Stay Ending Secrets

Stay (Ending C) is Endacopia’s secret full-game ending (~14% Steam unlock at launch). Unlike Escape or Return, Stay cannot be earned on a first playthrough. This page is the definitive checklist for all secret puzzles — use it alongside the Endings Guide, Metal Detector, and Telescope item pages.

Keep the game on patch 1.08+ (Patch Notes) before attempting Stay. Patch 1.05 fixed a Timesville shack softlock when re-entering near night without the detector; 1.07 added F9 volume reset for Office Morse; 1.08 restores Camera on the green mug for related Timesville photo beats.

Global Prerequisites (Before Any Area Secret)

Complete these on prior playthroughs or saves — not negotiable:

1. Unlock Escape (Ending A) — Toy Saw to Roger, Henry Boss fight
2. Unlock Return (Ending B) — Real Saw to Roger on a separate run
3. Reload a near-complete Chapter I save for the dedicated Stay attempt
4. On the Stay run, fight every optional boss — no skip / avoid paths:
   • Trapezist — do not take Cut The Act skip
   • Chameleon — do not take Case Closed avoid
   • AI — do not take Short Circuit avoid

Saw choice (Toy vs Real) no longer matters once Escape and Return are unlocked.

Checklist Overview

#	Area	Tool	Completion signal
1	Misery Town	Metal Detector	Cinema remote + map
2	Timesville	Metal Detector + fishing	Fish Paper Key + Angel’s Plea
3	The Office	Telescope	VR helmet room after Morse wait
4	Chapter III	—	Ignore door → return to Mellow’s room

All three area secrets must finish on the same Stay run.

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Secret 1 — Misery Town (Metal Detector)

Location: Misery Town projector / movie tent (not the Trapezist boss arena)

• Obtain the Metal Detector before entering the tent
• Switch to windowed mode if fullscreen scans fail
• Search the sandy floor until the detector finds a projector remote
• Use remote on the projector → reveal map layout — photograph it
• In the mime / checkerboard room, follow the projected path → squeeze the narrow crack
• Finish every downstairs minigame until the halo / visitor confirmation

Details: Projector Remote · Metal Detector · Misery Town · Ending C

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Secret 2 — Timesville (Metal Detector + Fishing + Brain Scan)

Location: Timesville

Detector & shack

• Use Metal Detector to find finishing paper (fish paper)
• Patch 1.05 note: If you leave the shack without the detector and re-enter near night cycle, older builds could softlock — update to 1.05+

Fishing marathon

• Catch all 18 fish — 6 species × 3 time-of-day periods (Timesville Fishing)
• Finish the dollhouse / shared-room chain at the waterfall house
• Receive Fish Paper Key
• Alt+Enter windowed mode; use the key on the game window (not an interior prop)
• Past Timesville → graveyard → solve Brain Scan pairs and photograph each
• Witness Angel confirmation → Timesville secret complete

Telescope chain (parallel, needed for Office)

• Catthew hide-and-seek → fishing license → party → owl gift → Telescope

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Secret 3 — The Office (Telescope + Behind Stairs VR)

Location: The Office train-station entrance

• Place Telescope near sleeping bench figure
• Read CALL US! ad → phone 277-5944
• Office PC → Jobs app → dial number
• Hear Morse: “Behind the stairs 1 minute”
• Go downstairs → stand behind stairs by vending machine
• Wait ~60 seconds
• Enter VR helmet room → complete all seven symbol puzzles — Behind Stairs
• Patient / confirmation scene plays

Use F9 / Shift+volume (1.07+) if Morse is quiet. Details: Telescope

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Final Trigger — Chapter III

After all three area secrets on this run:

• Play through Chapter II (Saw Box choice irrelevant)
• Complete Chapter III including mandatory Henry Boss if on Escape path history
• At Chapter III epilogue, ignore the “please open” door
• Return to Mellow’s room instead of exiting
• Stay ending plays if every checkbox above is satisfied

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Technical Tips

Windowed mode

Community guides require windowed mode for Metal Detector puzzles and the Timesville Fish Paper Key warp (Alt+Enter). Toggle before sandy-floor scans and the window-key step.

Save backups

• Steam Cloud syncs the single save slot (added 1.04, still active in 1.05)
• Manually copy userdata before Saw Box and before starting Stay secrets
• Keep a Chapter I checkpoint untouched for retries

Full guide: Save System

Recommended run order for 100%

1. Run 1: Toy Saw → Escape + fight all bosses
2. Run 2: Real Saw → Return
3. Run 3: Chapter I reload → this checklist → Stay
4. Any run: Find Andy → The Yeti (Achievements)

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Common Failure Points

Symptom	Likely cause
Stay does not trigger	One of three area secrets incomplete on this run
Detector finds nothing	Fullscreen bug — switch to windowed
Morse silent	Volume too low — use 1.05 +/− keys
Stuck in Timesville shack	Pre-1.05 softlock — update patch
Case Closed unlocked	Chameleon spared — invalidates Stay for this run

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Connections

• Endings · Achievements
• Metal Detector · Telescope · Saws
• Misery Town · Timesville · The Office
• Brain Scan · Behind Stairs · Beaten Clocky · Ending C
• Trapezist · Chameleon · AI
• Save System · Patch Notes · Troubleshooting

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I complete secrets across multiple reloads? A: All three area secrets must be done on the same Stay attempt run.

Q: Does skipping Chameleon block Stay? A: Yes — Stay requires fighting optional bosses, not avoid dialogue.

Q: Is windowed mode mandatory? A: Strongly recommended for Metal Detector scans; many players fail Stay without it.