Stardew Valley developers have confirmed a multi-player game is in the pipeline.
Stardew Valley
The Nintendo Switch version of the PC video game, which was first announced last November, is currently in testing, but its publishers Chucklefish have shared an update on the game.
In a post on its website, Chucklefish confirmed that the Switch version is currently in testing and that a multi-player version of the game is in the pipeline.
Following the game's release, players will be able to build up to three cabins on their farms, each of which can house a friend. These players will be able to do almost anything the main player can, including mining, foraging, taking part in festivals, and getting married.
This multi-player aspect of the game is expected to undergo beta testing on Steam at the end of the year.
But the publisher kept its lips sealed on the release date, Chucklefish said: "We generally don't announce release dates until quite close to launch, when we are at least 95 per cent certain that nothing will go terribly, terribly wrong."
Publishers plan to release the update in full on PC in early 2018 and will bring it to Switch and then other consoles after that.
Stardew Valley first launched for PC in February, 2016, and was subsequently released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last November.