true ending
Authentic story conclusion
A true ending is a video game's canonical or complete conclusion, distinguished from other possible endings that are partial, bad, or noncanonical.
Games with multiple endings often hide the true ending behind additional requirements—completing side quests, making specific choices, or replaying the game.
I had to beat it three times to unlock the true ending.
The concept implies the developers intended one storyline as definitive, with alternatives being lesser outcomes or what-ifs.
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- final chapterLast section of book
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- epilogueConcluding literary section
resolution · unlockable · postgame · final boss · completionist · canonical · closure · denouement · hidden · achievement · new game plus · 100% · route · playthrough · satisfying · bittersweet · happily ever after · reveal
- happy endingshappily ever after, love conquers all, underdog victory, forever after, miracle cure
- game narrativestory, narrative, plot, storyline, dialogue tree
- replay featuresreplayability, replay value, new game plus, replay mode, unlockables
- otome gamesfemale protagonist, heroine, visual novel, dating sim, confession scene
- speedrunningspeedrun, world record, WR, PB, splits
- visual novelsvisual novels, dating sims, routes, route, branching paths
true endingbad ending
Unfavorable story outcome
tragic ending · anticlimax · cliffhanger · game over · sad ending
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