Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse – Completing Paths & Solving Endings

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Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse tells its story in a non-linear way, using a branching story chart that jumps between characters, time periods, and viewpoints as you uncover the full story. Instead of a single path leading to one ending, the game offers multiple endings—some of which you might discover before others, no matter the order they are numbered.

Reaching each ending requires careful decision-making and completing specific chapters along the way. This guide will show you how to unlock all of the game’s endings.

How to Get Ending #1

This is the first ending you’ll encounter by playing the game normally. As you progress, you’ll unlock numerous chapters that take you back and forth through time to reveal story details.

This ending occurs at the end of Sato’s top route. After finishing it, the Storyteller will appear and hint that there are other alternative endings.

How to Get Endings #2 and #3

Although these are numbered second and third, it’s actually quite easy to unlock Ending #5 first. To access these endings, you need to do some setup:

Make sure to explore all accessible chapters before reaching the “We Need A Plan” chapter in Yuza’s story. Here, examine Sato at the beginning to get a Recollection that unlocks a new chain of chapters needed for these endings.
In Sato’s “Point of Contact” chapter, examine the keychain behind you at the start. Choosing Tsuyu as your Point of Contact unlocks the “Claim” chapter.

From there, follow the steps necessary to unlock the True Ending until you have genuine mermaid flesh in the Tamatebako. For detailed steps, follow the provided link.

Hints for solving the puzzles:

In the Claim chapter, honestly retrieve the Tamatebako from Avi.
Discover how the mermaid communicates secret messages at the Minakuchi residence.
Communicate with a mermaid and convince her to share her flesh.

When the mermaid flesh is inside the Tamatebako, you can unlock Endings 2 and 3. Your choices during the preceding chapter, “Possessions,” determine which ending you get:

If Kikuko survives in “Possessions,” you’ll get Ending 2; refuse or throw away the hand mirror and the business card.
If Kikuko dies, you’ll get Ending 3; refuse or discard the hand mirror but keep the business card.

How to Unlock Ending #4

In Sato’s “Real Name” chapter, simply choose the “Obey” option when it appears. This will open a new storyline.

How to Unlock Ending #5

In the “Real Name” chapter, pick the “Refuse” option to unlock a different set of chapters. Next, make the right choices in the “We Need A Plan” chapter, which will lead you to this bittersweet ending.

How to Achieve the True Ending

There is a full guide for unlocking the True Ending. While much of the pathway overlaps with other endings, you’ll need to be especially thorough and complete additional challenges to get the best ending. Following the main paths outlined here will give you a good foundation, but you’ll need to explore further and ensure all conditions are met.