I don't know about you, but I measure my life in Toby Fox announcements. September 15, 2015: Undertale comes out and I pretend I'm not going to cry over a skeleton. September 15, 2021: Undertale turns six, and Toby Fox invites the entire internet to watch him play Deltarune Chapter 1 live on YouTube 'For Some Reason.' Now it's 2026, and I'm still thinking about that golden invitation, that white dog paw, and the fact that a blank space inside a prop said 'ignore this.' Iconic. Absolutely unhinged. Perfect.

The event was officially called 'Undertale 6th Anniversary: So We Play Deltarune Chapter 1 For Some Reason.' If that title doesn't sum up Toby Fox's entire creative philosophy, I don't know what does. It was scheduled for September 15 at 7 PM EST, streamed live on YouTube. Toby himself joined through text-to-speech, which is exactly the kind of energy I want from a developer: not a polished corporate showcase, just a weird, sincere hangout with three 'dads from Fangamer' and a couch.

Speaking of the couch: the set pieces looked like the Ruins from Undertale's first act. So yes, this was basically Games Done Quick if Games Done Quick were haunted by a friendly dog and powered by determination. Fans noticed the 'ignore this' text inside the invitation, and honestly, I've never felt more seen by a piece of cardboard in my life.

Why did this matter? Because Undertale's 5th anniversary concert had already proven that this community shows up. An orchestra playing 'Megalovania' while thousands of people cried together? That's not just a fandom; that's a support group with better music. The 6th anniversary stream was smaller, stranger, and more personal. Toby Fox didn't need fireworks. He just needed a couch, a copy of Deltarune Chapter 1, and the willingness to type jokes into a text-to-speech program like a benevolent digital gremlin.

And here's the thing: in 2021, Deltarune Chapter 2 was still 'going well' according to updates. That phrase did a lot of heavy lifting back then. Fans were starving for news. Every tweet was analyzed like scripture. Would the stream reveal something? A release date? A new character? A secret boss made of pure anxiety? Maybe. Or maybe Toby would just play Chapter 1 again and laugh. Both outcomes felt equally likely, and that was the beauty of it.

Now, in 2026, I can look back with the smug wisdom of someone who has lived through the wait. Deltarune Chapter 2 did arrive, and it was incredible. Later chapters followed, expanding the world, breaking our hearts, and making us question what 'choice' even means in a game about choices. Undertale itself has now passed its 10th anniversary, which feels illegal. It came out in 2015 after a Kickstarter campaign that became one of the most successful crowdfunding stories in gaming. A small indie RPG with quirky humor, memorable characters, and a genocide route that made everyone feel bad about themselves. No big deal.

But I keep coming back to that 6th anniversary stream. It wasn't a Nintendo Direct. It wasn't a cinematic trailer with dramatic music. It was Toby Fox, some Fangamer dads, and a text-to-speech voice, playing a game 'for some reason.' That reason, I think, was love. Love for the fans, love for the weird little universe he built, and love for the act of sharing it without polish or pretense.

So here's my advice for anyone discovering Undertale or Deltarune in 2026: don't just play the games. Watch the old streams. Read the weird announcements. Appreciate the white dog paw. The community around Undertale isn't just about lore theories and bad times with flowey. It's about showing up, year after year, to celebrate a game that shouldn't have worked but absolutely did.

And if Toby Fox ever announces another anniversary event 'For Some Reason,' I'll be there. Probably crying. Definitely typing 'ignore this' into the chat. 💛