Well truthfully, I believe I am making a game in the same genre as Stardew Valley. There are many games like this after all. Even Stardew Valley is just a copy of Harvest Moon.
In any case, I plan to make Verdant Village more unique from Stardew as time goes by. If you believe this game is a direct copy then I suppose I hope to prove you wrong some day.
As far as money goes, meh, if I don’t make money I guess I don’t make money. More concerned with following a passion than getting rich at the moment.