The player collects ingredients to make chocolate confections while also interacting with town locals and ghosts.

[2] Following his indie hit game Stardew Valley, Barone planned a similar solo development process in which he would make everything on his own.

[2] Haunted Chocolatier is initially planned for release on PC, though the developer is interested in other platforms as well.

[2] On October 3, 2023, Barone uploaded several images of Haunted Chocolatier to Twitter, in honor of reaching 1 million followers on the platform.

[5] In December 2024, Barone stated that development of the game was still ongoing, though it had been paused in 2024 as he worked on a major Stardew Valley update.