Deltarune Creator Toby Fox Adjusts Plans for Deltarune’s Final Chapters with an Eye on Efficiency
After a hiatus of more than two years following the release of Deltarune Chapter 2, the game’s creator, Toby Fox, has shared a pivotal update regarding the progress of the final three chapters. This includes a revised release strategy aimed at making the game available for purchase once Chapter 4 reaches completion.
In a recent blog post, Fox disclosed that Chapter 5’s development is progressing at a slower pace than initially expected. However, with Chapter 3 nearly finished and a significant portion of Chapter 4 already in the books, Fox has decided to tweak the original plan. The new strategy is to release both Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 simultaneously, allowing players to purchase the game sooner than initially envisioned. This represents a departure from Fox’s 2021 announcement, which had hinted at the simultaneous release of Chapters 3, 4, and 5.
Fox elaborated on the shift in strategy, saying, “My original plan was to release Chapters 3, 4, and 5 together. However, the finish line of Chapter 5 is still pretty far off… and I don’t think anybody really wants to wait that long to release anything. Especially me.”
To expedite the development of Deltarune, Fox has brought in a new producer whose role is to streamline the overall game development for future chapters.
Deltarune’s journey began in 2018 with the release of its first chapter. Chapter 2 followed in a surprise announcement during the sixth-anniversary celebration event for Fox’s earlier project, Undertale, in 2021. The extended development timeline does not come as a shock, as Fox had previously admitted that the RPG presented unique challenges, mainly due to the complexity of new systems, intricate plotlines, and intricate graphics.