Summary

  • The Switch 2 Direct confirmed Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 will be released on June 5, 2025, alongside Nintendo's new console.
  • The new installments will be paid content, promising new gameplay mechanics, like a Guitar Hero-like challenge, and the return of Sans.
  • Toby Fox is already working on Chapter 5, with seven chapters planned in total thus far.

Nintendo’s recent Switch 2 Direct was a real feast for the eyes, and one segment finally announced the release date for Chapters 3 and 4 of Toby Fox’s Deltarune. The episodic RPG that is Deltarune serves as the follow-up project to the hit 2015 Undertale and its first two chapters were released in October 2018 and September 2021 respectively. The story follows the human Kris, the monster Susie, and Ralsei, a prince from the Dark World, who are on a mission to save the world.

Joining Deltarune’s announcement, the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presented plenty of surprising reveals, including gameplay footage from the launch title Mario Kart World, an anticipated release window for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and FromSoftware’s new IP debut The Duskbloods. Alongside a smorgasbord of Switch 2-exclusive games, the showcase dived into the impressive hardware and software upgrades in Nintendo’s successor console before revealing the June 2025 release date.

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Deltarune’s Switch 2 announcement trailer confirmed Chapters 3 and 4 would be released on June 5, 2025, sharing a launch date with Nintendo’s console itself. The new installments will join Chapters 1 and 2 on the console, but unlike the first two releases that were free, Chapters 3 and 4 will be paid content. Fox’s last update on Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 confirmed console testing was still underway, assuring demo save files would carry over to the consoles’ main title, and the Switch 2 trailer also shared a glimpse of gameplay. Fans spotted the return of leading skeleton Sans as well as new mechanics and what appeared to be a Guitar Hero-like challenge.

Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 Will Release on June 5, 2025

Deltarune fans have their expectations for Chapters 3 and 4, and the Switch 2 release date announcement overjoyed Fox’s entire fandom. Many gamers noted Deltarune as being their favorite announcement of the showcase, with more proclaiming they would be taking Chapters 3 and 4’s release date off work. Since fans have been waiting four years for new content, social media users wanted Fox to receive a respect button on Twitter and applauded the developer for keeping the release date a secret for so long.

If Chapters 3 and 4’s release date wasn’t enough excitement, Fox is already chipping away at Deltarune Chapter 5. The developer confirmed recently that he’s working on the fifth installment every day, and fans should mark December in their calendars for Fox’s next development newsletter. At the moment, Fox has seven chapters planned in total for the Undertale successor, but there’s every chance that number will change.

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Deltarune
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RPG
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Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
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Released
October 31, 2018
ESRB
Teen // Language, Suggestive Themes, Mild Blood, Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Toby Fox
Publisher(s)
Toby Fox
Engine
gamemaker
Prequel(s)
Undertale
Number of Players
Single-player
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Genre(s)
RPG