The soundtrack, characters and sense of humor have been praised by critics, with mixed reactions towards its similarities to Undertale. Three more chapters are planned as a paid release, but no release date has been announced yet. The second chapter was eventually released for free on the same platforms in September 2021. The first chapter of the game was released for free on October 31, 2018, for Microsoft Windows and macOS the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 editions were released on February 28, 2019.
Though it shares some narrative elements with Undertale, the game's battle system was overhauled to more closely resemble the combat of the Final Fantasy series. Enemy encounters can be resolved peacefully or through violence.ĭevelopment of Deltarune began in 2012, three years before Fox's previous game Undertale was released. The combat system is based on bullet hell attacks the player must dodge. During their quest to seal the 'Dark Fountains', the group meets the inhabitants of the 'Dark World', some of which try to stop them. The player controls a teenage human, Kris, who is destined to save the world together with Susie and Ralsei. Deltarune is a role-playing video game developed by Toby Fox.
