Current Events > Deltarune will be available for purchase after ch. 4 (of 5) is done

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Its been a big week for fans of indie RPG Deltarune as the games developer, Toby Fox, has announced that it will be made available to purchase sooner than expected.

A successor to the smash hit indie gem Undertale, which was a serious game of the year contender when it released back in 2015, Deltarune has certainly been a long time coming.

Planned to be released in five parts, the first chapter of the game became available to play for free in 2018. Although first only accessible on PC, it was ported to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 a year later. This was then followed by a second free chapter in 2021, with a third currently nearing completion.

Although the original plan was for the game to receive its third, fourth, and fifth chapter together, alongside the move to a paid release, this has now been changed. Writing on his official newsletter, Fox has stated that the finish line of Chapter Five is still pretty far off and that he doesnt think anybody really wants to wait that long to release anything.

As a result, there will be no more waiting for Chapter Five and Deltarune will now be available to purchase once we finish Chapter Four. Presumably, this change means that the fifth installment will be released as an update to the paid version further down the line.

The newsletter also provides some insight into the rest of the development process, including the fact that Fox has hired a new producer whose entire job it will be to speed up the overall game development. Although no release date has been confirmed yet, were hopeful that this means that we will be seeing the full launch some time soon.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/deltarune-will-be-available-to-purchase-once-chapter-4-is-done-no-more-waiting-says-toby-fox

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4 of 7 actually

The original plan was to start charging after releasing 3,4, and 5 in one go but now it's just 3 and 4

thanks for the clarification.

so is it just parts 1 and 2 that are free and the rest you pay for? or are chapters 3 and 4 gonna be free and then pay for the rest?

i still never played part 2. i beat part 1 when it first came out. was replaying part 1 on ps5 when part 2 came out but didn't get all that far in my replay. at this point i might just wait on the finished game to play it.

creativeme posted...

so is it just parts 1 and 2 that are free and the rest you pay for? or are chapters 3 and 4 gonna be free and then pay for the rest?

i still never played part 2. i beat part 1 when it first came out. was replaying part 1 on ps5 when part 2 came out but didn't get all that far in my replay. at this point i might just wait on the finished game to play it.

My understanding is that 1&2 would always be free
3&4&5 would be paid as one package
6&7 would be paid as a second package

but I dont think anything was officially announced or set in stone about chapters 6&7 yet

if you wait for chapter 7 you will be waiting forever. Get in and finish it now if you enjoy it

I feel like taking the episodic route and also taking way too long to develop the thing is really killing my interest. I don't really want to play this game 2 hours at a time over the course of a decade.

I am trying to stay hyped, but losing my interest with the game.

Rika_Furude posted...

My understanding is that 1&2 would always be free
3&4&5 would be paid as one package
6&7 would be paid as a second package

but I dont think anything was officially announced or set in stone about chapters 6&7 yet

if you wait for chapter 7 you will be waiting forever. Get in and finish it now if you enjoy it

Ch. 2 was originally supposed to be paid actually.

I'm still excited for whenever they come out. Chapter 2 was so funny and so cute. I absolutely loved it.

Can't wait for the soundtrack

Frosted_Midna posted...

I am trying to stay hyped, but losing my interest with the game.

7 years is a long time to wait.

I'm still looking foward to it however.

Sick. I wasn't completely sold on Chapter 1, but Chapter 2 blew expectations away. Looking forward to picking this up as soon as it's available.

Honestly out of every game Im looking forward to, this is the one Im looking forward to the most. I didnt start deltarune until well after ch2 released so I didnt need to wait as long as you guys

Honestly, Idk, the chapter releases have had big hype around each one so far, so it's kinda fun to see the hype continue.