This editorial draft collects planning notes for New Game Plus and the game's endings. Treat the ending count, carryover details and requirements as provisional until they are verified in-game.
Endgame
- The standard ending plays after Chapter 6's finale.
- Completing the hidden objectives across chapters unlocks the true ending and the secret Erlang Shen fight.
- New Game+ carries your build forward for a harder run and remaining collectibles.
- Use NG+ to finish any transformations, Spirits and gear you missed.
Planning your runs
- First run: enjoy the story, but track the true-ending steps if you want it in one go.
- NG+ keeps your levels, gear and spells, so it's ideal for cleanup and harder bosses.
- Enemies scale up in NG+ — bring your fully mastered build and best staff.
- Anything missable in the base game can be finished during the NG+ pass.
NG+ scaling
- Enemies gain health and damage in NG+ — bring your best staff and a full build.
- Your levels, gear, spells and Spirits all carry over, so you start strong.
- Use the tougher run to master bosses you barely beat the first time.
- Finish any missed collectibles and the true-ending steps here if you skipped them.
What carries over
- Your level, skill points and the gear you crafted.
- Knowledge of where the optional bosses and hidden areas are — the real advantage.
- Unlocks tied to the secret ending, if you earned them.
The one that traps people
Do not start New Game+ before the true ending is banked. NG+ moves on from the save the standard endings live on, so entering it too early can cost you the true ending on that playthrough.
What to do differently
Go for the secret content early
The requirements are spread across chapters and easy to lock yourself out of. Knowing them up front is the point of a second run.
Try the stance you skipped
You will have ignored two of the three. The game plays noticeably differently through each.
Fight the optional bosses you avoided
They hold the gear that makes the late chapters comfortable.
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 5 September 2026 against TheGamer's endings explainer and PowerPyx's secret-ending walkthrough. There are two endings: the standard one after the Chapter 6 finale, and a true/secret ending gated behind hidden content across several chapters and a final fight with Erlang Shen. What is still unverified is the only thing reading cannot settle — nobody here has played it.