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IndieRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsFunnySingleplayer

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Game description

Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!

Basic info

Developertobyfox
Publishertobyfox
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 4, 2025
Price

Prices by IsThereAnyDeal

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or higher
Memory2 GB
Graphics128 MB
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 325 reviews from the past 1 year

93.7/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Writing and story are what 90 reviews praise in DELTARUNE, rated 93.7, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 71st of 1096 and comes up in 69% of analyzed reviews. Players call its main cast their favorite set of characters in any game and point to clever details everywhere. Visuals & Sound ranks 53rd of 1249; 49 reviews praise the music alongside the story and play. 75 enjoy it and recommend it outright, and Content Volume ranks 91st of 1351. Players say it is full of clever details and fun to play from chapter to chapter, and Tech & Support ranks 396th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Complaints are few. 13 reviews mention boss fights that call for awkward one handed play, and 7 found some newer characters poorly written. 7 say the developers neglect players without English, with no official translation at launch, others say it needs good English to appreciate fully, and a few dislike one long scene they found unnecessary.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“exceptional writing and narrative design that leverages video game medium brilliantly” · 90 reviews
“player recommends and enjoys the game” · 75 reviews
“music gameplay and story is good” · 49 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.67 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “feels like an RPG with all the things you can interact with” · 1 review
Negative “lacks meta elements present in Undertale, a step backward” · 1 review

Progression 1% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.98 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “exceptional writing and narrative design that leverages video game medium brilliantly” · 90 reviews
Negative “20 minute unnecessary sex scene” · 6 reviews

Characters 39% · World 24%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.53 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “lots of content packed into the game” · 2 reviews
Negative “insufficient Kris content in current chapters” · 5 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.49 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “music gameplay and story is good” · 49 reviews
Negative “remixed soundtrack lost emotional impact and classic instrumentation from original” · 2 reviews

Visuals 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Community +2.67 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 7% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.11 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “all 5 chapters included in one purchase, unlike Poppy Playtime's pay-per-chapter model” · 2 reviews
Negative “high price requires significant money investment” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.06 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no official day 1 translation after 8 years, devs neglectful of non-English speakers” · 7 reviews
Positive “superior quality delivered, no separate charge for future chapters” · 3 reviews

Stability 1% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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