Chapter 5 Ending Theories (Spoilers)

Original Post 10/27/18

After completing Chapter 5, Henry appears in Joey Drew’s house, and Joey Drew tells Henry about how he let their creations become his life, and how Henry needs to visit the old studio. Then Henry walks through a door, and he is sent back to the beginning of Chapter 1.

Henry is trapped in an eternal cycle of replaying the 5 chapters. In Joey Drew’s house, there are drawings of Henry’s adventures in the studio.

When using the Seeing Tool in chapters 1-4 (and 5, I guess), it seems like the writing was made by Henry in previous cycles. The theory I think would make a much better ending, this cutscene shows a prologue to the game. The achievement is called To Hell and Back , not To Hell and Back To Hell Again , or something like that.

, not , or something like that. There is a second end cutscene where you play as Henry in his own house, and a young girl is talking to him, probably Linda. What do you think this means? I think there are two good possibilities:

Edit 10/27/18 #1

In the second end cutscene, you are viewing it from Joey Drew’s perspective, not Henry’s. We can tell because the little girl calls you Uncle Joe.

Edit 10/27/18 #2



In Joey’s house, he has drawings of what seem to be the events in the studio.

In the second cutscene, Joey’s niece is asking him to “tell her another one,” implying some kind of a story. Potential theory #3: The events of the five chapters are actually a story being told by Joey to his niece.

Edit 10/28/18



While the events of the chapters might not be a story being told by Joey, it may be a sort of an alternate, cartoon universe, explaining the very different art styles. (Thanks to SuperHorrorBro for figuring out this possibility) It could also be that the Ink Machine creates this alternate reality and that destroying it resets the reality.



Please note that Theory #3 could exist simultaneously with Theory #1. Theory 3

Current Potential Theories

The Cycles Theory: Henry is trapped in an eternal loop of repeating chapters 1-5. Pretty obvious one here, Henry re-enters the workshop after the end of the game.

The invisible writing on the walls seems to be warnings left by Henry in previous cycles. The Prologue Theory: The cutscene in Joey Drew’s house is a prologue to chapter 1. This possibility becomes less and less likely the more I think about it, even though I think it would make a much better ending to the game. Joey Drew says “come visit the old workshop, as if this shows the events before chapter 1.

The achievement for finishing the main story is To Hell and Back, not implying going back to hell in any way. The Alternate Reality Theory. This theory could exist simultaneously with either other theory.

3.1) The events of chapters 1-5 are a story being told by Joey to the little girl.

3.2.1) The events of the game take place in an alternate cartoon reality created by Joey Drew.

3.2.2) The events of the game take place in an alternate cartoon reality created by the Ink Machine. Destroying the machine resets the reality.

So, for those people who managed to reach chapter 5 and complete it, what do you think of the ending?Please don’t comment about glitches and not being able to play the game, this isn’t the thread for that.(Formatting changes)(Added asection)