How many endings does Until Dawn have?

Until Dawn has one core ending scenario (the lodge explosion and helicopter rescue) but hundreds of variations based on which of the eight characters survive, leading to dramatically different character interrogations, dialogue, and final scenes. While some sources cite 256 possibilities due to character combinations, the real variation comes from who lives and dies, creating many unique outcomes within the overarching finale.
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What is the best ending in Until Dawn?

The best ending in Until Dawn occurs when all characters survive until dawn. To achieve it, you must keep everyone calm during encounters, succeed at all quick‑time events, collect Hannah's diary in the mines and choose compassionate options that maintain trust among the group.
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What is the true ending to Until Dawn?

The "true ending" in Until Dawn typically means everyone survives, which requires specific choices to save all eight teens (Sam, Mike, Chris, Ashley, Emily, Matt, Jessica) and ensure Josh remains human, culminating in a post-credits interview where all are rescued, though traumatized, after the lodge explosion. Key steps involve keeping good relationships, finding all clues (especially Hannah's journal for Josh), making correct "Don't Move" choices as Sam, and ensuring characters like Matt and Emily make smart decisions to survive the Wendigo threat, leading to a hopeful but intense outcome.
 
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Does the Until Dawn movie have multiple endings?

Until Dawn Movie Does Have Alternate Ending As Director Hints Who Is Affected By The “Little Different” Finale.
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Can all 8 characters survive in Until Dawn?

Until Dawn is a game in which every protagonist can either die or survive, depending on your choices.
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Is Until Dawn LGBTQ?

Until Dawn doesn't have explicit queer representation, but you can absolutely headcanon a few folks that are clearly not cishet.
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Is it better to shoot Chris or Ashley?

In the game Until Dawn, there's no single "right" answer for Chris in the Chapter 6 trap; shooting himself or doing nothing (which defaults to him trying to shoot himself) saves Ashley and progresses their relationship positively, while shooting Ashley makes her distrust him, leading to him getting killed later by a wendigo because she won't open the door, so it's a choice between character development/survival and a potentially tragic, but logical, consequence. 
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Who is the real killer in Until Dawn?

In Until Dawn, the main "killer" is initially presented as a masked Psycho, revealed to be Josh Washington, enacting revenge on his friends for a prank on his sisters, but the true monstrous threat is the Wendigo, possessed miners cursed by a totem. In the recent 2025 movie adaptation, the masked figure (possibly still Josh) is part of a time loop, but the Wendigo curse is central, with the killer changing forms, representing fear and guilt, making it both a human-driven revenge plot and a supernatural horror. 
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Is it possible to save Josh in Until Dawn?

Yes, it's possible to save Josh in the Until Dawn remake/remaster, but not in the original game; saving him requires specific actions like finding Hannah's Journal as Sam and expressing remorse in therapy sessions, ensuring no one else dies, to unlock a special ending where Hannah recognizes him and he's spared. 
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Will there be part 2 of Until Dawn?

While there's no official confirmation for Until Dawn 2, strong rumors, industry whispers, and developments like the game's upcoming remake and movie adaptation suggest a sequel or related project is likely, with hints pointing towards a new story with a female protagonist developed by Firesprite. Original developer Supermassive Games focused on their anthology series (The Dark Pictures Anthology) and spiritual successor The Quarry, leaving the door open for Sony to revive the franchise with a new studio for a true sequel or spiritual successor, especially given the original's enduring popularity.
 
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Should I save Emily or jump?

The choice "save Emily or jump" in Until Dawn, specifically in Chapter 6 with Matt, depends on whether Matt has the flare gun: if Matt has the flare gun, you can try to save Emily (by shooting the Wendigo in a QTE) and both can survive; if he doesn't, you must jump to safety or Matt dies. To ensure Matt gets the flare gun, disagree with Emily about going to the radio tower in an earlier choice, making her give it to him instead of keeping it.
 
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Who survived Until Dawn in 2025?

Who survives the night in Until Dawn? 'Until Dawn'. At the end of the movie, Clover and her friends — Nina (Odessa A'zion), Max (Michael Cimino), Megan (Ji-young Yoo), and Abel (Belmont Cameli) — are all able to escape the time loop just before the death clock runs out one last time.
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Is there a way to save Wolfie Until Dawn?

Yes, you can save the wolf (Wolfie) in Until Dawn, but it requires specific actions in Chapters 5 and 9: befriend the wolf in the chapel (Chapter 5) by not kicking it and optionally giving it a bone, then in Chapter 9, successfully complete Mike's QTEs and choose to barricade the door instead of escaping, which secures its survival as it won't follow Mike down the hole but stays safe from the immediate threat. 
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Who is the hardest person to keep alive in Until Dawn?

The hardest character to keep alive in Until Dawn is generally considered to be Matt, closely followed by Jessica, due to counter-intuitive choices and high-stakes Quick Time Events (QTEs) that often lead to early or unexpected deaths, especially for players on a first playthrough without prior knowledge. Matt's survival often clashes with the natural instinct to save Emily, while Jessica faces an extremely challenging early sequence with tight timing and hidden options.
 
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What happens if Josh catches Sam?

A chase scene can then ensue into the basement and the old hotel, and Sam either evades the Psycho or get captured. If she's caught, he will knock her out with gas or a needle (depending on the player's chosen fears with Dr. Hill), while flippantly saying that he's so sorry.
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Does Until Dawn have a canon ending?

So basically to sum it all up based on my research, the "canon ending" is having everyone alive, having Matt maintain a good relationship with Emily by siding with her during the fight with Jessica, agreeing to go with her to the tower, Emily keeping the flair gun preventing her from getting bitten and dropping her ...
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Should I let Matt look through the telescope?

Whether you should let Matt look through the telescope in Until Dawn depends on the outcome you want, as it triggers a "Butterfly Effect": letting him see Emily hug Mike causes him to confront Mike later, potentially leading to a fight and straining his relationship with Emily, while telling him to look away avoids this drama and shifts conflict to Jessica and Emily. Many players choose to discourage him to keep Matt and Emily's relationship positive and avoid immediate conflict, while others show him to see how the relationships evolve. 
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How to stop Emily from being bitten?

To stop Emily from getting bitten in Until Dawn, she must keep the flare gun found in the tower, successfully complete all fast-paced QTEs during the Chapter 8 mine chase (especially the final shooting sequence), and choose to shoot the Wendigo when prompted, which requires hitting every QTE perfectly and not missing the shot, or else she will get bitten, no matter what. 
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What happens if Chris saves Josh instead of Ashley?

However, even if Chris decides to save Josh, the saw blade will always turn onto Josh's track, bisecting him. Chris will untie Ashley and guide her from the shed.
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Was Hannah pregnant in Until Dawn?

Until Dawn's director, Will Byles, has revealed that Hannah was pregnant in an earlier version of the game developed by London Studio.
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Does Josh actually get cut in half?

Yes, in the original Until Dawn, Josh gets sawed in half in a seemingly unavoidable scene in Chapter 4, but it's revealed later that it was a fake-out: a dummy body rigged by Josh himself as part of his revenge prank, meaning the real Josh wasn't actually killed there, though he faces other deadly fates later in the game. In the 2024 remake, there's actually a complex way for players to save Josh from his ultimate tragic ending, requiring specific actions like finding clues and showing remorse, though it's very challenging.
 
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Can Chris survive Until Dawn?

Yes, Chris can survive Until Dawn, but his survival heavily depends on decisions made with Ashley in Chapter 9; the safest bet is to keep him with the group, as leaving him behind and having Ashley die makes his death unavoidable, while staying together or making specific choices (like Ashley not opening the trapdoor) ensures he lives through the rest of the game. 
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Can Chris and Ashley both live?

Chris and Ashley's relationship status going forward depends on the choice Chris made in the gun trap. If he shot Ashley, they'll be at zero. If he shot himself or did nothing, it will max out. Either way, they both survive the trap because the saw blades stop and the gun is loaded with blanks.
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What's the worst ending in Until Dawn?

The absolute worst ending in Until Dawn is the "This Is THE End" trophy where everyone dies, achieved by failing most possible QTEs and choices, making characters like Sam and Mike get killed in the final moments, resulting in no survivors besides potential Josh becoming a Wendigo, a truly horrific conclusion to the night. This ending signifies complete failure, with gruesome deaths for almost all characters, highlighting the catastrophic consequences of poor decisions and missed actions.
 
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Can you save the twins in Until Dawn?

Hannah and Beth are meant to die and cannot be saved because their death is what kicks the game off. Their death drives Josh, their brother, crazy in rage and revenge.
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