Deltarune: Chapter 1 & 2

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. RPG Fan
    Jun 4, 2025
    92
    For better or worse, Deltarune is deliberately being developed in Undertale‘s shadow. So far, it’s doing an admirable job following up. I’m not sure if it’ll achieve the iconic highs, cultural impact, or effortless thematic unity, but it’s already got a lot to offer. Chapter 2 is more consistently engaging mechanically than Undertale, and there’s much more of this game on the way. If Undertale achieves the immaculate confidence and unity of Dragon Quest games, then Deltarune swings for the spectacle and multifaceted characterization of Final Fantasy. Perhaps it’s no coincidence how both games’ battle screens reflect those respective series. With that said, Deltarune’s first two chapters feel like a satisfying experience in their own right. Their combined length already exceeds an Undertale run, and with Chapters 3+4 on the horizon, we’ll have access to allegedly more than half of its overall content. That’s a lot of a great game! Unless you’re opposed to playing through a game begging for repeated visits more than once, or cliffhangers negatively affect your well-being, I don’t think there’s a reason to wait to acquaint yourself with this world. Chapter 1 and especially Chapter 2 have set the grounds for what I have no doubt will surpass Undertale mechanically. What remains to be seen is where this story goes.
  2. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Oct 1, 2021
    90
    Deltarune is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed indie RPG Undertale. The first two chapters have all of the great humor, music, writing, and storytelling you would expect from Toby Fox and makes the series's world much deeper and more mysterious.
  3. Nintendo Life
    Oct 2, 2021
    80
    Gameplay mostly mimics the previous chapter, with the biggest change here being that you can ‘recruit’ most enemies. If you choose to go the pacifist route in battles, you’ll eventually recruit your foes into a town where all the other recruited enemies go, and you can then go back to interact with them and learn more information about them. Then, when the final battle is initiated, all your recruits will come together and make the final fight a little easier depending on how many you saved. Recruitment isn’t a massive adjustment to what came before, but it adds in a nice bit of extra content for completionists looking for more replayability, and it feels like an organic extension of the morality system that lies at the heart of Deltarune’s combat.

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

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  1. FunkyBoi
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    This game is fantastic.
    It'd been a few years since I'd played chapter one, so to celebrate the release of the second chapter I went back and    This game is fantastic.
    It'd been a few years since I'd played chapter one, so to celebrate the release of the second chapter I went back and played both consecutively. The game is so consistent, in its storytelling, its variable gameplay, and of course the soundtrack. I fell in love with every character, to the point that I caught myself genuinely concerned for their wellbeing on numerous occasions. The narrative is certainly the game's forte, so if you enjoy games with a strong narratives and lovable characters this is certainly for you.
    This is not to say that the gameplay isn't good, far from it. It is encouraged by the game that conflict be dialogue based rather than simply dealing damage numbers jrpg style, which often has heartwarming or humorous results that really reward the player for taking the kinder route. This mixed with the light bullet-hell mechanics that determine the outcome of the players defence, as well as being scattered throughout the rest of the game, ensure that the player is well entertained with a balance of engaging story and engaging combat throughout the whole experience.
    Toby Fox has also chosen to make both of these chapters completely free, in light of the covid-19 pandemic, so if this appeals to you I see absolutely no reason not to pick this game up and give it a go. I can't wait to support the full, paid release of the next three chapters.    … Full Review »
  2. makes
    Nov 23, 2021
    10
    Perfect Port for a Perfect game.
    Toby should do more things with Nintendo lol
  3. FluffyNSW
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    Excelent game, Excelent Music, Excelent Characters, Excelent Story and Excelent Gameplay
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