ConcernedApe dropped a 10-year anniversary retrospective video for Stardew Valley that includes a major update reveal. Clint and Sandy will become romanceable marriage candidates in the upcoming version 1.7 patch.
The video walks through the game’s development history with footage from early 2012 and 2013 builds. It shows how much the visuals evolved over those years and reveals scrapped content that never made it into the final game. The developer included glimpses of abandoned ideas like goblin towns and a completely different version of the mines.
Clint is Pelican Town’s blacksmith who upgrades your tools and cracks open geodes. He’s been in the game since launch with a storyline centered around his unrequited crush on Emily. Sandy runs the Oasis shop in the Calico Desert and has been another frequently requested romance option from players.
The spouse reveal was presented as a clear still frame in the video. ConcernedApe designed it to be easily captured and shared. Both characters will get the full marriage candidate treatment with new heart events and post-wedding content.
No release date was announced for update 1.7. The video focused on celebrating the past decade rather than providing a roadmap.
The anniversary video highlights how much of Stardew Valley‘s core was already present in those early builds. The farming mechanics and town structure existed back in 2012. What took years was the polish and iteration that turned it into the phenomenon it became.
