Are Stardew Valley and Haunted Chocolatier Set in the Same Game Universe?

Since the news that Stardew Valley’s developer ConcernedApe is developing a new game called Haunted Chocolatier, fans have been wildly speculating what the game could be about and whether it has connections to ConcernedApe’s 2016 hit. It is no secret that ConcernedApe’s Stardew Valley became one of the industry’s best success stories, and it is interesting to see what ConcernedApe has in store with Haunted Chocolatier. However, based on fan feedback from everything shown so far, the game appears to be heading in the right direction.