Players who want to see Cloverpit‘s end credits have two options available to them: they can earn the “bad” ending or the 999 ending. While players need not reach either of those endings to enjoy the game, some players will undoubtedly be interested in pursuing them. This guide is written with those players in mind, and it explains how to beat Cloverpit and earn both of its endings.
The intention of this guide is not to detail strategies that can be used to maximize scores and consistently complete deadlines in Cloverpit. Instead, it focuses on the specific actions that must be taken during a run if a player wants to reach the bad or 999 ending.
How to Beat Cloverpit
Unlock the 4 Drawers
The first step toward beating Cloverpit is unlocking the four drawers beneath the store. Those drawers are unlocked with gold keys that appear in the box to the right of the ATM, and players can earn one key per run. Notably, the deadline that players must complete to claim a gold key increases every time a drawer is unlocked, and they must achieve a score of 200,000 to earn the last one.
Equip 4 Corpse Pieces & Skull
Once all four drawers are unlocked, players should take these actions:
- During a run, purchase four charms and put them in the four drawers. To put a Lucky Charm in a drawer, select it from the desk and choose the “put in drawer” option.
- Fail the run when the four drawers are filled.
- Start a new run. The charms in the drawers will have transformed into Corpse items.
- Equip all four Corpse items and start working on the first deadline.
- Purchase a Skull from the shop. This purchase does not need to occur during the first deadline, as the Skull may not be in the first shop, though it is good to get the item early in a run.
When the Skull is equipped, random free charms appear in empty drawers at the beginning of every deadline. This effect will help players overcome the additional debt that is incurred by equipping Corpse items and the Skull, and it is why players should try to get the Skull during the first couple of deadlines if possible.
How to Get Cloverpit's Bad Ending
With the four Corpse items equipped, and a plan to purchase the Skull from the shop when it appears, players must simply work through deadlines as they have been. This time around, players must complete Deadline #8, scoring more than 250,000 points, to gain access to the black skull key in the box to the right of the ATM. This key can be used to open the door that is across from the ATM, and interacting with the slot machine at the end of the corridor triggers the credits.
How to Get Cloverpit's 999 True Ending
To get Cloverpit‘s true ending, players must complete Deadline #8 with the four Corpse items and the Skull equipped, just as they did for the bad ending. However, the key difference is that players must ignore three red text phone calls before beating Deadline #8. Two such calls are guaranteed to occur at the beginning of Deadline #3 and #7, and players should select “Be Right Back” and not return to the phone for those.
A mark will obscure a “6” on the disk that sits on the slot machine when a deadline is completed after ignoring a red text phone call. The goal is to mark all three 6’s before the beginning of Deadline #8.
That leaves just one red text phone call that players must ignore, and they can force one to occur at the beginning of Deadline #6 by spinning a 666 during Deadline #5. To guarantee a 666 during Deadline #6, or to increase the chances of one occurring, players can take these actions:
- Select the Heartbreak memory card at the beginning of the run, as it guarantees a 666 on the last round of every deadline.
- Select the Important Choice or Recovery Attempt memory cards at the beginning of the run to double the chances of a 666.
- Focus on spinning as much as possible every round to maximize the chances of a 666. This means always selecting the seven spin option, and the Fake Coin and Cat Food charms, which can increase spins, can also be useful.
Players should not shy away from spinning a 666 during Deadlines #3 and #4, as such a spin may cause a red text phone call to occur at the beginning of Deadlines #4 or #5. That said, the Deadline #6 red text phone call seems to be the only one that can be triggered consistently.
After ignoring the third red text phone call and completing Deadline #7, players should answer the phone at the beginning of Deadline #8. This answering will cause the phone, the key inside the box next to the ATM, and the disk on the slot machine to turn white. Players must now simply complete Deadline #8, grab the white skull key from the box, and use it on the door across from the ATM to complete the 999 ending.