☺ Undertale Poster UK — Determination on Your Wall

Toby Fox · 2015 · Sans · Papyrus · The Underground · 1 million copies in 15 days — confirmed at 98types from £3

Undertale is the most culturally significant solo-developer video game ever made and one of the most emotionally affecting RPGs in the history of the medium. Created by Toby Fox — a single developer — and released in September 2015, it sold 1 million copies in its first fifteen days, received 97/100 on PC Gamer, won Best PC Game at The Game Awards 2015, and generated a fandom whose creative output exceeded most major studio releases. The Undertale poster at 98types is a confirmed individual product on 260gsm museum-grade archival matte paper. From £3, buy 3 get 1 free, same-day dispatch from Market Hall, Camden Lock Place, Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AL.

☺ The Game — Kindness as a Mechanic

Undertale follows a human child who has fallen into the Underground — a world beneath the earth's surface where monsters live after being sealed below ground by humans. The game's most significant mechanical innovation is the ability to complete the entire game without killing a single enemy: the “Pacifist Route” uses a dialogue and mercy system to spare or befriend every monster, producing a narrative that is completely different from the standard combat route. The “Genocide Route,” in which the player kills every living thing in the Underground, produces a third narrative that engages directly with what it means to play a video game violently.

Undertale is, in the purest sense, a game about kindness and its relationship with power. The pacifist ending — which requires befriending a cast of characters including the skeletal brothers Sans and Papyrus, the ghost Napstablook, the enthusiastic spider baker Muffet, the monster queen Toriel and the final boss Flowey — is one of the most emotionally satisfying experiences in any RPG. The genocide ending is one of the most uncomfortable.

Sans — The Character Who Became a Phenomenon

Sans the Skeleton is Undertale's most culturally significant character: a lazy, joke-telling skeleton who works as a sentry and sells hot dogs by the door. He is simultaneously the easiest character to interact with in a casual playthrough and the hardest boss fight in the game on the genocide route — a design juxtaposition whose emotional logic becomes clear over multiple playthroughs. His theme MEGALOVANIA, composed by Toby Fox, became the most recognised indie game theme ever made and has been performed in concert halls, at sports events, in memes, and at charity concerts worldwide.

Toby Fox — The One-Person Studio

Toby Fox created Undertale essentially alone: the game design, programming, writing, composition and most of the art were produced by a single person over 2.5 years. This is unusual even for indie games, which typically involve at least small teams. The game was funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised $51,124 against a $5,000 goal. The resulting game sold over 3.5 million copies across all platforms by 2024 and generated a creative fandom — fan art, fan fiction, fan music, YouTube analysis, cosplay — whose volume exceeds that of many major studio franchises.

☺ Deltarune — The Sequel in Progress

Deltarune is Toby Fox's follow-up project, released in chapters: Chapter 1 (free, 2018) and Chapter 2 (free, 2021) are available; Chapters 3–5 are in development. The game features Kris (a character related to Undertale's Frisk), the knight Susie, the prince Ralsei, and a “Dark World” that parallels the regular world. It shares Undertale's DNA — the pacifism mechanic, the emotional writing, Toby Fox's music — while expanding the scope significantly. Its eventual completion is one of gaming's most anticipated events.

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