The Quarry is full of nasty surprises at every turn, and in the moments of stress, making the right decisions is the only way to help ensure that the counsellors at Hackett’s Quarry can survive the horrors of the night. While the impact of your decisions may not always be apparent straight away, know that things can be set in motion way earlier in the story. If you are looking for a surefire solution on how to get the best ending and keep all the counsellors alive, follow this guide to a tee.
Keeping All The Counsellors Alive in The Quarry
Naturally, there are simply too many ways for the counsellors to meet their end in The Quarry, so getting everything right at every juncture is crucial to their survival. These can be dialogue choices, decisions that determine actions, and of course, quick-time events. By following the right path through the 10 chapters in the game, you can help them make it out alive, and also get rid of some annoying locals.
Here’s the path to keeping the camp clear of counsellor blood in The Quarry:
Prologue
Laura
- Directional QTE: Up
- Choice: Map
- Directional QTE: Right
Once you have control of Laura outside of the car, proceed with the following actions.
- Open the trunk of the car, and choose to Snoop.
- Dialogue: Compliant
Follow the main path into the woods, and watch the cutscenes.
- Directional QTE: Down
- Directional QTE: Up
The cop, Travis, will show up, and engage you in conversation.
- Dialogue: Honest
- Dialogue: Honest
- Dialogue: Friendly
- Dialogue: Compliant
- Dialogue: Relieved
Once you have made it to Hackett’s Quarry, head towards the bunker door below the lodge.
- Choice: Wrenches
- Dialogue: Confident
- Choice: Help Max
Chapter 1
Jacob
- Dialogue: Reflective
Head up the stairs, and to the left where you will find a window that allows you to enter the lodge. Grab the bags from the stairs.
- Dialogue: Playful
- Dialogue: Mischievous
- Dialogue: Brave
- Choice: Rotator Arm
- Directional QTE: Up
- Dialogue: Friendly
Abigail
- Directional QTE: Up
- Choice: Break In
- Choice: Keep the Teddy bear
Head towards Emma at the other end of the area to leave.
- Dialogue: Enthusiastic
- Directional QTE: Right
- Choice: Scenic Route
- Dialogue: Supportive
- Choice: Interrupt
- Dialogue: Friendly
- Dialogue: Supportive
- Dialogue: Understanding
Ryan
- Choice: Eavesdrop
- Dialogue: Concerned
- Dialogue: Apologetic
- Dialogue: Inquisitive
Once outside with the others, choose the following:
- Directional QTE: Left
- Directional QTE: Up
- Dialogue: Compliant
- Dialogue: Insistent
- Dialogue: Supportive
- Dialogue: Reluctant
Chapter 2
Emma
- Choice: Kick Door
Head towards the back of the room to find a locked door.
- Choice: Call Jacob
With the shotgun in hand and the safe code, you will be leaving the storage area.
- Choice: Leave Fireworks
- Dialogue: Affectionate
Dylan
You can check out some of the items in the room, but head to the door next to the shotgun once you are done.
- Directional QTE: Up
Interact with the wardrobe in front of Dylan upon entering this next room.
- Dialogue: Mischievous
Return to your charged phones in the office.
- Choice: Head to party
Nick
- Choice: Rocky Road
- Dialogue: Uncertain
- Dialogue: Sincere
- Choice: Save Abi
- Hold Breath Event
- Dialogue: Cheerful
Kaitlyn
- Choice: Take photo
- Dialogue: Serious
- Dialogue: Stern
Nick
- Dialogue: Hopeful
Get your shots off on the melons and the bottles. Jacob will be disqualified either way.
- Dialogue: Gloating
Ryan
- Choice: Interrupt
- Dialogue: Truth
- Dialogue: Mischievous
- Choice: Kaitlyn
- Dialogue: Mischievous
Chapter 3
Abigail
- Choice: Call Back
- Dialogue: Honest
- Dialogue: Cautious
- Choice: Kiss
- Choice: Help Nick
- Directional QTE: Up
- Choice: Run
- Choice: Do not climb tree
- Hold Breathe Event
Jacob
Head upstairs to find the empty towel box, and then head back to Emma at the lake.
- Dialogue: Enthusiastic
- Choice: Do not splash
- Dialogue: Flirt
- Choice: Dive In
- Choice: Grab
- Directional QTE: Up
- Choice: Detangle
Ryan
- Dialogue: Worried
- Dialogue: Assertive
- Choice: Take shortcut
- Directional QTE: Up, Up, Left
- Choice: Take shortcut
- Directional QTE: Up, Left, Left, Up, Right
- Choice: Shout
- Choice: Shoot
Jacob
- Choice: Don’t call out
- Dialogue: Pleading
- Choice: Don’t throw dirt
Chapter 4
Ryan
- Choice: Apply pressure
- Dialogue: Dismissive
- Choice: Call out
- Choice: Do not shoot on both occasions
- Dialogue: Questioning
- Choice: Let go
- Directional QTE: Right
Emma
Head up the staircase or take the ground path, you will reach the treehouse at the end.