Deltarune Chapter 4 Update: Nearing End, Release TBD

Deltarune Update: Chapter 4 Nears Completion, but Release Remains Distant

Toby Fox, creator of Undertale, recently shared a development update for Deltarune in his newsletter. While Chapter 4 is nearing completion, the simultaneous release of Chapters 3 and 4 on PC, Switch, and PS4 remains some time away.

Fox confirmed that all Chapter 4 maps are finished and battles are playable, but require polishing. Minor adjustments include refining two cutscenes, balancing and visually enhancing a battle, improving a battle's background, and enhancing the ending sequences of two battles. Despite this, Fox considers the chapter essentially playable, receiving positive feedback from playtesters.

The multi-platform and multilingual release presents significant challenges, particularly as this is the first major paid release since Undertale. Fox emphasizes the need to ensure a polished final product. Before release, the team must complete several key tasks: testing new functions, finalizing PC and console versions, Japanese localization, and thorough bug testing.

Chapter 3 development is finished, and preliminary work on Chapter 5 has begun, with map creation and battle design underway. While a release date remains unannounced, the newsletter offered glimpses of new content: Ralsei and Rouxls dialogue, an Elnina character description, and a new item, GingerGuard. Fox assures fans that Chapters 3 and 4 combined will be longer than Chapters 1 and 2.

Despite the extended wait, Fox expresses confidence that future chapter releases will be more streamlined following the launch of Chapters 3 and 4.