How to get the true ending (Act 3)

How to get the true ending (Act 3)

After you beat Ophion and the credits roll, Act 3 unlocks — but only if you collect six Sun Fragments scattered across the biomes. The real ending is at the end of Act 3.

Where the 6 Sun Fragments are

1. Overgrown Ruins — In a corrupted area near a yellow door. Use the Atropian Blade to break the seal.
2. Crimson Wastes — In the desert area, on a high ledge. Requires the Hookshot (you get this in Act 2 anyway).
3. Derelict Citadel — Inside a pillar room. Drop into the lower section and look up.
4. Echoing Ruins — Behind a destructible wall in the central plaza. Shoot the cracked panel.
5. Fractured Wastes — Floating in midair. Use the Reconstructor room to access it.
6. Abyssal Scar — Underwater area, requires diving suit (Act 2).

After collecting all 6

• Return to Helios (the crashed ship in Overgrown Ruins).
• A new prompt appears. Interact.
• Act 3 begins. It plays out like a long first-person sequence in Selene's house. No combat. Just narrative.

Trophy

• The Tomorrow That Was Promised — awarded at the end of Act 3. Required for platinum.

If stuck: the Echoing Ruins fragment is the most-missed. Look for the cracked wall after the boss arena, not before.