The Future Of DELTARUNE Scares Me

Summary

The creator argues that Deltarune’s remaining chapters could become much darker, especially on the Weird Route. They interpret the “Chapter 7 Side B” message at the end of Chapter 5’s Weird Route—and related clues on Deltarune’s website—as suggesting that Side B could be a distinct, substantial story branch released alongside Chapter 7, rather than simply an alternate version of that chapter.

How the Weird Route Has Developed

• Chapter 1: No meaningful Weird Route content.
• Chapter 2: The player guides Noelle through Cyber City, freezes Berdly, and reaches a different final boss.
• Chapter 3: Adds only a small amount of route-specific dialogue.
• Chapter 4: Includes the disturbing sequence in Noelle’s room involving the Thorn Ring, followed by a glitch-like conversation with Susie.
• Chapter 5: Cuts away much of the chapter and builds toward a frightening lake scene with Noelle.

The creator sees the lake scene as a turning point. Earlier chapters seemed to push the player back toward the main story, while Chapter 5 felt as though the Weird Route had broken away from that narrative. They speculate that the route’s ending may explore darker possibilities surrounding the prophecy, fate, and the characters’ ability to escape the story’s usual boundaries. These ideas are speculation, but the creator is excited to see how far Toby Fox might take the horror.

Horror in the Normal Route

The video also notes that Deltarune’s normal route has disturbing moments of its own. One festival storyline involves a character being killed and sold as food while the townspeople remain largely unaware. The contrast between the cheerful setting and the hidden horror makes the scene especially unsettling.

The Value of Different Routes

The creator argues that every route should have its own narrative and character value. They reject the idea that playing the Weird Route makes someone a bad person, as well as the suggestion that the route should be deliberately disappointing to steer fans toward other parts of the game.

Drawing on Undertale, they argue that different routes can reveal different aspects of a story—and that Deltarune may reserve darker or more meta revelations for the Weird Route.

Games and Sources Mentioned

Toby Fox; the Deltarune website and Spamton Sweepstakes; Undertale; and Lisa: The Painful Definitive Edition, specifically Brad’s nightmare. The video is by PuppetWraith.