Directive 8020 Save Everyone guide: best choices for all crew survival.

All main surviving crew can reach the finale; Carter and Simms are reported as scripted deaths.

Destructoid says Carter and Simms cannot be saved from their eventual scripted outcomes, though earlier premature deaths/failures can still happen.

Episode 2 Fire Control + Episode 5 Under Pressure.

Disable Landing Computer, restore Fire Control, then choose Anders in Under Pressure so Anders and Mitchell both survive.

Young → The Hero; Eisele → The Humanitarian.

Supportive/sympathetic dialogue and messages matter throughout the run.

Young chooses Humanity First; Eisele ends the cycle.

This is the reported best-ending route after escaping with the crew intact.

New game route with third-party source-backed steps

Follow the route from Episode 2 onward; do not assume late-game recovery can fix early trait/system mistakes.

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The page now publishes useful route steps from external walkthroughs while keeping a clear caution label.

Full route notes are spoilers

Stay spoiler-safe for first-run prep; use the route tables only when you intentionally want survival requirements.

Carter and Simms are reported scripted losses; protect the rest of Cycle 13.

The all-survivor achievement route is reported around the remaining crew, not a literal Carter/Simms rescue.

Pass the exterior QTE when Simms loses her footing, then survive the chase sequence.

Keep Carter and Simms alive through the opening exterior sequence, then survive Carter’s chase/stealth escape from Simms. Collectible cleanup is concentrated in Crew Quarters and Medical before the route accelerates.

Dismiss Mitchell’s distrust / choose to trust the recruitment process.

Two early decisions shape later survival: Stafford’s response to Mitchell’s distrust of Anders, and which system Young disables at the reactor. Eisele also starts building Humanitarian requirements here.

Sneak past Williams as Cernan without being caught.

Cernan’s stealth section, Stafford’s crash survival, Williams’ scan clue, and Carter’s Utility Strap warning are the important reported route checks.

Get past Williams as Cooper.

The best-route reports focus on surviving Williams as Cooper, refusing the firearm as Eisele, and clearing Young’s Drawbridge/Fight checks.

Help Anders drug/sedate Williams.

This is the largest mid-game survival gate. Help Anders sedate Williams, keep Anders and Mitchell alive in Under Pressure, and choose Eisele as Stafford’s backup.

Do not shoot Williams.

Do not shoot Williams, identify the real Eisele at the scanner, and choose Save Our Souls / SOS rather than warning-only messaging for the best-route line.

When the scanner shows two signatures, take the right path toward the stalactite cave.

The Search Party fork and late stealth encounters determine whether the group returns to Bridge Ops intact. Young’s Loyal trait work continues here.

With Young’s Loyal trait high enough, unlock The Hero and choose Humanity First.

Final route checks include Young’s Humanity First wish, keeping Williams with the crew, avoiding fake Mitchell, saving Stafford, letting the real Mitchell in, and finishing Eisele’s Humanitarian post-credit decision.

Build Sympathetic, avoid Rational framing.

Reported beats include concern for Simms, validating Eisele’s concern in Mystery, refusing the firearm, volunteering/backup actions, ordering Williams to follow, helping Stafford, and the final expose/end-cycle decision.

Build Loyal, avoid Serious isolation.

Reported beats include joking in O Death, pleading with Stafford, supporting the crew in Making the Call / Holdout / Why You Started, then choosing Humanity First.

Build Supportive, avoid Resolute hardline.

Reported beats include dismissing Mitchell’s distrust, checking on Williams, defending Anders, and being receptive when Young pleads.

Build Playful, avoid Professional rigidity.

Reported to unlock quickly if Cooper jokes when available and helps Anders in Suspicions.

Build Philosophical, avoid Focused-only responses.

Reported route emphasizes philosophical conversations, especially with Mitchell and Cooper.