Endings
For the full choice system, beat-by-beat breakdown, and lockout logic see Narrative Script.
How the Endings Work
Shaped by 5 story beat choices across the game. Each choice tracks toward Containment or Evolution. One ending is silently locked out before the final decision — the player only ever sees two options at the climax.
What do we do with a form of life we created but don’t fully understand?
The Three Endings
🔒 Containment
Unlocked by: 3+ Containment points, or rejecting Giovanni in Beat 5
Porygon-3 is stabilised but constrained. The island becomes a controlled scientific frontier — research continues under strict oversight. The experiment doesn’t end, but it doesn’t run free.
🌱 Evolution
Unlocked by: 3+ Evolution points, and not engaging with Giovanni in Beat 5
Porygon-3 is allowed to continue developing. What it becomes is uncertain but extraordinary. Colress stays on the island to observe. The most dangerous ending and the most hopeful.
Locked out by: Engaging with Giovanni’s argument in Beat 5, regardless of prior score.
💥 Destruction
Unlocked by: Engaging with or seeming to agree with Giovanni in Beat 5
The experiment ends. The island is sealed or abandoned. Porygon-3 is gone.
Locked out by: 3+ Evolution points across Beats 1–4.
Lockout Summary
| Score | Locked Out | Final Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Containment 3+ | Evolution | Containment or Destruction |
| Evolution 3+ | Destruction | Containment or Evolution |
| Beat 5 — engage Giovanni | Evolution | Always |