Year: 2015
Publisher: Toby Fox
Developer: Toby Fox
Country: United States
By tobyfox – http://undertale.com/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47634596
The Undertale series began in 2015 when the first game in the series, Undertale, released on PC. The game follows a human child that has fallen into a world of monsters sealed there after a centuries old war. They embark on a quest to earn their freedom with the help of the residents of the Underground. The gameplay is a hybrid of traditional turn-based battle mechanics and fast-paced reflex challenges (to dodge enemy attacks) similar in style to bullet-hell shooters.
On October 31st, 2018, Toby Fox released Deltarune online, announcing that it was the first chapter of a new game in the series. It later released on PS4 and Nintendo Switch on February 28th, 2019. The game itself follows a similar system to Undertale with a few modifications, in addition to some new characters to the series. It is unknown if Deltarune is a sequel, prequel, or game set in an alternate timeline/universe from the first Undertale game.
LGBTQ references in this game series:
Undertale (2015): Alphys and Undyne; Frisk; Mettaton; Napstablook; Royal Guard
Deltarune (2018): Alphys’ Computer; Bloxer; Kris; Noelle
Citations:
- Cole, AM. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.queerlyrepresent.me/title/undertale
- Deltarune (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltarune#Chapter_1
- Speight, E. (n.d.). Undertale’s crazy success proves gamers are ready for feminism, queer romance, and progressive values. GameSkinny. Retrieved from http://www.gameskinny.com/2oxox/undertales-crazy-success-proves-gamers-are-ready-for-feminism-queer-romance-and-progressive-values
- Undertale (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undertale
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