Summary
It has been six years since the initial release ofDeltarune, which has the game’s devoted fanbase wondering when the next updates will come. Although the first two chapters of this game were released for free, Toby Fox has confirmed thatDeltarune’s next chapters will be paid releases. Fans have expressed their enthusiasm regardless of the price tag these updates come with.
Toby Fox published the, which notes thatDeltaruneChapters 3 and 4 are “basically completed.” These chapters of the game have translation and bug-testing phases that must be finished ahead of release. However, the content present in those portions of the game is done. Fox notes that a team of professionals testedDeltaruneChapter 3 on PC, and they enjoyed finding various subtle details and text differences, which may be exciting to fans used tosearching forDeltarune’s various secrets.
Deltarune Gets an Encouraging Update
Although Toby Fox notes that the team of testers had a small criticism about segments of the game that limit saving, he implies that much of that reaction was by design, though it could be subject to change. It could be interesting for players to seewhereDeltarunecould play with the save mechanic going forward, considering how impactful it’s been to the lore ofUndertale. In a similar vein, Fox shares that the team of testers found details that seemed like errors, such as the misspelled word “pebbaroni,” though these were also fully intentional. Overall, Chapter 3 is mostly ready for release outside of some fine-tuning for consoles.
Fox shares thatDeltaruneChapter 4’s first Japanese translation pass has been finished, and when translation nears full completion, the game will test on PC, then Chapter 3 and 4 will test on consoles. Chapter 5 has made steady progress as well, and Fox says that while the main team has focused on cleaning up Chapters 1, 2, and 3, recent hires have been hard at work on Chapter 5. He describes the process as “quite solid,” expressing overall confidence about the rate of their progress. Furthermore, Toby Fox reaffirms thatDeltaruneChapters 3 and 4 will come out in 2025. There’s more under wraps that’s been teased, but for now, Fox is looking forward to 2025.
• A massive soundtrack and story written by Toby Fox!
• Meet new and endearing main characters, as well as familiar faces like Toriel, Sans, as more. Huh? Papyrus? No, he’s busy. Sorry
• Smooth and expressive pixel-animation by Temmie. She also has a new hat (in-game)
• A linear, chapter-based system that you can pick up from anywhere.
• Creative bullet-dodging based battles inspired by games like Touhou and Chrono Trigger.
• … only 1 ending…?
