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How Each Ending Is Earned

Three endings are decided by behaviour the game never announces, tracked quietly across the whole run. The other three need items you can only carry on a second playthrough.

The three that depend on how you play

🚪 Leave
Heal when you take damage, keep your distance from Maria without abandoning her, and return to Mary's photograph and letter through the game.
🌊 In Water
Play through hurt without healing, re-read Mary's letter, and examine Angela's knife when the game offers it.
🌹 Maria
Stay near her, keep her alive through the Labyrinth, and check on her whenever the game gives you the option.

The three that need a second run

⚱️ Rebirth
Carry four items through New Game+: White Chrism, Obsidian Goblet, Lapis Eye and the Book of Lost Memories.
🐕 Dog
Find the Dog Key on a later run and open the observation room in the hotel.
🛸 UFO
Use the Blue Gem at the places the game marks for it on a later run.
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