The fifth chapter of Deltarune, the indie RPG from Undertale creator Toby Fox, is lastly out. This brings the story one step nearer to the conclusion of the episodic recreation that launched its first installment in 2018. That does not imply the group is taking any breaks. In an replace to the sport’s Steam FAQ web page, of all locations, Fox revealed that improvement has begun on Chapter 6 and once we can count on to play it.
Delatarune Chapter 5: Competition Day was launched on June 24 as a free replace for anybody who owns the bottom recreation. To coincide with the newest installment, the developer up to date the sport’s Steam web page to reply some anticipated fan questions. The primary is whether or not Chapter 5 marks an finish to Deltarune‘s improvement. “Nope!” says the developer, “The story continues to be persevering with, and extra Chapters shall be added at no cost over time.”
As for when precisely Chapter 6 will launch, “We’re aiming for a 2027 launch!” Fox says within the FAQ, “In the meantime, we shall be periodically releasing info on the event progress of the sport.”
![The Jackenstein boss fight, as seen in Deltarune Chapter 4. Jackenstein is a pumpkin who goads the player on with intentionally misspelled taunts like "YOUR [sic] TAKING TOO LONG."](https://static0.polygonimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/deltarune-jackenstein-1.jpg?q=49&fit=crop&w=500&dpr=2)
The episodic nature of Deltarune has been the supply of a lot theorizing from followers over the numerous years the sport has been in improvement. The chapter choose display for the sport has all the time proven seven chapters. If that’s the case, then there’ll solely be two extra installments earlier than followers lastly get to see the long-awaited conclusion to Deltarune. This itself has been teased fairly a bit, as the sport’s Steam web page notes it should have, “only one ending…?” Fox’s earlier recreation, Undertale, famously had a number of endings relying on how the participant interacted with the sport world throughout a playthrough. In fact, there are some followers who proceed to query the reality of the chapter rely, suggesting much more may very well be within the playing cards. That primarily comes from the invention of unused recordsdata and belongings within the recreation that make reference to the eighth, ninth, and tenth chapters.
The wait between Deltarune chapters has, at instances, been grueling. Whereas the primary chapter was launched in 2018, Chapter 2 lastly dropped in 2021, adopted by Chapter 3 and 4 getting a simultaneous launch in 2025. With Chapter 5′s latest launch, nonetheless, and Chapter 6 slated for subsequent yr (fingers crossed it doesn’t get delayed), it looks like improvement is extra on monitor for a constant schedule now. If all goes properly, that would imply Deltarune will launch it is seventh and ultimate chapter in 2028, a decade after the sport began. That’s, in fact, if we’re to imagine there are solely seven chapters.
Deltarune is offered on Mac, Nintendo Change, Nintendo Change 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Home windows PC.
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