Summary
Who doesn’t love secret endings in video games? Good endings will leave you satisfied while bad endings make you want to play the game again and get everything right. Multiple endings also allow you to play the game your own way and personalize the kind of journey you take.
Every now and then, there are endings so obscure that when you find them, it almost feels like you stumbled upon a glitch. Sometimes, the endings require plenty of prerequisites to trigger. Other times, the endings are hidden in plain sight. These are the ten best secret endings in games.
Updated on June 11, 2025:It’s no secret that we’ve added a video here for you to check out, but these endings sure are a little bit more hidden.
10Chrono Trigger
Developers Room
To get the secret ending inChrono Trigger, you will need to go to the right telepod at the beginning of the game, and it’s a simple secret but one that is very easy to miss. Here you will find and talk to the devs of the game in monster form.
These include Akira Toriyama fromDragon Ball, Kazuhiko Aoki from Chrono Trigger, and even Nobuo Uematsu who composed forFinal Fantasy. After you talk to every dev in the room, the game ends.
9Far Cry 4
15 Minute Speedrun
Far Cry 4 has an ending that only patient gamers will ever get to see; upon arrival at Kryat, Pagan Ming will throw you a banquet filled with fine food. During their meal, the rebels will attack, prompting Pagan Ming to excuse himself from the dinner table.
Normally, this is when you make a run for it and escape his mansion. However, if you wait around for 15 minutes, Pagan Ming will return and take you to your mother’s shrine thus accomplishing the whole reason for coming to Kryat.
8Silent Hill 2
Who Let The Dogs Out?
Silent Hill 2has one of the funniest secret endings ever to be put in a horror game. As you make your way through Silent Hill and deal with your inner demons, you will find a dog key if you’ve completed three endings prior.
This key unlocks a special door that reveals the true mastermind behind the horrors of Silent Hill. Turns out the Shiba Inu was behind everything, and the credits roll to special pictures of the Shiba, including a new dog song.
7Far Cry 6
The Most Logical Ending
InFar Cry 6, the island of Yara is ruled by Anton Castillo with an iron fist, and during this time, the protagonist Dani tries to find a boat and escape to Miami. After Clara Garcia, the leader of the resistance promises to find you a boat in exchange for some help.
After getting the boat, Dani has a change of heart and decides to continue helping. However, you can also just keep sailing away, and three months later the war on Yara ends, Clara is killed, and the world keeps turning.
6Undertale
Dust Some Monsters
Undertaleis known for having one of the most wholesome endings in gaming, as well as one of the darkest. However, at the time of release, no one knew that killing too many monsters would start the path toward total annihilation.
Players who grind through each area not only become more powerful, but characters in the world will stop showing up. They will evacuate their homes as you kill their leaders and eventually, none will remain so, congratulations, you were the real monster the whole time.
5NieR: Automata
Food To Die For
NieR: Automatahas too many endings to count, and aside from having a standard and true ending, there are also endings where you simply walk away from the conflict. One of the silliest endings comes from a mackerel that becomes vital for getting ending K.
It is said that mackerels are poison to androids if ingested. The mackerel can be sold by the player for money, but if you eat it, the game ends by letting the player know that eating the mackerel was delicious and worth dying just to taste it.
4Hades
Secret Post Credit Scene
Hadesis a roguelike with a distinct art style and fluid gameplay that keeps you coming back for more. Hades has many different endings, but there is one ending you might not know about; if you raise your affinity with the most important characters and get heat level eight, you’re able to meet the requirements to see a special scene.
Persophone will invite the other Olympians for a reunion, which allows you to reconnect with the family and feast. The Olympians then make amends with each other and the underworld is a better place because of it.
3CyberPunk 2077
One Man Army
Raising your relationship with Johnny Silver Hands is the key to unlocking a secret ending inCyberPunk 2077. You’ll have to complete a few missions for him and be in good standing, and during the final mission of the game, players are prompted to bring one of their friends with them.
This character will die during the events, as is life in Night City, but if V has maxed out their relationship with Johnny Silverhand, they can take the mission on alone. This is one of the hardest challenges and without backup, you better be ready!
2Signalis
Experience It Firsthand
If you’re looking for your next big challenge, thenSignalishas an ending that is difficult to unlock, but it will require you to find three secret keys by standing in three specific spots. However, it’s not that simple, you also need to play around with the radio and hit a signal while doing so.
At the end of the game, you will come across a locked safe, and if you use the keys, and you will be rewarded with a secret ending. Without spoiling it, it’s not the happiest ending, but it also could not be the worst, depending on how you interpret it.
1Hi-Fi Rush
The Power Of Music
Hi-Fi Rushblends combat and music into a perfect dish, but after bashing your way through every single boss in the game there is still more to do. Challenge levels will shuffle the difficulty around and offer replayability.
If you manage to complete every challenge room then you will unlock a secret cutscene in which Kale, the villain of the game, appears as a hologram. He hints that there is something more to his master plan before the message is cut short by a robot janitor pulling the plug, whoops.
