It has been four years since the hit indie game Stardew Valley was released to the PC, before eventually heading to consoles and mobile devices. In the long period since Stardew Valley was introduced to gamers, developer Eric Barone, who singlehandedly designed the game from scratch, still introduces consistent content updates for the game. Now, Barone revealed that banana trees will be heading to Pelican Town soon.
This means that players will be able to grow and harvest fruits in the game, and bananas will be the first fruit that players will receive in a future update. The decision of introducing bananas in Stardew Valley is a result of a Twitter poll that asked fans which specific fruit they want to see in the game. Barone also noted that mangoes were the runner-up, suggesting that this too may be included in the upcoming update. Other fruits that were included in the poll are avocados and passionfruit.
Interestingly enough, the decision to add fruits in Stardew Valley was made weeks after the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, where fruit picking is a popular activity. However, none of the fruits included in Barone's poll can be found in New Horizons. Of course, Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, while often compared, are two different games. The former is focused on farm-life, while the latter is all about building a village on a deserted island.
Stardew Valley is out now for Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
