSack@quokk.auEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Common misconception. He started development solo, but quickly found he needed help from other development teams.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      Not that quickly, Eric Barone worked on the game by himself for over 4.5 years. Version 1.0 was entirely his work. He only brought in other people when the game was ported to other platforms and for the later point updates.

      Arthur Lee contributed to the 1.4 and 1.5 releases of Stardew Valley. He’s also aired his greviences about being hired as a contractor on the game but then wanting and not getting a profit share for future projects.