Every ending.
Every flag.Nothing left to guess.
Helping Your Boyfriend is short — roughly half an hour a run — and almost none of it is signposted. These six guides decode the whole thing: the four endings and the exact flags behind them, the full Day 1 to Day 3 walkthrough, the secret room, and the choices that quietly decide everything.
- 4 endings decoded
- 14 hidden flags
- 5 minigames explained
- 100% spoiler-tagged
Pick the guide you need.
New to the game? Read the endings guide first — it teaches you what the game is actually asking you to notice. Coming back for the rest? Jump straight to the walkthrough.
MOST POPULAR
All Four Endings — Exact Route Conditions
Every ending, what triggers it, and the single flag that separates the two escape routes. Read this and you will never be stuck again.
WALKTHROUGH
Full Walkthrough — Day 1 to Day 3
Every scene, every branch and every optional discovery, from the first morning to the credits. Includes the things the game never explains.
MECHANICS
Choices, Approval and Ian's Affection
How the two hidden meters actually work, which answers raise them, and why being agreeable is usually the wrong play.
SECRETS
The Secret Room, the Key and the Escape Route
Where the key is, what the secret room holds, the address you must memorise, and the exact order of steps that gets you out.
SKILL
All Five Minigames and the Quick-Time Events
What each activity actually asks of you, the exact inputs, and how to get through the timed sequences without dying.
STORY
Characters, Story Breakdown and the Family Photo
Who Adrian, Ian and Oliver really are, what the family photograph means, and a plain-English retelling of the whole plot.
THE ENDING
Where Every Route Finally Lands
The escape ends in the back of Oliver's car. A look at the frame all four endings share, and the one detail that decides which one you got.
Before you dive in.
The things people ask most often, answered without a spoiler wall. Deeper answers live in the individual guides.
How many endings does Helping Your Boyfriend have?
Four. They are titled My boyfriend is the best, The cage, The Empty Cage and Moving Forward. The first two belong to Adrian's route, the last two to the escape route, and the difference between those last two is entirely Ian's affection.
How do I reach the escape endings?
You need the key to the locked room, you need to find the phone inside the secret room and dial Oliver Freeman on the number written on your arm, and you need to give Ian the address of the safe place. The address is 742 Silverwood Creek Lane, Silverwood Springs, CA 95401, and it is written on the parcel Adrian brings home.
What is the difference between Ending 03 and Ending 04?
Both leave the house and both end in a hospital three months later. Ending 03, The Empty Cage, is reached when Ian's affection is below 40, and Ian ends up missing with no known whereabouts. Ending 04, Moving Forward, is reached at 40 affection or higher, and Ian ends up in a psychiatric hospital where the two of you call each other from time to time.
Does the game have a good ending and a bad ending?
The game does not label any ending as good or bad. The four outcomes split along how much you trust Adrian, how much you trust Ian, and whether you ever get out of the house at all.
How long does a playthrough take?
The English script runs to more than 8,000 words, and a single run takes roughly half an hour. Seeing all four endings takes longer because you have to replay the second half with different choices.
What are you trying to do?
Every guide stands alone. Read them in any order — none of them requires you to have finished another one.
I want to see every ending
- All Four Endings — the four outcomes and the flag that unlocks each one.
- Full Walkthrough — the route to each one, in order, with no guesswork.
- Choices & Flags — how to steer the meters deliberately.
I am stuck
- The Secret Room & Escape Route — the key, the phone, the address, the order of operations.
- Minigames & QTEs — the timed sequences that keep killing your run.
- All Four Endings — which endings you have probably already seen by accident.
I want to understand the story
- Characters & Story — a full retelling plus what the family photo implies.
- Choices & Flags — why the dialogue sounds different once you know the variables.
I am about to play for the first time
- Minigames & QTEs — learn the inputs before they cost you a run.
- Full Walkthrough — but read it after your own first ending, not before.
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