Indie dev explains how their forgotten 8-year-old Steam game suddenly became popular thanks to an Undertale mod

An indie developer has explained how their forgotten free Steam game from eight years ago suddenly became popular thanks to Undertale. RetroSpecter, who says they’ve been making games for nearly a decade, recounted the story on the IndieDev Reddit page (as spotted by PC Gamer), explaining why a game they had made early in their career and no longer paid attention to had taken on a new life of its own. The game, Crashphalt, is a 4-player competitive platformer where players use a ground pound move to create shockwaves in the terrain, in an attempt to knock opponents off the stage. Read More...

Jul 28, 2026 - 13:00
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Indie dev explains how their forgotten 8-year-old Steam game suddenly became popular thanks to an Undertale mod
An indie developer has explained how their forgotten free Steam game from eight years ago suddenly became popular thanks to Undertale.

RetroSpecter, who says they’ve been making games for nearly a decade, recounted the story on the IndieDev Reddit page (as spotted by PC Gamer), explaining why a game they had made early in their career and no longer paid attention to had taken on a new life of its own.

The game, Crashphalt, is a 4-player competitive platformer where players use a ground pound move to create shockwaves in the terrain, in an attempt to knock opponents off the stage.

Read More...

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