Keeping everyone alive in The Quarry is an arduous task, making players plan ahead from even the earliest parts of the game. Players seeking to get the Rough Night achievement can do so on subsequent playthroughs or on a new game, so here’s how to keep everyone alive in The Quarry.
General tips & tricks to keep everyone alive
Who needs to be alive for the Best Ending of The Quarry
Only the main cast needs to stay alive, the Hackett’s fates do not matter. On subsequent playthroughs, players will have the Death Rewind feature to make it easier.
Prologue
Should you be nice to the cop or not?
During the Prologue of the game, many of the player’s choices don’t make much of a difference apart frombeing nice to the cop—this is essential to do.
Getting Extra Dialogue
To gain additional exposition and dialogue, players cangrab the map,snoop, and be nice to Max. When speaking to the cop, players should beCompliant,Honest, andFriendly.
At theend of the chapter, the decision on what to do about Max will not affect the survival rate of any characters.
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Chapter One - Hackett’s Quarry Forever!
Should you break the Fuel line or steal the Rotor Arm?
During thefirst sceneof Chapter One, while playing asJacob, players should choose tosteal the rotor arminstead of breaking the fuel line. This ensures that other characters will be in an easier-to-control environment later in the game.
Should you break into the Cabin or leave the bags?
The Doll Inside The Cabin
Players should break into the cabin during thesecond scenewhile playing asAbi. Exploring around, Abi will find adoll. Players can take this doll for safe keeping to ensure the safety of counselors later in the game.
Getting Along With Everyone
The rest of the chapter has no bearing on survival but players should attempt to ensure that the counselors get along with one another. This means beingFriendlyduring interactions betweenJacob,Dylan, andNick,andPlayful,Understanding, andSupportiveduring interactions betweenRyanandDylan.
Chapter Two - Truth or Dare
Should you take the fireworks or not?
While playing asEmmaduring Chapter Two, they can acquire fireworks they have an option to use later on. When inspecting the second locked door, Emma can callJacobto unlock it. Inside the room is asafe codethat she will automatically use when leaving. The fireworks ultimately have no bearing on whether Emma survives or not but can be left behind if only to save time in cutscenes and a QTE.
The rest of the chapter can be played however the player decides to.
Chapter Three - Trouble In Paradise
Should Abigail help Nick or Run to the Camp?
While playing asAbiduring the scene withNick, choose to help Nick. She shouldnot reactandavoid climbing the tree. Hiding as Abi and succeeding in theDon’t Breatheevent will ensure that no complications arise through the rest of the game. If players get bitten, this can be resolved later in Chapter Nine.
NOTE:Nick will always get attacked and there is no way to prevent this.
Jacob’sfirst scene with Emma has no decisions that directly affect survival.
Should Nick take the shortcut or follow the path?
While playing asRyan, players should beAssertiveandtake shortcutsboth times. Not failing any of the QTEs will award players theNick of Timeachievement. Choosing toshootthe hunterwill give Ryan an item that can be useful later in the game.
Should Jacob throw the dirt or not?
While playing asJacobagain,Pleadingwith the hunter andnot throwing dirtwill get Jacob covered in blood which gives him some extra protection should players fail QTEs later.
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Chapter Four – Don’t Panic
Should Ryan shoot or not?
AsRyan, players shouldapply pressureandavoid shooting. The option to shoot will come up twice and players must refuse to shoot both times.
Should Emma use the bear spray or the taser?
AsEmma, players have two opportunities to avoid death.Checking the bagswill give Emma ataserand some clothes. Emma can then use the taser in the first encounter, as well as thebear sprayin the second.Block the doorin the third, anduse the trapdoorin the fourth. All four of these QTEs must be successful for Emma to survive.
Should you give or keep the gun?
Afterward, you return to Dylan. After some dialogue, the important choice here is togive away the gun.Giving the gun toKaitlynwill help if you fail some QTEs in the following chapter.
Should you reel slowly or reel quickly?
When playing asEmmaagain, players should choose toreel slowly. It makes less noise if players don’t press any buttons but choosing to reel slowly twice in a row will have the same result. Choosing to reel in quickly and passing the QTEs, followed by jumping, will still make sure Emma survives.
Chapter Five – White Noise
Should Kaitlyn speak up or not?
Not speaking upand passing all the QTEs asKaitlynwill ensure the safety of everyone.
Alternatively, players can fail the QTEs and get blood splattered on them. The second failed QTE can be solved by shooting the table.
When reuniting with the others, players canhideand make their escape by passing theDon’t Breatheevent.
Should you choose the shotgun or the chainsaw?
WhenDylanandRyanare in the radio tower, players shouldavoid shootingand encourage Dylan to come up with a plan. When things go wrong, choose thechainsaw.
Chapter Six – Prayers By Night
Should you hide or run at the start of Chapter six?
Players choosing tohidewhile playing asJacobwill be required to pass aDon’t Breatheevent. If players choose to run, a few more QTEs will have to be passed to survive. After this, Jacob can step into a bear trap and mustpry it open.
When playing asKaitlyn, players shouldinterveneand choose to help Nick when prompted to build up the relationship between her and Abi. Choosing to comfort her instead of saving Nick also does this.
Should you shoot Nick or not?
AsAbi, being nice to Nick is entirely optional. She mustshoot Nickin order toavoid being killed. Nick can be saved later in the game.
While playing asEmma, the paths do not matter as the two of them intersect.
Chapter Seven – The Past Behind Us
Should you shoot Travis or not?
While playing asLaura, players can heavily change the outcome of the game. To keep everyone alive, there are two ways that players can choose to act.ComplyingwithTravis the cop—do not be difficult—and finding thesyringein thethird officeupstairswill give players the ability tonot take the gun.
When in the cell,grab the spoonfrom the window and use it on the loose brick. Then explore the police station and grab the syringe from the locker in the office. Return to the cell and get Laura tohide the syringebehind theloose brickin her cell then head to sleep.
Otherwise, players will have to take the gun but choosenot to shoot Travis. Shooting Travis will cause Laura to die later in Chapter Nine.
Back in the present, Laura mustshow her biteas it will lead to saving Ryan in a future chapter.
Chapter Eight – The Belly Of The Beast
Making sure Laura and Ryan get along
During the interaction betweenRyanandLaura, players should avoid any hostile dialogue choices.Making sure that Ryan and Laura get alongand don’t argue will be important in keeping them both alive. Players can choose either of the first three options and then choose to beGuarded,Compassionate,Friendly, Inquisitive, Reflective,and thenCompassionate.
While playing asKaitlyn, players should choose to beHonestandEncouraging.
Should you open the cage or not?
When exploring again asRyan, players will need to pass any QTEs they come across. They must make sure tonot open the cageand intentionallyfail the first Interruptevent. When Laura approaches the other cage, playershave to stop Laurafrom killing Nick in the cage by choosing toInterrupther.
How to solve the breaker puzzle in The Quarry?
In order tofree Jacob, Ryan has to flip thecorrect switches. They arefour switches totaland they open up the cages that the numbersadd up to. Players must open cagesthreeandfive. To do this, Ryan must flip switches in a specific order:
Chapter Nine – The Matriarch
Should you kill Constance?
The only dialogue choices in Chapter Nine that matter are the ones that involveLauraandRyan. Not far into the chapter. Laura and Constance will struggle for control over the gun. If you mash the prompt you will blast off Constance’s face. But if you don’t kill her here, she can survive.
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Should Ryan pull the knife out?
When Ryan getsstabbed, he mustnot take the knife out. Passing theDon’t Breatheevent is necessary to keep Ryan alive, as well as succeed all the QTEs.Hidingwill keep Ryan alive but players can still fail theDon’t Breatheevent in the wall and be okay as long as players pass the QTEs after getting caught.
Should Ryan accept the bite from Laura or decline?
WhenLauracatches up withRyan, tokeep Ryan alive, Laura mustbite Ryan. If he isn’t bitten, Ryan will bleed out at some point.
If Emma Was Bitten
IfEmmawas bitten and she makes it to the car, Dylan will open the car and release her. Players mustshoot Emmabut choose touse regular shellsto verify that she doesn’t die.
Surviving The Scrapyard
When playing asDylan, players shouldwarn Kaitlynwhen spotting the werewolf and make sure tosucceed in all QTEsafter. Sounding the horn or setting the werewolf on fire both work as long as players succeed in mashing the correct button.
Find the silver shotgun shells
If playersdid not get the stuffed animalwhen playing as Abigail inChapter 1, Kaitlyn willneed Abi’s help.
To do this, Abi will have to search through the basement to findsilver shotgun shellsby thefuseboxto give to Kaitlyn. This will cause her to try to help Kaitlyn inChapter 10, and Kaitlyn will have toinvestigateto get the shells.
Should you shoot the charging monster?
Ryan must shoot the charging beast, Chris Hackettin order to save himself, Laura, Nick, and anyone else that got bitten due to the player’s actions. If players shot Travis in Chapter Seven, thenLaura will be killed. Laura mustcooperate with Travisin order to save everyone else.
Chapter Ten – Bricks and Mortar
Should Max swim to shore or stay on the island?
Players should begin the start of Chapter 10 asMax. When given the choice to swim off the island, it’s safer for him tostay. Ifno characters are infectedthen he can swim to shore, but ifanyone is bitten, Max will die if he tries to swim.
When playing asKaitlyn, there are two methods to ensure both she andDylan survive.
you may either acquire the silver shotgun bullets or while exploring the rooms and looking for a vantage point, Kaitlyn cango to the kitchenin order to examine thestuffed toy. By examining the toy, Kaitlyn will be able to use it as a distraction later in the chapter.
Get the silver shotgun shells
ChoosePrepare For Attack, Kaitlyn should chooseRuninstead of Wait, and then choose theBeam. Choosing Wait will result inDylan getting killed. The rest of the options don’t matter as long as players perform the QTEs correctly.
When you hear someone calling out, investigate the noise to get the silver shotgun shells, then shoot the werewolf.
Use the doll
If you continue to run with Dylan. You’ll end up in the kitchen, Kaitlyn will have to usethe dollas a distraction to lead the werewolf into thefreezer.
Should you raise your gun at Silas and shoot him?
When switching back toLauraandRyan, players have to succeed in all the QTEs regardless of if they choose tograb the gunorthe steering wheel. Once the characters get out of the car, if playersshot the hunterin Chapter Three, Ryan will have a vial of blood that players can use on Ryan or Laura. Regardless of the choice, as long as playersshoot Silas, both will survive. Players can choose to not shoot Silas right away, however, this only results inTravis’s death.
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