 Undertale Speedrun Guides (2024)

Undertale Speedrun Guides is the hub for Undertale text guides, including general information about Undertale speedrunning and in-depth category guides for the five main category guides and more. These guides are linked to Github, and suggestions or contributions are always welcome.

https://oceanbagel.github.io/UTSRGuides/

[ARCHIVED GUIDES]

Wolfiexe's AYC guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313211829/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/f2wer

Rotompoison's Genocide guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20160716111912/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/hltaz

Rekyuu's Hard Mode guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212101/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/ckmax

moose.hockey.63's linux setup guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212152/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/o63e7

Yozam's Lab Skip guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212235/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/1dpyg

Rotompoison's neutral guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212454/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/utwm1

Yozam's TPE vid Guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212612/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/fnu4p

Rekyuu's True Pacifist Route guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20170313212701/http://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/n31mk

Drakodan's Genocide Route Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1inrqcUQYkBWS0EBdkbjxnoyr1wPLRng3nKgheh9AYq8/edit?usp=sharing

xandertje10's TPE Glitchless video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn9wAxjp_0Y

DoubleADewi's Easier Onedyne Guide (Slower)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFv7XgGs7Q

GarlicBox's How to Wrong Warp Consistently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK5bNVM2Vbo

jdlinkmaster's Updated Neutral/TPE Video Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1olgV6GNdjU

xandertje10's Video guide for Neutral/TPE
First video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nb8nC9XM9A&list=PLgWtFiVnUcc7jqXR4n4G1Q0o1lo5HY29g

Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgWtFiVnUcc7jqXR4n4G1Q0o1lo5HY29g

early pan (bvc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1wVRMsoh8

82 endings (asheevee) http:/​/​tinyurl.​com/​allendings

onedyne (jd) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L77tNMAmyKk

Crazy Calv's NGNAG 2020 reroute guide: https://web.archive.org/web/20211120145547/https://www.speedrun.com/undertale/guide/b6ok0

Undertale General Speedrunning Text Guide (2021): A general guide for Undertale speedrunning. Route guides for all main categories are included, complete with the latest strats. https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSbtlfy6wLQxF_bkZD7hPXZCsnoq1KBPVsmaH3efIbTeBczo8fhZ5PD5Bfgd3w53QtnTG5OSmm1AwMr/pub

AME route

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQzQD49O5Jh23eV9LAF378LbStTLtg0ZmI0vSqjJWqM/edit

Any%/Neutral Ending Full Video Guide (2020)

Basic Setup Guide - Disconnecting from Steam, True Resets, Linux 1.001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLUUokjb5yw

Geno/NG powerpoint

Just the kill counts from the geno text guide compiled into a PowerPoint for easily referencing during a geno or NG run

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H3iTjAxGnQAoOKyIh8tlCA6KFDrQmlUBw3tOs-7g19Y/edit#slide=id.ge4735308f7_0_32

Genocide - Early Pan Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afV6dAKaMLY

Guia de speedrun undertale neutral glitchless (sin abortar genocida) en español

esta guia es explicando como completarlo, use unos trucos basicos y faciles, perdon si el microfono les incomoda pero tenia hambre 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6_UWE_lYlE&ab_channel=NECKSLIME%3AD

espero les sirva

How to run undertale on linux without connecting to steam. (Arch Linux based distros)

One issue you might encounter while trying to run undertale on linux outside of steam is that it will not start, complaining about missing libraries/dependencies. Here is a guide on how to fix the most common missing libraries on arch linux distros.  (this will only work on the native versions of undertale for linux, So no v1.0).

0. Download the native version of undertale, right click the game on steam, click on 'game properties', then click on the 'installed files' option and click on 'Browse'.

1. Use "ldd ./runner" on the directory of the game to first verify what dependencies you might be missing (It will display the following error if it can't find the library).

`libcrypto.so.1.0.0 => not found`

The most common libraries you will be missing (if you are using a modern arch linux based distro) are:

```
A. libcrypto.so.1.0.0 (Provided by: openssl-1.0 and lib32-openssl-1.0)
B. libssl.so.1.0.0 (Provided by: openal and lib32-openal)
```

2. Install the following packages on your system:

Packages that you get from the official repo by Pacman -S:

```
A. openal: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/openal/
B. lib32-openal: https://archlinux.org/packages/multilib/x86_64/lib32-openal/
```

Packages that you get from the AUR using Makepkg or an AUR helper (Like yay):

```
C. openssl-1.0: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/openssl-1.0
D. lib32-openssl-1.0: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lib32-openssl-1.0
```

3. Congratulations, you can now boot the game without needing to use steam! 
Just double click the "runner' executable whenever you want to play.

Low% TPE and Low% Neutral (LV1) video guide (2020)

This is a guide showing off the unique strats used in Low% TPE and Low% Neutral (LV1). For parts of the route that aren't different from Neutral/TPE/TPE Glitchless, you should reference the route guides in the general text guide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kP4eAtdoDE

Neutral Glitchless (No Aborted Genocide) optimal route notes (2024 Route)

These notes go over the differences from TPE Glitchless for the optimal NGNAG route. This route includes a few required quads and loses time to the old route if you miss a required quad, so it's not recommended for beginners. Thanks to chair547 for discovering that it's faster to kill Mettaton and for lunarezi for routing in the Cowboy Hat strat using gold from killing Temmie.

Pastebin link: https://pastebin.com/siMMrZp3

For anything not mentioned, follow the same route as TPE Glitchless.



Ruins

- Kill First Froggit.

- Don't grind for any extra Ruins encounters.

- Get the Spider Donut.

- Do not get the Faded Ribbon.

- Do not get the pie.



Snowdin

- Get and equip the Tough Glove.

- Do not buy the Manly Bandana.

- Do not date Papyrus.



Waterfall:

- Do not get the Old Tutu.

- Get an Astronaut Food for Kindergarten Undyne.

- Do not get the Cloudy Glasses.

- Kill Temmie



Hotland:

- Do not water Undyne.

- Kill Vulkin.

- Get and equip the Burnt Pan.

- Do not drop the Tough Glove.

- Kill Pyrope (requires a quad to 1-shot).

- Do not get the Stained Apron.

- Kill RG01 and RG02 (each requires a quad to 1-shot).

- Menu buffer past the encounter in the North puzzle room (skips a cutscene after Muffet).

- Use the Spider Donut to spare Muffet.

- Buy the Cowboy Hat.



Core:

- Kill Madjick (requires a quad to 1-shot).

- Flee Astigmatism.

- Equip the Cowboy Hat during Mettaton's first phase.

- Kill Mettaton.



New Home:

- Don't save in Throne Room.

Neutral Glitchless (No Aborted Genocide) video guide!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NHOA8JTlmg


This video was recorded last year, and no major things have changed except on switch version it's now allowed to do the long elevator skip by just walking in and out of the room. Also my movement isn't ideal but the menuing should be the same :)

Neutral/True Pacifist Ending Full Video Guide (2024)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh7ObPeS1QY

Platform,Version Difference(1.02+)

·PC
-v1.05
This version plays some cutscenes shorter due to oversight.
Therefore, this version is the fastest in most categories.
There is also v1.05a which fixes a sprite error in Undyne the Undying.

-v1.06+
This version fixes most of the oversights in v1.05.
Therefore, it is not worth using for most categories.
The only exception is Genocide, which is 2 frames faster due to changes in Sans text. (Yes, that means all categories do not need this version.)

·Playstation vita/4(5)
Most of the contents are identical to PC v1.06+.
However, it has the feature of being able to run overflow. This makes it possibly the fastest version in the category that allows glitching (except for Genocide).
Note that the Playstation Vita will experience lag due to performance issues.
Also, this version cannot be controlled with the keyboard.

·Nintendo Switch
Due to an oversight in this version, you can go to New Home without pressing the Long Elevator button.
This makes it the fastest version in Genocide and Neutral Glitchless.
It is also the only version that includes Mad Mewmew fight, so this is required to run AME and KABAMB Extended.

·Xbox One(Series)

This version is for the most part identical to PS4 (overflow is executable, keyboard is not).
but due to internal specification changes, some strategies cannot be executed. (For the most part, there are alternative strategies).

Rhombu's In-depth Undertale Guide

https://web.archive.org/web/20190529193331/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wQQbGALp4UNRiAiw-hdzcA6_5T8HbT2njLs9ORwiaes/pub

NOTE: Please do NOT use any of the personal contact links in the guide. Refer any questions to the UDSRC discord.

Rota Neutra - Guia em Português

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjWDrIV6nbQ

Ruta neutral, guía en español

Una guía sobre como speedrunear neutral en español, básicamente xd

https://youtu.be/WkObmoHyRHE

Sans fight video guide (Genocide)

https://youtu.be/pcmLQ43jJuQ

The video goes over each attack from the Sans fight at the end of the Genocide route, as well as gets into some brief general knowledge to help you with Sans Undertale

Usar versión 1.001 de linux en windows, tutorial en español

Por si a alguien le interesa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cshY7MT6IHE

Blueser

Petalite

thepotato_666

Shayy

mrlink2k

OceanBagel

eden8

Okashi

necko111

chair547

Rafa

AmyRoseChaqueta

Undertale

Ruins

Snowdin

New Home

Linux

lunarezi

kingsmiley

Marvinthechessguy

skef

USA / NTSC

JPN / NTSC

Neutral

True Pacifist

1.02+

1.00-1.001

Extended

Normal

Neutral (No Aborted Genocide)

Neutral (LV1)

Genocide

Dog Ending

New Game+

Version Subcategory

All Yellow Credits Type

New Game+ Glitchless

Low%

Hard Mode

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Nome	Autor
Undertale Speedrun Guides (2024)	OceanBagel 10 months ago
[ARCHIVED GUIDES]	OceanBagel 2 years ago
AME route	chair547 2 years ago
Any%/Neutral Ending Full Video Guide (2020)	Shayy 4 years ago
Basic Setup Guide - Disconnecting from Steam, True Resets, Linux 1.001	Shayy 3 years ago
Geno/NG powerpoint	chair547 3 years ago
Genocide - Early Pan Tutorial	Shayy 7 years ago
Guia de speedrun undertale neutral glitchless (sin abortar genocida) en español	necko111 3 years ago
How to run undertale on linux without connecting to steam. (Arch Linux based distros)	AmyRoseChaqueta 5 months ago
Low% TPE and Low% Neutral (LV1) video guide (2020)	OceanBagel 4 years ago
Neutral Glitchless (No Aborted Genocide) optimal route notes (2024 Route)	OceanBagel 2 years ago
Neutral Glitchless (No Aborted Genocide) video guide!	eden8 4 years ago
Neutral/True Pacifist Ending Full Video Guide (2024)	mrlink2k 11 months ago
Platform,Version Difference(1.02+)	Okashi 2 years ago
Rhombu's In-depth Undertale Guide	thepotato_666 5 years ago
Rota Neutra - Guia em Português	Petalite 9 months ago
Ruta neutral, guía en español	Rafa 2 years ago
Sans fight video guide (Genocide)	Blueser 5 years ago
Usar versión 1.001 de linux en windows, tutorial en español	Rafa 2 years ago