Completing a game is a significant achievement for any gamer. It represents the culmination of hours spent overcoming challenges and experiencing the protagonists' narratives. However, some games feature rich lore, characters, and multiple endings that branch out based on the players' choices.
Which games have the most endings? From action RPGs to story-driven JRPGs, there are numerous titles that offer gamers multiple endings depending on their decisions.
Updated on February 11, 2024, by Jonathan Rodriguez: This article has been updated to only include games that have ten or more endings. This involved removing previous games like Elden Ring, Resident Evil Remake (2002), and Silent Hill 2, and adding three new titles that met the new criteria. The list excludes visual novels to provide a diverse selection of games.
10 Catherine: Full Body
13 Endings
Catherine: Full Body is a remake of the original Catherine game released in 2011. The game revolves around Vincent, a systems engineer caught in a surreal scenario involving two girlfriends: Catherine and Katherine.
Catherine: Full Body offers thirteen different endings based on Vincent’s choices throughout the story.
9 Heavy Rain
17 Endings
Heavy Rain is a tense action-adventure title where players uncover the mystery of the Origami Killer through the eyes of four protagonists. The game features a total of seventeen endings determined by the player's choices for each protagonist.
8 Chrono Trigger
18 Endings
Considered one of the best JRPGs, Chrono Trigger offers players eighteen endings, with only one being a bad ending. These endings are unlocked through specific actions, side quests, and character story arcs.
7 Papers, Please
21 Endings
Papers, Please challenges players to process papers of immigrants, with twenty-one different endings based on the decisions players make as an immigration officer.
6 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
25 Endings
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe offers twenty-five different endings, providing a surreal and unpredictable gameplay experience as players navigate through various office spaces.
5 NieR: Automata
26 Endings
NieR: Automata features twenty-six different endings, adding charm to the characters and the post-apocalyptic world they inhabit.
4 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
36 Endings
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt offers thirty-six different endings based on interactions with various characters and the choices made throughout the game.
3 Detroit: Become Human
85 Endings
Detroit: Become Human presents eighty-five endings, influenced by the players’ choices, shaping the sentience of the androids in the game.
2 Star Ocean: The Second Story
86 Endings
Star Ocean: The Second Story boasts eighty-six different endings, largely dependent on the characters' Emotional Level towards each other.
1 Baldur’s Gate 3
17000 Endings
Baldur’s Gate 3 offers a staggering seventeen thousand possible endings, branching out from various scenarios and decisions made throughout the game.