We Were Here Tomorrow Ending Explained: Close or Stabilize the Rift (both endings, any secret ending?)

How many endings there are

Two, as far as the evidence goes. Both have a Steam achievement, and the descriptions match the two labels on the final controls:

Choice on the controls	Achievement	Steam description	Unlock rate (Oct 23, 2026)
CLOSE RIFT	Tomorrow May Never Come	Closed Rift Zero	2.4%
STABILIZE RIFT	Dawn of Tomorrow	Secured Rift Zero	1.3%
(reached before the choice)	Why So Molecular?	Restored power to the Theta Splice device	2.9%

The two ending achievements together (3.7%) come to more than the step right before them (2.9%), which fits a fork where some pairs go back and take the other side. That is our reading of the numbers, not something the game states.

Where the choice happens

After you restore power to the Theta Splice device, you reach its control platform at the rift. Each player has a console with a row of lit buttons, a selector labelled CLOSE RIFT on one side and STABILIZE RIFT on the other, and a red countdown that starts at about ten minutes.

Final console with a CLOSE RIFT / STABILIZE RIFT selector above a row of lit buttons and a red countdown reading 08:15 — Frame from “We Were Here Tomorrow - Part 3 (Finale)” by Zero Reviews. Watch at 4:36:30

What each side argues

The notes you read on the way set up the choice:

Close the rift. Dr. Emily Doyle’s journal, found just before the platform, says the Theta Splice is an atrocity, that the creatures on the other side are intelligent and have a society, and that the splice can be calibrated to close the rift. “If you find this journal, I beg of you, close the rift!”
Stabilize the rift. A Norček memo from Dr. Bowe, Director of Research & Development, says an open rift only lets a trickle of theta particles through, while a stabilized rift would allow “astronomical rates of transfer”, enough to restart the world’s infrastructure, and that “the cost of this solution is worth the benefits”.

Dr. Emily Doyle's handwritten journal asking whoever finds it to close the rift — Frame from “We Were Here Tomorrow - Part 3 (Finale)” by Zero Reviews. Watch at 4:33:45

Norček memo from Dr. Bowe arguing that stabilizing the rift would restart global infrastructure — Frame from “We Were Here Tomorrow with @zer0Reviews (Part 3 - Finale)” by Crystal Dreams. Watch at 4:03:30

The Close Rift ending (seen)

In both videos of the same session the pair set the consoles to Close Rift. The screens switch to CLOSING RIFT, the rift collapses, and a short scene follows: a scientist in a red-lit control room with a RESTART GENERATOR warning, then the two explorers standing in the alien landscape. Then the credits roll, followed by the main menu.

Both consoles now read CLOSING RIFT while energy arcs across the rift behind them — Frame from “We Were Here Tomorrow - Part 3 (Finale)” by Zero Reviews. Watch at 4:37:00

The Stabilize Rift ending (not confirmed)

We have not watched it yet. All we can say is that the Dawn of Tomorrow achievement (“Secured Rift Zero”) is the one that goes with it. We will add what happens once we have a recording.

Do both players have to choose the same?

Not confirmed. Each player has their own console with the selector, and in the session we watched both chose Close Rift. We didn’t see what happens if the two consoles disagree.

Is there a secret ending?

There is no evidence of one. The Steam guide called “How to get Secret Ending (All Secrets 100%)” is a joke entry with no ending information, and the achievement list has no third ending achievement. The collectibles (12 jigsaw pieces, plushies for Class 1 Hoarder) don’t unlock an ending as far as anyone has reported.

Can you get both endings in one playthrough?

Not confirmed. The unlock rates suggest some players have both, but we haven’t seen whether the game lets you retry the final choice from a checkpoint or whether you have to replay.