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on February 2, 2026
Now we're at today. With an email and twitter inbox filled with questions asking if I'm Toby Fox, how long Toby has worked on Heartbound, or why I stopped working on Delta Rune to make Heartbound. Except, I'm not Toby Fox. My name is Jason Thor Hall and I make video games about breakfast foods, sad kids, and dogs with the rest of my team. I do all of the programming, writing, and game design. Stijn van Wakeren does all of our sound effects and music. Bradie Shaye Rehmel does all of our art and animat
While most content creators (especially indie creators) would be ecstatic about a channel with over a million subscribers debuting their game, Pirate Software seemed irate. As noted in the Tweet below, MatPat published his video with 75% of the tags leading to Undertale , Deltarune , or a Toby Fox created game, didn't include a link to the title, and entirely misspelled the studio's n
This is a rather unprecedented move by Fox, who largely keeps a cryptically low-profile on social media. The critique is extra impactful, given MatPat and Game Theory's constant breakdowns of Undertale and Deltarune-- in other words, both content creators share an audience. As a result, MatPat responded with an apology, saying that they will start linking all games they play and that The Game Theorists will revise their tagging proc
If there's one thing somebody could criticize Undertale for, it'd be its retro inspired graphics that originated with the development constraints on Toby Fox, the game’s sole developer. Before I had played the game I wondered how a game like Undertale could deeply impact so many people. But it's Undertale's animation that helps elevate it. Don't get me wrong, the game can be pretty ugly at certain points. Character animations in particular play a huge role in developing the monster inhabitants, and there are a lot of different monst
Alex is heading to the fictional Edwards Island for a weekend party with her friend, Ren, and her new step-brother, Jonas. On the island, they meet up with Nona, a girl that Ren is crushing on, and Clarissa, the ex-girlfriend of Alex's deceased brother, Mich
Last night, Toby Fox put up a post on TwitLonger attempting to answer questions he predicted the community would have about his newly released demo, Deltarune . There are 12 questions Fox goes into throughout the post ranging from the updated combat system to the game's place in the Undertale's wo
Heartbound is available now on PC (and you can purchase it here if you are looking to support Pirate Software). Meanwhile, Toby Fox's Undertale is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and PlayStation Vita. Deltarune will be available in the future , though a demo of the game is available
However, this series of tweets irked Toby Fox -- the unwitting participant in the drama due to the game's visual similarity to undertale strategy|https://undertalezone.com/ and Deltarune . Claiming that MatPat went "too far this time," Fox chastised MatPat for not linking to games and misleading his audie
It’s difficult for me to put a number on Undertale, it’s such a different experience from RPG’s like Final Fantasy, The Witcher, Elder Scrolls, and many others. I think it’ll be received differently by everybody who plays it, but that’s also kind of the beauty of it. Undertale is an important game because it experiments with what exactly a game can be. It tackles issues and ideas no other game will. Things that I was able to personally connect with from my own life, and for that maybe I’m biased towards loving it so much. Undertale has you reflect, and asks you to think a little bit more than most games
Undertale was an indie smash hit, a game that came out to rapturous reviews, critical acclaim, and the love of players everywhere. It's a game that asks you to think about your actions and the way that you are interacting with the universe, and then changes what is happening in the story based on those acti
No team has been created yet, but an outline plan for a release is in place. All the chapters will release at once, for one price, with no pre-orders. Other than that, Fox has no idea when Deltarune may be completed, if at
I find it difficult to be critical towards anything about Undertale because it was designed with such a deft hand. It's simply hard to find anything that feels out of place because it all feels so intentional. I'm happy I can finally confirm that Undertale is not just hype and while it's available on PS4, PS Vita, and PC I couldn't recommend it more. If you're a fan of RPG's or somebody who values a deeper experience, I think you'll appreciate how beautiful this game can
There has been controversy surrounding Pokémon Sword & Shield since E3 2019 regarding the removal of the National Dex and it seems that many of the recent announcements regarding the games have been working hard to try and win back the fanbase. The addition of Gigantamax forms for classic Kanto Pokémon and the new regional forms/evolutions might help to please fans of the classic Pokémon games, but bringing on Toby Fox for even a single track is sure to win the attention of Undertale fans across the wo