How Many Endings Are in the Quarry?
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2023-04-10 15:38
Here's how many endings are in The Quarry, plus how to unlock some of the most major ones, including the Good Ending.

Until Dawn developer, Supermassive Games is back with another narrative horror adventure, and that means all its usual tricks back in the rotation. The Quarry's huge cast and branching narrative make it such that players can wind up with a shockingly large number of different endings — but all are ultimately variations of different sizes on two major endings. Here's what you need to know about the endings in The Quarry.

Total Number of Endings in The Quarry

Technically speaking, there are 186 endings, according to Supermassive. The Quarry director Will Byles told IGN that number in an interview back in April.

"Those stories, as you kind of branch through, go wide and they start to come back in again," he said. "It's kind of like the story itself is the variation, not just always the end. We worked out 186 different endings for these characters. Not just alive or dead [but] a whole variation of things like what could happen to them, but the stories that can happen are massively varied."

The biggest variations in-game are largely demarcated in-game as Patch Changes, but there are also more minute deviations players can make. Which characters survive is just the tip of the iceberg for variations — also vital is the amount of evidence players find. The more they find, the more convinced the hosts of the Bizarre Yet Bonafide podcast will be of the truth of the story.

10 Major Endings

Every ending in the game can be sorted into one of two categories. Either the player successfully lifts the curse, or the curse remains. Of the nine major endings, three see the curse lifted, and six see the curse remain in place.

Above the Law: Travis and Laura Hunt Down Silas

Several of the endings in The Quarry revolve around Silas, including what's widely considered the game's Good Ending. Accessing that ending, along with any of the others in which the curse is lifted, players must first get Travis and Laura to work together. That means jumping through a few hoops.

With all that done, you'll be able to access the three lifted curse endings, plus two that have the curse remain in place.

The Quarry Good Ending: Laura Kills Silas; Travis and Ryan Survive; The Curse is Lifted

This ending sees all three characters surviving, and Caleb returning to human form, but if he's still stuck in the freezer he'll die of exposure.

Laura Kills Travis and Silas; The Curse is Lifted

In this ending, Caleb will once again freeze if he's still in the freezer.

Laura Lets Silas Live; The Curse Remains

In this ending, Caleb will survive being stuck in the freezer

Laura Kills Silas, But Dies in Car Crash; The Curse is Lifted

Nobody Survives the Car Crash; The Curse Remains

All the Hacketts Die; The Curse Remains

In this ending, you'll follow the fortune teller's advice to kill the Hacketts and save Silas. This will ultimately lead to Laura fleeing the island and look for Max. You'll need to have found and recovered the silver shells to make this work, and made the following decisions:

The fortuneteller will thank you for your work, and you'll be sent to the epilogue.

Travis Captures Laura; The Curse Remains

This ending hews close to the Hackett massacre ending, but diverges by allowing Travis to survive in the scramble for the shotgun.

Should've Gone to the Motel Ending Guide: Laura and Max Reunite; The Curse Remains

This ending requires sacrificing Ryan, but reunites Laura and Max and cures their infections.

After Travis is dead, Laura will escape the house and grab a dress of Constance's from a clothesline outside. The game will cut to Max. Have him follow the path to the dock and he'll run into Laura.

Mutually Assured Ending Guide: Travis and Laura Kill Each Other; The Curse Remains

To get one of the darker endings in the game and unlock the achievement of the same name, follow these steps:

With these decisions made, Laura will stay in werewolf form. She and Travis will fight until she mortally wounds him. He'll get revenge by stabbing her to death with a piece of the silver-back mirror, then die himself.

For more on The Quarry, check out our guides on saving Max, saving Kaylee, and what happens if you shoot Silas.

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