Top 5 Most SATISFYING Endings in Games 

Majora’s Mask has a very satisfying ending. After stressing to save Clocktown with the impending doom of the moon possibly killing you, finally seeing all the characters move in to the “4th day” and the rest of their lives, is an amazing feeling.

Final Fantasy 9, no question. "Bring my beloved Dagger to me!" will have me sobbing every single time

Mega Man Star Force 3. All I need to say is three words: "I'm finally home."

Luigi’s Mansion - After a long night of facing his fears, seeing Luigi tear up while howling in laughter at Mario’s silly expense was a legendary moment. He saved his brother, the man who had saved the world many times before and yet needed his help…what a bro! Let’s be proud of our green ghostbuster! Danganronpa V3 - Kodaka was right, in the end. Danganronpa was actually quite horrible and we were all stupid for liking it! It was a nightmare that we all needed to wake up from! I know a lot of people hated the ending, but to me, that’s just post-nut clarity in video game form. Be glad it’s over and cherish the memories that sweet lie left you…never more. Undertale Pacifist - Still my favorite game! Saving everyone, choosing to create a peaceful future for the monsters I befriended and choosing to let Toriel adopt me made me feel like I truly accomplished something! Would have loved to save Asriel, too…but he has accepted his penance. I have no choice but to respect that. Star Fox Command (Goodbye, Fox) I want a new game with Marcus McCloud, dammit! Fox and Krystal have both suffered enough, Nintendo! Let them just enjoy their retirement picnic of sandwiches and sponge cake and let their son take the torch! Let the emotional baggage of Command be worth something! Don’t give me that “non-canon” bullshit excuse, either! Samurai Jack Battle Through Time - The true end to the entire series! The ending that Jack deserves after all he’s been through. Words cannot do justice for how satisfying it is to see the suffering hero, who was cheated out of a happy ending so many times throughout his whole career FINALLY get it! I’m glad Genndy Tartakovski considers it the true ending for his creation.

I'd also add Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, if only because it is among THE greatest games of all time.

A few good candidates off the top of my head: -Hades ("In The Blood" playing as Zagreus and Persephone move through the regions of the Underworld is so cathartic, and the epilogue of the Olympians reconciling with the cthonic gods is a delightful cherry on top.) -Ocarina of Time (Seeing the world you saved and its inhabitants celebrating as one of if not the most beautiful rendition of Zelda's Lullaby plays over it is so pleasant, and _to this day_ my eyes well up every time I hear those bells.) -Hollow Knight (The "Dream No More" ending specifically is just so delightfully bittersweet, the whole thing just exudes this palpable sense of relief as Hallownest and its long-dead inhabitants can finally be at rest.)

Persona 5. Spending the last day in Shibuya talking to every Confidant you have maxed out, talking about their future plans, and then either driving out with your friends (original) or giving the cops the slip and taking the train with Maruki and Sumire seeing you off (Royal) gives me a sense of catharsis that everyone you met and helped will be okay

The "hug" ending from "Detroit: Become Human" is up there for me. And even "Stray" with the cat finding their way back to their grassy home with the hint that their friend survived after all with the little light flickering was surprisingly impactful in a positive way.

Persona does the whole “victory lap” thing as well and it is indeed very satisfying

Final Fantasy 9 by far. It's fantastic and gives all the characters who went through hell some much deserved closure. Also, random idea for a video if rabbid is reading this, but games that punish you for playing them like videogames, stuff like the fair/trial from Chrono Trigger or the microwave thing from MGS4. If that hasn't already been done

Off the top of my head, five of the most satisfying for me are: - Ultima VI: The False Prophet - Valkyria Chronicles - Chrono Trigger - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Final Fantasy IX

Ghost of tsushima's ending is perfect it's a crime it was never mentioned in the video

Banjo-Kazooie: Beating Grunty and seeing her fall off of her tower and then enjoying Sly 3: Everyone moves on and shares in the Cooper fortune. Super Mairo RPG: Getting a parade for saving the world. Resident Evil 4: Escaping the island on a wave racer and accomplishing the mission Bowser's Inside Story: You vanquish the evil spirit and stop Fawful. Ocarina of Time: Defeating Ganon and saving the Hyrule. Perfect Dark: Finishing off the Alien leader and saving the Earth.

My favorite game ending is Fire Emblem Awakening, specifically the version where Robin/the player's avatar character gets the final blow. The intentionally mimicry of the beginning cutscene plus the confirmation that you truly succeeded in your goal is very satisfying to me.

Cold Steel 4's true ending is always gonna be one of my favorites. Rean finally smiling after everything that he went through really just hits

Legacy of kain: Defiance - what a way to end. Not a cliffhanger but makes it obvious that the story is yet to be resolved but with clear character development for Kain. Dammit, im still dreaming about that final part that'll never come to life

Trails of Cold Steel 4 has my favorite soft ending to a series. It isn’t the final game but it wraps up a saga 10 games in the making and gives all the characters a sense of accomplishment and finality. It’s accompanied by a gorgeous ending theme and a wedding to two characters that’s been with us for so long. Can’t think of any ending as satisfying.

That’s a tricky question for me, usually the satisfaction comes from beating the game or just an entertaining ending. Keyword “satisfying” endings are something that I don’t usually think about. Maybe the persona 4/5 endings are the most satisfying for me.

It’s a bit of a weird one, but if you go with the DLC mission, Ace Attorney’s first game is incredibly satisfying, you could also argue that AA: TT has a brilliant and satisfying ending, where you banish….the villain, feel guilt for the finding the real culprit…its just awesome. The anime also did that well too.

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Most satisfying ending for me is when rabbidluigi makes a countdown video in the beautiful old style and the entire world erupts in thunderous applause and boundless joy.. sorry you asked for cheeky..

KH2 is probably up there. An incredible final level and final boss, capped off by one of the few 100% HAPPY endings in the series where everyone reunites on Destiny Islands. ...Actually, it's astonishing to think how many endings in the franchise are at best bittersweet. (...and yeah, I know that Roxas and Namine's part in the ending can be seen as kinda sad, but it is presented in the context of the ending as something you should be happy about, so I'd count it)

Recently the most satisfying ending has to be from "In Stars and Time.", the whole game is such a ride of ups and downs and yet despite everything, even as the game itself seems to tear apart, everything gets tied up and you get to wander around and share that moment with your travel companions and if you've done the prerequisites you can even tie up a loose end around a mysterious support character. Highly recommend the game. Another would be Chicory: A Colorful Tale, everything just gets resolved really nicely and made me smile. The "perfect harmony" endings from the Fuga: Melodies of steel games were also some of the most satisfying given how the game is driving you towards taking the easier route of sacrifice. Full Metal Furies also deserve a mention, but that game is just satisfying in general to puzzle out once you realize there is more to it than what greets you on a surface level. The special requirement endings of he Metro games also fit this, more so if you didn't realize they existed on your first playthrough because they are not telegraphed at all to exist. The extra ending of Omensight is also absolutely amazingly satisfying, tying everything up nicely. Moreso for the absolute hell it is to get to it, but the final ending of Skul: the hero slayer is also really amazing and you finally get to lay the smackdown on those who are actually responsible for everything. The grand finale of Triangle Strategy is something you build up to through several playthroughs and the payoff is rather satisfying. and finally the "secret" ending of Tunic, just for the sheer adventure it takes you on to get there along with all the eye-opening realizations you get along the way.

I'd like to nominate The Missing: JJ MacField and the Island of Memories. Maybe not the absolute most satisfying, but an excellent example of tying together themes, gameplay mechanics and sheer catharsis to great effect.

Some of mine. God of War Ragnarok. Becomes the person Faye always knew he could be. Halo Reach. They fail to save the planet but save the Chief. Gears of War 3. Seeing Anya put her hand on Marcus shows that they’ll be okay.

I mean, _MY_ Shepherd got to become a cyber god and assume direct control of the Reapers, but I guess if you choose the Destroy ending, the ME3 ending sucks or something?

Honestly, Live A Live's true ending satisfying in seeing how the seven heroes got to return to their lives.

If you can count Halo 2’s final playable chase as an ending, then I’m going to have to mention Super Metroid. Getting saved by the now-giant baby Metroid is some of the best in-game story telling in gsming history. Also, the way Mother Brain’s head snaps back when you get the hyper beam is incredibly satisfying.

Ciel... Believe in me! - Last moments before the Legendary Reploid becomes True Legend.

Earthbound's satisfying epilogue feels like it was also carried over to Undertale, seeing as you can also revisit every NPC and town in the best ending and talk to them again to get a nice little conclusion to their mini-arcs, including one very heart-breaking conclusion in particular... so thank you once more Itoi for your ideas. Wish more rpg's took after them. Also dig TWEWY and NEO TWEWY, particularly due to how the post-endings let you unlock a bunch of cool extra files that give further context to the plot.

I love the ending of Square Enix's Chrono Trigger, since we get to see what happened to our characters after they saved the entire world from a gargantuan alien monster.

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I loved the entire plot of Days Gone, it still makes me emotional at probably like 4 different moments throughout the game. I’ve beaten it all the way through two times and watched several lets plays and it still gets me.

Halo's final escape is still so epic even all these years later.

I still consider Mass Effect 2 to have a near perfect ending. Mass Effect 3 dropping the ball doesn't change how good the game before it is. I honestly can't think of a better final level than the Suicide Mission. That final walk through the Normandy with the entire crew surviving what was considered certain death after accomplishing everything they intended to do is just legendary for me. Especially since it requires the player to actually work for it rather than it just being handed to them. It feels like a reward for spending all the time gathering resources and earning each teammates loyalty. I like a bittersweet ending more often than not but I love when there is a perfect ending that requires you to work for it. You want the happy ending? It's there, you just need to earn it.

The ending of Portal 2 is sooooooooooo satisfying. Just brilliantly done.

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I usually like game endings or series that give good closure to a character and journey. Some of my favorite endings are OOT from saving all of Hyrule from Ganondorfs tyranny, FF6 from saving all from Kefkas tyranny, Uncharted 4 for giving good closure to Nathan Drakes journey and even having a family years later, GOW and GOW Ragnarok from being pretty emotional and giving nice closure for Kratos, Atreus, and many others, and Metal Gear Solid 4 for tieing up a lot of loose ends through not just the game but the majority of the series.

Best Satisfying Ending is Majima saying KIRYU-CHAN at the end of Yakuza 0

Pizza Tower. As lite on story as the game actually is, it's satisfying as hell watching this nervous wreck of a man backed into a corner finally *snap* and unleash hell on his tormentors set to some of the best music from any indie game was iconic.

The subway footlong to save monetization was great

So, there are two endings that come to mind that feel very satisfying to me. Spoilers. Final Fantasy IV is my favorite entry in the series, and I feel it has a great ending. Zeromus is stopped, and Golbez & Fusoya go into a deep sleep as the party returns to Earth. Rydia continues to stay with the Eidolons(memory's iffy rn, so I might have gotten the name wrong or misspelled it) while visiting every now and then, Palom & Porom continue to study, Kain broods a ton as he works to find himself, Yang continues to train and I think becomes king of his kingdom, Edge becomes King of his Cid continues to make stuff, Edward I think also becomes a leader, and Cecil & Rosa wed as Golbez telepathically bids farewell to his brother. Mind you, there's a sequel that I have yet to properly play, but from what I remember, it's not as bad as people say it is. Probably hated it cause it was originally sold in parts, and I don't blame them. A Link Between Worlds is not my #1 Zelda game, but DAMN is it close! After Link defeats Yuganon and Ravio works things out with Hilda, Zelda & Link return to Hyrule with the Triforce, and the wish they make is the most selfless thing I've ever seen in my life and I strive to be that selfless. They wished for Lorule to get their Triforce back, as Hilda cries at the kind gesture and thanks them endlessly. Not as much detail as with FFIV but it's still a perfect ending.

Having just completed Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, the True Ending is the exact right mixture of much needed closure while also being bittersweet. Like, I couldn't imagine a better ending that would fit as much. It's also not that hard to get, which makes it that much better.

In the visual novel Digimon Suvive, a game with multiple endings, I feel nearly every ending in it is satisfying, EXCEPT what's treated as the "true ending". The true ending felt very underwhelming to me. Thankfully, I merely watched a streamer get that ending. I only had the heart to play through the game once. One of my favorite endings to that game is, the one where Takuma and the others become basically freedom fighters, where they fight against people who oppress those with a Kemonogami (what that game calls Digimon) partner. I think they beat up a cop targeting a kid and their Kemonogami in that ending

My pick is the series of endings to Xenoblade Chronicles the Klaus Saga Also the ending to Neo: The World Ends With You And the true ending to Sea of Stars.

Oh! Another baller ending is Baldur's Gate 3. Not gonna spoil it but it basically does an Earthbound. After one of the most climatic battles I have *ever* played with me tearing up because of the music alone; everyone get their personalised endings. Then they all meet back up again. All the survivors of the adventure you were part of. It is so good I actually cried again. Top tier game. Game of the decade for me so far.

My candidates: Super Robot Wars W: The ending of this crossover game manages to give characters that had bittersweet endings at best on their canon a full on happy ending. Examples include: Akito managing to recover from alll his problem he had in Prince of Darkness, nearly all of Athrun's friend managing to survive, Tekkaman Rappier being alive, Noal and Mao surviving. And the cherry on top? The Database, the main baddies, turning a new leaf. Undertale: Do I need to explain? Solatorobo: Red the Hunter: Everybody lives, the final boss is convinced that humanity deserves to exist and the computer gal that helped you decides that humans are ready to ascend.

Cyberpunk 2077's Star Ending, and maybe the Sun Ending if you did the solo run of Arasaka Tower. The Star is arguably the most optimistic ending as far as V's long term survival goes, riding off with the Aldecaldos and (if you're playing Fem V and romanced her) Judy after raiding Arasaka Tower, leaving Night City in the dust. Sure V might be leaving their friends (Vik, Misty, Kerry, River etc.) behind, but they've got a family/clan at their back now, which for Nomad V was what caused for them to go to NC in the first place. The Sun on the other hand is just the culmination of everything they wanted to achieve in Night City, becoming a Night City Legend, complete with a nice penthouse, owning the Afterlife and pulling off the most high-profile gigs. Pure wish fulfillment, at least as far the Night City goes. The only main caveat being V is still dying with probably less than 6 months left.

-Dead Space 2, especially if you'd just played Dead Space 1. -Riding off into the sunset with my girlfriend on my military grade sex tank. -Future Redeemed -Lightning smiles for the first time in her life. -"You guys are the best." -"War, war never changes... but men do." -"Health, wealth, love, and above all, problems worth solving."

Yeah, Halo ending was pretty amazing. The music just entered your brain and kept you going. It's a shame I couldn't drive that bloody Warthog very well and had to keep re-doing it!!

NieR Automata Ending E, enough said.

FF XIV Endwalker would be prime candidate for closing such a long saga. Not just the ending, but the whole game.

Undertale's True Pacifist ending, the hopeful ending of Tales of Symphonia, as well as the bittersweet ending of Megaman Zero 3 (4 too i guess!)

Metal Gear Soild 4 imo.

My bro Rabbidluigi is such a Western gamer tm

A solid list! If I had to add one, although it kind of feels like cheating considering Earthbound is on here, Undertale basically does the exact same thing and I love it.

Trust me. The point of no return is definitely a common thing in open world games. I don't have a problem with those that put you back in the open world after the final story mission is done though like in the Far Cry games or Insomniacs Spider Man.

Throwing Cappy on Bowser's head but the real cherry on top is when that music kicks in once you break through to the final section of the moon! Saving Zelda in TOTK was nice but the second time I finished of DraGanon I tried to see if you could "Gwen Stacey" Zelda and you can't so that realization kinda cheapened the moment for me... Granted both of these were gameplay moments and not story moments but Nintendo is pretty good with combining the Story and Gameplay moments nicely (when they actually decide to do story is something that's not just an RPG) As far as full blown story moments: one of the most satisfying gaming moments of my life was the first time I saw "Dawn of a New Day". Also- and I know this is a super controversial pick because I'm one of the only people to actually like this game- The ending of Other M. The one general from the GF who showed up at the end to "clean up" had clear intentions of erasing all the evidance. He specifically said that everyone in Adam's unit had been wiped out- something he would only know if he had information from the Deleter himself. James (who was the delter from the fact that it was his dead body found where MB was when Samus talked to her) assumed Anthony died because from Samus's PoV she saw him fall over the edge into the pit of Lava and Adam was watching Samus's feed before he was attacked meaning that James saw Anthony fall. Anthony's quick use of a freeze gun to save himself runied an entire conspiracy so when he showed up to "take Samus away" and used his nickname for her it was a very satisfying reveal that this whole conspiracy was not going to be covered up. Also Samus grabbing Adam's helmet in the post game is a satisfying touch as this being a Fusion Prequel to establish how important Adam is to Samus I would like to think we might see this helmet again housing a more sophisticated version of her Adam AI in a future Metroid game using the helmet in some capacity- my idea is some kind of drone made out of Adam's Helmet. I love Metroid Other M so much and I think a remake (along with a MUCH MUCH better dub for Samus) will make the game so much more enjoyable for folks.

Nier Automata Ending E in combination with the Stage Play

To me the most satisfyingly ending is Hades. Not gonna spoil it just in case. Yes there is a lot after the ending but it is so good!

Gears Of War 3 is one for me.

When the ending sucks just say the journey that matters, not the destination(return to Monkey island)

Mass Effect 1 and 13 Sentinels are standouts for me. 8:05 why you gotta remind me of when Bungie used to be a good developer....

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Undertale true pacifist ending. :) EDIT: it basically does the same thing as the earthbound ending where you can talk to everybody.

The most satifying ending for me is Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia.

Ico. Obviously. After the credits.

List does not contain Skies Of Arcadia, list is invalid. LIST IS INVALID!!! But seriously, the end sequence is nice and all, but finding out what happened to everyone during the staff roll and the final passage at the end? Makes me weep like a little girl, every time. 😢

When you do least satisfying I am expecting to see borderlands 2

kh2 seem like good ending to me everyone safe and reuinted at the islands I prefer that ending then kh3 where sora is thanos from exist from saving kairi why everyone else get be happy and ffx2 if you got the good ending of yuna getting back with tidus

SPOILER ALERT!

Subnautica

Jak 3 all the way

FF9

I don't know about most satisfying, but the LEAST satisfying for me was Last of Us. I was so annoyed at Joel, and killed any interest in the second game.

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I'm still grateful you're on RU-vid, especially right now in the midst of many other content creators I follow announcing their departure or their imminent departure. Really great video like usual and I'd like to throw in the ending to Paper Mario: TTYD. I played through the remake recently and the ending was just so cozy and loveable. You leaving and all your partners giving you their fond farewell, Goombella writing you and letting you know how everyone is doing with pretty much everybody getting a happy ending, and then of course, you can just go back to Rogueport whenever to continue where you left off with all your partners welcoming you back and joining up with you again without skipping a beat. I loved it and it helped cement my newfound love for TTYD. It seems like it's ending shares a lot of the same strengths as Earthbound's.

I would add kingdom hearts 2s ending to this tbh i wouldnt have even been mad if that was the end of the whole series

My personal favorite ending in a video game is Final Fantasy IX's. One of the best cases of "how the characters are doing now" I've ever seen, and seeing Zidane show himself alive before everyone just felt so uplifting. Yes, Necron as a final boss came right outta nowhere, I don't care, I'm talking about the sequence after the final boss.

Probably GOW Ragnarok for me. We get time to talk with all the different characters we met along the way, including a moving sendoff to Atreus as he sets off on his own. More importantly, we get to see Faye's dying message for Kratos. It's an encouragement to embrace his godhood, something he constantly struggles with and rejects, as well as showing her own rejection of the fate her people saw for him. She confronts him with the possibility that he can be a figure worthy of respect, and leaves him with a hope he never before believed in. It's a wonderful conclusion that also leaves room to see Kratos' story develop further in the future.

I really enjoy how the three numbered Xenoblades end, with 3 being a highlight. And then 3's DLC comes in and provides an even more satisfying closing scene that wraps up the trilogy so nicely. Also have a soft spot for YS VIII, which is weird to say given the themes of death and extinction present. But Dana gets closure and gets an ending that feels sad but gratifyingly appropriate at the same time.

Part of what makes Uncharted 4's ending so satisfying is that is that it was so unexpected. I spent that whole game bracing for Nathan Drake's seemingly-inevitably bittersweet finale, so for him to come out of it with an honest to goodness happy ending didn't just make me feel happy -- it made me feel relieved.

I got 2 The first one is Kingdom Hearts 2. Even with out playing any of the previous entries hearing Sora constantly talk about and agonize over reuniting with his friends throughout the game for it to end with everyone getting home together never fails to tug my heartstrings whenever I play. The second is actually Hades. Playing run after run, hearing Zagreus try to convince his mother to return home only for the last run before the credits ending with Hades refusing the fight and Persephone finally let Zagreus convince to head back is a wholesome and satisfying conclusion to what could be a weeks long escapade and it is so worthwhile when you start sailing down the Styx with her. …Maybe I have a bias for endings where people reunite with their loved ones though…

Number 5: There is admittedly something weird about being able to bring Paula back home to your house and then end the game

For me Persona 5 Royal's true ending (the canon one) was one of my favourite video game endings of all time.

Mine are: Mother 3 Kingdom Hearts 2 MGS4

Good topic, couldn't agree more with that Halo pick

The Warriors on PS2. Beating up The Rouges during the credits was very satisfying.

Xenoblade’s endings are immaculate. The original is very rewarding, 2’s is heartwarming beyond belief, 2’s DLC broke my heart, 3’s made me sob uncontrollably, and 3’s DLC was satisfying to see it all tied up by the end.

Uncharted 4 all the way! Not only it was a great and satisfying way to finish the story, but it was a _playable_ satisfying way to finish the story, 30 amazing minutes of discovering the situation of the characters, their new life and so on, in an unforgettably beautiful location. Great stuff.

First one that came to my mind for this idea was Kingdom Hearts 2.

My favorite satisfying ending is when she licks the brown eye

Skies of Arcadia: Legends

_The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past._ That flyover with the royal-sounding music playing as just about everybody you and Link have met during the adventure (including the ones who died; Link must have wished them back to life!) waves to you as you pass overhead somehow (the Flute Boy's bird, maybe?!) is a near-perfect anticipation or callback to/of one of my favorite movie endings: _The Neverending Story._ I wonder whether the designers saw it at some point?

Alice madness returns

Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed is such a perfect end for the series ♥️

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Xenoblade 3 has one of the most satisfying endings of any game of all time, as does PMD sky.

I think Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future redeemed has the most satisfying, rewarding, and hopeful ending to end the trilogy if you've been there since the beginning

Valkyria Chronicles 4 if the true ending was something you could get on base. It's incredible and beautiful Paper Mario hard to say which is best. Og ttyd and super are all great endings that touch my heart. Fea both slaying and silencing grima are nice getting the marriage and children telling you how they care for you and finding robin again. Beautiful Tales of the abyss. I cry more each time I see it as I get older. The rest don't compare. God of war 3 4 and 5 dlc all great