Best-supported community test
The False Sun Ending 20 (Cast) Guide
Ending 20 is commonly called Cast. The strongest public lead is to fail the opening animal-placement tutorial by putting an animal in the wrong pen, then continue the run. Several players report success only after many retries, while others cannot reproduce it immediately, so this is a community-supported test—not a guaranteed route.
Save before the first animal tutorial, intentionally misplace one horse or sheep, continue without correcting the result, and check the ending gallery. If Cast does not unlock, reload the same clean save and repeat; player reports mention roughly 10–20 attempts, which suggests chance or another hidden condition may be involved.
Use video to confirm the Cast ending scene
Use the video only for scene recognition after a test succeeds. The written retry loop is more useful for reproducing the opening tutorial condition.
What the Ending 20 evidence actually supports
Multiple players on the official itch.io comment thread independently describe the same starting point: fail the tutorial by putting a horse, sheep, or another animal in the wrong place. Other players report that one failed attempt did not unlock Cast, while successful players describe repeating the same opening test many times.
That pattern makes the tutorial-fail route the best-supported public lead, but it does not prove a deterministic one-step solution. The developer has not published a confirmed formula, and the comments do not establish whether chance, a hidden counter, or another early condition explains the retries.
- Strongest lead: intentionally fail the opening animal-placement tutorial.
- Reported action: misplace a horse or sheep and continue.
- Conflicting result: some players do not unlock Cast on the first failure.
- Status: community-supported test, not developer-confirmed instructions.
Recommended Ending 20 retry loop
Start a fresh game or load a save made immediately before the first animal tutorial. Intentionally place one animal in the wrong pen, allow the tutorial failure state to register, and continue instead of correcting the placement or restarting the task. Finish the required sequence and check whether the Cast slot unlocks.
If the ending does not appear, reload the same pre-tutorial save and repeat the identical test before changing anything else. Community replies mention success after roughly ten to twenty attempts, so a single failure is not enough to disprove the route.
- Save before touching the first tutorial animal.
- Misplace one animal and let the failure stand.
- Continue the run without changing unrelated route choices.
- Check the gallery, reload, and repeat the same test if needed.
- Record the attempt number and exact animal placement.
Use a controlled test matrix
Do not change the animal, dialogue choices, farm performance, and save origin in the same attempt. Begin with one repeatable setup—for example, always misplacing the same horse from the same clean save—and run that setup several times before testing a second variable.
A simple log should include the build version, whether the run started from New Game or a save, which animal was misplaced, whether the tutorial was corrected, the number of retries, and whether Cast appeared. This is more useful than a vague report that the tutorial was failed once.
- Control A: same save, same misplaced animal, repeated attempts.
- Control B: fresh New Game versus a pre-tutorial save.
- Control C: one animal type at a time.
- Do not mix late Silas or Kyle route experiments into this test.
Why the first failed attempt may not work
The public reports are compatible with several explanations: a random roll, a hidden failure counter, a timing detail, or an additional condition that players did not notice. The comments do not distinguish between those possibilities, so the page should not call Ending 20 purely random or guaranteed after a fixed number of retries.
If repeated attempts from one save never work, try a fresh New Game and repeat the controlled setup. If the current release differs from the version described in older comments, route behavior may also have changed.
- Do not promise a fixed 10- or 20-attempt threshold.
- Do not assume a failed reproduction disproves every tutorial-fail variation.
- Do not assume randomness is confirmed.
- Verify that you are testing the current official build.
When to stop the Cast test
Stop if the retry loop is no longer useful or enjoyable. Keep your normal completion saves separate so Ending 20 experiments do not overwrite progress for the other nineteen slots. A rare or uncertain ending is not worth losing a clean gallery run.
If you report a result, include the controlled details above and clearly separate what you observed from what you inferred. A reproducible failure is valuable evidence too, especially when it states the version and exact setup.
- Protect your main save files before testing.
- Use a dedicated tutorial test slot.
- Report exact steps, version, and attempt count.
- Treat both successes and failures as community evidence.
Continue after The False Sun Ending 20 (Cast) Guide
Use these related pages only when they match the next unresolved route, ending, mechanic, or platform issue.
The False Sun All Endings Guide
Use the all endings guide for gallery order, route groups, saves, and completion planning.
Related guideThe False Sun Mini-Games Guide
Use the mini-games guide for farm tasks, puzzle choices, knife timing, and path navigation.
Related guideThe False Sun Save Points Guide
Use the save points guide to protect farm, pier, swim, puzzle, nightmare, and knife branches.
The False Sun Ending 20 (Cast) Guide FAQ
How do I get Ending 20 in The False Sun?
The best-supported community method is to fail the opening animal-placement tutorial by putting an animal in the wrong pen, continue the run, and retry from the same clean save if Cast does not unlock.
Is The False Sun Ending 20 guaranteed after one tutorial failure?
No. Some players report immediate failure to reproduce it, while successful players report repeating the tutorial-fail setup many times.
How many attempts does the Cast ending take?
Some community replies mention roughly ten to twenty attempts, but there is no confirmed fixed threshold. Treat that range as anecdotal, not a guarantee.
Is Ending 20 random?
Chance is one possible explanation for repeated retries, but randomness has not been confirmed. A hidden counter, timing detail, or unnoticed condition could also be involved.
Where should I save for Ending 20 tests?
Use a dedicated save immediately before the first animal tutorial so every attempt begins from the same clean state.