TS!Underswap Demo 1.0

The TS!Underswap Demo 1.0 was released on December 23, 2020, and can be downloaded from its GameJolt page. It was developed by Team Switched in GameMaker: Studio 2.

Description[]

The TS!Underswap Demo 1.0 contains the first location of the full game, Ruined Home.

Main Story[]

Chara falls into the Underground. Walking into the next room, they find Temmie. They teach them about LOVE and XP, akin to how Flowey did in Undertale. Temmie then attempts to take their SOUL, but retreats after seeing Asgore coming their way. Asgore finds Chara and introduces himself as the caretaker of Ruined Home. He offers to guide them.

After engaging in a few puzzles, Asgore introduces Chara to combat by engaging with a Dummy. After the training session, Chara says goodbye to the Dummy. Infuriated at Chara's sudden exit, he attempts to attack them with his knife. After missing, he tells them that their rivalry isn't over before flying out of the room.

Chara and Asgore press on, before Asgore learns that the Dummy is causing havoc in the City of Old, and announces to Chara that he must quell the chaos. Chara goes on to face the Ruined Knights, and complete the Puzzle Gauntlet. In the meantime, Asgore calls to ask Chara if they prefer cinnamon or butterscotch.

When attempting to cross the bridge that leads to the City of Old, the Dummy returns and destroys the bridge, causing Chara to fall into the Sewer. Going through obstacles, they eventually encounter the Dummy again, who engages them in an overworld battle (akin to Deltarune). Afterwards, they leave the Sewer and finally enter the City of Old.

In the Compassion Route, Chara finds Flara who begs them to help Bugerpant escape from The Greasers, a group of outsiders who are trying to beat him up because of a supposed love triangle. Chara confronts them, and engages the Greasers in battle. After essentially thoroughly embarrassing them, Bugerpant thanks them for helping him get out of trouble, at which point Grillby's Backyard Barbecue is open to Chara.

Throughout the City of Old, the player has the opportunity to engage in several side quests. These range from giving water to a dry sprout to helping an old dog monster find her purse. These side quests are completely optional and are not required for progression.

Going further into the City of Old, Chara encounters Mettalot, a ghost who is famous for his shows in Ruined Home. Mettalot engages Chara in battle, thrilled that a human is in the audience. After the show, he gives Chara an opportunity to visit his house in Crystal Springs.

After going through the City of Old, Chara can enter Asgore's house. Asgore is seen talking to an unknown friend on the phone, but after seeing Chara, he hangs up the phone and greets them. It is revealed that Asgore attempted to bake Chara a pie for the occasion, but since he "isn't the baking type," he burned the pie and had to resort to making them tea instead. Going to sleep will allow Chara to take the tea.

When asking Asgore about the exit to Ruined Home, eventually, he becomes distressed and leaves for his garden. In following him, it is learned that Asgore wishes to atone for mistakes he made long ago. He states he does not want to let Chara leave Ruined Home, out of fear that the monsters outside would kill them. Asgore engages them in battle to stop them from leaving. Here, the player has one of two options, those being to either kill Asgore or spare him.

After the battle with Asgore, Chara reaches the end of Ruined Home. Depending on how many monsters they killed, or if they killed Asgore, Temmie will react differently. Temmie and their cohorts attempt to forcefully take Chara's SOUL once again, but Flowey interrupts, and appears to intimidate the Temmies. Afterwards, Flowey introduces himself as "Flowey the flower."

In exiting Ruined Home, Chara enters the Starlight Isles. They eventually reach what appears to be a sentry station, where they find Crossbones, who warns them about the dangers of the Underground, before teleporting to the ground to confront Chara, ending Demo 1.0.

Endings[]

The demo features multiple endings, depending on the player's actions and route taken. These include:

Development[]

TBA

Version History[]

Version 1.0.0 - This was the first release of the TS!UNDERSWAP Demo. (Released December 23, 2020.)
Version 1.0.1 - Fixed minor bugs. (December 23, 2020.)
Version 1.0.2 - Fixed more minor bugs and tweaked encounter rates. (Released December 24, 2020.)
Version 1.0.3 - Fixed even more bugs, and made some minor tweaks. (Released December 26, 2020.)
Version 1.0.4 - Fixed when people couldn't type Z key in the GameJolt login screen. (Released December 26, 2020.)
Version 1.0.5 - Fixed GameJolt related bugs. (Released December 28, 2020.)
Version 1.0.6 - Fixed more bugs and updated the credits. (Released December 31, 2020.)
Version 1.0.7 - Fixed minor bugs, new quality adjustments and added official localizations for Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch. (Released February 20, 2021.)
Version 1.0.8 - Fixed minor issues with the official localization files (Released March 6, 2021.)

Teasers and Trailers[]

Team Switched have uploaded various teasers to their YouTube channel, showcasing preview footage from the TS!Underswap Demo. The footage has been modified in order to exclude major spoilers.

Undertale: Underswap Demo Teaser[]

On September 17, 2016, a teaser video was uploaded for Undertale: Underswap. It features extremely outdated footage such as introduction sequence, Temmie and Asgore encounters, Ruined Home entrance, Mad Dummy tutorial battle, and several Froggit encounters. This iteration of the project was much closer to canon Underswap, and utilizes outdated assets and some recycled from the official UNDERTALE. Over the course of 2 years, the project would go through major revisions, being renamed TS!Underswap along the way.

Demo Teaser #1[]

On August 8, 2019, the first teaser video was uploaded. It showcases an iteration of the demo vastly updated from its original version, including: the introduction sequence, Temmie and Asgore encounters, and Ruined Home entrance.^[1]

Demo Teaser #2[]

On November 29, 2019, the second teaser video was uploaded. The beginning of the video showcases a version of the second teaser video (which was a update from the first one) with updated visuals, an extended Temmie encounter, and the brand-new SAVE menu. It continued with the Mad Dummy tutorial battle, a new Monster Candy room, and the first Froggit encounter. At the end of the video, there was a short phone call from Asgore, implying a surprise Christmas content update. ^[2]

Demo Teaser #3[]

On December 25, 2019, the third teaser video was uploaded. It showcases short previews of level design, phone calls, brand new monster attacks, unique combo monster attacks, Journal functionality, and the Game Over sequence. At the end of the video, there was a short preview of the Genocide Route.^[3]

Final Demo Teaser[]

On October 31, 2020, the final teaser video was uploaded. It features a brief segment of Chara standing by a patch of golden flowers in a garden, before transitioning to a TS!Underswap Demo splash screen. This is followed up by another screen with the text "Soon™," implying an upcoming release date. In the description of the video (and the corresponding GameJolt progress report), Team Switched stated the demo is 95% complete, with the final steps for development including playtesting and polishing. ^[4]

UnderEvent Reveal[]

On December 11, 2020, the UnderEvent YouTube channel uploaded an announcement video showcasing two of the fangames that will be included for its February 2021 presentation--Undertale: True Genocide, and TS!Underswap. The latter's portion consists of brief gameplay segments with updated visuals, and character dialogue.^[5]