Toby Fox has released DELTARUNE Chapter 5 Patch 0.0.253 for PC, Mac, and PlayStation, introducing a new difficulty adjustment feature for one of the chapter’s boss encounters alongside numerous bug fixes across multiple chapters. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions will follow after certification.
The update adds new accessibility-style options for the Shadow Crystal boss, improves item fusion animations, and resolves softlocks, crashes, gameplay issues, and visual bugs throughout Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Patch Notes
New Features
- Added new post-defeat difficulty options for the Shadow Crystal boss.
- After losing to the Shadow Crystal boss, a Pink Bomb appears outside the arena.
- Choosing Nicer causes the boss’s small bomb attacks to display explosion indicators.
- Choosing Nicer also increases bomb detonation time by one-sixth of a second.
- Choosing Meaner increases all boss attack damage by 25%.
- Choosing Meaner slightly increases the speed of several attacks.
- Bomb explosion hitboxes now activate one frame later regardless of the selected difficulty.
- Malius now has animations while fusing items.
Chapter 2
- Fixed a softlock caused by disconnecting an audio device during music-synchronised sequences.
- Losing to Queen now correctly restores consumed items.
- Downed party members no longer remain downed after defeating Queen.
- Fixed an issue allowing players to leave the bathroom at the end of the game by using the console Home button.
Chapter 3
- Fixed a softlock related to obtaining the Power Croissant and rescuing Lancer in Board 1 in a specific order.
- Fixed two softlocks involving enemies being turned into pushable objects.
- Attempted to fix a crash that could occur if Kris was downed when Tenna’s final attack began.
Chapter 4
- Fixed an issue where Susie’s magic was incorrectly upgraded to BetterHeal after fighting the boss of the Second Sanctuary.
- Applied the same BetterHeal correction to Chapter 5.
- Players can now obtain the BlackShard from the cliff even if they already have the BlueRibbon.
- Spamton’s box no longer appears at the Cliff.
- Players can no longer avoid the chase sequence before meeting the Old Man for the first time.
- Fixed the Shadow Crystal boss button prompt so it now displays the correct button input.
- Fixed an issue where players lost TP by exiting Susie’s menu selection during the Second Sanctuary boss fight.
- Fixed a softlock caused by disconnecting an audio device during the credits.
- Fixed several additional minor issues.
Chapter 5
- Fixed a softlock introduced by a previous fix in the Garden room with the light pillar.
- Fixed a crash introduced by an earlier fix involving defeating Yellow through a precise setup.
- Fixed an issue allowing players to move while a dialogue box remained open during the Sheary encounter.
- Honey Toast is now removed from the inventory after sleeping in the bed at the beginning of the chapter.
- Fixed dozens of additional minor bugs and visual issues.
DELTARUNE is an episodic role-playing game developed by Toby Fox and co-published with 8-4. The expanded release launched on June 4, 2025, and is available on macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Patch 0.0.253 is available now on PC, Mac, and PlayStation, while the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions will be released after certification.
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