Homicipher Walkthrough Guide – Complete Routes

Homicipher plunges players into a tense psychological mystery where every choice twists the story toward vastly different outcomes. Navigating its labyrinthine paths becomes essential for unlocking its full narrative scope, as completing various routes reveals hidden secrets and multiple endings that redefine the experience.

Homicipher’s branching storylines hinge on critical choices and timed interactions. Mastering these elements opens up new scenes and unlocks alternate story arcs linked to key characters, making methodical playthroughs rewarding.

Unlocking all scenes and endings requires exploring every narrative branch, carefully timed actions, and replaying pivotal moments with varied responses. This encourages close attention to detail and strategic saves.

The game features a dictionary system cataloging key terms and character backgrounds essential for understanding the complex story. Unlocking glossary entries provides helpful context for making informed decisions.

Accessing all routes and endings in Homicipher reveals the nuanced stories behind each character and how your decisions shape the outcome. Some choices must be made during quick-time events, while others rely on dialogue or exploration.

Below are the necessary steps to reach each major character route and their endings, ensuring you experience the full narrative breadth Homicipher offers.

From Chapter 4, Scene 5, load your save or get to this point by leaving and then returning to the room where Mr. Chopped sleeps. Sleep on the bed to trigger progression into Mr. Silvair’s route.

1. Load Chapter 4, Scene 5. Alternatively, load the nearest save to this state, leave the room, then return to the room where Mr. Chopped is sleeping.
2. Sleep on the bed.

To start Mr. Hood’s route, begin at the Second Unnumbered Chapter, Scene 19. Without a save near this, follow the alternate process below.

1. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14 and continue through the scene normally.
2. Inside, look upward. During the quick-time sequences, run to the door, navigate the hallway, and interact with the door to advance.
3. Before the timer runs out, turn around and push past the obstacle you encounter.
4. Select the choice “Was small” to enter Mr. Hood’s storyline.

1. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14 and enter the scene. Proceed through the game as usual.
2. Look up once inside. During quick-time events, choose to run to the door, go through the hallway, and interact with the door.
3. Turn around before the timer ends and push past him.
4. Choose “Was small” to enter Mr. Hood’s route.

Mr. Machete’s route can be accessed at Chapter 4, Scene 18. If you lack a save here, use the steps below to reach it.

1. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14 and play as usual.
2. Look up inside, respond to quick-time events by running to the door, proceeding down the hallway, and interacting with the door.
3. Before the timer ends, turn around and push your way past the figure.
4. Choose “Was big” to trigger Mr. Machete’s path, then select “To defeat that guy.”
5. Interact with the highlighted area before the timer expires.

1. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14 and progress as usual.
2. Once inside, look up and during quick-time events, run to the door, go through the hallway, and interact with the door.
3. Turn around before the timer ends and push past him.
4. Choose “Was big” to enter Mr. Machete’s route, then select “To defeat that guy.”
5. Ensure to interact with the marked area before the timer runs out.

For Mr. Crawling’s route, start at Chapter 4, Scene 33 or, if you don’t have this save, begin at Chapter 4 scenes 26, 17, or 18 and choose "Was normal." The following steps assume you’re starting fresh.

Load Chapter 4, Scene 33. Alternatively, start from Chapter 4, Scene 26, Scene 17, or Scene 18 and choose “Was normal” if you don’t have it. Follow the guide below from here.

Follow these instructions to enter Mr. Crawling’s story path from the beginning.

1. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14 and continue normally.
2. Inside, look up and during quick-time events, run to the door, go down the hallway, and interact with the door.
3. Before the timer expires, turn around and push past the blocking figure.
4. Choose “Was normal” to enter Mr. Crawling’s route.
5. Break open the door, and when presented with four options, pick the third.
6. Ignore other choices until the elevator is reached; then choose “do nothing.”

Homicipher’s multiple endings provide diverse conclusions based on the paths and decisions taken. Each offers unique insights into the narrative’s dark layers.

END01: Research is triggered by not taking Mr. Chopped with you in Chapter 1, Scene 6, then continuing as usual.

END02: Happy Ending! requires taking the elevator up in Chapter 3, Scene 9 to access a more optimistic outcome.

In Chapter 3, Scene 19, opt for the elevator. Choose to proceed alone to unlock END03: I’m Back .

1. Follow the elevator choice at Chapter 3, Scene 19 as above.
2. This time, select to go together, which unlocks END04: Blissful Love Life.

At Chapter 3, Scene 23, play through random choices until you accumulate three mistakes and lose. When prompted with "Mistake End," wait and select "Beyond" to reach END05: Head Hunt .

1. Load Chapter 4, Scene 5 or a nearby save and enter the room where Mr. Chopped sleeps.
2. Sleep on the bed.
3. Choose “Kill” as your first option to trigger END06: A Head’s Life.

Load Chapter 4, Scene 6. Select "do nothing" three times, then choose "kill". This unlocks END07: Observation Target.

1. From Chapter 4, Scene 6, after reaching END07, select “Beyond.”
2. Do not break the cage; allow the timer to expire naturally.
3. Answer the questions before the timer ends with the second, then first, then first options.
4. Follow prompts until you must select “Go.”
5. Open the door in front and press the upward arrow within the time limit.
6. At the final quick-time event, choose LEFT or UP (save here); go LEFT and press the button on time to see the ending.

Reload the save post-END08 or reach this branch by following the previous steps. Reload Chapter 4, Scene 8 and after END07, select "Beyond." Do not break the cage; let the timer expire. Answer the timed questions selecting the second option, then the first twice more. Choose "Go" when two options appear. Open the door ahead and press the upward arrow before timer ends. At the last quick-time event (LEFT or UP), choose UP. After this, proceed to the red-lit room, enter the black and red hallway, avoid the large window, and continue straight for Route End: Mr. Silver Hair 1.

1. Access the Second Unnumbered Chapter, Scene 19 or use the earlier method if no save is available.
2. Run through the scene, pushing past obstacles and selecting “Was small” to confirm Mr. Hood’s route.
3. Advance to the scene where Mr. Hugeface appears and press his hand quickly during the timed event.

Both final choices here lead to Route End: Mr. Hood.

Load Chapter 4, Scene 18 or reach it via Chapter 4, Scene 14. Look upward on entry, run to the door, go down the hallway, and push past the figure before time runs out. Select "Was big" to begin Mr. Machete’s route, then "To defeat that guy." Interact with the marked area within the time limit. In the next room, grab the machete without smiling at Mr. Gap, use it to break the door, and dodge the protruding hand. Follow Mr. Machete, avoid touching the broken vent, and during the chainsaw quick-time event, dodge timely. Avoid Mr. Hugeface’s attacks while listening to Mr. Machete; continue dodging his hand in the red area. Choices and quick-time success don’t affect the ending here; progress to the route’s conclusion.

• At Chapter 4, Scene 18 (or Scene 14 with “Was big” and “To find the exit” choices), follow the game to reach END09: Adolescence.

Reload Chapter 4, Scene 20 and allow the timer to expire; alternatively, use the path through Scene 18 selecting "Was big" and "To defeat that guy" for END10: Dark Beyond Darkness.

• In Chapter 4, Scene 25, interact with the gap on the left side of the room, proceed, and take the elevator.
• When speaking with Mr. Gap, choose the first and then the third response options to reach END11: Lost Little Me.

Starting at Chapter 1 Scene 1 after Chapter 5 unlock, let Mr. Crawling appear, allow timer expiration, enter his origin, and eliminate or ignore others. Look upward before timer ends to trigger END12: Sore Loser + Fight END , then select "Beyond" and complete quick-time events to battle Mr. Machete.

1. Reload Chapter 1, Scene 1, let the timer expire at Mr. Crawling’s appearance, enter where he came from, and kill or ignore everyone.
2. Do not look up; let timer run out, then save when finding Mr. Chopped.
3. Reload save and kill Mr. Chopped for END13: And Then I Saw No One.
4. Reload again and talk to Mr. Chopped to get Route END: Mr. Chopped Head (answers do not matter).

Reload Chapter 4, Scene 14, enter, look up, and during quick-time events, run and touch the door, choosing "Was small" to trigger Mr. Hood’s Route. This leads to END14: Pet .

1. At Chapter 4, Scene 33, ignore crying and continue.
2. Choose the second door to see a scene featuring Mr. Silvair and Mr. Chopped; alternatively, the first door skips it.

This unlocks END15: Eternal Slumber.

After selecting UP: 9. Continue to a room with a red light; proceed into the black/red hallway. Save here. 10. Avoid the big window to the right; instead, head straight in for “Route End: Mr. Silver Hair 1.”

Route End: Mr. Hood

1. Load the Second Unnumbered Chapter Scene 19. If you don’t have a save for Mr. Hood’s route, follow these steps:
   • Reload Chapter 4 Scene 14 and enter. Proceed through the game.
   • Once inside, look up and during quick-time events, run to the door, go through the hallway, and touch the door.
   • Turn around before the timer ends and push past him.
   • Choose “Was small” to enter Mr. Hood’s Route.
2. Continue playing until you reach the Second Unnumbered Chapter Scene 19.
3. When you encounter Mr. Hugeface, press his hand quickly before the timer ends.

After two choices appear, both will lead to “Route End: Mr. Hood.”

Route End: Mr. Machete

1. Load Chapter 4 Scene 18. If you don’t have it, then:
   • Reload Chapter 4 Scene 14 and enter. Continue as usual.
   • Inside, look up and during quick-time events, run to the door, go through the hallway, and touch the door.
   • Turn around in time before the timer ends and push past him.
   • Choose “Was big” to start Mr. Machete’s route.
   • Select “To defeat that guy.”
2. When prompted, touch the area indicated before time runs out.
3. In the next room, take the machete, but do NOT smile at Mr. Gap. Use the machete to break the door, and avoid the hand in time.
4. Follow Mr. Machete into another room, but do NOT touch the broken vent.
5. When faced with a quick-time event involving a chainsaw-wielding character, dodge in time.
6. After meeting the ghost, avoid Mr. Hugeface’s attacks.
7. In the red area, listen to Mr. Machete and dodge Mr. Hugeface’s hand again.

Your choices and quick-time results here don’t impact the ending; simply play through to finish Mr. Machete’s route.

END09: Adolescence

• Load Chapter 4 Scene 18. If unavailable, reload Chapter 4 Scene 14, continue normally, and select “Was big” when prompted. Then, choose “To find the exit.”

END10: Dark Beyond Darkness

• Reload Chapter 4 Scene 20, letting the timer expire. If needed, follow the steps to load Chapter 4 Scene 18, selecting “Was big” and then “To defeat that guy.”

END11: Lost Little Me

• In Chapter 4 Scene 25, click the gap on the room’s left side. Continue and enter the elevator. When speaking to Mr. Gap, choose the first and then the third options.

END12: Sore Loser + Fight END

• Reload Chapter 1 Scene 1 (available after Chapter 5). When Mr. Crawling appears, let the timer expire, enter where he came from, and kill/ignore everyone. Look up before the timer ends to get END12. Then, choose “Beyond” and successfully complete the quick-time events to fight Mr. Machete.

END13: And Then I Saw No One + Route END: Mr. Chopped Head

1. Reload Chapter 1 Scene 1, let the timer expire when Mr. Crawling appears, then enter where he came from and kill/ignore others. Do NOT look up; let the timer run out. Save once you find Mr. Chopped.
2. To get END13, reload the save and kill Mr. Chopped.
3. For Route END: Mr. Chopped Head, reload the save and talk to Mr. Chopped (any answers work).

END14: Pet

1. Reload Chapter 4 Scene 14, enter, look up, and during quick-time events, run to the door, hallway, and touch the door. Select “Was small” to enter Mr. Hood’s Route and continue the game as normal.

END15: Eternal Slumber

1. Load Chapter 4 Scene 33 and ignore the crying. Continue to the next room.
2. Enter the second door to see a scene with Mr. Silvair and Mr. Chopped, or choose the first door to skip this scene.