Indie games are another breed. When it comes to independent titles, a certain X factor comes with the fact that a small group of developers is making something that can stand up to the giants of the industry. Indie games aren’t held back by the wills of companies who want to market their games to the biggest group of players possible, so niche games can fit right in and become popular. Indie games can also push the boundaries of certain mechanics and flip them on their heads, making for wholly unique experiences that players can remember fondly for years to come.
This game changed how players fought enemies, making turn-based RPG titles into action-packed bullet hell, mixed with the ability to spare enemies if enough kindness is shown to them. The game is called Undertale, and after a short Kickstarter, it was funded by the same people who had seen Toby grow from working on Rom Hacks & Webcomics. Some of the biggest indie games, like Minecraft, have beat-out titles like Call of Duty and Halo. However, Minecraft was bought out by Microsoft, turning it from an indie game into a triple-a-backed title. Certain games can reach the same amount of popularity and still be made independently. Undertale’s popularity is nothing to scoff at, with the game becoming so popular that it’s been ported to consoles, as well as giving Toby the chance to hang out and play against Masahiro Sakurai, with one of the characters, Sans, being included in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate as a Mii costume. This would mark one of the few indie games that got representation in the game, aside from Cuphead and Shovel Knight. After the success of Undertale, Toby then moved on to making another game. This new title expanded upon what Undertale did, changing its combat, adding a story that the player didn’t have a massive part in, and reusing the characters from the previous game. Aptly titled, Deltarune, an anagram of Undertale, the game isn’t a sequel to Undertale in any way.
