Undertale is a visually simplistic role-playing game developed by Toby Fox. The game was initially intended to be a short 2-hour game, but after a successful Kickstarter campaign, Fox spent an additional year and a half working on the game, releasing it in 2015 to critical acclaim.
The game features a unique storytelling style, with some characters seemingly aware of the player's existence and the game's mechanics. Sans, a character in the game, appears to be aware of the player's actions and the anomalies in the game's timeline.
The game also features several Easter eggs, hidden areas, and secret characters, including a mysterious character named W.D. Gaster. Gaster's identity and significance to the story are unclear, and some believe that the character may have been cut from the game.
However, the game's developer, Toby Fox, has left several clues and hints throughout the game, including hidden messages and symbols, that suggest Gaster may be an important character. Despite this, the game can be played and completed without ever encountering Gaster, leading some to speculate that the character may have been intentionally left out of the game.
Ultimately, the game's unique storytelling style, Easter eggs, and hidden secrets have contributed to its cult following and critical acclaim.
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1. Undertale was developed independently by Toby Fox in early May 2013.
2. A short demo of the game was sent to Fangamer, who streamed it on Twitch.
3. The demo received mostly positive reviews.
4. A public demo was released later in June 2013.
5. Toby Fox launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the full game, with a goal of $5,000.
6. The campaign received over 10 times the initial goal.
7. The game was initially supposed to be around 2 hours long, but ended up being over three times as long.
8. Toby Fox did almost everything on his own, except for some artwork.
9. The game was released on September 15, 2015.
10. The game met with critical acclaim.
11. The game's story is told entirely through text.
12. The game has a genocide route where the player can fight and kill every character.
13. The game has a hidden area that can be accessed by ignoring a puzzle and taking flowers to the bottom-right of the screen.
14. The game has a character named Mettaton who has audible speech.
15. The game has a character named Sans who can teleport and manipulate time.
16. The game has a hidden room with a character named WD Gaster.
17. Gaster was the Royal Scientist before Alphys.
18. Gaster created the core and then disappeared.
19. The game has a hidden stage called Sound Test where four different loops can be played.
20. The game has a hidden blueprint in Sans' room with strange symbols that seem to relate to a machine.
21. The symbols could be Wingdings written by Gaster.
22. The game has a character named Redacted that can be found in a room called Room Water Redacted.
23. Redacted is written in Wingdings.
24. The game's files contain hidden information that was likely cut from the game.
25. The game has a dialogue that was likely cut from the game, which reads: "Monsters physical forms can't handle the termination like humans can with too much determination or bodies begin to break down. Everyone's melted together."