Post Trauma
Post Trauma

Endings Guide

Learn the steps for each possible ending in Post Trauma. Achieve your desired fate or understand the consequences of your difficult choices.

Endings Guide

Welcome, survivor. The world of Post Trauma is a labyrinth of psychological horror and difficult choices, and your journey culminates in one of several possible outcomes. This guide will meticulously detail each ending, providing actionable steps, item locations, and strategic advice to help you achieve your desired fate – or simply understand the consequences of your actions.

Be warned: this section contains significant spoilers for the game's narrative and final encounters. Proceed with caution.

The "Escape" Ending (Good Ending)

This ending represents a successful, albeit harrowing, escape from the facility. It requires careful resource management, puzzle-solving, and a final act of courage.

Prerequisites:

  • Obtain the Facility Access Card (Level 3) from the Security Office on the Lower Levels. This card is found on the desk beside the flickering monitor.
  • Acquire the Maintenance Key from the Janitor's Closet in the East Wing Corridor. You'll need to solve the Fuse Box Puzzle (sequence: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow) to restore power to the closet door.
  • Possess at least 2x Painkillers and 1x Medical Kit for the final sequence.

Walkthrough Steps:

  1. Accessing the Main Control Room:
    • From the Central Atrium, proceed to the West Wing.
    • Use the Facility Access Card (Level 3) on the biometric scanner to open the door to the Main Control Room.
    • Inside, interact with the main console. You will need to input the Emergency Override Code. This code (found on a torn note in the Research Lab: 481516) is crucial.
  2. Activating the Escape Pod:
    • After entering the code, the console will display "Escape Pod Status: Offline."
    • Head to the Maintenance Tunnels located beneath the Central Atrium. Use the Maintenance Key to unlock the grate leading down.
    • Navigate the tunnels, avoiding the Crawling Abominations. You'll find the Escape Pod Power Conduit damaged.
    • Interact with the conduit and complete the Circuit Repair Mini-Game (a simple wire-matching puzzle).
  3. The Final Sprint:
    • Return to the Main Control Room. The console will now show "Escape Pod Status: Online."
    • Activate the "Launch Sequence" option. This will trigger a 60-second countdown.
    • Immediately sprint through the West Wing Corridor towards the Escape Pod Bay. You will encounter Pursuing Entities.
    • Use Painkillers if your sanity drops too low, and the Medical Kit if you take damage. Do not engage the entities; simply run.
    • Reach the Escape Pod and interact with the hatch before the timer expires.

Outcome: You are seen escaping the facility as it crumbles, leaving the horrors behind. A sense of relief, tinged with the trauma of your experience, washes over you.

The "Sacrifice" Ending (Neutral Ending)

This ending involves a selfless act that prevents a greater catastrophe, but at a personal cost. It requires understanding the facility's true purpose.

Prerequisites:

  • Discover all Research Notes (5 total) scattered throughout the Research Labs and Observation Chambers. These notes detail the experimental containment protocols.
  • Obtain the Containment Override Key from the Director's Office on the Upper Levels. The office is locked, requiring the Director's Personal Keycard found hidden beneath a loose floorboard in the Cafeteria.

Walkthrough Steps:

  1. Understanding the Threat:
    • After collecting all Research Notes, a new objective will appear: "Prevent Catastrophic Breach."
    • The notes reveal that the facility's core containment unit is failing, threatening to release a highly volatile entity.
  2. Initiating Containment Protocol:
    • Proceed to the Core Containment Chamber, located in the deepest part of the Sub-Levels. Access requires the Containment Override Key.
    • Inside, you'll find a central console. Interact with it.
    • The console will present two options: "Initiate Emergency Purge" or "Attempt Manual Override." Choose "Initiate Emergency Purge."
  3. The Final Act:
    • Upon initiating the purge, the chamber will begin to seal. A voice will warn you that the process is irreversible and requires a human presence to stabilize.
    • You will be prompted to "Confirm Sacrifice." Select "Confirm."
    • Do not attempt to escape the chamber.

Outcome: The facility is successfully purged, containing the threat, but you are sealed within. The final scene shows the facility going dark, implying your demise but the safety of the outside world.

The "Descent into Madness" Ending (Bad Ending)

This ending occurs if You succumbs to the psychological pressures and horrors of the facility, failing to achieve either of the other outcomes.

Triggers:

  • Allow your Sanity Meter to reach zero for an extended period (approximately 30 seconds) without using Painkillers or finding a Safe Zone.
  • Fail to complete the Escape Pod Launch Sequence before the timer expires.
  • Fail to initiate the Emergency Purge in the Core Containment Chamber after the "Prevent Catastrophic Breach" objective appears, and then proceed to die by any means (e.g., entity attack, environmental hazard).
  • Repeatedly fail key puzzles, such as the Fuse Box Puzzle or the Circuit Repair Mini-Game, leading to a game over screen that then transitions into this ending.

Walkthrough Steps (or rather, lack thereof):

There are no specific "steps" to achieve this ending, as it is a consequence of failure or prolonged exposure to the game's psychological elements.

  1. Sanity Depletion: Allow your character's sanity to drop to critical levels. This is often triggered by prolonged exposure to Whispering Shadows, witnessing Disturbing Visions, or encountering Major Entities without immediate escape.
  2. Failure to Act: If the "Prevent Catastrophic Breach" objective is active, and you simply wander aimlessly or die before reaching the Core Containment Chamber, this ending can be triggered.
  3. Time-Outs: Failing the Escape Pod countdown will also lead to this outcome.

Outcome: The screen blurs and distorts, accompanied by cacophonous whispers and screams. Your character's final moments are depicted as a complete loss of self, consumed by the facility's malevolent influence. The facility remains operational, its horrors uncontained.

Choose your path wisely, survivor. The fate of your character, and perhaps more, rests on your decisions.