Endacopia Chapter 2 Walkthrough: Misery Town & Saw Branch

Chapter 2 Overview: Misery Town & The Critical Saw Decision

Chapter 2 transports Mellow into Misery Town, a gloomy, fog-drenched settlement characterized by decrepit residential facades, locked institutional doors, and surveillance checkpoints. While Chapter 1 focused on physical reassembly, Chapter 2 centers on narrative choice: the single decision made in Henry’s workshop branches the remainder of the game permanently between Ending A (Escape) and Ending B (Return).

Step 1: Navigating Misery Town & The Cinema Tent

1. Arrival via Railway: After securing the VHS Player at the end of Chapter 1, Mellow boards the freight carriage and disembarks on the foggy outskirts of Misery Town.
2. Street Navigation: Head north down the cobblestone boulevard past the locked pharmacy and the shuttered newsstand. Save your game at the wandering save point beside the flickering streetlamp.
3. The Cinema Tent Exploration:
   • Enter the maroon cinema tent on the western square.
   • Use the Metal Detector along the aisle between the theater seats to detect a buried strongbox.
   • Dig up the strongbox to uncover the Hand-Drawn Projection Map.
   • Step behind the stage curtain, insert the hand crank into the mechanical winch, and descend the concealed ladder into the Mime Cellar.
4. The Mime Cellar Trials (Ending C Requirement):
   • Complete the three rhythmic pantomime challenges: mimic the wall-pushing pose, balance on the imaginary tightrope, and select the unpainted mirror.
   • Clearing all three trials marks the first of the three mandatory hidden puzzle requirements for Ending C (Stay).

Step 2: The Optional Chameleon Encounter (VHS Gate)

In the alleyway behind the cinema tent stands a shuttered garage protected by an electronic television receiver.

1. Inserting the VHS Player:
   • Approach the cable rig and mount the VHS Player retrieved from behind Rosie’s grave in Chapter 1.
   • Insert the cassette labeled “PROJECT OVERSEER - TAPE 04”.
2. The Dialogue Protocol:
   • A hooded reptilian figure materializes from the shadow of the garage.
   • The figure tests your awareness with a 3-part riddle regarding coloration and conformity.
   • Respond with: “I adapt to the walls”, followed by “The mirror reflects nothing”.
3. The Achievement Decision:
   • Challenge to Duel: If you initiate combat, you face Chameleon in a Punch-Out encounter. Block his rapid Blue jabs, slip his unblockable Red lunge with your mouse cursor, and punish his Yellow recovery stance with M1. Defeating him unlocks the No Strings Attached achievement.
   • Bypass / De-escalate: If you refuse combat and step away from the alley, you resolve the encounter diplomatically, unlocking the Case Closed achievement. Neither outcome blocks access to Henry’s study or affects your ending branch.

Step 3: Infiltrating Henry’s Study & Cracking The Saw Box

Proceed to the central administrative facility at the end of the main street:

1. Gaining Interior Clearance:
   • Enter through the service entrance on the eastern wall.
   • Climb the stairwell past the locked security offices and enter Henry’s private study on the third floor.
2. Hacking Henry’s Desktop Monitor:
   • Approach the wooden desk and interact with the vintage CRT monitor.
   • Double-click the file icon labeled PASSWORDS.TXT on the desktop interface.
   • Note down the numerical combination clearly listed under the workshop header: 471.
3. Unlocking the Workbench Saw Box:
   • Step over to the heavy ironbound wooden tool chest resting on the central workbench.
   • Rotate the three brass combination dials to 4 - 7 - 1.
   • Pull the locking clasp to pop open the lid.
4. The Irreversible Saw Choice: Inside the padded case lie two tools:
   • The Toy Hand Saw: Crafted from lightweight bright yellow molded plastic. This toy cannot saw through bone or iron.
   • The Real Hand Saw: Crafted from tempered carbon steel with razor-sharp teeth.
   • CRITICAL NOTE: The lid snaps shut and locks permanently the instant you lift either tool. You can only take one saw per run.

Step 4: The Toilet Handover & Branch Execution

Carry your selected tool down the rear hallway and enter the second-floor bathroom:

Branch A: Handing Over the Toy Hand Saw (Ending A Route)

1. Interact with the bathroom toilet bowl and present the Toy Hand Saw.
2. The entity accepts the plastic tool with enthusiasm and begins attempting to cut the subterranean plumbing grid.
3. Complete the remaining area checks and return to the bathroom approximately ten minutes later.
4. The toilet bowl is smoking and cracked; the entity screams in fury that the plastic saw snapped upon contact with the rebar.
5. In its rage, the facility’s security grid trips, violently unlatching the heavy metal “Do Not Enter” door at the corridor terminus.
6. Passing through this door leads directly along the precipice toward Tip, the ceiling breach, and the climactic Henry Final Boss duel in the creature’s mouth.

Branch B: Handing Over the Real Hand Saw (Ending B Route)

1. Interact with the bathroom toilet bowl and present the Real Hand Saw.
2. The entity snatches the steel saw into the murky water and begins vigorously grinding through the structural masonry.
3. Upon returning to the bathroom later, the toilet bowl has completely collapsed into a gaping, empty drainage void - the entity has escaped.
4. Proceed through the unlocked “Do Not Enter” hallway and climb onto Tip to enter the ceiling hole above the precipice.
5. In the giant mouth chamber, the steel saw has cleanly severed one of the massive front incisors, leaving a navigable missing tooth gap.
6. Squeeze through the tooth gap to exit the facility entirely, stepping out onto the sun-scorched dunes of the Desert to pursue the surreal domestic conclusion of Ending B.

Looking Ahead to Chapter 3 & Ending Preparation

Before crossing into Chapter 3, double-check your save file state:

• If you intend to unlock Ending C (Stay), confirm that both Ending A and Ending B are already registered on your master profile, that you defeated The Trapezist in the Circus, and that you completed the Mime Cellar trial.
• Always verify that you are playing on game version 1.08 or later to prevent achievement and save-state synchronization issues during cross-route transitions.