Few games put the power of choice front and center like Detroit: Become Human. This cinematic adventure from Quantic Dream drops you into a near-future Detroit where androids question their programming, fight for freedom—or obedience—and every decision you make ripples across the entire experience.

Whether you're chasing platinum, exploring emotional what-ifs, or just want to know what every path looks like before committing, this guide will help you navigate the branching storylines of Connor, Kara, and Markus. From peaceful revolution to all-out war, from survival to sacrifice, here’s how to unlock every ending in Detroit: Become Human.

Every ending in the game depends on a mix of your dialogue choices, relationship management, QTE performance, and whether key characters survive. The flowcharts in each chapter make it easy to trace missed paths and hidden routes, but here we’ll break down the actual outcomes in plain language.

You’ll experience the game from three perspectives:

• Connor – The advanced prototype android detective

• Kara – A domestic assistant android who escapes with a little girl

• Markus – A caretaker who becomes the face of the android movement

Each character has their own endings—and many hinge on how others fared.

Connor’s arc can result in him becoming a deviant or remaining loyal to CyberLife. These choices steer him toward rebellion, resistance, or relentless pursuit of other androids.

Major Endings for Connor:

• Deviant Connor Sacrifices Himself: If he becomes deviant and chooses to save Markus or another key character.

• Deviant Connor Joins the Revolution: Lives through the final assault and supports Markus.

• Connor Stays a Machine: He doesn’t become deviant and kills key deviants (Kara or Markus).

• Connor Becomes Deviant But Gets Reset: Captured and reprogrammed in the CyberLife Tower.

• Connor Becomes Deviant But Malfunctions: He hesitates or fails during key decisions.

To unlock all these, replay "Crossroads" and "Battle for Detroit" chapters with different relationship levels and choice combos.

Kara’s storyline is perhaps the most emotionally intense, driven by her desire to protect Alice.

Kara and Alice's Possible Outcomes:

• Escape to Canada: Through the bus, boat, or border checkpoint—each with variables.

• Die in the Final Escape: If choices or QTEs are failed at the border or in the camp.

• Die at Recycling Center: If caught and not rescued.

• Only Alice Survives: Kara dies, usually during an escape failure.

• Luther Dies / Kara Alone: A route where you sacrifice Luther, or he’s left behind.

You’ll want to replay chapters like “Midnight Train,” “Crossroads,” and “Battle for Detroit” to see the many permutations.

Markus’s path offers the most sweeping changes to the world around him. He can lead a peaceful protest, a violent revolution, or be captured and executed.

Markus Endings:

• Peaceful Revolution Wins: The public supports him, and the government backs down.

• Violent Revolution Wins: Heavy casualties, but androids prevail.

• Markus Is Killed: Either during the attack or via sniper if the public doesn’t support him.

• Surrender and Executed: Chosen in a negotiation gone wrong.

• Markus Sacrifices Himself: During a peaceful protest, winning global sympathy.

Public opinion, leadership style, and choices in "Freedom March," "Capitol Park," and "Night of the Soul" heavily influence the outcome.

One of the most meaningful dynamics in the game is between Connor and Lieutenant Hank Anderson. Whether it ends in trust or tragedy is up to you.

Ways to Build Trust:

• Defend Hank during investigations

• Show empathy during key conversations

• Avoid killing deviants unnecessarily

• Save Hank from suicide if triggered

Relationship Outcomes:

• Best Friends: Hank helps Connor become deviant and joins him in the final fight.

• Hostile: Hank turns against Connor or even dies because of Connor’s cold decisions.

• Uncertain: Hank respects Connor but doesn’t fully trust him.

Hank's fate ties directly into Connor’s arc, and your choices throughout the game affect their emotional ending together.

Kara has multiple ways to escape with Alice, depending on previous chapters and character survival:

• Bus Escape: If you have tickets, you can board the bus with or without Luther.

• Boat Crossing: A tense and risky night crossing where failure is possible.

• Border Negotiation: If Rose helps and public opinion is high, you may talk your way through.

• Camp Liberation: If Markus wins the revolution, Kara is freed from the camps.

Pro tip: Stealing tickets in the "Midnight Train" chapter opens the easiest route, but has moral consequences.

Some chapters drastically affect multiple outcomes and are worth replaying to unlock full possibilities:

Replay these with different choices to unlock flowchart segments and bonus scenes.

Some choices carry far more weight than others. Here are decisions that drastically shift the path:

• Become Deviant (Connor): Determines his path entirely

• Public Opinion (Markus): Massively impacts the revolution outcome

• Who You Save (Kara): Luther, Jerry, Rose, and others can shift scenes

• QTE Outcomes: Failing quick-time events can end characters prematurely

• Relationship Stats: Affect final interactions (e.g., Connor & Hank)

• Use the Flowcharts: They show what you’ve done and what’s missing.

• Save and Branch: Before a major decision, save your game and experiment.

• Keep Relationships Healthy: Characters like Hank or Luther can turn hostile or abandon you.

• Explore All Paths: Some endings require very specific conditions—like sparing or killing certain enemies.

• Replay with Purpose: Try opposite decisions on a second run to fully appreciate the branching mechanics.

Detroit: Become Human is as much about your gut instincts as it is about logic. It’s a game that rewards empathy, strategy, and risk. Every ending you unlock doesn’t just reveal a new path—it tells a story about what you believed in that moment.

Whether you're building a peaceful future or seeing how dark things can get, the game reflects your choices in a way few others manage. And that’s what makes replaying it endlessly satisfying.

Try every branch. Break the rules. Become human—or don’t. The story’s yours.