If you’re here, you’re probably in the same situation most players end up in with this game—confused, dying a lot, and wondering if you missed something important.
Let me save you time: you didn’t miss anything… you’re supposed to go through everything.
This The Weeping Swan Ten Days of the City Fall Endings Guide & Walkthrough is built for everything you need to know, and nothing is skipped. I’ll walk you through it like someone sitting next to you, making sure you don’t lose track of achievements, deaths, or endings.
The Weeping Swan Ten Days of the City Fall Endings Guide & Walkthrough
- Total 27 endings
- Around 10 main endings
- Most achievements = death endings
- Full playthrough: 15+ hours
- You will need:
- Save reloads OR
- Multiple playthroughs OR
- Flowchart tracking
Important tip:
Save before major chapters (especially 4, 5, 6, 11, 14, 15, 18)
Full Achievement & Choice Walkthrough
Early Game – Resource Choices & Setup
Careful Planning (Achievement)
Follow this exact order:
- First distribution → No money
- Second → Three taels
- Third → Refuse to give money
- Fourth → Lock eagle demon in left room and escape
This unlocks:
- Careful Planning
Eagle Demon Chain
You must go through ALL outcomes:
1. Death Ending: Strange…
- Choose → Stab with razor and run
- You die → unlock achievement
2. Death Ending: My blade has never been ineffective
- Reload → Stab again
- Die to second eagle demon
3. Death Ending: Waiting and holding on…
- Reload → Do nothing
- Die to wolf demon
4. Escape Route (Progression)
- Choose → Lock eagle demon and escape
Unlock:
- Escape from the Fangyuan
Chapter 4 – Escape Chapter (All Death Paths)
Save here. This chapter is full of endings.
Death Outcome: Died in Dongcheng District
- Choose → Return to East District
Death Ending: Died in Training Ground
- Choose → East-West Road → Training Ground
Death Ending: Died in Zhangjia Lane
- Choose:
- South Alley → Zhangjia Lane
- Then → Go deeper
Death Ending: Died hiding behind Guanyin Statue
- Requires earlier:
- Didn’t give money
- Took Zhangjia route
- Choose → Hide behind statue
Chapter 5 – Demon Soldiers
Save here.
Death Ending: Direct Combat
- Choose → Fight head-on
Death Ending: Failed Bribery
- Choose → Bribe demon soldiers
Death Outcome: Keep running without entering house
- Choose:
- Escape
- Don’t enter house
Correct Path
- Climb over → Enter house
Chapter 6 – Beast Chapter
Death Outcome: Helping someone
- Choose → Help
Death Outcome: Desperate struggle
- Choose → “It’s me”
Correct Progression
- Choose → “…”
Chapter 7 – Stable Escape
Death Ending: Burst of energy / Quick escape
- Choose → Quick escape
Correct Choice
- Choose → Crawl
Story-Based Unlock Achievements
Unlocked naturally:
- Childhood Memories
- Enjoy the scenery of the Twenty-Four Bridges
- Madness
- Live well
Chapter 11 – Gate Choice
Death Ending: Suddenly…
- Choose → Small North Gate (drown)
Chapter 14 – Ambush
Death Ending: Sneak attack death
- Choose → Ambush demon soldiers
Chapter 15 – Child Soldier
Death Ending: Vertical slash death
- Choose → Vertical slash
Special Achievement – Unyielding
Triggered by collecting multiple deaths:
Includes:
- Eagle demon deaths
- Demon soldier fight
- Helping death
- Desperate struggle
- Ambush death
- Child soldier death
(May require all to trigger correctly)
Chapter 18 – Final Branching (All Endings)
Save here. This is the biggest split.
Death Ending: Horse
- Travel with Master Liang
- Mount from behind
Normal Endings
Seeking Adventure
- Mount from side
- Choose farewell
Far Away
- Follow Liang
- Sail east
Become a Monk
- Accept illusion
- Become monk
New Dynasty
- Reject illusion
- Follow others
City Route Endings
Crying at the Temple
- Stay in city
- Leave → Suzhou
Tonghai
- Same route → Nanjing
Ashes of Will
- Choose → Accept fate
Suicide Pact
- Stay in city
- Die for love
True Endings
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
- Final choices:
- “…”
- Farewell OR Stay
Dream of the Red Chamber
- Choose → Farewell
One Life Completion
- Avoid ALL deaths
- Reach any ending
Unlock:
- One life to complete the game
Extra Chapter (Important)
After completing any ending:
- Unlock side story (bottom-right of main menu)
Complete it to get:
- Fertile fields full of ears of grain
Final Completion
To unlock:
Lament: Ten Days After the City’s Fall
You must:
- Complete ALL endings
- Collect ALL death outcomes
- Finish extra story
CG Collection
There are multiple pages:
- Page 1 → Page 12
You must unlock all for full completion.
This game is honestly not about winning.
It’s about:
- failing
- retrying
- understanding
By the time you reach the true endings, you’ll realize something—
you didn’t just follow choices, you learned the story through consequences.
And that’s why finishing this game feels so different.