Red Chat Ritual has multiple endings, but you need to do more than solve investigations to get the endings that you want. You need to buy specific items, choose the right livestream responses, and collect certain research nodes before the final deduction.
This Red Chat Ritual all endings guide covers the required actions for all nine endings. Follow the steps for Endings 1 and 2 to unlock the important items and collect evidence for the main route. You can also get Endings 4, 6, 7, 8, and 404 during that playthrough. Endings 3 and 5 require a separate run with a different item strategy.
Important: Save before every late-night deduction, especially in Chapter 2. Some investigation answers have very little room for error, and the game may send you to a bad ending if you select the wrong evidence. The steps below include the corrected Chapter 2 answer and the additional requirements explained in the game’s ending routes.
Before You Start: Important Tips
- Save before deductions: The game lets you investigate one piece of information late at night before asking you to solve the case. Create a manual save before submitting your answers.
- Buy the required items: The potato gun, stun gun, and soundproofing sheets are important for Endings 1 and 2. The crystal radio is required for the alternate route to Endings 3 and 5.
- Work full days when possible: A full work shift earns more money than splitting the day between work and investigation. Save money early so you can afford the required items later.
- Prioritize investigations that give research nodes: Some optional investigations provide little useful information. However, do not skip any investigation marked as required in this walkthrough.
- Skip dialogue when needed: Hold
Ctrlto skip dialogue if your game version supports it. This saves time when replaying chapters. - Check the wording carefully: Chapter 2 contains two similar investigation answers. Choose Church ritual to get one’s ideal, not believers who obtained the ideal form.
Chapter 1: How to Get the Required Evidence
Your main goal in Chapter 1 is to collect the evidence needed for the first deduction and buy the potato gun. You do not need to investigate every available topic, so use your early days to earn money.
Day 1
Action: Work a full day.
You need money for the upcoming shop purchases. Skip unnecessary investigations for now.
Stream 1
This is mainly a tutorial stream. No special response is required for the ending route.
Day 2
Action: Work a full day.
Keep saving your money for the potato gun.
Stream 2
Choose the following responses:
- Select I’m so glad she’s alive, or skip sending a Mega Chat.
- Do not send another Mega Chat for the second interaction.
Optional Ending 6: During the first interaction, choose Profess your love has reached instead. This choice can trigger Ending 6, so use it when you want that ending.
Night 2
Buy: Potato gun.
This is the first required item for the main ending route. Buying it also enables an important dialogue option later, which gives you an additional investigation node.
Do not skip this purchase if you want Endings 1 and 2.
Day 3
Action: Work a full day.
Stream 3
You can skip the dialogue choices here. They do not provide any essential investigation nodes for this route.
Day 4
Action: Work a full day.
You will start collecting useful evidence through the next streams, so keep saving your money.
Stream 4
Choose:
- Let me help! Where exactly are you?
- Skip sending a Mega Chat for the next interaction.
The first choice unlocks an important investigation node. Do not choose a different response here if you want to follow this route.
Day 5
Action: Work a full day.
Wait until you have enough time to investigate the required evidence together.
Stream 5
Choose:
They make tunnels shaped like that?
The alternative response, Wouldn’t the building have burned down too?, may also let you progress, but it has not been confirmed to work for Endings 1 and 2. Stick with the tunnel response to avoid risking your route.
Day 6
Investigate these two topics:
- The 3 hour trip
- The hexagonal abandoned tunnel
Both investigations provide information needed for the case. Complete them before moving on.
Stream 6
Choose:
- That newspaper, when’s it from?
- Go to the storeroom, or skip sending a Mega Chat.
The first response depends on the potato gun you purchased earlier. Without that item, you may not receive the required investigation node.
Night 6
Investigate Today’s Salsei Daily Report.
This is the final investigation for Chapter 1. Once you have collected the required nodes, submit the deduction using the game’s matching evidence.
Chapter 1 checkpoint: You should have purchased the potato gun and collected the investigation nodes from the three-hour trip, abandoned tunnel, and newspaper-related dialogue. Keep your progress intact because Chapter 2 builds on these actions.
Chapter 2: Correct Investigation Answers
Chapter 2 is the most troublesome part of the main route. You need the stun gun, the correct investigation topics, and several specific livestream responses. Make a save at the start of Day 8 so you can retry this section without replaying the entire chapter.
Day 7
Buy: Stun gun.
The stun gun is the second required item for the main route. You should have enough money if you worked full days in Chapter 1.
After buying it, return to work.
Stream 7
Skip sending a Mega Chat for both interactions. Neither choice is needed for the required investigation nodes.
Day 8
Important: Create a manual save before continuing.
Work a full day. You need to save enough money for the remaining purchases, and this save will help if the Chapter 2 deduction fails.
Stream 8
Choose:
Check the floor.
This response provides an investigation node required for the route.
Day 9
Investigate both topics:
- Obtain your ideal something church
- Creepy mannequin
The first topic is important for the Chapter 2 deduction.
Stream 9
Choose:
Show just her face.
Do not ask to show the body. That choice leads to a bad ending.
If you are pursuing Ending 3 or 5 on a separate run, use the alternate response described in the dedicated route below.
Day 10
Investigate:
- Is Mashiro alive?
- Pretty type face
If your investigation list presents the hand-related topic instead of the second option, use the available topic from that route.
Stream 10
Choose:
- Just hide
- Select Investigate it
Optional Ending 7: Choose Call the police during the first interaction instead of hiding. This can trigger Ending 7.
The second response, Investigate it, is required for the main route.
Day 11
Investigate Proof of joy.
After completing the investigation, work part-time to earn additional money. The day does not provide enough time for a full work shift and all the required investigations.
Stream 11
Choose:
- Play it again
- Under the shelf
The second response is essential. It unlocks an investigation node needed for the final deduction.
Night 11
Investigate Earrings.
This is the final required investigation for Chapter 2.
Chapter 2 Deduction: Use the Correct Answer
If the game asks you to choose between similar investigation topics, select Church ritual to get one’s ideal.
Do not confuse it with Believers who obtained the ideal form. These are different entries, and choosing the wrong one can prevent you from reaching Chapter 3 on the intended route.
You should now have the research from the church, mannequin, Mashiro’s survival, Pretty type face, Proof of joy, the shelf, and the earrings.
If the deduction still fails despite following the steps, reload your Day 8 save and check every selected node carefully. The route has been reported to behave inconsistently in some runs, so it is better to retry from this checkpoint than restart the entire game.
How to Get Ending 8
Ending 8 is a bad ending associated with failing the Chapter 2 progression.
If you want Ending 8, reload your Day 8 save and deliberately submit incorrect deduction answers until the game gives you the bad ending. Keep your main save intact so you can continue toward Chapter 3 afterward.
Chapter 3: How to Get Endings 1, 2, 4, and 404
Chapter 3 requires more investigation than the previous chapters. You will need to spend money on the final key item and collect several research nodes before the last deduction.
These steps apply to the main route for Endings 1 and 2. The alternate route for Endings 3 and 5 uses the crystal radio instead of the soundproofing sheets.
Day 12
Buy: Soundproofing sheets.
This is the third required item for Endings 1 and 2. The purchase unlocks an important interaction later in the chapter.
If the soundproofing sheets do not appear in the shop, check your earlier progress. The item is linked to the main route, including the potato gun purchase in Chapter 1 and the stun gun purchase in Chapter 2.
In some language versions, the item image may be missing. Look for the 20,000-yen item in Chapter 3.
After buying it, work a full day if your remaining schedule allows it.
Stream 12
Choose these responses in order:
- Learn its history
- Read more of the books
- Show us more of the contents
All three interactions provide useful information for the final investigation.
Do not choose the response that points out the handwriting resembles hers. That choice can lead to a bad ending.
Day 13
Investigate:
- Mass manifestation ritual
- Offering ceremony
Both topics are required for the main route.
Stream 13
For the first interaction, choose any response or skip the dialogue.
For the second interaction, select:
Play it again repeatedly until the game stops offering the option.
This is one of the most important choices in Chapter 3. Replaying the video provides the information needed to connect the evidence, so do not stop after choosing it only once.
Day 14
Investigate:
- Video’s reflection
- Rebirthvillage in the map
These investigations add the remaining information you need for the final deduction.
Stream 14
Choose:
- I knew from the start
- Show us what’s on the shelf
The second choice is essential for the main route. Because you purchased the soundproofing sheets, this interaction unlocks the Cult survivor research node.
You need this information for the complete-evidence route. If you cannot find Cult survivor in your investigation list, check that you bought the soundproofing sheets and selected the correct shelf response.
Day 15
Investigate Reina Oshima.
Afterward, work part-time to collect the remaining money. This is your last opportunity to earn money before the final events.
Stream 15
Choose About the Mannequins.
Final Night: Complete the Last Investigation
Investigate Parts election.
You should now have the evidence gathered throughout all three chapters. Before submitting the final deduction, check that you have the required research nodes, especially Cult Survivor from Stream 14.
The main route uses the evidence collected from the earlier investigations, including the mass manifestation ritual, the church-related evidence, and the information unlocked by the soundproofing sheets.
Final Deduction Answers
For Endings 1 and 2, use the following key answers in the final deduction:
- Fanatical mother
- Parts of other people’s body
- Manifestation ritual
Match these with the corresponding evidence entries available in your investigation list. The exact answer slots depend on the game’s deduction screen, so select each clue in the position where it fits the case.
If you want Ending 4, replace Fanatical mother with Fanatical father. This route works when you get most of the other answers right.
If you want Ending 404, submit incorrect or random answers in the final deduction. This is the failure ending for the last investigation.
How to Get Ending 1 and Ending 2
After you solve the final deduction, the game gives you one last choice that determines which of the two endings you receive.
Complete the main route with the correct evidence, then select the ending choice you want. Keep a save before this final choice so you can view both endings without replaying all three chapters.
How to Get Ending 4
Ending 4 does not require the complete-evidence route.
The easiest way to reach it is to follow the main walkthrough, solve most of the final deduction correctly, and replace Fanatical mother with Fanatical father.
You can also obtain Ending 4 on a regular run by getting most of the investigation answers right without completing every requirement for Endings 1 and 2.
Endings 3 and 5: The Crystal Radio Route
Endings 3 and 5 require a separate playthrough. Do not buy the key items used for Endings 1 and 2 during Chapters 1 and 2.
You need to collect a different piece of evidence in Chapter 3 by purchasing the crystal radio and choosing an audio-only option during the horror-video livestream.
Important: Do not use the main route’s item purchases in Chapters 1 and 2. If you already unlocked the required dialogue for Endings 1 and 2, the alternate dialogue may not appear.
Chapter 1: Required Choices
Follow these steps during your no-item run:
- Stream 4: Choose Let me help! Where exactly are you?
- Investigate the 3-hour trip.
- Stream 6: Choose Show me the newspaper.
- Investigate Sai TV.
The newspaper response is part of the alternate evidence route. Do not buy the potato gun on this run.
Chapter 2: Required Choices
Complete the following steps:
- Day 9: Investigate Creepy mannequin.
- Stream 9: Choose Show us her fingers.
- Stream 10: Choose Investigate it.
- Day 11: Investigate Proof of joy.
- Stream 11: Choose Under the shelf.
- Night 11: Investigate Earrings.
Do not buy the stun gun during Chapter 2.
The alternate route uses a different combination of evidence, so keep the required research nodes even if you are not following the main route’s item purchases.
Chapter 3: Buy the Crystal Radio
As soon as Chapter 3 begins, buy the Crystal Radio.
This item unlocks the key evidence needed for Endings 3 and 5. Do not purchase the soundproofing sheets for this route.
Stream 12
Choose these options in order:
- Learn its history
- Read more of the books
- Show us more of the contents
Day 13
Investigate:
- Mass manifestation ritual
- Offering ceremony
Stream 13: Choose Audio Only
When the horror-video interaction gives you a choice about how to watch or listen, select:
Listen with only audio or Play just the voice.
The wording may vary by version, but you need the audio-only option. This provides the additional research node called Realistic voice or a similarly named entry.
Investigate this new node. It is the main difference between this route and the soundproofing-sheet route.
Day 14
Investigate Realistic if it appears as a separate research topic.
Continue through the remaining Chapter 3 events and reach the final deduction. Use the new voice-related evidence instead of relying on the Cult survivor node from the other route.
Final Choice: Ending 3 or Ending 5
Once you solve the final deduction using the alternate evidence, the game offers a final choice involving a 5,000-yen Super Chat.
- Ending 3: Do not send the 5,000-yen Super Chat.
- Ending 5: Send the 5,000-yen Super Chat.
Choose Ending 3 first if you want to see the main outcome of this route. You can then reload your save and send the Super Chat to obtain Ending 5.
How to Get Ending 6
Ending 6 is available during the early part of the main route.
On Stream 2, choose ” Professor, your love has reached during the first interaction instead of selecting I’m so glad she’s alive.
Continue through the resulting story path to reach Ending 6. Because this choice changes your route, make a separate save before selecting it if you also want to preserve your progress toward Endings 1 and 2.
How to Get Ending 7
Ending 7 is available during Chapter 2.
On Stream 10, choose Call the police instead of Just hide during the first interaction.
This is the alternate choice for the bad-ending route. Keep your save from Day 8 so you can return to the main investigation afterward.
Troubleshooting: Missing Items and Investigation Nodes
Why Are the Soundproofing Sheets Missing?
The soundproofing sheets depend on your actions in the previous chapters. You need to follow the main route, including buying the potato gun in Chapter 1 and the stun gun in Chapter 2.
If the item is missing, check the following:
- Did you purchase the potato gun during Chapter 1?
- Did you purchase the stun gun during Chapter 2?
- Did you complete the required dialogue and investigations in both chapters?
- Are you following the main route rather than the alternate no-item route?
In some language versions, the image for the item may not appear. In Chapter 3, look for the item that costs 20,000 yen.
Why Can’t I Find Cult Survivor?
You unlock Cult Survivor by choosing Show us what’s on the shelf during Stream 14 after buying the soundproofing sheets.
If the node does not appear, confirm that you purchased the correct item and selected the exact response. The crystal radio route uses different evidence and does not provide this node in the same way.
Why Does the Chapter 2 Deduction Keep Failing?
The most important thing to check is the church-related answer.
Choose Church ritual to get one’s ideal. Do not select Believers who obtained ideal form.
Also confirm that you collected the evidence from Creepy mannequin, Is Mashiro alive?, Pretty type face, Proof of joy, Under the shelf, and Earrings.
Do I Need to Buy Every Shop Item?
No. For the endings covered here, focus on the four key items listed above.
The potato gun, stun gun, and soundproofing sheets support the main route. The crystal radio supports the alternate route. Other items may appear in the story, but they are not confirmed requirements for these endings.
Can I Get All the Endings in One Playthrough?
You can get Endings 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 404 from the main route with appropriate saves and alternate choices.
Endings 3 and 5 require a separate run because you need to avoid the key purchases in Chapters 1 and 2 and unlock the audio-only evidence with the crystal radio in Chapter 3.
Keep manual saves before the major deductions and final choices. This will save you from replaying the entire game whenever you want to see another ending.
