{"id":45647,"date":"2025-03-14T13:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45647"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:49:20","slug":"toby-fox-makes-fake-hidden-message-from-his-own-post-to-promote-undertales-90-sale-referencing-fan-conspiracy-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/toby-fox-makes-fake-hidden-message-from-his-own-post-to-promote-undertales-90-sale-referencing-fan-conspiracy-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Toby Fox makes fake \u201chidden message\u201d from his own post to promote Undertale\u2019s 90% sale, referencing fan conspiracy theories\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taking a break from <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/deltarune-testing-team-mistakes-toby-foxs-rotten-tea-items-for-bugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">working on and posting about Deltarune<\/a>, Toby Fox took to social media to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/391540\/Undertale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Undertale<\/strong> on Steam<\/a>. Following the advent of the Steam Spring Sale, Fox\u2019s first game on the platform has been discounted to just $1 USD, making it a must-buy for anyone who loves good music, compelling storytelling, and tsundere cacti:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lkc6giqnyk2j\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifjz46utklsapdsgq26stme5c6rq7gbdhipnhsantefumosnwta7y\"><p lang=\"en\">UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.If you&#39;re a bluesky user who hasn&#39;t played this game &#8211; now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.store.steampowered.com\/app\/391540\/U&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k?ref_src=embed\">tobyfox (@tobyfox.undertale.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k\/post\/3lkc6giqnyk2j?ref_src=embed\">2025-03-13T22:46:49.346Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox also took the opportunity to make a follow-up post referencing the fan-made conspiracy theories that arise from his posts \u2013 the majority of which are false &#8220;hidden messages\u201d about Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4\u2019s release date. Instead of anything Deltarune-related, the follow-up post includes an edited image of the first which reveals that Undertale is, in fact, on sale for 90% off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lkchjnqng22n\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreib345a542ii5aupmxeixfhc2kdj42lhsuxs6lbrerplbeniwzwtqi\"><p lang=\"en\"><\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k?ref_src=embed\">tobyfox (@tobyfox.undertale.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:vshnclkqqguyg6xcz6q7g65k\/post\/3lkchjnqng22n?ref_src=embed\">2025-03-14T01:29:38.928Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be deterred, fans have already started replying to Fox\u2019s follow-up post with more reactions and conspiracy theories. Some of the best ones include <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/camrymel.bsky.social\/post\/3lkchlqgxbc2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fans being shocked at Fox\u2019s knowledge of the meme<\/a> and the ever-present <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/hellpain.bsky.social\/post\/3lkcj4edqi22z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 false release dates<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undertale is available on macOS, Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 are set to be released sometime in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby Fox does a Uno Reverse on Deltrarune fans, making his own &#8220;hidden message&#8221; to promote Undertale&#8217;s sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":45650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-45647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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