Stardew Valley 1.7: Clint and Sandy Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Stardew Valley's next update is shaping up to be the biggest the game has ever received, and the two features fans already know about barely scratch the surface of what is coming. Speaking on stage at a Stardew Valley Symphony of Seasons concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said the update is "looking to be the largest Stardew Valley update ever" and will probably arrive sometime in 2027.

What 1.7 is confirmed to add

Two additions are already public: Clint, the town's blacksmith, and Sandy, the desert shopkeeper, become romanceable marriage candidates in update 1.7. The update will also introduce a new farm type. Both were known before the concert, and Barone made clear they are only a small slice of what he is building.

"It's jam-packed. Clint and Sandy are just the tip of the iceberg. There's so much more in the update," Barone told the crowd, in remarks captured by an attending fan and first reported by GamesRadar+ on November 3, 2026.

Beyond those two features, Barone gave no specifics. What he did indicate is scale: updates 1.5 and 1.6 each added whole regions, festivals and more, and 1.7 is on track to exceed them.

A soft window, not a release date

"You guys are in for a real treat, and it'll probably come out some time next year," Barone said on stage. That is the full extent of the timing: 2027, with no month, season or narrower window, and no platform details for the update.

Barone first confirmed he was working on a 1.7 update in August 2025, after many fans had assumed 1.6 would be the game's final update and that his attention had moved to his next game, Haunted Chocolatier, which he has previously admitted is "taking a long time" to get right.

The announcement keeps Stardew Valley, first released on February 26, 2016, in active development more than a decade after launch, and 1.7 now looks set to be the largest expansion of that whole run when it lands in 2027.

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