The Sinking City 2 Ending: All Endings Explained

How Many Endings Does The Sinking City 2 Have?

The Sinking City 2 has multiple endings, decided by your choices during the final confrontation. The most documented paths are the Gates ending and the Cthygonnaar ending, and guide sources describe the finale as a set of linked choices rather than a single binary decision.

The exact number of endings is 待确认 — community guides document at least two main paths, and official sources do not publish a numbered list. What is confirmed is that your final choices matter.

The Final Choice

The finale takes place at the Crown Theater. The story frames the choice around the flood, the deity behind it, and the woman you came to save. Ludo.guide's conclusion guide describes the choice as a decision between survival paths tied to the game's mythos.

Because the game is a standalone story, your ending does not set up a sequel. The choice shapes the ending you see in this game only, which is a relief for completionists who want to see them all.

The Gates Ending

The Gates path is the survival-focused ending. Entering the Gates offers a chance of survival — and of becoming something greater. Ludo.guide describes it as prioritizing your own survival, believing that someone will eventually end the cycle and free the Hidden Daughter.

Thematically, this ending leans into the Lovecraftian idea of transcendence with a terrible price. It is the path most often discussed in community ending guides.

The Cthygonnaar Ending

The Cthygonnaar ending is the deeper mythos path. It centers on the cycle of the Hidden Daughter: entering the Gates on this path risks mankind's destruction, while suicide only restarts the cycle, delaying the inevitable.

This ending emphasizes the cosmic-horror interpretation of the story — the flood, the ritual, and the deity are all pieces of a repeating cycle that predates the protagonist.

Which Ending Is Canon?

There is no officially confirmed canon ending. The Steam community discussion on the topic generally concludes that the ending you choose is personal, and that the sequel's standalone nature means the choice does not carry forward.

If a canon ending is ever confirmed by Frogwares, this page will be updated. As of the latest research, the only honest answer is 待确认.

How to See All Endings

Save before the final confrontation and reload to see different paths. The game does not require a full second playthrough just to see another ending — a save at the final choice point is enough.

If you want the trophy for completion, you will be doing a New Game Plus run anyway, which gives you a second natural chance to pick a different path.

Do Endings Affect New Game Plus?

No. New Game Plus carries your build and upgrades, not the story outcome. You can choose a different ending in the NG+ run without losing your progress or unlocks.

This separation is helpful for completionists: one save for endings, one run for trophies.

The Cycle and the Hidden Daughter

The story's mythos centers on a cycle: the flood, the ritual, and the deity are pieces of a repeating pattern tied to the Hidden Daughter. Entering the Gates risks mankind's destruction, while refusing only restarts the cycle, delaying the inevitable.

This framing is what makes the ending choice genuinely horror-flavored — there is no clean "win" outcome, only different ways the cycle continues. Ludo.guide's conclusion pages explain this structure in detail.

Spoiler-Safe Advice

If you want to avoid spoilers, stop reading guides before the Crown Theater and simply play your choices honestly. The ending you get will reflect your decisions, and the game does not punish you with a "wrong" path.

For players who want all endings, the spoiler-safe approach is to save before the final confrontation, finish the game once, then reload for a different path. This page deliberately avoids describing the exact dialogue choices.

After the Credits

After the ending, the game offers New Game Plus, which carries your build into a tougher second campaign. The final two trophies require this run.

There is no post-credits scene confirmed in the verified sources (待确认 if one exists), so plan around the ending choices and the NG+ run rather than a hidden epilogue.

Ending FAQ

How many endings are there? At least two documented paths (Gates and Cthygonnaar); the exact count is 待确认.

Is there a good and bad ending? The paths are choices with different thematic outcomes, not a simple good/bad split.

Do endings affect a sequel? No — this is a standalone story, and the choice does not carry forward.

Where can I find the final choice? At the Crown Theater, after the final boss stretch.

Is there a post-credits scene? 待确认 — none is confirmed in the verified sources.