Securing every conclusion in Red Chat Ritual requires precise time management, targeted shop purchases, exact livestream chat responses, and accurate deduction clues. While Endings 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 404 branch from the primary item route, Endings 3 and 5 require an alternate no-item playthrough focused on the Crystal Radio.
Essential Pre-Run Strategies
- Create manual saves prior to late-night deductions: Submitting incorrect clues can instantly lock you into bad endings. A manual backup before submitting deduction boards lets you retry without restarting.
- Work full shifts early: Splitting hours between work and research cuts your income. Working full shifts across the initial days ensures you can afford crucial equipment like the Potato Gun, Stun Gun, and Soundproofing Sheets.
- Pick the exact deduction wording: Minor label differences matter. In Chapter 2, always select Church ritual to get one’s ideal over similarly phrased options.
- Use dialogue skipping: If your build supports it, holding Ctrl speeds through previously viewed text to streamline repeated runs.
Chapter 1: Critical Clues and the First Purchase
Your objective in Chapter 1 is building funds for equipment while gathering required nodes for the opening deduction.
- Day 1: Work a full day. Skip non-essential research.
- Stream 1: Tutorial stream; your choices do not alter routing.
- Day 2: Work a full day to save money.
- Stream 2: Select "I’m so glad she’s alive" (or skip sending a Mega Chat). Do not send a Mega Chat on the second prompt. (Note: Selecting "Profess your love has reached" triggers Ending 6).
- Night 2: Buy the Potato Gun from the shop. This purchase is strictly mandatory for Endings 1 and 2, unlocking necessary dialogue choices later.
- Day 3: Work a full day. On Stream 3, choices can be skipped.
- Day 4: Work a full day. On Stream 4, select "Let me help! Where exactly are you?" and do not send a follow-up Mega Chat.
- Day 5: Work a full day. On Stream 5, choose "They make tunnels shaped like that?"
- Day 6: Research both The 3 hour trip and The hexagonal abandoned tunnel.
- Stream 6: Select "That newspaper, when’s it from?" (enabled by owning the Potato Gun). Choose "Go to the storeroom" or bypass the second Mega Chat.
- Night 6: Research Today’s Salsei Daily Report and finalize the first deduction board.
Chapter 2: Essential Equipment and Deduction Answers
Chapter 2 demands strict clue collection and specific dialogue selections to avoid an early game over. Create a dedicated manual save at the start of Day 8 to preserve your progress.
- Day 7: Purchase the Stun Gun from the shop, then finish the day by working.
- Stream 7: Skip both Mega Chat prompts.
- Day 8: Create a manual save now. Work a full shift to rebuild funds.
- Stream 8: Select "Check the floor."
- Day 9: Investigate both Obtain your ideal something church and Creepy mannequin.
- Stream 9: Select "Show just her face." Asking to view the body results in an immediate failure.
- Day 10: Investigate Is Mashiro alive? alongside Pretty type face (or the hand investigation node if your branch provides it).
- Stream 10: Select "Just hide", followed by "Investigate it" on the second interaction. (Note: Selecting "Call the police" here branches into Ending 7).
- Day 11: Investigate Proof of joy, then take a part-time shift to maintain cash reserves.
- Stream 11: Choose "Play it again", then pick "Under the shelf."
- Night 11: Research Earrings.
Solving the Chapter 2 Deduction
When selecting the church topic on the deduction screen, choose Church ritual to get one’s ideal. Avoid choosing Believers who obtained the ideal form, as this fails the case. Ensure you have incorporated clues from the church, mannequin, Mashiro's status, Pretty type face, Proof of joy, the shelf, and the earrings.
How to Unlock Ending 8
Ending 8 is the failure state for Chapter 2. Load your Day 8 save and submit incorrect evidence during the deduction sequence to trigger this ending.
Chapter 3: The Complete Evidence Route
Chapter 3 contains the highest investigation density. You must buy the final key item and secure the essential Cult survivor clue to reach Endings 1, 2, 4, or 404.
- Day 12: Buy the Soundproofing sheets (listed for 20,000 yen if the item image is missing in your language version). If the sheets do not appear, you missed either the Potato Gun or Stun Gun in prior chapters. Work a full shift afterward.
- Stream 12: Choose in order: "Learn its history" > "Read more of the books" > "Show us more of the contents." Never pick the option claiming the handwriting matches hers.
- Day 13: Investigate both Mass manifestation ritual and Offering ceremony.
- Stream 13: Skip or pick any option for the first prompt. For the second prompt, select "Play it again" repeatedly until the option ceases to appear.
- Day 14: Investigate Video’s reflection and Rebirthvillage in the map.
- Stream 14: Select "I knew from the start", followed by "Show us what’s on the shelf." Because you own the Soundproofing Sheets, this unlocks the critical Cult survivor research topic.
- Day 15: Investigate Reina Oshima, then work part-time.
- Stream 15: Select "About the Mannequins."
- Final Night: Investigate Parts election. Confirm you have logged all nodes—especially Cult survivor—before opening the deduction board.
Final Deduction Answers and Endings 1, 2, 4, and 404
Assemble your final board using the complete evidence chain gathered throughout the main route.
Deduction Solution for Endings 1 and 2
Match your clues to the corresponding prompt slots on the board using these critical findings:
- Fanatical mother
- Parts of other people’s body
- Manifestation ritual
After solving the board correctly, the narrative presents a final choice. Selecting one option yields Ending 1, while the alternative yields Ending 2. Keep a manual save right before this decision to view both without repeating the game.
How to Unlock Ending 4
Complete the deduction board with mostly correct answers, but swap out Fanatical mother for Fanatical father.
How to Unlock Ending 404
Submit incorrect or completely mismatched clues during the Chapter 3 deduction sequence to view the case failure ending.
Endings 3 and 5: The Crystal Radio Route
Endings 3 and 5 require a fresh playthrough. You must bypass the key tools purchased on the primary route to prevent unlocking conflicting dialogue.
Chapter 1 Alternate Steps
- Do not buy the Potato Gun.
- Stream 4: Select "Let me help! Where exactly are you?"
- Day Investigation: Research The 3 hour trip.
- Stream 6: Select "Show me the newspaper."
- Day Investigation: Research Sai TV.
Chapter 2 Alternate Steps
Maintain the no-item run by avoiding the weapons shop entirely.
- Do not buy the Stun Gun.
- Day 9: Research Creepy mannequin.
- Stream 9: Select "Show us her fingers."
- Stream 10: Select "Investigate it."
- Day 11: Research Proof of joy.
- Stream 11: Select "Under the shelf."
- Night 11: Research Earrings.
- Submit the Chapter 2 deduction using the alternate case logic to advance.
Chapter 3: Acquiring the Audio Clue
At the beginning of Chapter 3, purchase the Crystal Radio. Do not buy the Soundproofing Sheets.
- Stream 12: Select in order: "Learn its history" > "Read more of the books" > "Show us more of the contents."
- Day 13: Investigate Mass manifestation ritual and Offering ceremony.
- Stream 13: When prompted during the horror video playback, select "Listen with only audio" (or "Play just the voice"). This grants the Realistic voice research node.
- Day 14: Investigate Realistic if it populates in your case file.
- Proceed through the remaining chapter events and complete the deduction sequence using your voice-related evidence instead of the Cult Survivor node.
Choosing Ending 3 or Ending 5
Following the solved deduction on this route, the game prompts you regarding a 5,000-yen Super Chat:
- Ending 3: Decline to send the 5,000-yen Super Chat.
- Ending 5: Send the 5,000-yen Super Chat.
Early Route Endings and Troubleshooting
How to Get Ending 6
During Stream 2 on a standard run, select "Professor, your love has reached" on the very first prompt instead of celebrating Mashiro's survival. Proceed down the resulting narrative branch to reach Ending 6.
How to Get Ending 7
During Stream 10 in Chapter 2, choose "Call the police" instead of choosing "Just hide" on the initial prompt. This aborts the investigation and leads to Ending 7.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
- Missing Soundproofing Sheets: The sheets only appear in Chapter 3 if you bought both the Potato Gun in Chapter 1 and the Stun Gun in Chapter 2. If the item displays no visual icon, purchase the 20,000-yen item in the store.
- Missing Cult Survivor Node: You must own the Soundproofing Sheets and select "Show us what’s on the shelf" during Stream 14. The node does not generate on the Crystal Radio route.
- Repeated Deduction Failures in Chapter 2: Ensure you picked Church ritual to get one’s ideal rather than Believers who obtained the ideal form. Verify you researched the mannequin, earrings, proof of joy, and shelf nodes.
- All Endings in One Run: You cannot achieve all endings in a single continuous save. Endings 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 404 can be viewed using strategic saves along the main route, but Endings 3 and 5 require a dedicated no-item run to purchase the Crystal Radio.
