i wrote this initially as a personal guide, because i have the memory of a goldfish ahaha. there might already be guides out there, and everything is relatively easy, but it’s just collecting dust in my folder so i guess i’ll post it! c:

spoiler-free, unless otherwise stated!

edit 3/nov/22: DN is now on steam! i also posted this guide there too (but a version that’s more choices-friendly)

walkthrough

this post has all the good-end choices listed in order!

or if you don’t mind explicit spoilers, like seeing the choices, achievement names or gallery cgs, feel free to use this comprehensive spreadsheets. everything’s in detail there so that this post can remain spoiler-free

endings

as a general rule, each guy has 1 romantic ending, 1 normal ending & 2 death ends. you can easily tell when your life is in danger, so save whenever you can!

there is an indicator that you’re picking “good” choices, which are “dings” (the sound when you make certain choices; make sure sfx is loud & clear in your settings). just think: dings –> romantic end. miss a few and you’re bound for the normal end.

the only exception is in Zeikun’s route. the last choice in chap 3 determines which end you get, and instead the “dings” are a requisite for an after-scene in the romantic end (in other words: it’s possible to get onto Zeikun’s romantic end but not view the after-scene)

achievements

(view bigger version here) (this is also in the spreadsheet!)

most achievements can be found by naturally going through the chapters, but there are some conditional ones! there are 29 achievements in all, described below:

1. Death End 1 - Junoru: chap 2 (pick “Ju, run!”)
2. Death End 2 - Junoru: chap 4 (pick “I shouldn’t interfere”)
3. Romantic End 1 - Junoru
4. Normal End 1 - Junoru
5. Death End 7 - Zeikun: chap 2 (fail the chase scene)
6. Death End 3 - Zeikun: chap 3 (pick “haha, isn’t sacrifice silly?”)
7. Romantic End 2 - Zeikun
8. Normal End 2 - Zeikun
9. Death End 5 - Sachiro: chap 2 (easiest way is “Yes” “Yes” “Maybe”)
   
10. Death End 6 - Sachiro: chap 3 (pick “…pull sachiro’s scarf”)
11. Romantic End 3 - Sachiro
12. Normal End 3 - Sachiro
    
13. Death End 7 - Kurato: chap 1 (”investigate” -> pick either “run for my life” or “kick him”)
14. Death End 8 - Kurato: chap 3 (don’t pick “blace, maybe?” when ikuya asks who you’re interested in -> “hope it’s blace” when you’re back at school)
15. Romantic End 4 - Kurato
16. Normal End 4 - Kurato
17. Zeikun: chap 2 (survive the chase scene) (there are 7 correct paths you can go through; good luck!) (combinations are in the detailed walkthrough; link above!)
18. Zeikun: chap 1 (ask why chain “wears a gasmask”) or get it naturally in Junoru: chap 2
19. Zeikun: chap 1 (pick to “stay home”; you’ll get this later in the chapter)
    
20. Zeikun: chap 3 (pick to “go to library” in chap 1 & “go study” in chap 2; you’ll get this in chap 3)
21. Junoru: chap 1 (ask juju about siblings at the park -> pick “what if something happens to you?” which is a hidden choice)
22. Junoru: chap 2
23. Junoru: chap 2 (pick “kick him”)
24. Junoru: chap 4 - normal end
25. Sachiro: chap 2
26. Sachiro: chap 3
27. Kurato: chap 1 (pick “stay in bed”)
28. Kurato: chap 3 (pick “both of them”)
29. Kurato: chap 3

p.s. extra scenes & sketchbook are unlocked after getting achievements 1-16! there’s a bug in the very first version that won’t unlock these, so remember to download the newest version if you haven’t already!

p.p.s. if you have any questions, feel free to ask! or head over to the discord server to talk to other players ^^

edit 1/nov/22: there used to be a “cgs” section here, but since some cgs were redrawn & a new page was added to the steam version’s game gallery (titled “cutscenes”) it become irrelevant, so i’ve removed it. but you can still find the section in the spreadsheet linked above!! in case you’re missing any cgs and want to see where you can find them