The The Weeping Swan Ten Days of the Citys Fall endings and achievements guide comes down to one rule: many achievements only unlock after you watch a death ending all the way back to the title screen. If a route seems not to count, the usual fix is to reload, replay the listed choice, and wait for the game to return to the main title before moving on.
The fastest way to finish the full achievement set is to clear the death routes first, then clean up normal endings and true endings. A few achievements also depend on pairing two specific death endings, so do not stop at the “ending reached” screen.
Preparation and route planning
Before chasing ending-based achievements, make a backup save at each branching point. That matters most for:
- Chapter 3 search choices
- Chapter 4 escape choices
- Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 combat or dialogue choices
- Chapter 18-19 route splits for the horse-related endings
A key point for this game: an ending does not always count the moment the ending text appears. For the achievement to register, you usually need to:
- Reach the ending
- Keep going
- Let the game return to the title screen
That extra step is what trips up a lot of ending and achievement unlocks.
Major bad ending routes
These are the main death endings to clear early, since several achievements depend on them.
Chapter 3 search routes
Death Ending: “Strange…” achievement
On the Third Chapter: Search first choice, pick:
- “Stab him with the razor blade, then run away quickly.”
Watch the ending until the game returns to the main title. This unlocks the bad ending tied to dying by one of the eagle demons.
Death Ending: “My Blade Is Not Inferior” achievement
On the Third Chapter: Search second choice, save first if needed, then pick:
- “Stab the eagle demon with the razor blade and kill him!”
Again, wait for the return to the title screen. This clears the second eagle-demon death route.
Death Ending: “Wait and Endure…” achievement
Reload the same save and pick:
- “Do nothing and watch the eagle demon take the silver.”
Watch it through to the title screen. This unlocks the wolf-demon death ending.
Escape from the courtyard achievement
Reload the same save and pick:
- “Lock the eagle demon in the left room, then run!”
This moves the story into Chapter 4: Escape.
Choice-based achievement routes
Some achievements are tied to cumulative choice patterns, not a single branch.
Frugal achievement
These choices are taken across the story in order:
- First Chapter: Drunken Dream first money split: “Don’t give money”
- Second money split: “Three taels”
- Third money split: “Refuse to give money”
- Fourth split: “Lock the eagle demon in the left room, then run!”
After clearing the chapter content, the achievement unlocks.
More death endings to clear
Death Ending: Died in the East District
In Chapter 4: Escape, first choice, save first, then pick:
- “Take the road we came by, return to the East District”
Watch it to the title screen to unlock the ending.
Death Ending: Died in the Training Ground
Reload the same save and pick:
- “Take the East-West Avenue, head to the training ground”
Watch to title screen.
Death Ending: Died Hiding Behind the Guanyin Statue
Set up the prerequisite first:
- First Chapter: Drunken Dream first money split: “Don’t give money”
Then in Chapter 4: Escape, choose: - “Head into the South Alley, go to Zhangjia Lane”
- “Go to the Guanyin Temple”
- Hide location: “Hide behind the Guanyin statue”
This is a small hidden death route, but it still counts for the ending collection.
Death Ending: Died in Zhangjia Lane
Reload and pick:
- “Head into the South Alley, go to Zhangjia Lane”
- “Go deeper into Zhangjia Lane”
Watch it through to title.
Death Ending: Died Facing the Demon Soldier Head-On
In Chapter 5: Breaking the Illusion, save first and pick:
- “Face the demon soldier head-on”
Watch the ending to completion.
Death Ending: Died by Continuing to Run Without Entering the House
Reload the same save and pick:
- “Climb over the woodpile and run”
- “Don’t go in, keep running forward!”
Again, the ending only counts after the title screen returns.
“Failed Bribery” achievement
Reload the same point and, on the first choice, pick:
- “Bribe the demon soldier”
This leads to the death ending tied to failed bribery, and the achievement unlocks after the full ending is watched.
Story achievements and chapter progression
Childhood Memories achievement
This unlocks normally after completing the Memory: Fourth Chapter story segment.
Fearless achievement
This one is tied to the broader ending collection. The source route suggests it may require excluding the “all death endings collected” condition and likely depends on how you handle the following death routes:
- Strange…
- My Blade Is Not Inferior
- Died Facing the Demon Soldier Head-On
- Died by Helping Out
- Died by Desperate Fighting
- Died by Sneak Attacking the Demon Soldier
- Died by Vertical Slash on the Doll Soldier
The important practical note: every listed death ending must be watched fully to the title screen. If the achievement does not pop, the likely issue is that one route was only reached, not fully completed. This condition appears to be somewhat sensitive, so I would treat it as the last cleanup achievement.
Madness achievement
Unlocked normally through the Memory: Fourteenth Chapter story.
Live Well achievement
Unlocked normally after finishing the Memory: Seventeenth Chapter story.
Later death endings and paired achievement routes
Death Ending: Died by Mounting from Behind
In Chapter 18, when asked whether to follow Liang Ye, choose:
- “Travel with Liang”
Then in Chapter 19, save first if needed and choose:
- “Mount from behind the horse”
Watch the ending to the title screen.
Horse achievement
This achievement requires both of these death endings:
- Died by running out of the stable in one rush
- Died by mounting from behind
The key part is the same as with the other paired achievements: both endings must be watched to the title screen.
To clear it efficiently:
- Get the stable route death ending first
- Then return to Chapter 19 and clear the rear-mount death ending
- Let the game return to title after each one
If the first route was already watched properly, the achievement should pop after the second one is fully completed.
Normal endings and true endings
These are the clean route endings after the death-route cleanup.
Normal Ending: Seeking and Charging
From the Chapter 19 branch, choose:
- “Mount from the side of the horse”
Then when asked whether to follow Liang Ye, save if needed and pick:
- “Say goodbye to Uncle Liang and head west to seek and charge”
Watch to the title screen to unlock the ending.
Normal Ending: Sailing Far
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Follow Uncle Liang and sail east”
This is another normal ending, unlocked after full completion.
Normal Ending: Becoming a Monk
Prerequisite:
- In Chapter 5: Breaking the Illusion, choose “Enter Buddhism”
Then in Chapter 18, choose:
- “Offer to see Liang off”
At the “Enter Buddhism?” branch, save first and choose:
- “Acknowledge emptiness and agree to become a monk”
Spoiler note: this route reveals Zhu Cijiong, the third son of the Chongzhen Emperor.
Watch it to the title screen.
Normal Ending: New Dynasty
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Deny emptiness and refuse the monk’s hand”
At the “Stay in the city?” choice, select:
- “Go with them”
Watch to completion.
Normal Ending: Crying at the Temple
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Stay in the city”
At the next branch, pick:
- “Leave Yangzhou City”
- Destination: “Suzhou”
Watch to title.
Normal Ending: Crossing the Sea
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Nanjing”
Watch to title.
Normal Ending: Ashes of Resolve
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Leave it to fate”
Watch to title.
Normal Ending: Martyrdom
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Stay in Yangzhou City”
At the “Stop everyone?” choice, either option works, since the story forces the same outcome.
At the “Martyrdom?” choice, save first if needed and pick:
- “Martyrdom”
Watch to the title screen.
One-life clear
To clear the one-life requirement, avoid the death endings listed above and go straight through a normal ending or true ending route. The practical approach is simple:
- Use saves at major branches
- Do not fully complete any death route on your “clean” run
- Finish on a normal ending or true ending path
True endings
True Ending: Liaozhai
Reload the martyrdom branch and choose:
- “……..”
Then save if needed and choose:
- “Retain” / “Keep them”
Watch to the title screen.
True Ending: Honglou
Reload the same branch and choose:
- “Farewell”
Watch to the title screen.
Good ending cleanup and post-clear content
Good Ending: Liang Tian Man Sui
After clearing any normal ending or true ending, the main title unlocks the Liangtian Mansui side chapter.
Watch the full side story to unlock it.
The Weeping Swan achievement
This final achievement depends on two things:
- Main story completion reaching 100%
- All endings fully watched to the title screen
The second condition is the real one. If you reached an ending, then reloaded before the return-to-title step, that ending may not count. If the achievement is stuck, use the route list and check off every death ending and every normal/true ending again.
A practical cleanup order is:
- Finish all death endings first
- Revisit paired-ending achievements like Rush and Horse
- Then clear one normal ending or a true ending
- Finally check whether the completion achievement pops
Since Liangtian Mansui is a separate side chapter, it does not count toward the main Weeping Swan route completion.
CG collection notes
Most CGs are tied to the main story and endings. If your gallery is still missing a few after finishing the endings, the missing entries are most likely from Liangtian Mansui or from a specific hidden choice.
One easy-to-miss CG is on the third page, lower-left area:
- During the Guanyin Temple hiding section, choose “Hide on the beam”
If you gave money to the beggar in First Chapter: Drunken Dream, that scene is more forgiving. If you refused, the beam choice becomes the safe way to avoid the death route and still collect the CG.
Final unlock notes and common mistakes
A few achievement unlocks are especially easy to miss:
- Rush
- Horse
- Any death-ending achievement that requires you to wait until the title screen returns
If an achievement does not unlock:
- Recheck whether the ending was fully watched
- Confirm the required prerequisite route was actually met
- Reload from the closest branching save and replay the ending
- Use the flowchart or save list to make sure no death ending was only partially completed
For the most reliable clean-up path, I would finish the death routes first, then the paired achievements, then the normal endings, and finally the true endings. That keeps the route logic simple and avoids missing the last completion trigger.
