Archive.vg writes: "What initially seems like a Zelda parody turns out to be a dark and mature game. But Anodyne bites off far more than it can chew, and the immaturity of its developers (this is their first released game, if I’m not mistaken) clouds the mature undertones like translation flaws, Cait Sith, and Cloud’s overwrought emo tendencies made Final Fantasy VII read like an adolescent’s wet dream."
As the wait for Deltarune continues, this writer wanted to offer her readers a collection of similar experiences. Considering Undertale’s beginnings as an Earthbound hack, this piece aims to explore some of what could be considered Undertale’s family — games that also began with RPGMaker, were inspired by Earthbound, share a similar ideology, and games focus on reactive stories. Additionally, this piece hopes to highlight some of the lesser known Undertale-esque works, the ones readers might not immediately find when sifting through Google’s suggestions. As an added bonus, these games are budget-friendly - several of them are even free! Others range from $5-20. (Many were included in the BLM bundle on Itch.io, both Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass and Anodyne from this list are included.) There’s something for every Undertale fan in this list, so hopefully you readers will find something new to ease the anticipation for Deltarune!
A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These Anodyne, Enter the Gungeon, Superhot, plus the Guacamelee!, Overcooked, and South Park games.
Anodyne is an RPG-lite retro action-adventure game from the minds over at Analgesic Productions. Ported to the Nintendo Switch for 2019.
