How to Find the Secret Ending in Days Gone

There is more than one end for Deacon in this open-world post-apocalyptic zombie survival game, Days Gone. Deacon travels hundreds of miles on his motorcycle through this post-apocalyptic Oregon that is plagued with freakers. Though this game already has over 30 hours of gameplay, there is still more left to explore.

Throughout Days Gone, Deacon will fight his way through several Freaker hordes and Rippers to find a way back to his wife. In that time Deacon can unlock different endings depending on the people in his life and how he has interacted with them. Each different ending will play after the ending credits, but only the secret ending gives an idea for a possible sequel.

How to Unlock the Secret Ending

After the finishing final battle and the credits roll, Deacon will be placed back in the world to finish up missions that weren’t part of the main storyline. As Deacon works on side missions he’ll eventually hear from a NERO scientist by the name of O’Brian. O’Brian will call on Deacon to meet him at the Old Pioneer Cemetery. This will start the quest, “There’s Nothing You Can Do.”

Arriving at the Old Pioneer Cemetery, Deacon meets with O’Brian and another NERO colleague who are wearing hazmat suits. O’Brian will take off the hood of his hazmat suit to reveal that he has been infected. He states that the virus is evolving at an exponential rate and it is clear that whatever strain he’s infected with doesn’t cause him to become violent or feral.

O’Brian also tells Deacon that the people above him at NERO knew that the infection rate would quickly become higher. He tells Deacon there is nothing left that he or anyone else can do to stop it from spreading before climbing into his chopper and flying off with his colleague. As the NERO helicopter leaves, Deacon is left with the sickening realization that he has been helping someone who will continue to make this plague worse.

This twist lands players in a mental predicament. Will everyone eventually become infected? Will the infection be something someone can live through and still contain their humanity? Will Deacon ever be able to stop them? As Deacon is left with no ability to pursue O’Brian further many have suggested that this leads to the premise of a sequel where Deacon will track down those from NERO to find a cure or stop them. News on whether or not there will be a sequel has not been confirmed as of yet though.

Days Gone is available on PlayStation 4

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