Birthday profile

Toby Fox

Toby Fox, American video game developer and composer

Born
October 11, 1991
Age in 2026
35
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1991

About Toby Fox

Robert F. "Toby" Fox (born October 11, 1991) is an American video game developer and composer. He is best known for developing the role-playing video games Undertale and Deltarune. Fox's early work consisted of developing RPG Maker games and creating ROM hacks, including the EarthBound Halloween Hack. Fox then moved on to composing music, including for Andrew Hussie's 2009 webcomic Homestuck. In 2015, Fox created Undertale, which became a breakout hit and pop-culture phenomenon. It has received nominations for a British Academy Game Award, three Game Awards, and three D.I.C.E. Awards. Following the success of Undertale, Fox went on to compose music for several other indie games, as well as contributing to the soundtracks of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the Pokémon video games. From 2018 onwards, Fox began releasing Chapters of Deltarune, an episodic video game set in a parallel universe to Undertale; receiving critical acclaim. The following day, Fox released the first chapter of the followup to Undertale — Deltarune — for free under the guise of a "survey". He released the next two chapters, 3 and 4, bundled in with the first two as a paid game on June 4, 2025; future chapters will be added to it as free updates for owners of the paid version.

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Toby Fox timeline

  1. In 2015, Fox created Undertale, which became a breakout hit and pop-culture phenomenon.
  2. He released the next two chapters, 3 and 4, bundled in with the first two as a paid game on June 4, 2025; future chapters will be added to it as free updates for owners of the paid version.

The world when Toby Fox was born

Toby Fox was born in 1991. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1991

  • #1 song"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
  • Top movieThe Silence of the Lambs
  • Top TV showCheers
  • Best-selling bookScarlett – Alexandra Ripley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan wins his first NBA Championship
  • Top headlineSoviet Union dissolves
  • Technology milestoneFirst website goes live (info.cern.ch)
  • Defining fadGrunge music
  • Notable inventionSuper Nintendo (SNES)
  • World population5.37 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population252.2M

1991 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Toby Fox's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19912026
Gas$1.14$3.45/gal
Average home$99,700$435,000
Average income$35,945$67,500
Minimum wage$4.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.21$11.95
Postage stamp$0.29$0.73
Population252.2M341 million

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