Hillthorn has seven endings, going by the game’s achievement list. Raw Fury and Fool Moon have not put a number on it in public (their launch post says only that there are “many different endings to be discovered… some easier than others”), but Steam’s achievement data ties seven of the game’s 18 achievements to endings, and each one is earned by finishing the case a different way. Which ending you get depends on the choices you make during the investigation and on how well you use the time loop.
Hillthorn launched on November 10, 2026, on Steam (Windows, Mac and Linux), Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. It is a wordless detective game told entirely through cards: a mother named Abigail hires you to find Olivia, the daughter who vanished from a secretive mountain community along with Olivia’s husband, Jeremiah.
Every Hillthorn Ending Achievement
Here are the seven ending achievements with the descriptions Steam gives them, plus the share of Steam players who had each one on November 12, two days after launch. Those percentages will drift as more people finish, but they show which endings take more work.
| Achievement | Steam description | Unlocked by (Nov 12) |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden ending achievement | Kept secret by Steam until you earn it | About 58% |
| Escape | “Something is missing.” | About 46% |
| Rescue | “Contract Fulfilled.” | About 38% |
| Newest Member | “Accept a Deal.” | About 25% |
| End the Cycle | “At what cost?” | About 21% |
| Perfection | “No one left behind.” | About 18% |
| Paradox | “Master the time loop.” | About 16% |
We left the hidden one unnamed so it stays a surprise. It is also the most common of the seven, earned by more than half of Steam players within two days of launch.
Paradox and Perfection are the rarest. Their descriptions hint at why: one asks you to master the loop itself, and the other to finish the case with nobody left behind, which is a step past the plain Rescue ending. That lines up with what Raw Fury said before launch, that some endings are easier to reach than others.
How the Endings Work
The developers have said a few things about how endings are decided:
- Your choices matter. Raw Fury’s story post says Hillthorn “has multiple endings that can be achieved through how you choose to investigate this case,” and that each ending will “teach you something about the case you took on and perhaps even yourself.”
- The time loop is the key to some of them. Raw Fury’s FAQ says the endings come from your choices and that “you may need to use the time loop to your advantage to reach some of these.”
- The story is fixed, not random. Creative director Alexis of Fool Moon said on Steam that the endings come from exploring the time loop, and that the story is set rather than generated, with no procedural element. The same choices lead to the same places every time.
- Watch your inventory. Before launch, Raw Fury told demo players to “pay attention to your choices and what additional item ends up in your inventory at the end of the demo.” That suggests the items you carry shape where the case goes.
Raw Fury also says the endings “paint a bigger picture of the Hillthorn mystery,” so seeing more than one fills in parts of the story the first ending leaves dark.
Do You Have to Replay to See Every Ending?
The time loop does a lot of the work. At midnight, the day resets and you start the investigation again, but you keep what you have learned and some of your items, as Raw Fury’s Helen explained on Steam. That makes chasing a second ending much faster than a blind first run, because you already know where people will be and which paths lead where.
There is one catch for achievement hunters: some things in Hillthorn can be missed. The Out of Office achievement (“Maybe it’s better this way.”) was the rarest in the game on November 12, at about 11%, and Alexis said the team is looking at a way to earn it without deleting your progress if you missed it. Until a patch does that, a missed Out of Office means starting a new save.
Steam lists Save Anytime, and Steam Cloud keeps your save between PC, Mac, Linux and Steam Deck.
How Long It Takes to See Them All
Raw Fury’s FAQ says someone who reaches every ending should expect “approximately 4-5 hours,” depending on how you play. Steam’s store page calls it a “short, atmospheric mystery,” and it is: a weekend is plenty for every ending.
If you like detective games that hand you the clues and trust you to connect them, Raw Fury also publishes The Séance of Blake Manor, which sits in a Steam bundle with Hillthorn. For more horror-tinged picks from this year, see our list of the best horror games of 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many endings does Hillthorn have? Seven, going by the game’s ending achievements. The developers have said only that there are “many different endings,” some easier to reach than others.
Does Hillthorn have a true or best ending? The developers have not named one. Perfection (“No one left behind.”) and Paradox (“Master the time loop.”) are the rarest endings and the ones whose descriptions read most like a full solution.
Are Hillthorn’s endings random? No. Alexis of Fool Moon said the story is set, with no procedural element, so your choices and how you use the time loop decide the ending.
Do you lose progress when the time loop resets? No. Raw Fury says you keep the knowledge you have gathered and some of your items when the day resets at midnight.
How long does it take to get every ending in Hillthorn? About 4 to 5 hours, according to Raw Fury, though it varies with how you play.
Is Hillthorn on Switch? Yes. It launched on Nintendo Switch, Steam, iOS and Android on November 10, 2026.