December 31, 2025
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has made an "extraordinary show of support," donating $125,000 and an ongoing monthly commitment to MonoGame – the framework behind his game, Celeste, and Bastion! This generous boost empowers a vital open-source tool for game developers everywhere. ✨ #StardewValley #MonoGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Philanthropy
Eric Barone makes $125,000 donation to the C# framework Stardew Valley uses, as well as "an ongoing monthly commitment" in what the team behind it calls an "extraordinary show of support" | MonoGame has been used to make all sorts of notable games, including Celeste and Bastion.