The Witch's House (RPG Maker videogaming experience) presents a satisfying idea that a game's "True Ending" shouldn't necessarily be the happiest ending, or the one with the most narrative closure, but instead the ending with the greatest amount of Truth revealed in it.
People talk about how RPG Maker horror games like The Witch's House and Ib quickly set the mood by opening with sudden jarring deathtraps, letting them dial back the horror afterward. I feel like Undertale's first minute works the same way despite not being directly influenced.
