![]() ![]() Your goal is simple: to escape and return home. You play as a human child, fallen from the surface world into the Underground, a space divided into various themed zones and entirely populated by monsters. What made Undertale such a classic? We can start by looking at its themes - two of them, precisely: that of choice and responsibility, and that of humanity and monstrosity. Of course, Undertale is not directly responsible for their successes and credit should go to their talented developers, but its release proved that indie games could make just as much money and be just as popular as big-budget triple-A titles. This game, with its unprecedented success (garnering its creator Toby Fox a cool $26.7 million off of Steam sales alone), has cleared a path for subsequent indie game darlings like Among Us, Hotline Miami, Untitled Goose Game, Celeste, Cuphead and Night in the Woods. ![]() It has made significant ripples in “mainstream” (the word here is used lightly) culture: the endless Megalovania remixes and assorted memes Sans (an immensely beloved Undertale character) appearing in Nintendo’s Super Smash Brothers and MatPat (of the Game Theory YouTube channel) gifting an Undertale copy to Pope Francis. 15, 2015, has had an undeniably massive impact on the indie gaming industry - games made by individuals or small teams - not to mention video games as a whole. ![]()
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