YOU GUYS, I can't keep this in anymore because it is a game-changer for how we talk about Deltarune! The phrase "soon" has been floating around since the Chapter 4 delay and honestly it was infuriating to pin down — but now there is an ACTUAL date. Toby Fox confirmed that Chapter 5 drops June 4, 2025 on PC, with a matching release the next day for Nintendo Switch (and yeah, they've got PS4/PS5 entries listed in that window too). We went from "somewhere in late spring" to an exact number. That alone is massive because it means Chapters 5 and 6 are going to hit within weeks of each other — which matches Toby's pattern of releasing chapters in pairs (1 & 2, then 3 & 4) and suggests the big finale chapter will drop immediately after Chapter 5 wraps.
But here is the real scoop buried at the bottom that nobody is talking about enough: "Chapter 6 is now about half finished." I cannot stress this enough because it changes everything for how we predict the end of Deltarune! The last meaningful update was vaguely optimistic, but saying a chapter is HALF FINISHED means Toby has already laid down most of Chapter 5's foundation and has scored/designed a huge chunk of the finale. That isn't "almost done" — that's "the finish line is in sight." Given this is a one-person studio operation plus tiny team, having Ch6 half finished on top of an imminent Ch5 release means we are likely looking at the full game ending well before 2027, which was the last concrete timeframe given. This isn't just another "soon" — it's tangible progress that actually moves the needle!
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/deltarune-chapter-5-release-date-revealed-as-toby-fox-offers-promising-update-for-the-future
But here is the real scoop buried at the bottom that nobody is talking about enough: "Chapter 6 is now about half finished." I cannot stress this enough because it changes everything for how we predict the end of Deltarune! The last meaningful update was vaguely optimistic, but saying a chapter is HALF FINISHED means Toby has already laid down most of Chapter 5's foundation and has scored/designed a huge chunk of the finale. That isn't "almost done" — that's "the finish line is in sight." Given this is a one-person studio operation plus tiny team, having Ch6 half finished on top of an imminent Ch5 release means we are likely looking at the full game ending well before 2027, which was the last concrete timeframe given. This isn't just another "soon" — it's tangible progress that actually moves the needle!
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/deltarune-chapter-5-release-date-revealed-as-toby-fox-offers-promising-update-for-the-future