How should I reconstruct the asylum story?

Explore the asylum and assemble the sequence from its clues, notes, and testimonies. The truth is not revealed directly, so you must search the asylum to piece together what happened.

What unlocks the secondary ending?

The game has two endings, and the secondary ending is connected to collecting five chess pieces found in major rooms or near puzzles. These pieces are not marked with blue dots, so search carefully.

Can I recover missed pieces and see both endings?

All areas remain accessible for backtracking, and the final save lets you obtain both endings during one playthrough. Some missable achievements still require another playthrough.

Was the final puzzle guidance improved?

Yes. The final section was updated to make its last puzzle less frustrating and provide clearer guidance.

What marks completion of the main ending?

Completing the main ending unlocks the achievement named “The Event,” currently reported at a 41.3% global unlock rate.

The Event Story Explained

What happened inside the asylum

The protagonist wakes inside the asylum with no memory of who they are or how they arrived there.

A letter warns the asylum director to stop performing operations on the bodies of deceased patients.

Father Lucas Margo also opposed using corpses for research and argued that Patient 23's body should remain intact and receive a burial.

A locked log identifies the Event as a breach involving another dimension and describes symbols that act as seals keeping that dimension closed.

The encountered entity says the doctors cut open its corpse and that this act created or opened the changed place in another dimension.

Time behaves abnormally there: what seems like an instant in that place can correspond to many passing years.

The entity intends to take a living person as its next host, leaving that person trapped while it uses an opportunity created when its current host is consumed.

Watch the documented gameplay sequence to see the letters, log, dimensional explanation, and host threat as they are encountered.Playing this video connects to YouTube.

Reconstructing the truth and reaching both endings

How should I reconstruct the asylum story?: Explore the asylum and assemble the sequence from its clues, notes, and testimonies. The truth is not revealed directly, so you must search the asylum to piece together what happened.
What unlocks the secondary ending?: The game has two endings, and the secondary ending is connected to collecting five chess pieces found in major rooms or near puzzles. These pieces are not marked with blue dots, so search carefully.
Can I recover missed pieces and see both endings?: All areas remain accessible for backtracking, and the final save lets you obtain both endings during one playthrough. Some missable achievements still require another playthrough.
Was the final puzzle guidance improved?: Yes. The final section was updated to make its last puzzle less frustrating and provide clearer guidance.
What marks completion of the main ending?: Completing the main ending unlocks the achievement named “The Event,” currently reported at a 41.3% global unlock rate.