# Undertale Undertale is an indie role-playing game by Toby Fox that launched on September 15th, 2015 after a successful Kickstarter in 2013[1]. The pacifist-friendly combat system, SNES-style sprite work, and emotional soundtrack built one of the most devoted fandoms on Tumblr and Reddit, cemented when it beat Ocarina of Time in a GameFAQs best-game-ever poll[2]. ## Origin Undertale was created by Toby Fox, a composer best known for contributing music to the webcomic Homestuck and for the 2009 EarthBound ROM hack Radiation's Halloween Hack[3]. Fox launched the Kickstarter campaign on June 24th, 2013, with a $5,000 goal that funded in under 24 hours and finished at $51,124 pledged by July 24th[1]. After roughly two years of development, Undertale was approved on Steam Greenlight on January 20th, 2015, and released on September 15th, 2015[1]. The game got strong early reception from the /v/ board on 4chan during the beta period and from Let's Play channels like Vinesauce's Joel and Game Grumps' Steam Train who streamed full playthroughs around launch[1]. - **Platform:** Kickstarter (crowdfunding) / Tumblr (fandom spread) - **Creator:** Toby Fox - **Date:** 2015 ## Overview Undertale drops the player into an underground world of monsters with a bullet-hell style combat screen where every enemy can be spared instead of killed[1]. The player's choices split the game into three main routes, pacifist, neutral, and genocide, each with wildly different endings and self-aware reactions from characters like the skeleton brothers Sans and Papyrus[2]. The 8-bit visual style and chiptune-leaning soundtrack, both handled almost entirely by creator Toby Fox, gave the game a look and sound that fans could easily remix into fan art, animations, and music covers[1]. As a meme ecosystem, Undertale is less a single joke and more a sprawling fandom shorthand. Characters like Sans, Papyrus, Flowey, and Mettaton became reaction image staples, with lines like Sans' "you're gonna have a bad time" showing up as a reusable warning template[3]. The pacifist versus genocide moral split also became its own running gag, with players debating runs the way other fandoms argue ships. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Undertale? Undertale is an indie role-playing game made by Toby Fox where the player can win every fight without killing anyone, released September 15th, 2015[1]. ### Where did Undertale come from? Toby Fox crowdfunded it on Kickstarter starting June 24th, 2013, raising $51,124 before launching the full game in 2015[2]. ### What does Undertale mean? The name refers to the game's underground monster world, and in fandom shorthand it points to the broader Toby Fox universe including the 2018 follow-up Deltarune[3]. ### How do you use Undertale? Fans typically remix Undertale through character fan art, song covers, and reaction images built around Sans, Papyrus, and quotes like 'you're gonna have a bad time'[1]. ### Is Undertale still popular? The game held a 'universal acclaim' Metacritic score of 97 and the GameFAQs best-game-ever win in December 2015, with the fandom reactivating around the Deltarune reveal on October 31st, 2018[1]. ## References 1. [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1002143342/undertale/description]() 2. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/undertale]() 3. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Undertale]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iz6oyXmTSc]() 5. [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1002143342/undertale/updates]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/undertale Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library