Wuchang: Fallen Feathers doesn’t make its finale easy to unravel. The game hides multiple branching routes, character-specific decisions, and one surprisingly vital item that determines which realm your journey leads you to. If you’re aiming to see every ending without replaying the entire campaign from scratch, this guide lays out every required step clearly and concisely.

Before diving in, note that this breakdown includes major story spoilers. If you’re comfortable with that, let’s map out every path the game offers.

Understanding the Structure of Wuchang’s Endings

Wuchang features several fully realized endings, each locked behind its own chain of requirements. Some involve long-running character quests, others hinge on a single dialogue choice, and one depends entirely on whether you possess or discard a particular item. Because the game pushes you into New Game Plus as soon as the credits roll, preparing ahead of time is the key to collecting them all in one run.

To make things manageable, let’s start with the one thing every ending route has in common: the need for backup saves.

How to Use Backup Saves Safely

The game automatically transitions into New Game Plus after any finale, which means you can’t simply reload your autosave to rewind crucial decisions. The best workaround is to manually copy your save folder before the final branching points. That way, you can jump right back to the moment before a major decision instead of replaying dozens of hours.

You’ll want to make these backups at three critical spots in the story:

Before responding to the Storyteller in Annalum
Before speaking with Xuanyangzi in the Burning Cave
Right after defeating the final boss, but before interacting with the Gate of Truth

Keeping these saves will let you claim every ending in one playthrough.

Ending Breakdown and How to Get Each One

Below you’ll find all endings in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, along with the exact steps needed to trigger them. Each route varies in difficulty, so take your time and follow the instructions closely.

Secret Ending: Successor of the Bo

If you’re chasing the game’s hidden finale, this is where your run becomes more specialized. The secret ending is tied to the mysterious Red-Clad Lady and a series of choices that pull you away from the main capital entirely.

To earn it, you must:

Speak to the Red-Clad Lady every time she appears throughout the game.
At the Avian Dwelling shrine, agree with her perspective to receive the Divine Blessing ability.
Later, in Annalum, refuse the Storyteller twice during your conversation.

Once those conditions are met, head toward the Palace Entrance shrine. Instead of continuing to the capital, you’ll be funneled into a confrontation with the Bo Magus. Defeat her, and the secret ending sequence will unfold.

This route completely bypasses the Bo Capital region, so consider grabbing a backup save if you want to explore its content later.

Bad Ending: Jarful of Medicine

Think of this as the game’s default route—the ending most players naturally hit if they follow quest markers without investigating alternate choices.

Here’s how to reach it:

Agree to help the Storyteller during the Annalum encounter.
In the Burning Cave, hand the Jade Feather Chisel over to Xuanyangzi.
Use the Bone Whistle to summon him during the Dragon Emperor battle.
After defeating the Dragon Emperor, progress into the Bo Capital and make your way toward its final boss, Feathery Ambition.
Interact with the Gate of Truth to enter the Realm of Samsara.

If you’re playing blind, this is almost certainly the first ending you’ll unlock.

Acquiring the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth

Most of the game’s better endings revolve around a single object: the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth. If you want access to everything beyond the default finale, you’ll need to gather this item by combining its two halves.

To obtain it, you must:

Complete both He Youzai’s and Fang Yao’s questlines throughout the story.
Tell the Storyteller you agree to help him in Annalum.
Collect the Research Journal – Scrap 3 from Fang Yao, then give it to He Youzai to receive the Ring of Samsara – Effect.
When meeting Xuanyangzi in the Burning Cave, stay silent—do not hand him the Jade Feather Chisel.
Reach the Depths of the Capital shrine and choose the “The wheel turns anew” option at the Mystery Gate.
Explore the Shrine Dwelling area and locate the altar where the two ring halves can be combined into the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth.

With this essential item in hand, you’re ready for the game’s higher-tier endings.

Good Ending: Dream’s Sweet Deceit

This ending offers an uplifting alternative to the default route and requires you to finish the major side quests cleanly.

Here’s the checklist:

Finish all objectives for He Youzai and Fang Yao.
Stay silent during your Burning Cave meeting with Xuanyangzi.
Assemble the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth from the Shrine Dwelling altar.
Defeat Feathery Ambition in the Bo Capital.
Interact with the Gate and choose the Realm of Dreams.

This is where having a post–final boss backup save becomes especially useful, since moving between Dream and Truth routes requires the ring’s presence—or absence.

True Ending: Bound By Fate’s Threads

The true ending is less about a decision in the world and more about what you choose to carry with you. If you want to see the most complete conclusion the game has to offer, all you have to do is discard, or simply use up, the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth before approaching the gate.

From your backup save:

Open your inventory.
Select the Ring of Samsara – Rebirth
Use or discard it to remove it from your possession.
Step through the Gate of Truth.

Once you’ve removed the ring, the path to the Realm of Truth opens, and with it, the game’s definitive ending.

Final Notes

Unlocking every ending in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is more about planning than brute force. As long as you maintain backup saves and track your dialogue decisions, you can experience all finales in a single campaign without grinding out multiple New Game Plus cycles.

If you’re diving into New Game Plus afterwards, expect enemy tuning and new item placements to reshuffle the pacing of the adventure. For now, though, you’ve seen everything the story has to offer—secret, good, bad, and true.