If you are wondering exactly how to get all endings Beauties and the Stranded, the secret lies in carefully managing Min-seok’s dual meters: Affection and Suspicion. You cannot simply romance your way to the true ending; as a former beastkin hunter, surviving this apocalyptic bunker requires identifying which of the five women is hiding a tail, without alienating the rest. This guide breaks down the exact dialogue choices, chapter triggers, and hidden items required to unlock all five heroine romances, the five bad endings, and the elusive true hunter route.
Core Mechanics: Balancing Affection and Suspicion
Storytaco’s FMV design forces a constant tug-of-war between trusting your bunker-mates and investigating them. Every major dialogue choice impacts one of two hidden stats.
As a former "beastkin hunter", "Min-seok" must weigh his growing "Affection" for the women against his "Suspicion" that one of them is a monster. Maxing out affection unlocks a heroine's "true ending", while maxing suspicion triggers the hunter route. If you keep both meters perfectly balanced, the game punishes you with a generic game-over where reinforcements arrive but Min-seok is left completely alone.
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To secure a specific heroine's ending, you must prioritize her Affection prompts while intentionally lowering your Suspicion of her. Conversely, if you want to see a character's Bad Ending, you must push her Suspicion meter to the maximum while simultaneously engaging in her romance events, creating a fatal contradiction that results in Min-seok's demise.
So-seo’s Endings: The Bunker Chef
So-seo controls the bunker's food supply and acts as the primary welcoming face when Min-seok first awakens. Her route is heavily tied to trusting her bizarre culinary skills and ignoring the obvious physical anomalies she presents.
The Romance Route
To lock in So-seo's good ending, you must fully embrace her eccentricities.
- Chapter 1: When she says, "Welcome back! Do you know how worried I was that you might never wake up?" choose the response: "Thank you for watching over me." (+15 Affection).
- Chapter 2: During the kitchen encounter, she will offer you her infamous shrimp chip soup. You must choose "Eat the whole bowl" (+20 Affection). Refusing it spikes your Suspicion meter permanently.
- Chapter 4: When you notice her cat ear headband twitching, select "Compliment the accessory" (+15 Affection).
- Finale: Choose to stay in the kitchen with her rather than investigating the perimeter breach.
The Bad Ending (Slashed)
To trigger So-seo's bad ending, eat the shrimp chip soup in Chapter 2 to build initial trust, but in Chapter 4, choose "Try to pull the headband off." This maxes out her Suspicion meter instantly. When the bunker goes dark in Chapter 5, she will corner you in the pantry, revealing her true nature before the screen cuts to red.
Da-yeon’s Endings: The Storage Manager
Da-yeon serves as the strict "Storage Manager". In Chapter 3, you catch her moving "heavy boxes" with "unbelievable strength". Later, you discover her secretly eating "jelly" in the "storage room". Her route requires covering up her infractions while turning a blind eye to her physical power.
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The Romance Route
Da-yeon values discretion and loyalty above all else. Break the rules with her to win her over.
- Chapter 2: During the inventory check, she will hand you a contraband item, stating: "I'll give this just to you. I've been saving it." Reply with "Accept the secret jelly" (+20 Affection).
- Chapter 3: When you see her effortlessly lifting the steel crates, choose "Pretend not to notice her unbelievable strength" (+15 Affection). Offering to help insults her and raises Suspicion.
- Chapter 5: When the bunker's automated security system audits the missing rations, choose "Take the blame for the missing supplies" (+25 Affection).
- Finale: Meet her in the storage room and agree to leave the bunker together using the hidden maintenance shaft.
The Bad Ending (Crushed)
Accept her jelly in Chapter 2 to build a bond, but in Chapter 3, choose "Confront her about lifting the heavy boxes." This spikes Suspicion. In Chapter 5, report her missing rations to the group. She will confront you in the storage room, and her "unbelievable strength" will be the last thing Min-seok experiences.
Joy’s Endings: The Greenhouse Keeper
Joy manages the bunker's oxygen supply and fresh produce. Her route is the most isolated, taking place almost entirely in the humid, overgrown greenhouse sector.
The Romance Route
Joy's path requires a hands-on approach to the bunker's agriculture and a willingness to ignore the strange, glowing fertilizer she uses.
- Chapter 2: When she shows off her harvest and says, "Show me your carrot... Wow, it's huge. Give it to me," choose "Hand over the giant carrot" (+15 Affection).
- Chapter 3: During the nighttime watering sequence, select "Help her water the glowing plants" (+20 Affection). Do not ask where the soil came from.
- Chapter 4: When the ventilation system fails, choose "Reroute power to the greenhouse first" (+20 Affection), sacrificing the communications array.
- Finale: Agree to stay behind in the bunker with her and the plants when the rescue team finally radios in.
The Bad Ending (Overgrown)
Build Affection in Chapter 2 by handing over the carrot, but in Chapter 3, choose "Investigate the soil samples." You will discover bone fragments in the fertilizer. Confront her with this evidence in Chapter 5. The resulting FMV sequence shows Min-seok becoming the newest source of nutrients for the greenhouse.
Nana’s Endings: The Fearless Scout
Nana operates as the fearless "Bunker Scout". During the Chapter 3 "outside the bunker" mission, she takes a massive fall. In Chapter 5, she jokes that you "almost broke my back" while saving her. Navigating her "survival choices" correctly locks in her romance.
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The Romance Route
Nana respects bravery and shared trauma. You must prove you can handle the wasteland alongside her.
- Chapter 2: When she asks for a volunteer to check the airlock, choose "Take the lead outside" (+15 Affection).
- Chapter 3: During the perimeter ambush, she will take a severe fall. Choose "Risk exposure to pull her up" (+25 Affection).
- Chapter 5: While recovering in the med-bay, she will say, "Last night, you almost broke my back. Don't tell me you don't remember?" Choose "Apologize for the rough rescue" (+15 Affection).
- Finale: Reject the bunker's safety and agree to become permanent surface scavengers together.
The Bad Ending (Left Behind)
Volunteer for the airlock in Chapter 2, but during the Chapter 3 ambush, choose "Use her as bait to secure the airlock." She survives the fall but her Suspicion of you maxes out. In Chapter 5, she will lock you outside the bunker during a radiation storm, leaving you to the elements.
Ji-ni’s Endings: The Communications Officer
Ji-ni is the most observant of the group, monitoring both the outside world and the bunker's internal cameras. Her route is a game of cat-and-mouse.
The Romance Route
Ji-ni requires you to be vulnerable and drop your hunter instincts entirely.
- Chapter 2: While you are watching her work the radio, she will mutter, "...What is he doing? Isn't he being a little too obvious?" Choose "Admit you were staring at her" (+20 Affection).
- Chapter 4: When she intercepts a garbled broadcast, choose "Trust her translation of the static" (+15 Affection) rather than demanding to hear the raw audio.
- Chapter 5: She will discover your old beastkin hunter journal. Choose "Burn the journal to prove you've changed" (+25 Affection).
- Finale: Wait for the rescue chopper with her on the communications deck.
The Bad Ending (Broadcasted)
Admit you were staring in Chapter 2, but demand to hear the raw audio in Chapter 4. When she finds your journal in Chapter 5, choose "Defend your past as a hunter." She will use the bunker's PA system to broadcast your true identity to the rest of the women, resulting in a collective, lethal retaliation.
Unlocking the Secret Beastkin Route
To unlock the "Secret Beastkin Route", you must reject all romance and achieve "max Suspicion" across the board. This allows you to "capture the beastkin" and uncover the "hidden route" truth behind the bunker.
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The Hunter Path Requirements
This is the hardest ending to achieve because it requires deliberately alienating every character without triggering their specific bad endings.
- Reject all gifts: Refuse So-seo's soup, decline Da-yeon's jelly, and ignore Joy's harvest.
- Investigate everything: Always choose the dialogue options that question their abilities (e.g., confronting Da-yeon about her strength, questioning Nana's fall).
- Keep the journal: In Chapter 5, when Ji-ni confronts you, you must have high enough Suspicion with all five women to unlock the hidden dialogue option: "I know what you all are."
Choosing this option reveals the game's ultimate twist: there isn't just one beastkin in the bunker. All five women are anomalies, and the bunker is not a shelter—it is a containment facility. The final FMV sequence shows Min-seok fully resuming his role as a hunter, securing the facility doors from the inside.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you save everyone in a single playthrough? No. The game forces you to commit to one specific heroine's Affection meter by Chapter 4. Spreading your choices evenly results in the "Alone" neutral ending where Min-seok is evacuated by himself.
Who is the actual beastkin? In the individual romance routes, the game heavily implies that the specific heroine you are pursuing is the beastkin, adapting the narrative to fit your choices. However, the Secret Beastkin Route confirms that all five possess beastkin traits.
How do I track my Affection and Suspicion levels? Unlike traditional visual novels, there are no visible UI bars during gameplay. You must check Min-seok's journal in your inventory menu. The sketches of the women will become more detailed as Affection rises, while red ink notes will appear over their portraits as Suspicion increases.
The Final Verdict
Storytaco has crafted an FMV experience that actively weaponizes the player's paranoia. By intertwining dating sim mechanics with survival horror stakes, the game ensures that every dialogue choice carries immense weight. Mastering the Affection and Suspicion meters is the only way to peel back the layers of the bunker's mystery—just make sure you don't ask too many questions about the shrimp chip soup unless you are prepared for the consequences.