If you thought the credits marked the end of Big Walk, there is still more to discover. The game features a secret ending that rewards players who complete the remaining challenges after finishing the main storyline.
Known as Big Game, this secret or true ending is not unlocked through a hidden dialogue choice or an alternate story decision. Instead, you need to fully complete the game’s required puzzle content and then return to an area near the beginning.
The good news is that you don’t need to start a completely new save file. The secret ending can be unlocked on the same playthrough after you have completed the normal ending.
How Many Endings Are There in Big Walk?
Big Walk has two main endings:
- Big Goodbye – the normal ending
- Big Game – the secret or true ending
These endings aren’t based on choosing between two different story paths. Instead, they occur sequentially.
You must first complete the requirements for Big Goodbye. After the credits finish, additional challenges become available. Completing those challenges eventually gives you access to the secret area required to trigger Big Game.
So, if you’ve already seen the first set of credits, don’t quit your save. Your journey through the game isn’t finished yet.
Step 1: Complete the Normal Ending
The first requirement for unlocking the secret ending is reaching the game’s normal ending.
During the main progression, you’ll need to work through the game’s four colored towers:
- Red Tower
- Green Tower
- Blue Tower
- Yellow Tower
Complete the objectives associated with these towers and continue progressing through the story.
Eventually, you’ll be directed toward the Black Tower, where you can obtain the Black Key.
The Black Key allows you to open the Wall and continue toward the enormous Black Sphere.
Inside the Black Sphere, you’ll encounter the final set of puzzles associated with the normal route. Complete the challenges, leave the sphere and continue along the path toward the ending area.
When you reach the building near the water, follow the game’s final sequence. After saying goodbye and entering the building, the Big Goodbye ending will trigger.
The credits will then roll.
But this is only the first part of the secret-ending journey.
Step 2: Return After the Credits
Once you’ve seen the normal ending, continue using your existing save rather than starting over.
The game unlocks a new set of challenges known as the Purple Puzzles.
These challenges are an important part of the secret-ending requirements.
The Purple Puzzles revisit familiar gameplay concepts while making the challenges more demanding. As a result, communication and teamwork become even more important, particularly if you’re playing with friends.
Step 3: Complete All Seven Purple Puzzles
There are seven Purple Puzzles that need to be completed.
Make your way through each challenge and finish them all.
However, completing the seven Purple Puzzles alone isn’t enough.
You also need to make sure you have completed any regular puzzles that were left unfinished during your earlier progression.
This is one of the easiest details to overlook.
If you have skipped a normal puzzle, go back and complete it before expecting the next part of the secret-ending route to become available.
Secret Ending Completion Checklist
Before moving on, make sure you’ve:
- Completed the normal ending.
- Finished every regular puzzle.
- Completed all seven Purple Puzzles.
- Collected the rewards from completed challenges.
- Confirmed that your overall puzzle progression is complete.
You can return to previously visited areas after reaching the first ending, so there’s no need to restart the game simply because you missed something.
Step 4: Obtain the White Key
Once the required puzzles have been completed, the game will reward you with the White Key.
This key is essential for accessing the hidden area connected to the secret ending.
After obtaining it, return toward the starting area of Big Walk.
Look around the tutorial or spawn area for the remains of the broken Black Sphere.
If you don’t see the White Key or cannot progress, double-check your puzzle completion.
A missing regular puzzle or incomplete challenge is usually the reason the required progression hasn’t triggered.
Step 5: Find the Secret Room
With the White Key in your possession, locate the opening connected to the broken Black Sphere near the starting area.
Use the White Key to unlock the entrance.
This reveals a hidden room that isn’t part of the standard ending route.
Enter the room and follow the sequence inside.
You’ll encounter messages that need to be read before the final section becomes available. Take your time and complete the interaction sequence rather than leaving immediately.
Once you’ve completed the required sequence, a white opening will appear.
This is the final gateway to the secret ending.
Step 6: Enter the White Opening
After the white opening appears, gather your group and walk through it.
Doing so triggers Big Game, the secret or true ending of Big Walk.
Unlike the normal ending, there isn’t a separate dialogue option or major decision that determines whether you receive Big Game.
The ending is essentially a reward for completing the game’s additional content.
How to Know You’ve Unlocked the True Ending
The easiest way to confirm that you’ve successfully unlocked the secret ending is through the Big Game achievement.
If the achievement appears alongside the ending sequence, you’ve successfully completed the secret-ending route.
If it doesn’t unlock, go back through the requirements and check your progression carefully.
Big Walk Secret Ending Checklist
Before troubleshooting, confirm that you have:
- Seen the Big Goodbye ending.
- Completed every regular puzzle.
- Completed all seven Purple Puzzles.
- Collected the White Key.
- Returned to the starting area.
- Located the broken Black Sphere.
- Used the White Key to open the hidden entrance.
- Completed the sequence inside the secret room.
- Entered the white opening with your group.
If all of these steps are complete, you should be able to trigger Big Game.
Do You Need a New Save for Big Game?
No.
One of the most convenient aspects of the secret ending is that you don’t need to replay the entire game from the beginning.
The two endings are designed to happen as part of the same progression. The normal ending effectively opens the door to the additional content required for Big Game.
If you’ve already completed Big Goodbye, simply continue exploring and finish the newly available challenges.
Why the Secret Ending Is Easy to Miss
The biggest reason players can miss Big Game is that the first credits make it feel as though the adventure is finished.
However, Big Walk treats the first ending as a transition into its final set of challenges.
The Purple Puzzles, White Key and hidden room aren’t part of the normal route, so players who stop playing after the first credits may never discover them.
The game also doesn’t require you to make a dramatic alternate story choice. Instead, the secret ending is tied to completion.
Final Verdict
Unlocking the secret ending in Big Walk requires patience rather than a complicated alternate storyline.
First, complete the four colored towers, progress through the Black Tower and finish the Black Sphere sequence to trigger Big Goodbye.
After the credits, return to the game and complete all seven Purple Puzzles along with any regular puzzles you may have missed. Once you’ve finished the required challenges, you’ll receive the White Key.
Take the key back to the starting area and find the broken Black Sphere. Use the White Key to access the hidden room, complete the sequence inside and enter the white opening with your group.
That will trigger Big Game, the secret or true ending.
So if you’ve already watched the first credits, don’t start over. Keep your existing save, finish the remaining puzzles and continue exploring. The real final chapter of Big Walk is waiting beyond the normal ending.
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