What do I need for Babysitter?

After an ending, watch for the clown beckoning from the living-room TV. Approach that encounter and defeat the clown to save Suzie.

What makes the Independent Daddy fight different?

Defeat Daddy using normal weapons such as the knife and gun. Leave food buffs and traps out of that fight if you are attempting Independent.

How do I start the Nihilist route?

Reach Corrupt, eat the apple in the bathroom and follow the new area through to the Giga Tabby encounter. Defeating Giga Tabby is the route described for Nihilist.

Why does an older Melody guide tell me to break a piano?

The piano, stool and Dolly sequence belongs to the earlier House game. For this sequel, follow the staircase, kitchen and toilet hazards described above rather than carrying that older sequence into your rescue attempt.

House 2 Endings: Tendency and Special Route Triggers

Choose a route by its achievement name

House 2 routes use achievement names such as Survivor, Savior, Butcher, Babysitter, Independent, Nihilist and Heartless. Saving or killing characters changes your Tendency, while special routes depend on particular encounters and earlier completions. Choose the outcome you want before deciding whom to protect or attack.

Check the HOUSE 2 achievement list when comparing a walkthrough with your goal. Guardian and Killer are family objectives, Pure and Corrupt describe the house’s state, and Heartless is the “Break free” objective.

Pure, Corrupt and the family objectives

Option	Details
Pure	Save characters until the tree painting in Tabby’s bedroom bears fruit.
Corrupt	Kill characters until that tree turns black and dead.
Savior / Guardian	Savior means saving everyone. Guardian focuses on Melody, Lois and the cat.
Butcher / Killer	Butcher means killing everyone. Killer is the family murder objective.
Survivor	Leave the family’s save-or-slay objectives alone, survive until midnight and defeat Daddy.

A Tendency state and a completion objective are different checkpoints. Use the bedroom painting to check the state you have reached, then continue working toward the named route rather than treating any change in the painting as the entire ending.

Keep Melody alive in the sequel

Clean the cat pee at the stairs to remove that danger from Melody’s route.
Wash the dishes in the kitchen as part of protecting Melody during the loop.
Flush the toilet monster to deal with the bathroom hazard.
For a Savior attempt, inspect the final family scene for missing characters; an absent character means that part of the rescue failed during the loop.

Unlock the Heartless route

Finish the Save Everyone, Kill Everyone, Kill Daddy and Save Suzie outcomes before trying the clock route.
Throw the baseball at the clock once those prerequisites are complete to open the next area.
Use the anvil against the mouth and the knife against the brain and hands as you work toward breaking free.

Special route requirements

What do I need for Babysitter?: After an ending, watch for the clown beckoning from the living-room TV. Approach that encounter and defeat the clown to save Suzie.
What makes the Independent Daddy fight different?: Defeat Daddy using normal weapons such as the knife and gun. Leave food buffs and traps out of that fight if you are attempting Independent.
How do I start the Nihilist route?: Reach Corrupt, eat the apple in the bathroom and follow the new area through to the Giga Tabby encounter. Defeating Giga Tabby is the route described for Nihilist.
Why does an older Melody guide tell me to break a piano?: The piano, stool and Dolly sequence belongs to the earlier House game. For this sequel, follow the staircase, kitchen and toilet hazards described above rather than carrying that older sequence into your rescue attempt.