The Quarry - How to Get the Best Ending (Keep Everyone Alive)

A guide on how to get the best ending (keep everyone alive) in The Quarry. Inclued are the requirements and conditions to get the good ending and how to unlock the Rough Night trophy.

The Quarry - How to Get the Best Ending (Keep Everyone Alive)

How to Get the Best Ending (Keep Everyone Alive) in The Quarry

In The Quarry, it is possible to get the “best” ending by keeping all major playable characters alive throughout the game’s 12 chapters. Unlocking this ending requires you to meet certain conditions in each chapter to prevent any of the Hackett’s Quarry camp councilors from meeting an unfortunate fate.

Trophies and Achievements

Below are all trophies and achievements related to the best ending and how to unlock the in the game.

Achievement Trophy How to Unlock
Rough Night PlayStation 4 - Gold TrophyGold Kept everyone alive.

Trophies and Achievements List

Conditions to Get the Good Ending

The conditions for getting the good ending (keep everyone alive) largely depends on the paths you unlock throughout the game as well as collectibles, choices, and actions you make in all story chapters.

To prevent any major characters from dying, you can follow our full walkthrough by clicking the link below.

All Chapter Walkthroughs

Key Events to Save Each Character

Below are all playable characters and the key events in each chapter to prevent them from getting killed (alternatively, you can do the opposite of what is listed below to kill of each character if you are going for the Kill Everyone achievement). You can also click on each character below to view an in-depth character guide containing profiles, chapters each character is playable, unlockable outfits, and trophies and achievements specific to each character.

Character How to Save
The Quarry Jacob.jpgJacob Chapter 4: Don’t Panic – As Ryan, do not shoot at the bushes in the woods twice as the person hiding in it is Jacob.
The Quarry Emma.jpgEmma Chapter 4: Don’t Panic – In the tree house, do not open the trapdoor as this will cause a monster to appear and kill Emma.
The Quarry Icon AbigailAbigail Chapter 6: Prayers by Night – Choose to shoot Nick to prevent Abigail from getting killed. Note that Nick does not actually die when you shoot him during the event which will allow you to save him later as well.
The Quarry Icon LauraLaura Chapter 7: The Past Behind Us – Do not shoot Travis in the cell as this will cause him to kill Laura and Ryan in Chapter 9: The Matriarch.
The Quarry Ryan.jpgRyan Chapter 7: The Past Behind Us – Do not shoot Travis in the cell as this will cause him to kill Ryan and Laura in Chapter 9: The Matriarch.

Chapter 9: The Matriarch – Do not shoot the monster in the attic. This will trigger Laura’s death if she shot Travis in Chapter 7: The Past Behind Us. When fighting Travis, choosing to be aggressive and failing the QTE will result in Ryan’s death.

The Quarry Icon NickNick Chapter 8: The Belly of the Beast – You must stop (Interrupt) Laura from shooting the monster in the cage who is actually Nick.
The Quarry Dylan.jpgDylan Chapter 9: The Matriarch – Dylan will die if you warn Kaitlyn, sound the horn, and fail the QTE at the scrapyard.
The Quarry Icon MaxMax Chapter 10: Bricks and Mortar – If you shot Christ (monster) in Chapter 9: The Matriarch, Max’s curse will be gone. When you take control of Max in Chapter 10, do not go to the docks and choose to swim to the shore as this will cause a monster to attack and kill Max when he arrives at his destination.
The Quarry KaitlynKaitlyn Chapter 10: Bricks and Mortar – When the monster appears in the lodge, run away and shoot it. If you choose to wait, Kaitlyn will die.

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