Summary
Based on the choices made in Ballistic Moon’sUntil Dawnremake (as was the case for Supermassive Games' 2015 original), there are over 250 possible variations of three main endings (everyone lives, everyone dies, and some characters live)depending on the choices madethroughout the game. The best ending requiresall eight of the main characters to survive until dawnin some capacity (even if they’re a little banged up), which is actually an easier feat to achieve than it may seem.
Until Dawnfeatures totems that trigger premonitions and manynarrative clues that make it easier to keep everyone alive, but some of the more specific choices can be daunting. There are 22 different choices to be made, some of which have multiple decisions, and many of these choices trigger Butterfly Effect events. In Ballistic Moon’s remake ofUntil Dawn, Rami Malek’s character Josh can also be saved — a possibility that did not exist (technically) in the 2015 version.
Here are all the choices to achieve the Best Ending (Everyone Lives) in Ballistic Moon’sUntil Dawnremake.
Chapter(s) and Butterfly Effect Tree
Chapter 1 — Soul of Discretion
Mislead (It’s Busted) /Encourage (Take a Look)
Matt
Chapter 2 — Soul of Discretion (Part 2)
Warn (Stay Away From Emily)/ Challenge (I Saw You and Em) followed by Attach (Quit Being a Dick!) /Back-Off (Forget It)
Chapter 2 — Whose Side Are You On
Provoke (That’s Uncalled For, Jess)/ Defuse (Chill Out, Emily) followed byProvoke (Shut Your Mouth, Jess)/ Defuse (Emily, Stop!)
Sam
Chapter 2 — Something For Later
Pick up the baseball bat in the cellar (to the right when Josh is inspecting the control panel)
Mike
Chapter 2 — Be Her Hero (Part 2)
DoNOTscare Jess with the gas mask,Comfort the Deer/ Kill the Deer, help Jess when she falls, and light the fire inside the cabin before anything else.
Chapter 4 — To the Rescue
Hit all the QTEs and choose the fast/risky routes when chasing after Jess
Chapter 4 — … And Which One Will Die
DoNOTinteract with the waving hand contraption
DoNOTkick the wolf, Back Away /Approach
Chapter 5 — Something For Later (Part 2)
Hit the Psycho with the vase,Hide/ Run, hit the Psycho with the baseball bat
Chapter 5 — Run or Hide
Move forward (DoNOTturn around), Run /Hide, turn out the flashlight, and complete the Don’t Move sequence.
Chapter 6 — In Self Defense
Calm (Stay Calm, Emily)/ Rebuke (Get a Hold Of Yourself!),do nothing
Chapter 6 — Save Yourself
Sarcastic (Whatever You Say) /Concerned (Don’t Move), Save Emily /Jump to Safety x2
Ashley
Chapter 6 — Forewarned is Forearmed
After the dollhouse, pick up the Gleem Professional handbook and grab the pair of scissors immediately to the right in the next room.
Chapter 6 — Forewarned is Forearmed (Part 2)
Stab the Psycho with the scissors
DoNOTlight the oil spill on fire
Chris
Chapter 7 — … And Which One Will Die (Part 2)
Shoot the Wendigo / explosive barrels
Josh
Chapter 8
As Josh in Dr. Hill’s office, choose the following dialogue options:They Hurt MeandI’m So Sorry
Hit all QTEs, shoot the explosive barrel,Barricade/ Escape
Chapter 9 — Trap Door
Investigate Voice /Rejoin GroupORInvestigate Voice but do not open the trap door
Chapter 10 — Important Discovery
Enter the underground lake and swim off to the left to find Hannah’s journal.
Chapter 10 — Save Yourself (Part 2)
Hide/ Run then hit the QTE to steady Jess, Abandon Jessica /Hide Togetherthen complete the Don’t Move sequence.
Chapter 10 — The Result of Chaos
Follow Mike/ Lock Door, complete Don’t Move sequences,Save Mike/ Run to Switch, complete Don’t Move sequence,Hide/ Runx2
1In Which Chapters Can Each Until Dawn Character Die?
Althoughevery playable character inUntil Dawncan perish in the end, some of them can die quite early on in the story, whereas others are physically incapable of being killed until the very last hurdle. There’s nothing more soul-crushing thankeeping everyone alive until Chapter 10just for all of them to drop like flies in a span of 10 minutes.
Here are the chapters in which everyUntil Dawncharacter can die:
As mentioned, in the original 2015 version ofUntil Dawnby Supermassive Games,it wasn’t possible to save Josh— at least not in the traditional sense. It was possible to save him from getting his head squished like a grape, but if he managed to escape the Wendigo’s wrath, he would be dragged further into the mines and meet the same unfortunate fate as his sisters, Hannah and Beth. If Josh remains trapped in the mines,he resorts to cannibalismto release the spirit of the Wendigo and turns into one himself. In a post-credits scene, Josh can be seen chowing down on the head of the Stranger, who dies after getting his head slashed clean off by the Wendigo in Chapter 8.
