Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel
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Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel

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Walkthrough: All endings (As I get them)
By GriffinWarden
This is a simple guide for endings as I discover them, though this game really doesn't need one. I just thought that making this would help others who have anxiety going through games and want to make the correct choices the first time through.
   
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Hey!
A top question that I see asked by people is if there is an intended order of routes. On this VN, I don't think there is a order to do each route in. (I just listed them in alphabetical order.) They are good in any, in my opinion. Each time I play through a VN and there is romance, I start with the path that I think I will like the least and it definitely surprised me this time around. (I started with Zheng-Li and his route actually turned out pretty good.) I'll be putting the 'spoiler' black out text on some of the reasoning for certain choices. Some will be because of content warnings for things that might be sensitive to players (i.e.- blood). If anyone notices mistakes or things that I miss, feel free to comment and I will correct the guide!
Helix
  • Helix
  • Any Option
  • Either ( 'Yes' gets you called out for lying. )
  • No. Lend me a marksman.
  • Either
  • You get one more chance, Zheng-Li
  • Either ( 'I need you to stay behind, Helix' gives more angst :) )
  • Either
Ending: Living Happily Ever After As King
Jader
  • Any Option (Avoid 'We need some sort of defense. We're setting traps.' If you are not comfortable with blood)
  • Any Option (Avoid 'Show me what they did to Spinak' if you are not comfortable with injuries, missing limbs, blood . This does not affect story.)
  • Any Option. (No affect on main story)
  • 'No. We're doing it my way.'
  • 'Let's check for Rustlers before we go outside.'
  • Any Option. (No affect on main story. 'No!' makes Rendo "backtalk" Jader.)
  • 'Jader, stay with Slim' or 'Rendo, stay with Slim'
  • 'Left' ('Do nothing' brings you back to the 'Left or Right' choice.)
  • Any Option. (No affect on story.)
  • Any Option. (No affect on story. I chose 'I was going to consent' beccause it seems like Demetri is pretty smitten with jader at this point :).)
Ending: A Beautiful Ride
Zheng-Li
  • Zheng-Li
  • Hiding for as long as we can is the best play.
  • Any Option (Avoid 'We need some sort of defense. We're setting traps.' If you are not comfortable with blood or death )
  • Either 'Spend the night' gets you an extra choice the next day because Zheng-Li said he'd have a solution by morning. Both are fine. Though, 'We are going' gets you knocked out.
  • Either (Avoid 'Show me what they did to Spinak' if you are not comfortable with injuries, missing limbs, blood . This does not affect story/text.)
  • Either (Fake choice. Choosing 'They should live as well as we do on Earth' will end up with Brainbox convincing Demetri that his aims are 'a bit too ambitious')
  • Either (Fake choice. The result isn't too bad so I won't even give it away here :) )
Ending: Happily Ever After in a Happy Kingdom
Dying Endings
The ending comments are very funny so I highly encourage people to go and find the deaths. I don't like to normally but I am glad I did!

Jader Route
  • 1. Stupid and Cocky ( 'Fine! We'll do it your way.')
  • 2. Tap dancing Cannibal ('Let's go get that water.')
  • 3. Rendo Pancake ('You're on your own, Slim.')
  • 4. Right or Wrong, Left or Right ('Right')

Help!! Can't find this one!
  • 5. Grilled

Helix Route
  • 6. Fried Icarus ('Fine. Let's blow them up.')
  • 7. Why'd You Pick That?! ('Die, Zheng-Li.')
  • 8. Exile or Death ( 'Pick excile or death.')

Zheng-Li Route
  • 9. Brainbox makes the hard choices ('Fine. Let's try it your way.' then 'We need some sort of defense. We're setting the traps.)
  • 10. Spinak spoils their food ('Fine. Let's try it your way.' then 'I don't want to risk a cave-in. Let's forget about it for now.' or 'Let's set up a small explosion to alert us if someone enters the mine.')[/list]
4 Comments
nenehiki Mar 29, 2023 @ 4:42am 
I tot hate the brainbox... so pushy that not only it is invasive but they talk in the mc place and refer at themself and the mc like they are the same entity. how horrible...
ninglor03 Sep 14, 2021 @ 12:27pm 
Sawyer Route

Let's set up a small explosion to alert us if someone enters the mine.
Either one
Either one
We nee to kill all of them at once. All tonight.

Sawyer Dying Endings
11. I'm sure we'll be fine - "I don't want to risk a cave-in. Let's forget about it for now." "I'm sure."
Oh shit! - Let's start picking them off little by little, night after night.
Captain Trash Jun 18, 2021 @ 8:30am 
Okay so i actually got the Grilled achievement today in Jader's route, don't know if you need multiple specific choices but after choosing "fine, do what you want" at the choice after the Rustler base attack a new scene popped up later with Slim and Rendo. Choose not the kill anyone and you get the achievement
Laëtis89 May 13, 2021 @ 2:20pm 
Thank you so much for the guide! <3