Disco Elysium – How Do I Get the “Best Ending?”
The ending occurs once you begin traveling to the island. There you’ll meet the real killer and have a chance to speak to a bug. The actual ending is as follows: Harry went on a binge-drinking spree. He pawned his gun after crashing his car through the snow. He wakes up in the hostel room with no clue who he is or where he’s at. He meets Kim, and they begin investigating the local murder. The victim is a mercenary hired by West Pines because the Union has gone on strike; therefore, their shipping supply route is currently down until the strike ends.
Harry uncovers bits and pieces of his past while exploring the city. He eventually finds out that the victim wasn’t hung but was shot instead. In looking for those clues, he finds that he was shot while in a relationship with a local. She, in turn, points Harry towards someone who is super clingy with her.
After Harry locates Ruby, he returns to the city center, where a tribunal occurs with various amounts of causalities. Injured after that event, Harry and Kim are told to travel to the one place they haven’t located. There, they find the vantage point of the shooter and then locate an ex-communist who was the one who fired the shot. He had not left the island for an extremely long time because he was under the influence of a “Cryptid” who had been making the revolutionary go mad. When you return to the island, you find your team, who you told to sit at the sidelines and debrief on everything you’ve done – your accomplishments, failures, etc., and some exposure to the history of Harry.
There is only one end. Discovering the Cryptid is the only “optional” part. Your partners are the ones who bring up past choices and give their opinions on them.