NOTES:

• Ciaran’s route will only unlock after finishing Playground IX (after “Fragments of the Elpis 8”). Please refer to this guide on how to clear Playground IX.
  
• This game has a LOT of bad endings, so instead of creating multiple SAVE files, this guide will make use of the QUICK SAVE/QUICK LOAD functions instead. The game also has an auto-mechanic feature that allows you to return to the previous choice after meeting a bad ending, so don’t worry if you weren’t able to quick save beforehand.
  
• During “Mission Start” mode, the symbols ← ↑ → ↓ (in this guide) represent both the squares and the directions you need to move.
• You do not need to complete all the BAD Endings, just make sure to do the ones that unlock a CG and the ones that give you elgan crowns.
• You’ll need 115 elgan crowns to unlock the game’s Special Story in the EXTRA section.
• There are two endings for Cairan’s route: Love End and Sad End.

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ENTER PLAYGROUND X

HUNTER CIARAN: GAME 1

(Mission Start)

Quick Save
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (Cairan)
-go ↑ ↑, ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↑ ↑, ← ←, ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑, → → (mansion)
Bad End (collect elgan crown/s)

Quick Load
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (Cairan)
-go ↓, → → → →, ↑ (Rhodes)
-go → →, ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑, ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↑ ↑, ← ← ← ← (douloi)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ (Finish line)
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

(Mission Start)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (Rhodes)
-go → → → → → (collect elgan crown/s)
-go → → → → →, ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ (Ciaran)
-go to Finish line
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

-Say Ciaran’s name.

Elpis8’s: Last Game

–(No choices)

EPILOGUE

-Head deeper into the forest.

(Mission Start) – ***Get all the elgan crowns***
-go ↑ ↑, → 9x (collect 10 elgan crowns)
-go ↑ ↑, ← 9x (collect 10 elgan crowns)
-go ↑ ↑,  → 9x (collect 10 elgan crowns)
-go ↑ (house)
-go to Finish line
(Mission Clear)

~END of Final Epilogue~
(All Love endings unlocked)
***Wait until the credits are over, and you’ll get a cutscene afterward.

ENTER PLAYGROUND

****Create Hard Save File (to do other Love Endings)****

JUMP TO:

-The one sprinkled with stars (Garrett’s Love End)

-The handmade, rustic-looking one. (Asher’s Love End)

-The one filled with flowers (Rhodes’ Love End)

➔The simple one (Continue to Hunter Ciaran: Game 2)

HUNTER CIARAN: GAME 2

-“I’m not leaving.”

****Create Hard Save File (Ciaran)****

-“I can’t just leave a murderer.”

(Mission Start)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go → → → → → (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (Ciaran)
-go ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ → (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓, ← ←  (Finish line)
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

-“The present.”
-“You’re just extra baggage.”

(Mission Start)
-go → → →, ↑ ↑ ↑, → → (house)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (Ciaran)
-go → →, ↓ ↓ ↓ (“?” sign board)
-go to Finish line
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

(Mission Start)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go← ← ← ← (“?” sign board)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (“?” sign board)
-go to Finish line (while collecting elgan crowns)
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

-Hug him.

HUNTER CIARAN: GAME 3

-“We’re allies.”

(Mission Start)
-go ← ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go →, ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ (house)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ← ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ← ←, ↓  (Ciaran)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↑, ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go to Finish line (collect elgan crown/s)
(Mission Clear)

🔽CLICK TO VIEW PUZZLE IMAGE

HUNTER CIARAN: GAME 4

-“I’ll think of them as you.”

~HUNTER CIARAN: LOVE END~

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~ CIARAN: SAD END ~

Load Hard Save File (Ciaran) ~ Hunter Ciaran: Game 2

-“I’m a hunter. I can handle you.”

(Mission Start)
**if you have less that 115 crowns it’s best to get as much crowns as you can while repeating mission modes.

-go ↓ ↓ ↓ , ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go → → →, ↑ ↑ ↑ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓, → → (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ← ←, ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (collect elgan crown/s)
-go to Finish line
(Mission clear)

-“The present.”
-“Please just get some sleep”

(Mission Start)
-go → → → → →  (Ciaran)
-go ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ (finish line)
(Mission Clear)

(Mission Start)
-go ↑ ↑ ↑, ← ← ← ← (sign board)

Quick Save
– go ← ← ← ← (collect elgan crown/s)
–go ← ← ← (sign board)
Bad End (collect elgan crown/s)

Quick Load
-go ↑ 7x (sign board)
-go to Finish line
(Mission Clear)

-Squeeze his hand.

HUNTER CIARAN: GAME 3 (SAD END)

-“I like you.”

***There’s a bug during Mission Mode in Game 3. To avoid it, use the flowchart to jump to the next affection choice.

(After making the choice above) Open flowchart
Jump to Hunter Ciaran: Game 4

-“Feels like they’re lending me strength.”

~Ciaran: Sad End~