Roblox Say Cheese! All 12 Endings Walkthrough
Tired of pausing 20-minute YouTube gameplay videos to find one missing item? Here is the complete, text-based photographic guide for every single ending in Roblox Say Cheese! [STORY] by Mechanical Boy LLC, including the 2 newest October 31 secret endings!
[Standard Escape Hatch Route]
Ending 1: The Fog Escape (Normal Ending)
Ignore the basement groans during Night 3 blackout; take the brass backdoor key from the red darkroom desk and bolt through the emergency exit.
[Breaking the Studio Curse with Light]
Ending 2: Photographic Redemption (Good Ending)
Collect all 4 torn family portrait scraps across the building, develop them together in the chemical basin, and blind the Photographer with a high-intensity flash.
[Timer Depletion & Studio čŖ čŖą]
Ending 3: Forever Framed (Bad Ending)
Fail to replace the blown fuses in the 2nd-floor electrical box before the red darkroom exposure alarm runs down to 0:00.
[Refusal to Look Through the Lens]
Ending 4: Camera Shy (Bad Ending)
Refuse to pick up the starter camera from the reception desk or explore for 3 minutes without removing the lens cap.
[Cassette Tape Under the Floorboards]
Ending 5: The Janitor's Memory (Lore Ending)
Find the blue maintenance keycard inside the laundry chute, unlock the boiler basement workshop, and photograph the hidden cassette tape recorder.
[Blinding Floodlight Overload]
Ending 6: Overexposed (Bad Ending)
Switch on all 6 high-wattage photo studio floodlights simultaneously during the developing phase without drawing the safety blinds.
[Battery Drainage in the Vent Maze]
Ending 7: Underexposed (Bad Ending)
Deplete the camera battery to 0% while traversing the second-floor ventilation maze without carrying spare batteries.
[The Studio Backstage Fourth Wall]
Ending 8: Behind the Curtain (Meta Secret Ending)
Interact with the backdrop curtain zipper in Studio 3 exactly 5 times to the ticking clock rhythm, then photograph the mannequin dressed in your player avatar clothes.
[Camera Dropped During Staircase Chase]
Ending 9: Shattered Lens (Bad Ending)
During the high-speed pursuit on the grand staircase, vault over the railing and drop your camera onto the marble floor below.
[Accepting the Master's Darkroom Role]
Ending 10: The Apprentice (Secret Ending)
Develop all 10 optional vintage customer portrait strips in flawless chronological order (1920 to 2020) without triggering a single buzzer.
[October 31 Update Secret #1: Inverted Safe-Light Reality]
Ending 11: The Negative Dimension (NEW 10-31 Secret)
Added in the October 31 update! Locate the Crimson Safe-Light Bulb in the ventilation pipe, swap it into the darkroom ceiling socket, and photograph the chemical bath at 3:33 AM on the studio grandfather clock.
[October 31 Update Secret #2: Golden Cheese & Infinite Loop Break]
Ending 12: The Eternal Smile Loop (NEW 10-31 Secret)
Added in the October 31 update! Feed 7 glowing cheese wheels to the secret darkroom mouse, receive the Golden Film Roll, and photograph the Final Boss at the exact microsecond he says "Say Cheese!"
Full In-Depth Text Walkthrough for All 12 Endings
Ending 1: The Fog Escape (Normal Ending)
Badge: Fog Runner âĸ Rarity: â ââ
- Survive Night 1 and Night 2 by photographing the moving mannequins in Studio 1 & 2.
- On Night 3, the power cuts out completely. Do NOT inspect the basement staircase door.
- Enter the Red Darkroom using your small flashlight.
- Open the center desk drawer to grab the Brass Backdoor Key.
- Sprint down the rear corridor directly to the fire exit door with the glowing exit sign and unlock it.
You escape into the dense midnight fog. The studio lights suddenly flicker back on behind you, and a Polaroid photo flutters down from the fire escape showing your running silhouette.
Ending 2: Photographic Redemption (Good Ending)
Badge: Cursed Emulsion Shattered âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Locate Scrap #1 inside the dressing room vanity mirror crack.
- Locate Scrap #2 pinned behind the reception clock in the lobby.
- Locate Scrap #3 inside the employee locker #104 (code: 1984).
- Locate Scrap #4 on the basement furnace ledge.
- Take all 4 scraps to the darkroom basin and pour the developer fluid.
- When the Smiling Photographer corners you, equip the flash attachment and press Right Click to fire directly at his optical lens.
The blinding flash overloads the specter. The restored photograph glows with warm sunlight, releasing the trapped customer souls from the studio frames.
Ending 3: Forever Framed (Bad Ending)
Badge: Specimen No. 42 âĸ Rarity: â ââ
- Triggered when the darkroom siren sounds and the 90-second countdown begins.
- If you get lost in the hallways or fail to install the two spare fuses before timer hits zero.
- The Photographer materializes behind you as the camera shutter clicks automatically.
The screen fades into a Polaroid photo print animation. Your face is frozen in horror, captioned "Specimen No. 42 â Say Cheese!" and placed into the gallery.
Ending 4: Camera Shy (Bad Ending)
Badge: Blind in the Dark âĸ Rarity: â ââ
- Start a new game session in Chapter 1.
- When the prompt tells you to "Pick up your camera from the desk", refuse to interact with it.
- Attempt to open the front double doors repeatedly for 180 seconds.
The darkness thickens until total pitch black. A single shutter click echoes, and game over triggers with the message: "You cannot expose what you refuse to see."
Ending 5: The Janitor's Memory (Lore Ending)
Badge: Janitor's Clean Slate âĸ Rarity: â â â
- In Chapter 2, go to the second floor laundry room and look down the disposal chute.
- Use the camera zoom to spot the shining blue keycard and interact with it.
- Head to the basement and unlock the door marked "MAINTENANCE ONLY".
- Turn on the desk lamp and play the cassette tape.
- Photograph the blueprints pinned to the wall showing the hidden studio annex.
The janitor audio recording reveals that the studio was built over an old 19th-century camera obscura experiment gone horribly wrong.
Ending 6: Overexposed (Bad Ending)
Badge: Emulsion Burn âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Reach Chapter 3 and access the lighting control bridge above Studio A.
- Engage all 6 breakers marked "5000W ARRI FLOODLIGHT".
- Do NOT close the darkroom safelight louvers.
- Return to the chemical counter and hit the master switch.
The intense white heat burns the photographic emulsion into chemical fumes. The entire screen washes out into pure blinding white as the film melts.
Ending 7: Underexposed (Bad Ending)
Badge: Lost to Shadows âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Enter the ventilation shaft from the 2nd-floor restroom ceiling.
- Keep your camera night-vision or flashlight beam running continuously.
- Allow battery gauge to drop to 0% while inside the labyrinth.
Your night vision turns off with a low-voltage chirp. Cold breath whispers right into your ear: "Keep smiling..."
Ending 8: Behind the Curtain (Meta Secret Ending)
Badge: Fourth Wall Shutter âĸ Rarity: â â â
- In Studio 3, stand in front of the crimson backdrop curtain.
- Listen to the ticking studio wall clock; click the zipper fastener on the downbeat 5 consecutive times.
- The curtain parts to reveal a mirror staging area with an identical Roblox avatar model posing with a camera pointing at you.
- Take a photograph of the avatar.
The camera flashes and the avatar swaps places with you. You realize this is a homage to Nicky Case's "We Become What We Behold" â you are merely the observer being observed.
Ending 9: Shattered Lens (Bad Ending)
Badge: Optical Fracture âĸ Rarity: â â â
- In Chapter 2, when the entity starts the red light chase from the top floor.
- Run towards the balcony railing and press Space + Shift to vault.
- Press G to drop items when prompted during mid-air fall.
The glass optic shatters into a spiderweb pattern on impact. Without the protective viewfinder glass, reality de-materializes.
Ending 10: The Apprentice (Secret Ending)
Badge: Next Generation Shutter âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Explore all rooms across Chapters 1-3 to find all 10 vintage film canisters.
- Place them on the development carousel in exact date order: 1920, 1935, 1950, 1965, 1978, 1989, 1999, 2008, 2015, 2020.
- Do not spill chemicals or exceed bath time tolerances.
- When the shadowy figure extends his hand, hand him the completed contact sheet.
The shadowy Photographer hands you his vintage twin-lens reflex camera, nods in respect, and dissolves into silver halide mist. You take your seat at the desk.
Ending 11: The Negative Dimension (NEW 10-31 Secret)
Badge: Negative Emulsion Matrix âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Update 10/31 added a new crawlspace behind the basement boiler. Crawl through to find the Crimson Bulb.
- Head up to the second floor and retrieve the Grandfather Clock Key from inside the taxidermy raven.
- Set the clock hands to 3:33 AM to trigger the chime sound.
- Sprint back to the darkroom, unscrew the standard amber bulb, and screw in the Crimson Bulb.
- The entire room shifts into inverted negative colors (blacks become glowing whites).
- Step through the developed photograph frame that now serves as an open portal.
You enter an eerie mirrored parallel studio where all textures are negative film inversions, ambient music plays in reverse, and you unlock the ultra-rare "Negative Matrix" badge!
Ending 12: The Eternal Smile Loop (NEW 10-31 Secret)
Badge: Infinite Shutter Paradox âĸ Rarity: â â â
- Locate 7 hidden glowing cheese wedges scattered in the 10/31 update areas (Basement vent, Attic rafters, Behind reception desk, In chemical cupboard, Inside safe #3, Under darkroom sink, In the grandfather clock base).
- Find the tiny animated mouse hole in the darkroom corner and feed all 7 cheese wheels to the mouse.
- The mouse will roll out the ultra-rare Golden Film Roll item.
- Load the Golden Film into your camera and trigger the Final Boss encounter.
- Listen carefully for the audio cue: When the monster begins vocalizing "SAY... CHEESE!", watch for the red lens flare and click immediately on the word "CHEESE!"
The golden film reflects the flash back into the boss's lens, trapping him in an infinite loop inside his own camera shutter. A final golden polaroid spits out onto the desk, giving you the true 100% completion badge!