Deltarune
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Toby Fox | |
| Engines | |
| GameMaker[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 31, 2018 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 31, 2018 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Side view |
| Controls | Direct control, Menu-based |
| Genres | RPG |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Series | Undertale |
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| Undertale | |
|---|---|
| Undertale | 2015 |
| Deltarune | 2018 |
Deltarune is a RPG by Toby Fox and it is a "parallel story" to the highly acclaimed Undertale.[3]
The game's initial release was "SURVEY PROGRAM", a free executable downloaded from the game's official website on October 31, 2018, which included Chapter 1 for the game.[4] Chapter 2 was released as a free demo on September 17, 2021 on Steam and Itch.io. Chapters 3 and 4 released on June 5th, 2025 on Steam commercially for $24.99.
Each chapter released afterwards will be available as free updates for those who paid for the commercial release of Chapter 3 and 4.[5] Chapter 5 is in development[6], and is set to release in 2026.[7]
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
Game can be installed anywhere after initial installation. | |
Demo
- A demo is available on Steam and Itch.io containing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
- Original download for Chapter 1 installer was removed on September 17, 2021 when Chapter 2 was released.
PC Gaming Wiki mirror.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\DELTARUNE\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.tobyfox.deltarune/ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1671210\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1671210/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The free version will instead use the following Proton path:
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/DELTARUNE/
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\DELTARUNE\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.tobyfox.deltarune/ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1671210\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1671210/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The free version will instead use the following Proton path:
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1690940/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Local/DELTARUNE/
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings. Menu is unavailable during parts of regular gameplay.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Windowed by default. Scales from 640x480. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is a borderless window. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 30 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | By default, Z is Confirm, X is Cancel and C is Menu. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse is used in an optional part of the game. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Can remap D-pad and buttons. Left stick always moves the character. | |
| Controller sensitivity | Digital movement. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers | DualShock 4, DualSense DualSense suppport added in Chapter 3+4/Version 14.[8] |
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|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | DualShock 4 and DualSense button prompts are available. | |
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) | |
| Nintendo controllers |
|---|
| Other controller(s) | Movement cannot be rebound on some controllers.[9] Nintendo Switch Controller support is partially supported, Bluetooth only.[10] |
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|---|---|---|
| Additional button prompts | Uses Xbox button prompts as a fallback for unknown controller types.[11] |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement support | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steam Input API support | ||
| Steam Virtual Gamepad (Legacy mode/Hook input) |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech is text. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | Fan translation, download. (Demo Version) | |||
| Simplified Chinese | Fan translation by TianJi Localization group | |||
| French | Fan translation | |||
| Greek | Fan translation by Hardcoded_UT on Reddit | |||
| Italian | Fan translation | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | Fan translation | |||
| Polish | Fan translation by Karambito, Logicalm, Feles, Dominik, Julia Download, chapter 1-3 Download | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by Teiarruma, Equipe Córtex and Nanaluki e Cia; download. Alternative link for the translation. (Chapters 1 & 2) | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by Tales&Stories Team | |||
| Spanish | Fan translation, [1], Mr Tenna's dialogues and Dess song is dubbed. | |||
| Swedish | Fan translation by Breakin'Benny | |||
| Turkish | Fan translation, Download. | |||
| Ukrainian | Fan translation by Pereclaw Localization Studio for Chapters 1 & 2. All vocal audio for these chapters is dubbed. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11.1 | [12] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | Universal |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | ||||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | 512 MB of VRAM | ||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ GameMaker engine build: 2022.0[1][2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1671210/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1671210) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-10-31
- ↑ Verified by User:Lesserdescension on 2025-06-09
- ↑ DELTARUNE - itch.io - last accessed on 2021-09-18
- "'Fight (or spare) alongside new characters in UNDERTALE's parallel story, DELTARUNE...!"
- ↑ WELCOME. (Deltarune.com retrieved through Wayback Machine) - last accessed on 2021-09-18
- ↑ UNDERTALE / DELTARUNE NEWSLETTER - last accessed on 2025-04-02
- "You only have to buy the game once - upcoming Chapters will be added as free updates."
- ↑ DELTARUNE on Steam - last accessed on 2021-09-18
- "Chapters 3-5 are now in development and will someday be available as a paid release."
- ↑ Deltarune Chapter 5 Will Release in 2026 - last accessed on 2025-06-20
- "Chapter 5 is currently set for a 2026 release. This information was revealed in the end credits of Deltarune Chapter 4."
- ↑ Verified by User:Al2009man on 2025-06-05
- Added as of Version 14
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2021-09-18
- Switch SNES Classic controller movement cannot be used for some reason, but other controllers mostly worked fine.
- ↑ Verified by User:Al2009man on 2025-06-05
- in Chapter 3/4 Release: the B button gets "stuck" and the game will automatically press the B button all the time
- ↑ Verified by User:Al2009man on 2025-06-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Lesserdescension on 2025-06-09