Red Chat Ritual Ending 8: Conflicting Triggers

End 8 in Red Chat Ritual: community guides disagree on whether failing the Chapter 1 or the Chapter 2 deduction triggers it. Sources compared, with save advice.

10/24/2026 Ver.1.0.1 Last updated: 10/24/2026 4 min read

FAQ

What fails to give Ending 8?

Community sources agree End 8 is a wrong-answer deduction outcome, but they split: GamePretty plus Guidexon walkthrough say Chapter 1 ghost-town fail; Guidexon all-endings plus Treyexgaming say Chapter 2 deduction fail. No official FAQ line picks one chapter.

Can I get End 8 from the ghost town puzzle?

GamePretty and Guidexon's walkthrough (independent sites) both report that incorrect ghost-town fills lead to End 8. See /walkthrough/ghost-town-deduction/ for the community answer set (folded) and the same conflict note.

Should I save before deductions for End 8?

The official FAQ and store copy recommend saving from the home screen before entering a stream; the same save habit lets you test deduction answers without losing hours of progress.

Is End 8 the same as End 404?

No. Steam lists separate achievements. Community guides tie End 404 to failing the final Chapter 3 deduction, while End 8 is tied to earlier deduction fails in the conflicting sources above.

Can I farm End 8 on purpose?

Guidexon's all-endings article mentions deliberate wrong answers at Day 8 plus deduction for End 8 farming, but that checklist is single-source (Guidexon only). Treat it as unverified beyond the chapter conflict.

What is End 8 in Red Chat Ritual?

End 8 is one of nine ending achievements on Steam for Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME. The public achievement list captured on 2026-10-24 shows End 8 as a visible (non-hidden) trophy.

Show official End 8 achievement text (spoilers)

End 8 — “The ending with growing regret.”

Place End 8 in the full ending map at /endings/all-endings/. Trophy names and descriptions for every ending sit in /guides/achievements/.

Do community guides agree on what triggers End 8?

No. Every cited guide treats End 8 as a deduction failure outcome, but two independent pairs point at different chapters. This is a [CONFLICT] in the wiki evidence file; neither side has official confirmation.

Family A — Chapter 1 ghost-town deduction fail

Source	Claim
GamePretty — All Clues Guide	Wrong answers on the Chapter 1 ghost-town fill-in lead to End 8
Guidexon — Walkthrough	Same: fail the Chapter 1 ghost-town deduction

These two sites are independent authors, which satisfies the wiki two-source bar for “Chapter 1 fail gives End 8.”

Family B — Chapter 2 deduction fail

Source	Claim
Guidexon — All Endings	End 8 from failing a Chapter 2 deduction
Treyexgaming — Walkthrough / Endings	End 8 tied to Chapter 2 deduction failure

Guidexon walkthrough (Family A) and Guidexon all-endings (Family B) contradict each other even though they share a publisher. Treyexgaming aligns with the all-endings article, not with the walkthrough.

What this wiki will not do: pick Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 as the “real” trigger without an official patch note or FAQ line. Both families stay on the page until in-game verification or developer text closes the gap.

What can you do safely on Ver.1.0.1?

You can still hunt End 8 (or avoid it) without guessing which chapter is canonical:

Save on the home screen before each stream and before each deduction gate. The official FAQ EN and store “About” text both recommend saving before streams so you can retry choices.
Label your save slots by day and whether the file is before Chapter 1 ghost-town, before later deductions, or before the final Chapter 3 puzzle (End 404 territory — see /endings/ending-404/).
Test one deduction at a time on a throwaway slot: submit intentionally wrong blanks, note which End N achievement fires, then reload if you want a clean route. The wiki has not run those tests; your client is the tie-breaker for the chapter conflict.
Use the verified ghost-town solution when you want the main Chapter 1 pass — /walkthrough/ghost-town-deduction/ documents the GamePretty + Guidexon walkthrough agreement on correct fills and repeats the End 8-on-fail note for Family A only.

Official Ctrl fast-forward (added in Ver.1.0.1) skips to the next Mega Chat during streams for replays; it does not replace deduction saves. Details: /guides/save-and-fast-forward/.

Show spoiler: Guidexon-only End 8 farming note (single source)

Guidexon’s all-endings article mentions farming End 8 with deliberate wrong answers at a Day 8+ deduction. That checklist did not receive a second independent source in the 2026-10-24 evidence pass. Use it only as a lead for your own save-backed tests, not as verified wiki fact.

How is End 8 different from End 404?

Both can come from wrong deduction answers, but community routing separates them:

End 8 — conflicting guides place it at Chapter 1 ghost-town fail (GamePretty + Guidexon walkthrough) or Chapter 2 deduction fail (Guidexon all-endings + Treyexgaming).
End 404 — Guidexon all-endings and Treyexgaming agree on failing the final Chapter 3 deduction with wrong or random answers (/endings/ending-404/).

Steam keeps End 8 and End 404 as separate achievement names; neither description states that one is the intended canonical finish.

Sources and verification

Steam achievements (app 4413070) — Checked 2026-10-24 — Build focus: Ver.1.0.1
GamePretty — All Clues Guide — Checked 2026-10-24
Guidexon — Walkthrough — Checked 2026-10-24
Guidexon — All Endings — Checked 2026-10-24
Treyexgaming — Walkthrough / Endings — Checked 2026-10-24
Official FAQ EN — Checked 2026-10-24

Community-reported triggers are not independently tested by this wiki; investigation files and deductions can differ by route per official FAQ13.