The Burial Route in The Coffin of Andy and Leyley is the shorter of the game's two branches, with 3 endings — two complete, one that stops on a cliffhanger. Unlike the Decay Route, which sprawls across a forest chase, a police interrogation, and six endings, the Burial Route is built almost entirely around a single shared dream at the end of Episode 2. This The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route guide covers every ending on this branch, the exact item order for each dream door, and the one dialogue choice that determines whether the two walk away alive.
If you need the full context first, the endings guide lists all 9 endings across both routes. For the other branch, the Decay Route guide covers all six Decay endings. The walkthrough goes room by room across all three episodes.
💾 Save at the basement trust decision before starting this route. One save file at the point where Ashley leaves her brother alone with their parents lets you replay both the Burial Route and the Decay Route from the same checkpoint.
How to Unlock the Burial Route
The Burial Route triggers at a single moment late in Episode 2. Ashley hands her brother a trinket and asks if she can trust him. She steps out of the room, leaving him alone with their parents in the basement. The parents offer him an olive branch — come back to us, leave her behind.
To land on The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route, exactly one outcome must happen:
| Ashley's choice | His response | Route |
|---|---|---|
| "Fuck that!" — no trust | — | Decay Route |
| Trust him | Refuses the olive branch | Burial Route |
| Trust him | Accepts the olive branch | Decay Route |
If he refuses the olive branch, the two leave the basement together. They head to a park, then return to the apartment. That night, they hold the trinket and fall asleep — and the Burial Route begins.
The Shared Dream — the Core of the Burial Route
The Burial Route's entire structure hangs on one scene: a shared dream the two enter together. It is a black void with three pedestals and two doors. The items placed on the pedestals — and the door you walk through — determine which of the three endings on this The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route you see.
Three items appear in the dream:
| Item | What it represents |
|---|---|
| Sunshine | Warmth, hope, the version of their childhood that could have been |
| Broken Heart | Damage, loss, what the years apart did to them |
| Heart | The bond itself — intact, but fragile |
The three pedestals sit in a row: left, center, right. Place the items in one of two orders, then walk through the corresponding door.
| Door | Left pedestal | Center pedestal | Right pedestal | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right door | Sunshine | Broken Heart | Heart | Sane Path |
| Left door | Heart | Sunshine | Broken Heart | Questionable Path (Truest of True Ends or Never Say Never) |
The right door opens to a vision where she watches herself harvesting pure souls and chooses to let a Grime Soulgo. The vision ends. The two wake up in the apartment, and the relationship is exactly where it was before the dream began. Nothing has changed — and that is the point.
What happens. Of all three endings on The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route, this is the gentlest. She feels quiet relief: her brother, the version she grew up with, the one she could always reach, is still there under everything that has happened. No death, no escalation, no irreversible break — just stasis.
Truest of True Ends
How to unlock:
- In the shared dream, take the left door.
- Click the items in this order: Heart (left) → Sunshine (center) → Broken Heart (right).
- The two witness a disturbing vision of what they could become — a glimpse of the dynamic the game has been building toward, shown without filter.
- When they wake, he asks a single question: "Is that really going to happen between us one day?"
- Ashley answers: "Never."
- The next morning, the two get in the car. He confirms she meant what she said — then drives off a bridge.
What happens. Murder-suicide. He kills them both rather than face what they are becoming. The question he asked was a test, and her answer fails it. It is the bleakest of the three endings on The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route, and one of only two endings in the entire game where both protagonists die.
Never Say Never — The Unfinished Ending
How to unlock: Same as Truest of True Ends — left door, Heart → Sunshine → Broken Heart — but when he asks the question after waking, Ashley answers: "Never say never!"
What happens. He comes out of the dream noticeably lighter, more playful. The conversation in the car is almost teasing. The route continues from here into Episode 3: Burial — which has not released yet. This ending does not end; it pauses on a cliffhanger, and until the developer ships the Burial branch of Episode 3, there is nothing after it to see.
Burial Route at a Glance
| Ending | Door | Item order | Key choice | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sane Path | Right | Sunshine → Broken Heart → Heart | — | They stay as they are |
| Truest of True Ends | Left | Heart → Sunshine → Broken Heart | Answer "Never" | He kills them both |
| Never Say Never | Left | Heart → Sunshine → Broken Heart | Answer "Never say never!" | Route continues (unfinished) |
FAQ
How many endings are on the Burial Route?
Three: Sane Path, Truest of True Ends, and Never Say Never. Only the first two are complete — Never Say Never requires Episode 3: Burial to finish, and that content has not been released yet.
What is the difference between the Burial Route and the Decay Route?
The two routes split at the basement trust decision in Episode 2. If he refuses the parents' olive branch, the game goes to the Burial Route — a shorter branch with three endings, almost entirely driven by the shared dream puzzle. If he accepts the olive branch, or if Ashley never trusted him in the first place, the game goes to the Decay Route — a longer branch with six endings, a forest chase, and a police interrogation. The Decay Route guide covers every ending on that side.
Can I get all three Burial Route endings in one playthrough?
Save right before the shared dream. The left door and right door are mutually exclusive, but the dream puzzle itself takes less than two minutes. One save file lets you replay both doors and see all three outcomes — just change Ashley's answer after the left-door vision to see both Truest of True Ends and Never Say Never.
Is the Burial Route easier than the Decay Route?
Mechanically, yes — it is a single puzzle with three item placements and one dialogue choice, compared to the Decay Route's eight-step chain across three episodes. Thematically, the Burial Route is heavier. It is the branch where the two stay bound together, and the endings explore what that bond costs them.
This The Coffin of Andy and Leyley Burial Route guide covers all content shipped through Episode 2. It will be updated with the Never Say Never continuation and any new Burial endings the day Episode 3: Burial releases. For release date tracking, see the news page.