Detroit: Become Human – How to Reach 100% in The Hostage

In Quantic Dream’s latest narrative masterpiece, there are multiple paths you can take in order to reach your goal. In fact, there are multiple paths you can take that will result in you not reaching your goal, but that doesn’t mean the game ends on the spot. The narrative is set in such a way that it is possible to lose a character and still complete the game, a novel concept in today’s marketplace.

Spoiler Warning – This game is best experienced firsthand, free from spoilers and preconceptions. We strongly advise you play the game and experience the narrative for yourself first, then returning once you’ve completed the game for the first time. This guide will contain multiple spoilers for the first chapter of Detroit: Become Human. Do not continue reading if you wish to avoid spoilers.

Like most missions in this game, you’re going to have to play The Hostage multiple times to reach 100%. Following this guide will ensure that all you need to do to complete the other endings of the mission is load into the checkpoint where you head outside. Once that is done, you can trigger the individual endings.

Search for Clues

In the first sequence of the chapter, complete the following tasks:

Save / Leave Fish – at the beginning of the level there is a small fish flopping around on the left. You must choose to either save or leave it.

Investigate Father’s Body – investigating the body will allow you to find a tablet reader.

Learn the Cause of the Incident – looking at the tablet found from above will complete this task.

Learn the Deviant’s Name – listening to the daughter’s tablet in the hostage’s bedroom will complete this task.

Investigate the Gun Case – reconstruct the scene of the crime at the Gun Case in the Master Bedroom.

Investigate the Police Officer’s Body – halfway to the Balcony Door there is a DPD Officer’s Body, investigate it to find a gun under the table.

Take / Leave the Officer’s Gun – complete the chapter twice, once by taking the gun and once by leaving it.

SWAT Injured – taking too long in gathering clues will result in a SWAT Officer becoming injured.

Wasted Too Much Time – if you wait around for too long, the Deviant will begin to shoot into the apartment.

Negotiate with Deviant

The second sequence brings you into negotiations with the Deviant, and there are several branching paths you can take here.

Friendly / Cold Approach – begin the negotiation process by using the Deviants name and without using it.

Save / Leave Wounded Officer – to the left along the railing will be an injured DPD Officer. Interact with him and both save and leave him for 100%.

Be Honest / Lie About The Gun – when you have the DPD Gun from earlier, either lie or be honest with the Deviant about it.

Fail to Negotiate – just mess up your job (it is your first day after all).

Dismiss / Ignore the Helicopter – the Deviant will ask you to make the chopper go away. Make both choices to fully complete this chapter.

Get Close Enough – walk towards the Deviant until you can’t go forward any more.

These are all the main tasks that need to be completed, and the remaining tasks are tied to the various endings you can achieve. Here’s how to hit all of those endings.

Connor Failed to Reach Deviant in Time – to reach this ending simply fail the quick time prompts as they come. This will cause the Deviant to jump with the Hostage and a failure for your first mission.

Connor Leapt for Emma and Fell – in order to trigger this ending, get the Deviant to jump off the roof. When he does, complete the quicktime prompt to leap forward and save the Hostage, though at the cost of your own life.

Connor Died Protecting Emma – during your conversation with the Deviant, wait until you see a prompt to “Sacrifice Yourself”. Hitting this will cause Conner to run forward and interpose himself between the Hostage and the Deviant, getting shot several times in the process. You’ll die, but the Hostage will be safe.

Deviant Shot Connor – make sure you grab the DPD gun from the first sequence, then lie about it to the Deviant. Refuse to send away the helicopter when he asks and then draw your weapon. Given the prompt to either intimidate or shoot will lead to the Deviant shooting you in the head then diving off the roof with the Hostage (Probably the worst ending really).

Connor Shot Deviant – this time, when given the option to intimidate or shoot, open fire. This will cause Conner to shoot the Deviant and save the Hostage.

Snipers Shot Deviant – this is the ending you’ll get if you followed our earlier instructions above.

That’s how to reach 100% in The Hostage mission, and kick start the adventure that is Detroit: Become Human. Let us know in the comments below what your favorite ending was, and for more handy hints, check out our guide on Close Encounters LTM in Fortnite, here.

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