Undertale

Undertale

Game (2015)

A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics.

Puzzle
Role-playing (RPG)
Adventure
Indie
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Family guidance

Ages 10+

Players can fight in fantasy battles with few on-screen representations of blood and can choose to either avoid battles or kill nearly every character. A character is actively shown smoking what is implied to be a joint.

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What to know before you start

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Sex & Nudity

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Violence & Gore

Players can fight in fantasy battles with few on-screen representations of blood and can choose to either avoid battles or kill nearly every character.

Profanity

The dialogue includes words such as hell and damn.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

A character is actively shown smoking what is implied to be a joint.

Frightening Scenes

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Other things to know

Puzzles test critical thinking and choices impact the plot, while the combat system involves dodging enemy attacks.

Positives & learning

Positive messages

The game encourages pacifist actions like avoiding battles, showing mercy, and befriending opponents.

Role models

Characters react to how they are treated, becoming hostile if the player is violent or helpful if the player is peaceful.

Representation

The main character Frisk has no specified gender, allowing players to interpret them as non-binary, female, or male.

Learning

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