Raindrop Sprinters… inside DELTARUNE!?!!?

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING!

This post contains spoilers about a hidden element in DELTARUNE. If you haven’t cleared Chapter 4 yet, or if you want to discover everything for yourself, please stop reading now!

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Still with me? Alright then… you sure? Okay, here we go.

First, take a look at this image — it’s from a hidden mini-game in Chapter 4 called “PULEY.”

Steam post image Doesn’t it… feel familiar somehow!? I’ve also made a comparison video, so please check that out too!

Yes — I still can’t believe it myself, but there’s an homage to my game Raindrop Sprinters inside DELTARUNE!

If you look closely, the game description even includes the words “shoe, hey” and “sprint,” which seem like a nod to my name (Shuhei Miyazawa) and the title of my game!

And to top it all off… the tweet where I posted about this got a like from Toby Fox himself!! 😭

I had the chance to share Raindrop Sprinters with Toby Fox once before, and when he replied, “It’s fun!” I was so overjoyed. But this time? This goes way beyond what I can even comprehend. I mean… this kind of thing doesn’t happen, right? We’re talking about a game that represents the best of the best — and inside it is an homage to my game. It was so surreal, I couldn’t sleep that night.

It’s been nearly two years since Raindrop Sprinters was released (Switch ver launched in Aug 2023), and yet I’m lucky enough to be sharing such huge news even now. Hearing people say “What a great game!” and “I’m a fan of yours!” in response to this… it’s beyond words. I’m truly, deeply grateful.

Raindrop Sprinters is a tiny little game, but it holds everything I had to give. It’s the culmination of my life up to that point, in game form. And while it took me a long time to feel this way, I can finally say: I’m proud of it. I owe that to everyone who played the game. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. By the way — in Chapter 3 of DELTARUNE, there’s also an homage to Megane, a game made by my friend Amaya from Studio Pixel! That blew my mind, too!

Toby Fox, thank you so, so much for bringing us into the world of DELTARUNE!!!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671210/DELTARUNE/"] …Oh, and actually — I’ve just started working on a new game...