Chapter II Walkthrough

Chapter II bridges the Chapter I body-part recovery triangle (Green Hills → Circus / Office / Timesville) and the Chapter III ending epilogue. Exploration opens Misery Town — the first full-game hub outside the pastoral Chapter I map — and culminates in the Saw Box choice that permanently locks Escape vs Return.

Keep the game on patch 1.08+ (Patch Notes). Patch 1.07 fixes Gambling Den NPC teleportation and dialogue-choice bugs that can affect late Chapter I / early Chapter II routing if you backtrack to Office content.

Chapter II Structure

Phase	Location	Goal
Arrival	Misery Town	New hub exploration, darker tone
Optional bosses	Circus revisit, later zones	Trapezist, Chameleon, AI
Epilogue	Henry’s domain	Saw Box 471 → Roger choice
Branch lock	Same session	Toy Saw = Escape · Real Saw = Return

Full ending consequences: Endings Guide. Stay (Ending C) needs Area secrets during Chapter I reload — not during first Chapter II visit.

Entering Misery Town

After Chapter I body recovery, the story pushes into Misery Town — a decaying suburban landscape hiding Stay prerequisites:

1. Finish the Chapter I elevator / train sequence from Green Hills
2. Explore Misery Town at your own pace — non-linear like Chapter I
3. Save at every wandering save point (Save System)

Misery Town hosts the cinema metal-detector secret required for Stay. You need the Metal Detector from Beartha’s Timesville chain — plan a Chapter I reload if you skipped it.

Optional Boss Encounters

Chapter II is when optional bosses become routing decisions for achievements and Stay:

Boss	Fight achievement	Avoid achievement	Stay requirement
Trapezist	Fatal Performance	Cut The Act	Must fight on Stay run
Chameleon	No Strings Attached	Case Closed	Must fight on Stay run
AI	System Override	Short Circuit	Must fight on Stay run

On a dedicated Stay attempt, do not skip any optional boss — community guides and the Steam endings guide treat boss skips as Stay failures.

Saw Box — Code 471

Before the Chapter II epilogue, locate Henry’s computer and open PASSWORDS.TXT:

• Saw Box code: 471
• Opens the box containing Toy Saw & Real Saw
• You may only carry one saw forward

Backup save (critical)

1. Save at the nearest wandering point before opening the box
2. Copy your Steam userdata folder if you want a hard backup (Save System)
3. Cloud sync (1.04+) mirrors the single slot — external backup still recommended

The Roger Choice — Escape vs Return

At the Chapter II epilogue, give one saw to Roger:

Saw given	Ending	Steam name	Next boss
Toy Saw	Escape (Family!)	Escape	Henry Boss in Chapter III
Real Saw	Return (Family?)	Return	Alternate Chapter III epilogue

This choice is irreversible for the current run. Your saw pick no longer matters for Stay once Escape and Return are both unlocked on prior runs.

Chapter II Checklist

1. Update to 1.08+ before Gambling Den backtracking
2. Explore Misery Town — note cinema for later Stay reload
3. Decide boss fight vs avoid — see Optional Bosses
4. Read PASSWORDS.TXT → code 471
5. Back up save → open Saw Box → pick one saw
6. Give saw to Roger at epilogue
7. Continue to Chapter III for ending epilogue

Connections

• Walkthrough — Prologue + Chapter I
• Optional Bosses — Trapezist / Chameleon / AI routes
• Chapter III — Epilogue doors and Stay trigger
• Endings · Henry Boss · Saws
• Misery Town · Roger
• Stay Secrets · Achievements

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I open the Saw Box twice? A: No — you take one saw only. Reload a pre-box save to try the other branch.

Q: Do I need Misery Town secrets before the saw choice? A: Not for Escape/Return. Stay secrets are done on a separate Chapter I reload after unlocking both main endings.

Q: Which saw should I pick first? A: Toy Saw for Escape — the most common route and the one that leads to the Henry boss fight guide.