--- title: Toby Fox and the Making of ‘Undertale’ | daily.dev description: Toby Fox created Undertale, a critically acclaimed indie RPG inspired by Earthbound, largely by himself. Starting with RPG Maker 2000 as a kid, Fox developed a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/toby-fox-and-the-making-of-undertale--y6ejxgdak twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Toby Fox and the Making of ‘Undertale’ | daily.dev og:description: Toby Fox created Undertale, a critically acclaimed indie RPG inspired by Earthbound, largely by himself. Starting with RPG Maker 2000 as a kid, Fox developed a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/toby-fox-and-the-making-of-undertale--y6ejxgdak og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/y6EjxGDak.png og:image:alt: Toby Fox and the Making of ‘Undertale’ og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Toby Fox and the Making of ‘Undertale’ **[Game Designing](https://daily.dev/sources/game_designing)** · 3 min read · 25 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Toby Fox created Undertale, a critically acclaimed indie RPG inspired by Earthbound, largely by himself. Starting with RPG Maker 2000 as a kid, Fox developed a unique battle system where players can spare or kill enemies. After raising over $50,000 on Kickstarter in 2013, he handled writing, design, and music composition, though the project exceeded its summer 2014 deadline. Released in September 2015, Undertale achieved 96% positive Steam reviews, sold over 6 million units, and grossed roughly $30 million, becoming one of the most influential indie games. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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