Stray's true ending (meow) discovered...

Did Stray finally reunite with their family? By piecing together some hidden details, we'll find out something that may completely change your feels about Stray's ending... and finally explain what we all want to know... (meow)

(meow)

You're welcome :)

Stray is a game by BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna, and its music is by Yann Van Der Cruyssen. Music in this video contains clips from the game music. If you are looking for them on the OST, you can find them within the tracks called "Inside the Walls", "Notebooks", "Antvillage" and "Daybreak".

[tanania]

In the beginning the door behind where they sleep also says control room access or something of the sort, so I figured they weren't far from home. This is so reassuring

[Psky]

Two things:

1. B12, as far as we know, is the only being left that is aware of his humanity so the final moments where he shared his companionship with Stray is extra touching given that that might have been the final human/cat interaction in that world. Cat lovers will get an extra kick from that.
2. At the end, when Stray walks up the stairs and starts heading to the right, we see a flashing screen. This is similar to the time when we were guided to B12 by flashing lights. This strongly suggests that he's alive somehow through the network and technology.

This game was so good, I plan to recommend it to my co-worker who is currently dealing with a little kitten :)

[initjum]

thank you for making me less depressed about the ending. cant believe math did something to make me happy😭

[SixOThree]

Thank you for not making this a 20+ minute video. Like Stray, this video was "exactly what it needed to be".

[jumbicat]

the devs made a point to show him sniffing the air at the end no doubt he smelled his brothers & for the time put into making this. You've made a lot of players happy. Me included.

[navitaw]

Stray is one of those rare games that comes along, seemingly out of nowhere, and is just absolutely mesmerizing. The story, the art, the characters... it reminded me of the power of a great game and why I love them. So many games these days are created to solely be a cash grab, but this one had heart. I really hope they make a sequel. Or expand upon other lives in this world they created. Like, what happened in other shelter city's across the world? Phenomenal game.

[marcfuchs]

The ending of the game is one thing, but it really made me emotional, how the other cats were desperately meowing when we fell from that pipe. Humans could start looking out for their friend, find a way down there and track down the person. These kitties are completely helpless, processing nothing but "he's gone, we don't know where he is, we might never see him again". To me, this meowing delivered so much emotion, even without words or faces, and maybe it was even sadder, when there was no meowing anymore after a period of unconsciousness. Them supposedly accepting the loss of their friend, with no options to do anything about wonderful game.

[theangrypotato.]

Something a lot of people forget about cats is how amazing they are at geography and directions, because most of the time owners never let them leave the house. If your cat ran away, odds are it still knows exactly how to get back.

[nathandarcymusic]

I’m glad we can always count on you to do some absurd amount of work to learn things about the games we play. Who looks at a wall and is like “I wonder how many panels there are and if I can make a map from that?”

[lorxlxi]

“Guys I had the craziest day you wouldn’t BELIEVE IT.”

[audreyplaysnice]

I played Stray as grief counseling after suddenly losing my 10 year old cat. I cried so hard when the ending separated him from the drone guy AND we didn't see him reunited with his family. THANK YOU for this

[KarlRock]

Beautiful video, thank you. RIP B-12.

[Lapantouflemagic]

At the end of the game i was like "eh, it's a cat, they'll find each other soon enough"
but this is much better.
also, this cat is clearly the smartest cat in existence, so yeah.

[cola]

The montage of going back though intro showing how far you went in there, and how close it was to the exit made me cry with joy.
It's almost like this was part of the design or something. Considering how far they were going, Stray would have been to that entrance before, knowing exactly where to go.

[shadowthehedgehog]

After watching this video, I got curious and returned to the area where you start roaming around with the other cats. If you immediately look back and up towards the building, you'll see an arched structure that's possibly an overpass. I strongly think the passage into the city is up there

Edit: I also realized the butterfly you see in the beginning of the game also appears at the end. It has to be the same location

Knowing the fact that Stray will finally come home is so heartwarming

[mistymane]

That’s impressive! The fact they had him go that direction as if they too had this map and knew some smart person out there would figure it out

[X-Chill]

Just wanted to say, I love the neon sign editing and how ridiculously clear the visuals are. The videos, arrows and diagrams keep such clarity. Really well done imo

[revenwtf]

Jesus I just finished this game and I cannot tell you how good this makes me feel about the ending now

[CyboticTechnotic]

This is why math is my favorite subject.

It got rid of my depression.