Temmie Chang

Temmie Chang
Born (1993-04-03) April 3, 1993 (age 33)
Other nameTuyoki
EducationPratt Institute
Occupations
Years active2009–present
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Temmie Chang (born April 3, 1993), also known as Tuyoki, is an American video game animator, illustrator, and developer. She is best known for her work as the main artist and animator for the critically acclaimed indie role-playing games Undertale and Deltarune, in which she appears as a self-insert character. In 2018, she released Escaped Chasm, her first foray as the creator of an RPG maker game. In 2020, she released Dweller's Empty Path.

Early life and education

Temmie Chang was born on April 3, 1993. Chang became interested in video game universes as a child watching her cousin play Breath of Fire. Around 2006, she began sharing her digital art on DeviantArt. She went on to study 2D animation at the Pratt Institute in New York.

Career

Chang is best known for working with Toby Fox (left) on his games Undertale and Deltarune, in which self-insertion characters of Chang (face right) exist.

Around early 2013, Toby Fox, who was developing the role-playing game (RPG) Undertale, was looking for an artist to work on his game and discovered Chang's blog. Even though Fox never talked to her before, he asked her if she was willing to help; she agreed.

Chang was primarily responsible for its most complex elements, including cutscenes and several characters. Her most notable characters are the Temmies, a dog-cat mixture species derived from a sketch by artist Betty Kwong, named after Chang.

The widespread acclaim and commercial success of Undertale allowed Chang to pay off her student loans and gain notice for her work. She regularly works with the animation studio Yotta and has collaborated with video game developers WayForward and Team Meat.

Chang has released two RPG Maker games, including Escaped Chasm (2019), followed by Dweller's Empty Path (2020). Fox worked on the music for both games, while Japanese composer Camellia also worked on Dweller's, arranging most of its music.

She returned as the main artist and animator for Fox's next game, Deltarune, which began releasing in chapters in 2018.

Style and themes

Chang is known for her distinctive style of pixel art and animation with flexible lines and dynamic subjects, conveying a sense of nostalgia.

Works

Year Title Role Cite
2010 Momodora I Title screen artist
2011 Momodora II Title screen artist
2015 Undertale Artist, animator, character designer
2016 Eddsworld Background artist; "The End (Part 1)"
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Animation direction, color design; "Enid's Bad Day"
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Character animator
2017 Hiveswap: Act 1 Animator
2018 Extinction Character animator
Deltarune Chapter 1 Main artist and animator
2019 Shantae and the Seven Sirens Animator
Indivisible Illustrator, pixel artist, animator
Escaped Chasm Story, illustrator, pixel artist, cutscene and pixel animator
Blackmagik Blazing (Camellia's 11th studio album) Cover artist
2020 Dweller's Empty Path Concept, story, character designer, musician, artist, illustration, pixel artist, animator
Super Meat Boy Forever Character and cutscene animator
2021 U.U.F.O (Camellia's 14th studio album) Cover artist
Deltarune Chapter 2 Main artist and animator
2022 OneShot: World Machine Edition Guest artist (wallpapers)
2025 Deltarune Chapters 3 & 4 Main artist and animator
2026 Deltarune Chapter 5 Main artist and animator
Insomnia C(o)urse (Camellia's 18th Studio Album) Cover artist

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Benoit-Gonin 2023, p. [page needed].
  2. ↑ "『Undertale』の開発者トビー・フォックス氏に聞く　「すごく楽しいゲームを作りたい」その思いが本作になった" [An Interview with Undertale Developer Toby Fox: "I Wanted to Make a Game That's Really Fun" — That Desire Led to This Game]. Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 1493. Kadokawa Game Linkage [ja]. July 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 27, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  3. ↑ Shigeta, Yuichi (April 4, 2019). "『UNDERTALE』のアートで知られるテミーが制作したADV『Escaped Chasm』がPCで配信開始！孤独でネガティブな少女が奇妙な夢を見る" [Escaped Chasm, an adventure game created by Temmie, known for her art in Undertale, is now available on PC! A lonely and negative girl has strange dreams.]. IGN Japan (in Japanese). Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Phillips, Tom (September 26, 2017). "Super Meat Boy Forever and the return of Team Meat". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Brown, Fraser (April 3, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a free game about loneliness from Undertale's artist". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  6. ↑ Tarason, Dominic (April 2, 2019). "Escaped Chasm is a short, sad, free story by Undertale's artist". Rock Paper Shotgun. Gamer Network. Retrieved September 2, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Lada, Jennie (July 11, 2020). "Undertale Artist Temmie Chang Releases Dweller's Empty Path". Siliconera. Enthusiast Gaming. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Wen, Alan (June 11, 2025). "Deltarune review: "This Undertale successor is an unapologetically weird RPG epic, where each chapter is a new canvas that doesn't have to conform to any rigid rules, style, or logic"". GamesRadar+. Future plc. Archived from the original on August 13, 2026. Retrieved September 25, 2026.

Works cited

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ↑ @tuyoki (April 3, 2025). "tem birthday!!!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ↑ @tuyoki (June 3, 2016). "i'm 23 and i still get acne breakouts" (Tweet). Retrieved September 25, 2026 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Studio Yotta". Studio Yotta. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Momodora I by rdein". Itch.io. August 8, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Momodora II by rdein". Itch.io. July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  6. ↑ Fox, Toby; Chang, Temmie (December 18, 2025). "Interview Time with Temmie!". Undertale / Deltarune Newsletter. Fangamer. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Works". Tem's Art Blog. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ @tuyoki (December 6, 2016). "Got permission to share! This was prob my fav animation I did for the slime girl for the new Shantae game :0 (releases dec. 20th)" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2026 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ What Pumpkin Games (September 14, 2017). Hiveswap: Act 1. Scene: Credits.
  10. ↑ Iron Galaxy (April 10, 2018). Extinction. Scene: Credits.
  11. ↑ WayForward (September 19, 2019). Shantae and the Seven Sirens. Scene: Credits.
  12. ↑ Lab Zero Games (October 8, 2019). Indivisible. Scene: Credits.
  13. ↑ "Blackmagik Blazing / Camellia". Blackmagik Blazing / Camellia (in Japanese). Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "U.U.F.O / Camellia". U.U.F.O / Camellia (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  15. ↑ @tuyoki (September 22, 2022). "i animated the little Niko animation at the beginning of this \:D/ congratulations on the switch release!!!! 🥳🎉" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2026 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Insomnia C(o)urse / Camellia". Insomnia C(o)urse / Camellia. Retrieved July 17, 2026.