Video game soundtracks often want to be bold in their brilliance. Challenging, dynamic, at times direct — sometimes a little left-field at points, which isn’t a bad thing. But for a genre with such a low commercial and listener base (at least lower than other genres such as classical music or rock music), it’s pleasing to see the broad spectrum that is ambient music being used to explore one particular shade of the dark. But rather than malice or malevolence, OneShot’s score treats its World without light with respect, but with an unsettling air of mystery throughout.
Gareth writes: "OneShot: World Machine Edition is a game that has a lot of tricks up its sleeve - you should take a peek if you get a chance."
Neil writes: "It's only just around the corner but today the Future Cat and DANGEN Entertainment teams have announced that OneShot will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2022."
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!
