Deltarune Chapter 5 (Festival Day): Full Release Breakdown, Launch-Day Bugs, and Future Chapter Plans

Deltarune Chapter 5 — officially subtitled "Festival Day" — launched on June 24, 2026, bringing the next chapter of Toby Fox's acclaimed RPG saga to players on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Mac. This free update for existing owners of the $24.99 base game (Chapters 1–4) arrived after a three-year wait, and it came with a few notable hiccups. Here's a complete, fact-checked breakdown of the release details, the known launch-day bugs that were quickly patched, and what Toby Fox has said about the remaining chapters .

Release Details: When, Where, and How to Play

Deltarune Chapter 5 was announced during the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct, with a release date set for June 24, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET . The chapter's official title is "Festival Day" (Chapter 5 – Festival Day), though some promotional material also used the tagline "The Field of Pink and Gold" . The chapter's internal icon is labeled "Bloom" .

The chapter launched simultaneously across platforms: Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and Mac . It was released as a free automatic update for anyone who already owns the base game, which costs $24.99 and covers Chapters 1–4. New players who purchase the base game after June 24 receive all five released chapters at that same price .

The launch trailer was edited by Everdraed, with music performed by Carlos "insaneintherainmusic" Eiene . Nintendo's official site describes the chapter as a new adventure where players join Kris, Susie, and Ralsei to "continue their journey to seal the Dark Fountains that threaten the world" .

Known Launch-Day Bugs: Flirting Freezes and Console Crashes

Two significant bugs were acknowledged by the development team on launch day. They were addressed in a hotfix (Version 0.0.241) released on June 25 for PC and Mac, with console patches promised to follow "as soon as possible" .

1. The Flirting Freeze (Softlock): Using the "FLIRT" ACT command on a pink-colored enemy near the end of a boss battle — during a segment where the music slows down — could freeze the game entirely, requiring a force-quit and reload . GamesRadar confirmed that "flirting can freeze the game" was on Toby Fox's list of bugs being fixed . A Chinese-language report on NetEase described this as a "ridiculous softlock bug" that players encountered when flirting with a pink enemy . Version 0.0.241 specifically notes that "Using the 'flirt' act will no longer freeze the game during the slowed-down music segment" .

2. Console Church Crash: On consoles (Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5), navigating to the home screen and back while inside Castle Town's church could crash the game . Nintendo Life specifically warned players to avoid this area until the patch arrived .

Toby Fox's team released a total of three hotfixes over the game's opening weekend on PC, addressing additional issues like a crash in a room with many screens and a failsafe for rhythm-game sections played without audio . The full list of fixes in the 0.0.241 patch also included:

• A softlock when interacting with a disappearing fox while pressing Z and X simultaneously
• A crash when a cyan-colored enemy generated projectiles
• A crash when collecting candy dropped by a green enemy

Future Chapter Plans: Chapters 6 and 7

Toby Fox has provided clear updates on the series' future, which were released alongside the Chapter 5 announcement .

Chapter 6: Fox stated that Chapter 6 is "developing well" and teased a faster turnaround compared to the three-year wait for Chapter 5 . He described the chapter as "easier to make than the others" . Multiple outlets report that work is progressing steadily, and that Chapter 6 will follow the same free-update model as Chapter 5 .

Chapter 7 (the final chapter): In the same announcement period, Fox indicated that development on the final Chapter 7 may begin before the end of 2026 . Both Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 are planned to arrive as free updates for existing owners of the base game . The Wikipedia entry for Deltarune notes Chapter 6 is planned for 2027, with Chapter 7 for a later date . However, Fox's more recent language suggests a potentially faster pace after the team shifted focus from Chapter 5's post-launch polish .

The Nintendo Direct trailer ended with a line of text reading "Chapter 6 is waiting" , and Fox's post-launch newsletter confirmed that most of the development team had already moved on to work beyond Chapter 5 .