Eric Barone is an American video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician. He is also known by his alias ConcernedApe. He is most notable for creating Stardew Valley.

What is Eric Barone famous for?

• Being an American video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician.
• For his alias ConcernedApe.
• For creating Stardew Valley. 

Where was Eric Barone born?

Eric Barone was born on 3 December 1987. His birthplace is Los Angeles, California. Detail about his parents has not been disclosed yet. He attended the University of Washing Tacoma and graduated in 2011 with a degree in computer science. He holds American nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His religion is Christianity. His horoscope sign is Scorpio. 

Eric Barone Career

• He grew up loving video games and computers.
• After graduating from the University of Washington in Tacoma with a degree in computer science, he could not bring himself to pursue a job at Microsoft, Google, or Amazon. Instead, he took a part-time job at a Seattle theater and spent the rest of his time building a video game. 
• He began working on Stardew Valley in 2012 and released it in 2016. It sold a million copies in just two months after its release and was nominated for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2016. 
• He did everything for Stardew Valley from making the characters, writing the dialogue, creating the music, and animating every pixel. He has been developing Stardew Valley alone for 4 years. Since 2019, he has been assisted on Stardew Valley by another designer.
• In 2020, he announced that he was working on several new games, with at least two of them set in the Stardew Valley Universe. 
• In February 2021, he and board game designer Cole Meideros released a cooperative board game adaptation of Stardew Valley. 
• In October 2021, he announced that a new game titled Haunted Chocolatier was in development, with no set release date.

Eric Barone Personal Life

Looking at his personal life, he is in a relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Amber Hageman. The detailed information about their wedding is not in the media yet. So, we cannot claim his relationship status confidently until he decides to speak up in the media. He is having an intimate relationship with his love where they are living their life happily together.

Eric Barone Height and Weight

Eric Barone stands at a height of 1.75m i.e. 5 feet and 7 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 65kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is brown and his hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight. 

How much money did Eric Barone make?

Eric Barone earns from his professional career as a video game developer and video game designer. His income is from his video game, Stardew Valley which sold a million copies in just two months after its release and was nominated for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2016. As of 2022, his estimated net worth is $34 million.