Big Walk Ending — Both Endings Explained & How to Unlock Them (2026)

Big Walk has two endings, and the first one is sneakier than it looks: roll the credits after the final tower and you've seen only half the game. The initial "Big Goodbye" ending completes the main story through the black sphere; the true "Big Game" ending is the 100% completion reward, unlocked through a set of post-credits puzzles and a hidden room. Here's exactly how both work, what happens in each, and the steps that trip most groups up.

Here's what you'll learn:

• The two endings and their names
• The full route to the first ending (towers → Black Tower → sphere)
• What actually happens in the finale (voice, color, and the goodbye)
• The 7 purple puzzles and the secret room that unlock the true ending
• The Big Game achievement tie-in

Official resources: Steam store page · Polygon — Big Walk ending, explained · Insider Gaming — full ending & Big Game · IGN review

How Many Endings Are There?

Two — and they stack rather than branch. There's no story fork where your choices split the timeline; instead:

1. Ending 1 — "Big Goodbye": the main-route ending after the colored towers, the Black Tower and the black sphere finale
2. Ending 2 — "Big Game": the true ending, reached after completing every puzzle in the game — including the post-credits purple puzzles — and entering a hidden room near the spawn area. It also unlocks the Big Game achievement

The second ending is what "100% the game" means in Big Walk, and it requires cleaning up everything the first run left behind.

Ending 1 — "Big Goodbye": The Full Route

The main route to the credits runs through the standard progression:

1. Complete all four colored towers (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow)
2. Unlock and complete the Black Tower — the late-game progression tower (it's a separate structure from the black sphere)
3. Use the Black Tower's key reward to open the wall and travel to the large black sphere in the distance
4. Clear the final cooperative puzzles inside the sphere — the hanging-orb room and its button open the sphere's outer shell
5. Head for the small building across the water — the ending building — and the credits roll

The full route through every tower is in our walkthrough; the colored-tower puzzle order is in puzzle solutions.

What Happens in the Finale (Spoilers, Obviously)

The final tower is the game's last exam, and it tests the exact skill Big Walk has been teaching:

• You can no longer hear each other — proximity chat dies, so all communication stops
• Your colors are washed away — you can't tell who's who by looking
• You solve a suite of puzzles blind — based purely on the trust and communication patterns you built across the whole game

Then comes the goodbye. Your squad hits a turnstile with a mechanism showing three colors — the colors correspond to the body parts of one teammate, who passes through into a white light and falls out of proximity-chat range. One by one, each player walks through. Outside, colors return, you can talk again, and a couch with a projector sits in front of the end credits.

Per the official Steam store page: Big Walk is "a cooperative multiplayer adventure about teamwork and talking" — and the finale takes both away from you on purpose.

Ending 2 — "Big Game": The True Ending Route

Most groups hit the credits, celebrate, and miss the second half. The true ending requires a full cleanup:

1. Return and complete every puzzle you missed during the main playthrough
2. Complete all seven purple puzzles — harder, remixed versions of existing challenges that unlock after the first ending
3. Collect the final rewards and the final key from the purple puzzle set
4. Travel to the secret room near the spawn area — located between the broken black sphere on the wall
5. Enter the room to trigger the true ending and earn Big Game (the 100% completion achievement)

The purple set is the game's final difficulty spike: the same rooms you already solved, but with the communication tools stripped further and the solutions layered. It's also where the "remix" endgame players talk about lives — see our achievements guide for the Big Game achievement and the full 12-achievement list.

How Long Does the Full Route Take?

A focused group reaches Ending 1 in roughly 6–7 hours; the cleanup for Ending 2 (missed puzzles + purple set) typically adds several more hours of roaming — how much depends on how thorough your first run was. Our how long to beat guide breaks the phases down.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many endings does Big Walk have?

Two: "Big Goodbye" (the main-route ending after the black sphere) and "Big Game" (the true ending after completing all puzzles including seven post-credits purple puzzles).

What happens at the end of Big Walk?

The final tower strips your voice and colors, forcing you to solve puzzles on trust alone. Afterward, a turnstile lets each teammate pass through into a white light one by one — the goodbye — and the credits roll outside the tower.

How do you get the true ending in Big Walk?

After the first ending, complete every missed puzzle plus the seven purple puzzles, collect the final key, and enter the secret room near the spawn area (between the broken black sphere on the wall). That triggers the true ending and the Big Game achievement.

What is the Big Game achievement in Big Walk?

The 100% completion achievement: earned by unlocking the true ending after finishing all puzzles in the game, including the post-credits purple set.

Is there a post-credits ending in Big Walk?

Yes — the purple puzzles unlock after the first ending's credits, and completing them leads to the hidden-room true ending.

Related Guides

• Big Walk Walkthrough — Complete Guide to Beating the Game
• Big Walk Achievements & Trophies — All 12
• Big Walk Puzzle Solutions — Every Tower & Challenge
• How Long Is Big Walk? — Playtime & Completion Times
• Big Walk Guide — How to Play & First Session

Last Updated: August 13, 2026