IF - Dusttale
Story
You fell.
Not a small fall, or a little trip.
This is a plunging fall. It is a heels-over-head fall. It is an over-a-minute-has-passed-and-you're-still-falling fall.
You are hurtling into darkness so thick you cannot even see your fingers in front of your own eyes. The air tingles with a strange energy that envelops you entirely as you fall, providing you with the sensation of tumbling through mist.
You fall and fall and fall.
You survive your fall.
You are injured. . . bleeding. . . dying. . . but alive.
You have fallen into a dark underground that is as silent and lifeless as a grave. There is only you, your heartbeat, and your shadow. With your current state, you're in no shape to even attempt to climb back out. You must push forward and hope to find another way up.
What you find is nothing like you expected.
Disclaimer: Undertale belongs to Toby Fox. DustTale was created by Ask-DustTale on Tumblr. All music credits are in the game under the disclaimer.
Author's Note: This is not meant to be an easy game. There are no saves, nor back arrows. You can only RESET.
There are three available HAPPY ENDINGS (two for friendship, one for romance). One NEUTRAL ending, and the rest are BAD ENDINGS.
Playthrough:
Playthrough by ★TwinklePhoenix★ on Youtube - For those who want to listen & react alongside someone! This is a lovely first time play through.
Development log
- WALKTHROUGHApr 14, 2023
Comments
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A very cool and interesting game, thank you so much for making it.
i'm gonna cry this game is so good
I LOVED THIS! AFTER SOOOO MANY TRIES I MANAGED TO GET THE ROMANCE ENDING!
The greatest deed we did was making Sans pick up that sock.
Seriously though, this made me cry. I am an ugly crier. My face will be red for hours. Fuck you and your incredible story-telling abilities.
I HAVE BEEN CRYING FOR LIKE 2 HOUR HOW FUCKING DARE YOU
(this was amazing, astonishing, your writing is fabulous and engaging I need more tissues)
This is literally the greatest. I got the romance ending after like, 20 tries, and I have never been more pleased
This was a very good little game :)
I loved it a lot
Here's a funny meme for the occasion
I FINALLY BEAT IT!! YESSSSSSSS!! I got true pacifist friendship ending >:3
OMG nice! I only keep getting visitor!
what was used to develop this? PLS HELP ME
twine, I think
maaan this made me sob
you have a talent for writing angsty/bittersweet things
How to get romance ending?? QWQ I've been trying for so many tries, double check every responds in every cycles to definitely get the romance ending, but it ain't happening QAQ
Never mind! I got it after another five trials! :D The ending is cute, satisfying, and fulfilling with the bonus parts after~ I super duper love all the endings <3
Can you help a friend in need, I want the romance ending, I'm so tired I wanna cry!!!
I'm more than happy to help! I'm sorry it took me almost 2 weeks to see your message.
Though, will you still need help?
oh, thank goodness you replied, I got through it but thank you for teaching out appreciate it dearly!
hey! i was wondering if i could get a tip on how to get the romance ending?? i have no clue what im doing and need help :(
Oh ghod, I just saw your comment>^>!! Will you still need tips or have you reached your romance ending? :D
Yes, i still need help :( thank you so much for replying! and im so sorry i JUST saw your reply as well
No problem! I'll be more happy to do so! So assuming you've already gotten the other endings, you now know how to go back in the cave to meet with sans.
Here's some key points after coming back:
*When you wake up from the strange feeling of being watched from the dark, change out your thoughts appropriately and also the next scene right after- something close of calling out San's name and that you wish he would have stayed or something.
*When Sans invites you to his house, I dunno if this is important but imma just gonna share it, you need to change your thoughts into something close of wanting to help him from his trash like house (Papyrus would be so happy!)
*The scene will then appear when 'you' brought up the time when Sans was watching you sleep- which may lead to sleeping together as long as you pursued on your asking until he agrees on it.
*When the night terror comes into the scene, you will need to change your thoughts very appropriate after Sans comes backs to his senses, something close to saying 'I love you' maybe...?
*When the confessing subject comes back, this is where my headache came to root- you will have three scenes and in those, there are 3-4 choices each. Pick the wrong ones and well, the subject has been dropped and no more romance route for you my friend. Here is the order of what you should choose: 2, 4, 3
And there my friend will be a smooth sailing journey from no on for the romance ending! Enjoy the bonus >w<//
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! i have been strugglin' to the BONE trynna figure this out :)
Thank you SO much!! i got the romance ending and it was so sweet and beautiful!! would not have done this without help!!
I need help I keep dying at the start I wanna reach the end!!!
Please
Be positive and empathetic. If you ever choose any depressing responds like 'dying is just the way of life' you'd get insta kill next
Literally made me cry like twice oml.. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW GOOD IT IS<3 😭
KYAAA I LIKE THE STORY (FOR SIMP) IT'S REALLY CHALLENGES BUT I LIKE IT!
me: hey dust where's my mom???
dust: *just smiles*
me: WHERE'S MY MOM DUST?!
eu amo a minha vida😭❤️🩹
Help I'm stuck at the start screen and Idk what to do!
Same
I QUITE LITERALLY SOBBED WHEN I GOT THE TRUE PACIFIST ROMANCE SANS ENDING IT WAS SO WELL WRITTEN VGHCFCHJBKHG
I'm wondering how to get the romance ending :( any tips?
How to get past the blue bone past the ruins door?
this made me cry so much! this game is so amazing, like seriously, please keep up the amazing work that you do!
It's so amazing it literally made me tear up :'))
100% would recomment to any Undertale/underverse fan, or just for simple sans fans(simps like me). Beautiful story and unteractions, i got the friend ending a few times before i used the walk through to get 2 answers :')
But its a very enjoyable and challenging game, though i played it on my phone and everytime i left my phone for a few mins i had to literally run back to it so the game doesnt make me re-do the whole game. I like the challange but without. Saves i couldnt really go away from the game and i had to be super precize. Its okay though. I like the chase;)
Thank you so much for this amazing game, and your other games as well. You're the best! Please never stop what you're doing❤️
Im stuck help TT-TT
got surprised when reading there were no saves. it just added more of challenge as stated in the note itself. my first time in the game itself felt exciting, but when getting to moving from the beginning spot...I downright got creeped by the sounds that echoed into my ears. to which it really plays with giving an eerie vibe at the very start. also the fact the text takes time to pop up slowly adds to having a cold lil crawl up the spine not knowing what comes next [until of course having to reset then it becomes sorta normal but the sounds still spook me right on out]
besides the the spooky sounds, when sleeping came upon the player, the shift in the sounds playing was addicting in a sense. I lingered longer on them as the music was so soothing. it was one thing I enjoyed with each reset.
the story itself, each and every interaction...honestly just everything is breathtaking and really held my attention and I felt so much sorrow later on into the game when getting to the hotlands. I felt the character's depressed state, and it just brought me up when I found the shop.
after that going into the endings, I ended up getting the friendship which made me bit sad, and then got confused with the cycling and thought it was a reset and Sans would remember in the next go. I learned it the hard way until cracking and going to the walkthrough. and I liked the small lil bonus that is shown with the romance route [and also the interaction of the great power of the character holds over Sans during the romance route truly hilarious]
Literally almost cried so many times- The music really added to how much of a tragedy Dusttale really is.
This was beautiful to play
I tried to play it a while ago but my tablet kept crashing. now I played through it and enjoyed it :)
i cant get past the beginning :,)
nevermind, i did it!! got the sans friend ending def not tryna get the romance ending though..
Same. I was hoping for the romance but…the Friendship Happy Ending is SO GOOD😭 I can’t send my homeboy back…not when he’s so happy now.
It was stunning, I got one of the happy endings! I will be playing more of these
Just finished the game, and I love it so much <3
Your games are the best and I can't wait to play the rest ^^
Bro I just finished one of the happy ending and that was beautiful, the whole story is beautiful, I almost cried multiple times while reading/playing this.
dust needs a hug
and so do you petal make sure to hydrate and take care of yourself (not saying that you dont hdkdjdks)
can someone please tell me how you get the other two endings??
I know how to get the friendship ending I just don't know how to get the romance ending.
OHH well I was looking for the romance ending!
this made me cry so hard, thank you for sharing your stories with us!! i love all of your games dark!!
I love your games so much. I play a couple of them in one sitting and they’re amazing. I think I’ve seen your username before, do you also happen to write stories as well.
just played this today, having never seen undertale before. thank you for introducing me to the franchise with your writing :)
I love my funny bone man so fcking much T-T
Not many games/books make me cry, but THIS? Holy smokes I was literally sobbing. It's so sad, yet heartwarming at the same time. I love it.
I love this game sooo much I didnt stop playing till I got a good ending, and I cried so much, like you shouldve seen me, and I never cry with games, this was the most heart moving game I've played in a long while