{"id":1855646,"date":"2026-03-30T14:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855646"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:31:36","slug":"if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision-undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-explains-why-no-translations-other-than-japanese-have-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855646","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;If I release something official, I want it to match my vision&#8221; &#8211; Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox explains why no translations other than Japanese have happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/deltarune\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Deltarune<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;If I release something official, I want it to match my vision&#8221; &#8211; Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox explains why no translations other than Japanese have happened<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Denied.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/DELTARUNE-Nintendo-Switch-2-Announce-Trailer-0-6-screenshot.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Close up of white dog character from Deltarune on a black background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"DELTARUNE-Nintendo-Switch-2-Announce-Trailer-0-6-screenshot.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Toby Fox<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-30T14:31:36+00:00\">March 30, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-comments-on-lack-of-non-japanese-translations?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"930be24a-d7d5-45ee-bb00-9f8c0a80ecd3\" data-name=\"Deltarune\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Deltarune\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Deltarune\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Deltarune\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Deltarune\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Deltarune\" title=\"Follow Deltarune\"><br \/>\n  Follow Deltarune<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not an exaggeration to say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/undertale\">Undertale<\/a> is one of the most influential indie games ever made, and last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/deltarune\">Deltarune<\/a> quickly became a huge success for developer Toby Fox, too. There&#8217;s one small problem that&#8217;s slowly become bigger than anyone anticipated, though: to this date, both RPGs are still missing localization beyond Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision\/\">Automaton<\/a>, we&#8217;ve learned about Fox&#8217;s latest comments on the matter after a period of silence that&#8217;s caused many international communities &#8211; especially the Latin American one &#8211; to grow more impatient. Undertale and Deltarune&#8217;s massive success should at least guarantee a translation to one of the most widely used languages (Spanish), right? Well, the game developer has other plans and one excuse that will get everyone talking.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Deltarune  - Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer| Nintendo Switch 2 Direct\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQNnLxkeEQ8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NQNnLxkeEQ8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Deltarune  &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer| Nintendo Switch 2 Direct<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NQNnLxkeEQ8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tobyfox\/status\/2038013698216972412?s=20\">tweet about OFF getting a Japanese translation<\/a>, fans promptly reminded him his games still didn&#8217;t support languages other than English and Japanese. Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tobyfox.undertale.com\/post\/3mia4smxehk2a\">went on Bluesky<\/a> 29th March to explain his position and why official translations outside of Japanese haven&#8217;t happened. Furthermore, he gave everyone updates on the officially licensed Undertale concert series and shipping costs problems with merch products handled by Fangamer, but those aren&#8217;t our focus here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to make it clear that this isn&#8217;t because I have a grudge against other countries,&#8221; he said after a more vocal part of the community accused him of xenophobia on social media. &#8220;It&#8217;s because, if I release something official, I want it to match my vision. I was only able to do this for the Japanese version because I know Japanese myself, and I worked very closely with our brilliant translator to thoroughly check the text,&#8221; he added before confirming he and his publisher, 8-4, have been looking at options recently, &#8220;but nothing has come of that yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While he stated he&#8217;s happy unofficial translations on PC are a thing, he ultimately believes any official translation should have his stamp of approval, which is a bit of a problem since he doesn&#8217;t appear to be fluent in languages other than English and Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Considering other indie devs with less successful games have managed to get their works fully translated without hurting the original texts in the process, this seems like an easily avoidable problem and a matter of getting the right collaborators on board. For now, the renowned creator isn&#8217;t willing to relinquish control over all those words yet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s not an exaggeration to say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/undertale\">Undertale<\/a> is one of the most influential indie games ever made, and last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/deltarune\">Deltarune<\/a> quickly became a huge success for developer Toby Fox, too. There&#8217;s one small problem that&#8217;s slowly become bigger than anyone anticipated, though: to this date, both RPGs are still missing localization beyond Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/undertale-and-deltarune-creator-toby-fox-addresses-lack-of-official-translations-other-than-japanese-and-english-if-i-release-something-official-i-want-it-to-match-my-vision\/\">Automaton<\/a>, we&#8217;ve learned about Fox&#8217;s latest comments on the matter after a period of silence that&#8217;s caused many international communities &#8211; especially the Latin American one &#8211; to grow more impatient. Undertale and Deltarune&#8217;s massive success should at least guarantee a translation to one of the most widely used languages (Spanish), right? Well, the game developer has other plans and one excuse that will get everyone talking.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Deltarune  - Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer| Nintendo Switch 2 Direct\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQNnLxkeEQ8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NQNnLxkeEQ8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Deltarune  &#8211; Nintendo Switch 2 Trailer| Nintendo Switch 2 Direct<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NQNnLxkeEQ8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tobyfox\/status\/2038013698216972412?s=20\">tweet about OFF getting a Japanese translation<\/a>, fans promptly reminded him his games still didn&#8217;t support languages other than English and Japanese. Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tobyfox.undertale.com\/post\/3mia4smxehk2a\">went on Bluesky<\/a> 29th March to explain his position and why official translations outside of Japanese haven&#8217;t happened. Furthermore, he gave everyone updates on the officially licensed Undertale concert series and shipping costs problems with merch products handled by Fangamer, but those aren&#8217;t our focus here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to make it clear that this isn&#8217;t because I have a grudge against other countries,&#8221; he said after a more vocal part of the community accused him of xenophobia on social media. &#8220;It&#8217;s because, if I release something official, I want it to match my vision. I was only able to do this for the Japanese version because I know Japanese myself, and I worked very closely with our brilliant translator to thoroughly check the text,&#8221; he added before confirming he and his publisher, 8-4, have been looking at options recently, &#8220;but nothing has come of that yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While he stated he&#8217;s happy unofficial translations on PC are a thing, he ultimately believes any official translation should have his stamp of approval, which is a bit of a problem since he doesn&#8217;t appear to be fluent in languages other than English and Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>Considering other indie devs with less successful games have managed to get their works fully translated without hurting the original texts in the process, this seems like an easily avoidable problem and a matter of getting the right collaborators on board. For now, the renowned creator isn&#8217;t willing to relinquish control over all those words yet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Deltarune &#8220;If I release something official, I want it to match my vision&#8221; &#8211; Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox explains why no translations other than Japanese have happened Denied. 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