Until Dawn Remake: Best Choices To Save Everyone

Until Dawn Remake: Best Choices To Save Everyone

Key Takeaways

  • Until Dawn remake offers over 250 possible variations of three main endings based on choices made in the game.
  • Achieving the best ending (Everyone Lives) in the remake requires specific choices and actions for each character throughout the chapters.
  • Players can save Rami Malek’s character Josh in Ballistic Moon’s remake, which was not possible in the 2015 original version.

As a seasoned gamer with years of experience under my belt, I must say that Until Dawn is one of those games that keep you on the edge of your seat, constantly second-guessing every decision you make. The suspense and tension are so palpable, it’s like being in a horror movie yourself!


In the remake of Ballistic Moon’s Until Dawn, much like Supermassive Games’ original from 2015, there are over 250 distinct ways the story can play out due to the choices made during gameplay. These outcomes range from everyone surviving, everyone perishing, and somewhere in between with some characters making it through till dawn. Remarkably, the most favorable ending – where all eight main characters survive – is surprisingly achievable more often than one might think.

In Until Dawn, players encounter totems that offer insights into the future and crucial hints to ensure all characters survive. However, some of the specific choices can be challenging due to the numerous options available. There are a total of 22 decisions to make, several of which have multiple sub-choices, and these choices often lead to Butterfly Effect events. In Ballistic Moon’s remake of Until Dawn, it’s now possible to save Rami Malek’s character Josh – an outcome that wasn’t technically feasible in the 2015 version.

In this game, Ballistic Moon’s reboot of Until Dawn, these are the options that lead to the Best Outcome where everyone survives.

Note: All the correct options are bolded.

CharacterChapter(s) and Butterfly Effect TreeChoices
SamChapter 1 — Any Of Your BusinessClose Bag / Snoop
ChrisChapter 1 — Rats With Bushy TailsShoot the Squirrel / Don’t Shoot the Squirrel
AshleyChapter 1 — Soul of DiscretionMislead (It’s Busted) / Encourage (Take a Look)
JessicaChapter 1 — Snowball FightHit the Bird / Do Nothing
MattChapter 2 — Soul of Discretion (Part 2)Warn (Stay Away From Emily) / Challenge (I Saw You and Em) followed by Attach (Quit Being a Dick!) / Back-Off (Forget It)
MattChapter 2 — Whose Side Are You OnProvoke (That’s Uncalled For, Jess) / Defuse (Chill Out, Emily) followed by Provoke (Shut Your Mouth, Jess) / Defuse (Emily, Stop!)
MikeChapter 2 — Be Her HeroHeroic (I’ll Jump Down!) / Cautious (Push the Cart!)
SamChapter 2 — Something For LaterPick up the baseball bat in the cellar (to the right when Josh is inspecting the control panel)
MikeChapter 2 — Be Her Hero (Part 2)Do NOT scare Jess with the gas mask, Comfort the Deer / Kill the Deer, help Jess when she falls, and light the fire inside the cabin before anything else.
MikeChapter 4 — To the RescueHit all the QTEs and choose the fast/risky routes when chasing after Jess
ChrisChapter 4 — … And Which One Will DieSave Ashley / Save Josh
MikeChapter 5 — At What PriceDo NOT interact with the waving hand contraption
MikeChapter 5 — Man’s Best FriendDo NOT kick the wolf, Back Away / Approach
MattChapter 5 — On the Same PageAgree (We Need That Radio) / Disagree (Let’s Head Back)
SamChapter 5 — Something For Later (Part 2)Hit the Psycho with the vase, Hide / Run, hit the Psycho with the baseball bat
SamChapter 5 — Run or HideMove forward (Do NOT turn around), Run / Hide, turn out the flashlight, and complete the Don’t Move sequence.
MattChapter 6 — In Self DefenseCalm (Stay Calm, Emily) / Rebuke (Get a Hold Of Yourself!), do nothing
EmilyChapter 6 — Who Gets the GunKeep Flare Gun / Give Flare Gun to Matt
MattChapter 6 — Save YourselfSarcastic (Whatever You Say) / Concerned (Don’t Move), Save Emily / Jump to Safety x2
AshleyChapter 6 — Forewarned is ForearmedAfter the dollhouse, pick up the Gleem Professional handbook and grab the pair of scissors immediately to the right in the next room.
AshleyChapter 6 — Stick TogetherFollow Chris / Investigate Movement
AshleyChapter 6 — Forewarned is Forearmed (Part 2)Stab the Psycho with the scissors
ChrisChapter 6 — Point BlankDo nothing (Do NOT shoot Chris or Ashley)
EmilyChapter 7 — Flamethrower ManDo NOT light the oil spill on fire
ChrisChapter 7 — … And Which One Will Die (Part 2)Disarm Mike / Hit Josh
ChrisChapter 8 — Point Blank (Part 2)Shoot the Wendigo / explosive barrels
MikeChapter 8 — Once BittenDo NOT shoot Emily
JoshChapter 8As Josh in Dr. Hill’s office, choose the following dialogue options: They Hurt Me and I’m So Sorry
MikeChapter 9 — Man’s Best FriendHit all QTEs, shoot the explosive barrel, Barricade / Escape
AshleyChapter 9 — Left BehindInquire (You Gonna Be Okay?) / Reassure (We’re Not Leaving You)
AshleyChapter 9 — Trap DoorInvestigate Voice / Rejoin Group OR Investigate Voice but do not open the trap door
SamChapter 10 — Important DiscoveryEnter the underground lake and swim off to the left to find Hannah’s journal.
MattChapter 10 — Save Yourself (Part 2)Hide / Run then hit the QTE to steady Jess, Abandon Jessica / Hide Together then complete the Don’t Move sequence.
SamChapter 10 — The Result of ChaosFollow Mike / Lock Door, complete Don’t Move sequences, Save Mike / Run to Switch, complete Don’t Move sequence, Hide / Run x2

1 ​​​​​​In Which Chapters Can Each Until Dawn Character Die?

In the game “Until Dawn,” each playable character can meet an untimely end, but some characters may die early on in the storyline, while others are invulnerable until the final challenge. It’s heart-wrenching to keep all characters alive up until Chapter 10 only for them to succumb one after another within just ten minutes at the end.

Here are the chapters in which every Until Dawn character can die:

  • Sam: Chapter 10 ONLY
  • Chris: Chapter 8, Chapter 9
  • Jessica: Chapter 4, Chapter 10
  • Emily: Chapter 8, Chapter 10
  • Matt: Chapter 6, Chapter 10
  • Mike: Chapter 10 ONLY
  • Ashley: Chapter 9, Chapter 10
  • Josh: Chapter 10 ONLY

In the initial 2015 release of Until Dawn by Supermassive Games, saving Josh wasn’t conventional; instead, you could prevent him from being gruesomely squished, but if he survived the Wendigo’s attack, he would be pulled deeper into the mines, leading to a tragic end similar to his sisters, Hannah and Beth. If Josh is stuck in the mines, he resorts to cannibalism to free the Wendigo spirit and transforms into one himself. In an after-credits scene, we see Josh eating the Stranger’s head, who met his demise when the Wendigo beheaded him in Chapter 8.

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2024-10-08 18:23