S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Endings: How to Get All Seven
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Short answer: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has seven endings: five “false” endings granted by the Wish Granter, decided by your money, reputation and whether you killed the Duty and Freedom leaders, and two true endings behind a locked door in the Sarcophagus, which you open with a decoder from Strelok’s stash in Pripyat.
How to reach the true endings
- Disable the psi-emitter in Lab X-16, then talk to the Guide.
- Follow the Guide to the Doctor, who is hiding in Strelok’s old hideout. He tells you the Wish Granter is an illusion and gives you the coordinates of a stash in Pripyat.
- The Pripyat stash holds the decoder made by Fang, notes from Strelok’s group and a SKAT-9M suit.
- Use the decoder on the locked door inside the Sarcophagus to reach the Monolith control centre.
- After destroying the orbs around the hologram, choose: join the C-Consciousness, or refuse and fight your way through the portals to destroy them for the real ending.
The five Wish Granter endings
| Ending | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Wealth | 50,000 RU or more when you reach the Wish Granter. This overrides everything else. |
| The Zone disappears | Excellent reputation, less than 50,000 RU, faction leaders alive |
| Rule the world | Less than 50,000 RU and both faction leaders (Duty’s General Voronin and Freedom’s Lukash) killed |
| Mankind must be controlled | Terrible reputation, less than 50,000 RU, faction leaders alive |
| Immortality | The fallback: less than 50,000 RU, middling reputation and at least one leader alive |
If you want a particular Wish Granter ending, plan for it early: drop or spend money before the end so you stay under 50,000 RU. More guides: all S.T.A.L.K.E.R. guides.
Sources
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki (Fandom): Shadow of Chernobyl endings
- KosGames: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl all endings guide
- Gamepressure: Wish Granter endings
Last checked against sources: 10 November 2026.
