Undertale has 93 endings; one speedrunner aims to see them all

Did you know Undertale had a grand total of 93 endings? Cookiepocalypse does, and is after the most true and complete run of the game ever attempted.

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this piece erroneously referred to Cookie’s manipulation as “cheating.” We have since rephrased it to more accurately refer to the specific type of manipulation speedrunners regularly perform to achieve their amazing feats.

If someone asked me how many endings there were to Undertale, I’d have probably answered something like between 4-6. There are the well-known Genocide, Neutral, and Pacifist routes, as well as a Hard Mode ending you can get by naming your character a certain name at the start. Some consider the Neutral Pacifist ending its own separate ending that leads directly into True Pacifist. Beyond that, the Neutral route of the game can vary wildly based on who you kill, among other things, but all it does is make slightly adjustments to the dialogue at the end.

Apparently, a speedrunner named Cookiepocalypse would answer the question “How many endings are there to Undertale?” with a hearty, “93!” And he’s currently running every single one as part of an approximately 35 hour long marathon on Twitch. He started earlier today and is in the middle of what is referred to as the “Flawed Pacifist Branch” at the time of this post.

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Cookiepocalypse has routed himself through every possible variation on Undertale’s ending, including all the variations on Neutral based on who you spare, who you kill, what items you pick up, and even if you save the game at all the entire time. There are the True Pacifist endings that vary depending on certain factors, as well as Genocide and Soulless Genocide (which I won’t explain, since you don’t need this game spoiled for you if you haven’t played it yet!). There’s even a glitched ending that’s just a dog in a room, that you can only get by breaking out of bounds at a certain point.

And there will be plenty of that, because Cookiepocalypse has 93 endings to get through and Undertale is normally about an eight-hour game, with longer/shorter lengths depending on Neutral or Genocide routing. Cookie’s a speedrunner, though, and a quick glance at the stream reveals all sorts of bizarre tricks to skip rooms and move faster, including a weird note that keeps popping up asking us to “Please come back.” Many of the routes can also be accomplished by saving at a certain spot and beating the game, then resetting and changing one small factor before finishing the game again.

Keep in mind, too, that since this is technically a 100% category, he also has to get all the items, unlock the no-hit credits sequence, and beat all bosses, including optional boss So Sorry.

As weird as this might seem, it’s a very speedrunning thing to do. Speedrun.com does not currently list a time for all 93 endings, though it does have a category devoid of postings for “All 20 endings.” Get on Cookie’s level! It seems like this will count as a world record in a category I doubt many will have the stamina to try, especially since Cookie doesn’t intend to sleep.

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Best of luck and cheers to Cookie as he attempts this difficult feat! You’re filling all of us with determination.

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