What counts toward the main ending?

Steps

1. Advance to the anomaly product phase.
2. Run the anomaly production chain rather than relying on gambling-crate drops.
3. Feed the crafted anomalies into The Maw.
4. Continue until the main-ending progress completes; the checked sources do not support a fixed count for this page.

Requirements / limits

• The distinction is between crafted anomalies and crate-obtained anomalies.
• The long-form walkthrough says the creator asked the developer why crate anomalies were not advancing the ending and received that explanation.
• No official public announcement checked here states the required total, so this page deliberately omits one.
• Update 1.0.6 states that after finishing the main ending the player should not be stuck when continuing the last save. If your run predates 26 August 2026, update before concluding the save is dead.
• A community guide published 25 August describes bulk-opening Anomaly gambling crates as a way through Phase 4. Its own author warns it may not satisfy every unlock requirement, and the crate-versus-crafted distinction on this page is exactly the kind of requirement it may miss.

Common mistakes

• Grinding gambling crates and expecting their anomaly drops to move the main-ending counter.
• Confusing the secret ending with the main production ending.
• Publishing a fixed anomaly count taken from an unversioned guide.

Still unverified

• How many crafted anomalies are required in the current release?Not verifiedThe sources agree on what counts but do not establish a stable official total.