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Generally favorable reviews- based on 5370 Ratings

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  • Summary: Welcome to UNDERTALE. In this RPG, you control a human who falls underground into the world of monsters. Now you must find your way out... or stay trapped forever.

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Undertale PS4 & Vita Announcement Trailer - E3 2017
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 43
  2. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Sep 25, 2015
    100
    It was a whispered reminder that great games can do more than impress with sheer complexity and breadth, they can also draw us in close to them as to engage with our humanity.
  2. Nov 19, 2015
    100
    It’s rare for a game to so ruthlessly and completely nail the altered reality games place us in the way Undertale does. Whether it’s the nameless NPCs you always meet in RPGs or the hundreds of mooks you mow down with gunfire in games like Uncharted, Undertale brilliantly demystifies these conventions and questions why games are still codified this way. But even outside of its ambitious themes, it proves to be a compact, perfectly paced RPG experience with hilarious, tense writing and endearing characters. That it succeeds so completely in its thematic approach on top of all that is what makes Undertale a truly essential experience.
  3. Feb 23, 2016
    100
    Through a combination of often relaxed but sometimes tense gameplay, a dreamy atmosphere, and genuine characters that feel like they’re actually alive and all living together in this isolated society of longing, Undertale transcends its medium and becomes a genuinely moving experience I would recommend to anyone who is open to a sometimes sorrowful, sometimes hilarious, always bizarre and engaging emotional journey.
  4. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    92
    Undertale fills me with determination. The biggest surprise of 2015, a unique masterpiece. [Dec 2015]
  5. Jan 15, 2016
    90
    Undertale is a fresh and original indie adventure: great story, great characters and a wonderful soundtrack.
  6. Sep 30, 2015
    90
    Toby Fox's work is not just an anecdote: it is perfectly well-thought out. It hides something that connects directly or indirectly to anyone who has spent too much time with a gamepad in his hands.
  7. Jan 25, 2016
    60
    An interesting concept, a weak execution.

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  1. May 14, 2019
    10
    A very unique, charming and ambitious game, taking the formula of a classic RPG like Earthbound and evolving it, changing things up so everyA very unique, charming and ambitious game, taking the formula of a classic RPG like Earthbound and evolving it, changing things up so every character you encounter is full of life. A beautiful soundtrack that accompanies an amazing (and emotional) story that is never boring thanks to it's great dialogue focused on humor and likable characters. I can not find words to describe the amazing experience that is Undertale. Masterpiece Expand
  2. Sep 16, 2015
    10
    Clever, fun, and full of heart. The closest comparison I can think of in tone are the Mother series, and the games of Yoshirou Kimura. TheClever, fun, and full of heart. The closest comparison I can think of in tone are the Mother series, and the games of Yoshirou Kimura. The type of game that uses weirdness, humour and innocence to teach you something about how you approach games and maybe a little bit about yourself. Expand
  3. May 19, 2022
    10
    I was really touched by the story and its depth. The amount of pop culture reference gives the story revelance and helps it to be understoodI was really touched by the story and its depth. The amount of pop culture reference gives the story revelance and helps it to be understood by mass player. Expand
  4. Oct 26, 2015
    10
    10$ game from a random guy on a kickstarter achieves what a decade of 60$ AAA publisher games haven't been able to do

    I have been slain,
    10$ game from a random guy on a kickstarter achieves what a decade of 60$ AAA publisher games haven't been able to do

    I have been slain, this game killed me
    A+, Would cry myself to sleep again
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  5. Oct 2, 2015
    10
    This is one of the best games you will ever play and one of the best works of art you will ever experience. It engenders and eloquentlyThis is one of the best games you will ever play and one of the best works of art you will ever experience. It engenders and eloquently expresses every human emotion. It's also hilarious, tragic, touching, determined and triumphant.

    If you possess any measure of empathy or compassion to connect with the games you play, this game will pay back your emotional investment in its world and characters back a thousandfold.

    But even if you don't, and play games like a detached sociopath plays with a box of toys, deriving joy by tearing apart what others have lovingly built, it has you covered as well, you lucky devils.

    The graphics, although unusual seeming at first, really begin to grow on you as you continue playing, to the point where now, I can't even imagine any other way it could have been done.
    The music is excellent, wonderfully composed, like the game itself, running the spectrum of joyful mirth, fierce conflict, and beautiful despair.
    The gameplay is innovative and well balanced. Going the non-combat route is absolutely recommended if you are interested in game design.

    It may be one of the best uses for 10 dollars right now. Period.
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  6. Apr 6, 2022
    9
    Undertale is absolutely mind boggling if you can find some way to experience the game completely blind. I personally did not get the luxury ofUndertale is absolutely mind boggling if you can find some way to experience the game completely blind. I personally did not get the luxury of that, however even I have found some enjoyment in this game despite partially knowing what I was getting into. Despite all of the memes, it is genuinely good and cheap, if you're a gamer and haven't played this, you're doing something wrong.

    Despite being a single player game, the difficulty is in the right place for most people to get into it and not feel frustrated but also not easy to the point you lose interest. Even if you are a hardcore gamer, you will still have to focus on avoiding attacks.

    The story is completely unique and very little can even compare to it's design. I will not spoil how it works, but almost everyone can find some sort of meaning to Undertale's story.
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  7. Sep 8, 2023
    0
    I am tying to determine the profile of the people who praise this game and regards it at some sort of masterpiece. How old are you ? What isI am tying to determine the profile of the people who praise this game and regards it at some sort of masterpiece. How old are you ? What is it that you do in life ? Have you actually every played a good game in your life ? Do you value your time ?

    What's wrong with you ?
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