Undertale is a brilliant and smartly designed game that understands well what makes a good RPG work; so much so that it can upend expectations and deliver something that's almost a satire of the genre. It's been a long time since we've played a game that manages to surprise so often and in so many unique ways, and even if it doesn't look like much,...
Undertale2015
Undertale
2015 8-492Excellent
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 12 hours to finish the game, and players put about 15 hours into it overall.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- −75%$2.49
- −34%$9.89
- $9.99
- $14.99
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Details
Overview
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics.
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Reception
Press93
Players96
ExcellentMasterpiece- Metacritic92from 44 reviews
- OpenCritic93from 62 reviews
Nearly two years have passed since Undertale originally released, and it still manages to be an incredibly fresh experience. Every battle is a unique puzzle that the player has to solve, and it's impossible to count how many times I laughed at the bad jokes of Sans. I'll never see all that the game has to offer, but that's okay. I'd rather make friends...
Undertale exceeds expectations, when it isn't busy subverting them.
One of 2015's very best gets a well-handled port to PlayStation - and Toby Fox's wonderful RPG finds the perfect home on the Vita.
Undertale is a superb indie role-player that proves once again that it's not graphics that make a game entertaining but gameplay and great ideas.