Metro Exodus How To Get Good Ending

In the bleak and grimy wasteland of Metro Exodus' locale, it's easy to forget how to be altruistic and retain that which makes you a human being. Often, in such a setting, everyone becomes a cynic out to look for themselves with nary a consideration for other souls. In short, it's easier to get the "bad ending" in the game where the outcome might be annoying for some.

However, you usually don't play Metro games because they're easy. It's a game about hardships in the harshest of human conditions. Might as well pile in another layer of challenge on top of all that post-apocalyptic suffering and gun for the good ending. There seems to be a hidden point system that tracks all your good deeds in order to be eligible for a good ending. Getting there is quite a monumental feat, so you'll have to be careful with your actions and be as much of a do-gooder as you can as Artyom.

10 Try To Kill Only Evil Enemies

What constitutes "evil" enemies? That would be these guys:

Bandits
Slavers (Munai-bailer)
Mutants

It might be hard to see who is which especially in the darker areas of the game but the "evil" enemies of the game, such as those mentioned above, attack on sight and usually use guns. Killing them is safe and doesn't typically have any demerits to your good ending points.

Bandits and slavers also have their distinct appearance in the game— They tend to be ill-equipped or unkempt. If you're still having trouble trying to differentiate the enemies in the game, then it might be best to just sneak around, knocking everyone out.

9 Try Not To Kill Anyone Who Surrenders

There might be some exceptions to killing the "evil" enemies in the game and that would be if you see them raise their hands and drop their weapons. This can happen quite a lot especially if the enemy in question notices he has no friends left.

Instead of shooting them, simply walk up to them and knock them out. If you do manage to kill anyone in the heat of the moment or before you see them surrendering, then it's not the end of the world as the deduction or loss of moral points won't be that severe.

8 Don't Kill The Traders, Pirates, Pioneers, Slaves, And Fanatics

Now here's the tricky part in tip-toeing toward the good ending. The first exploration section in the Volga is a morality check especially when you face the Tsar-fish cultists. Even though they're hostile to you, avoid killing them as it might cause a problem for other crewmates. Do take good care in also not killing the traders near the end of the level.

Avoiding some slave collateral damage is easy enough at the Caspian level. Meanwhile, The Taiga level also has its own set of fanatics called the Children of the Forest. Pirates and pioneers are also to be left alone.Try not to kill them either as it might upset another crewmate and it might lead to their demise.

7 Free Any Oppressed People

The slaves at the Caspian level are quite abundant thanks to the Munai-bailer and this is a great opportunity for Artyom to make amends in case he gets a little too murderous in The Volga. Freeing any slaves you see while roaming around is a good way to inch closer towards the good ending.

Additionally, Anna will point out a ship or two that houses some slaves. Go there and give them a taste of freedom. All in all, try to visit these spots with slaves and free them:

Ships
Water tank
Oil rig

6 Try To Keep Duke Alive

In order to try and get the good ending as much as possible, keeping the Spartan crew intact as much as you can should also be a priority. Duke is an important character in this regard as he can die at The Volga level if you're too bloodthirsty as Artyom.

If you want to keep Duke alive, you'll have to be careful with all the cultists at the church (or even outside). You'll also want to keep the traders alive (most of them). If you did it right and didn't upset Duke, he'll live past the end of the Volga level.

5 Try To Make Damir Stay

The Caspian level is an important place for Damir since his people live there. So do right by him by freeing all the slaves in the aforementioned camps. Obviously, avoid hitting them in the crossfire or killing them.

For additional points in making Damir stay with you, try to also fulfill these side objectives in the Caspian:

Look for Giul's photo in the bunker full of mutant spiders
Don't kill Saul (the NPC who ambushes you at the start of the level, after you find his car)

4 Try To Keep Alyosha Healthy

Alyosha is set to be wounded badly in the Taiga if Artyom also isn't careful with his actions. The list of enemies you must avoid killing in order to keep Alyosha safe is:

Children of the Forest
Pioneers
Pirates

Also, in the first Children of the Forest camp, look for a cave; there's a hostage there waiting to be saved and he'll be thankful enough to raise your moral points.

3 Feel Free To Skip Or Finish Any Side Quest

With so many restrictions in place for trying to achieve a good ending, it might be nerve-wracking trying to find something to do that's carefree and doesn't hold many penalties.

Well, side quests or objectives would be lovely respites in that regard. Most of them (minus those that hold trinkets or enemies that can affect the moral points) don't hold sway over the good ending. You can even skip them if you want.

2 At Least Two Of Artyom's Friends Must Survive

The trick in getting the good ending is saving the Spartan crew members that are set to be killed or stripped away from the group. That would be Duke, Damir, and Alyosha. If you do make some important mistakes, then you can afford to lose at most, one of them.

You will need at least two of them for a rather pivotal development near the end of the game. If only one or none of them lived, then there goes Artyom's backup by the end of the game.

1 [SPOILER] Don't Get Attached To A Certain Character

Now the hard part. Regardless of whether you kept the three aforementioned Spartans alive or not, someone will die. Who dies will determine what kind of ending you'll get. In the bad ending, Artyom gets killed.

Whoever you think it is in the good ending, it's best to not get attached to them because they're a dear character. If you want to at least be ready for their death, then it's best not to get attached to any Spartan character, maybe not even Anna, your in-game wife. Stay stoic, Spartan.

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