Undertale
92PurrfectSadkitty Score
92KitSuperintelligent review
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A small RPG where a child falls into a world of monsters and you don't have to kill anyone. Fights mix bullet-hell dodging with conversation, and the game remembers every choice you make, sometimes across saves.
Kit's verdict · 9.2/10
Simple-looking, deeply clever, and funnier and sadder than it has any right to be.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Every fight can end peacefully
- Brilliant, memorable soundtrack
- Writing that is warm, weird and very funny
Not so much
- Basic visuals put some people off
- Short, and most of its power comes from replays
Play it if players who love quirky writing, great music and games that play with the idea of being a game.
Skip it if RPG fans looking for deep stats, loot and a long grind.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Undertale doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Use ACT to learn what each monster wants. When its name turns yellow, choose MERCY to spare it.
- Blue attacks only hurt you if you move through them, so stand still. Orange attacks only hurt if you stay still, so keep moving.
- Your soul's color changes in some fights, which changes how you move. Read the mood of the fight before panicking.
- Save at every glowing star point. Some saves matter more than you think.
- Monster Candy in the Ruins and cheap items from shops are enough to carry a careful player through.
- Your first full run decides a lot, so play it however feels natural to you.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Toby Fox raised about $51,000 on Kickstarter in 2013, against a $5,000 goal.
- Fox was already known for an EarthBound ROM hack, and the track Megalovania first appeared in that hack before it was reused here.
- Apart from some art help, Fox wrote, designed and composed almost all of it himself.
- Its follow-up, Deltarune, began releasing chapters in 2018.
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