Saros doesn't make it obvious that the credits aren't the finish line. Defeat the King, watch the transformation, roll credits, and you'd be forgiven for thinking you're done. You're not. Housemarque hid a second, more emotionally loaded conclusion behind a post-game sequence that recontextualizes everything Arjun did to get to Carcosa. Here's exactly how to reach it, and what it actually means.
This guide contains major spoilers for the main ending and the true ending of Saros. Read on only if you've already seen the credits or don't mind having the story revealed.
What happens after the main ending in Saros?
After Arjun Devraj defeats the King and completes his transformation into the new King, he wakes up back in The Passage, just as he has after every run throughout the game. This time, though, Primary is behaving strangely, and a new audio log from Kayla sits on the table in the central chamber. The log reveals she's still alive and is warning other Soltari employees to stay away from Carcosa.
Primary then reports detecting a signal in Shattered Descent, and your active quest updates to "Change your path." That's your cue to start the true ending sequence.
Primary detects signal post-credits
How to unlock the Saros true ending
Step 1: Find Kayla in Shattered Descent
Head to the Echelon III base in Shattered Descent, specifically the large domed structure at the start of the area. Inside, go to the red door at the back of the dome to trigger a cutscene. Kayla emerges and immediately draws a gun on Arjun. She explains she thought she was the only survivor and, understandably, doesn't trust him. After the tension settles, she relays that a voice through the radio (implied to be Nitya) told her Arjun should find the red tree in Blighted Marsh.
You can use the teleporter in the dome to jump back to The Passage and fast-travel directly to Blighted Marsh rather than fighting through the full biome on foot.
Step 2: Find the red tree in Blighted Marsh
Travel to Blighted Marsh and push through the biome until you pass the ruins that contain the Nightmare Strand portal. Just past that point, you'll find the large red tree with crimson leaves you've likely run past in earlier cycles. Approach it and a cutscene triggers.
Kiira's voice emerges, and it becomes clear that Kiira and the suit's AI voice are one and the same entity. She accuses Arjun of refusing to leave Nitya alone, revealing that her own body was shattered to keep her separated from Nitya. Arjun pushes back, insisting he can still make things right. Kiira tells him to go to Nitya's lab in Cathedral to “see Nitya's truth.”
Step 3: Reach Nitya's lab in Cathedral
This step requires playing through the Cathedral biome completely. Both branching paths off the central chamber must be cleared, and you need to melee both oversized tuning forks. This drops the bell in the center of the room, exactly as it did during your first visit. The third tuning fork in the center raises the bell again.
Drop through the circular hole in the floor before the stairs leading up to the Priestess boss fight. This takes you directly to Nitya's lab. Interact with the Holo Log in the center of the space.
The log plays a conversation between Nitya and Kiira. Kiira explains she's glad the mission brought them together. Nitya says she ran away from Earth because she needed to escape what Arjun put her through. Arjun begins processing his behavior and tells Kiira he wants to be "Honest. Better, if I can." Kiira then sends him back to The Passage.
Your Second Chance ability is deactivated for the return trip to Yellow Shore, so play conservatively through Cathedral. Don't assume you have a safety net.
Step 4: Enter the Banyan Tree back in The Passage
Return to The Passage. Kayla is back, now with glowing blue lights in her eyes. She and Arjun acknowledge that Soltari will keep sending people to Carcosa. Kayla decides to stay and try to warn future arrivals. After this exchange, the Banyan Tree portal activates. Interact with it.
Arjun returns to Earth's back alleys. A police investigation text log implicating Arjun in Sebastian's death sits in the path ahead. Continue forward and speak with Sebastian, who is slumped against a wall outside Rue Barree. Sebastian asks Arjun what he was to him. After a long pause, Arjun admits he convinced himself Sebastian meant "nothing" and that Sebastian never deserved his betrayal of trust. Police lights flash in the background.
Sebastian's fate, finally addressed
Step 5: Return to Yellow Shore and refuse the crown
This is the moment that splits the true ending from the main ending. Head back through the portal near Primary to re-enter Yellow Shore and fight the King a second time.
Once you drain the King's health bar completely, the fight plays out differently than your first encounter. The King simply collapses to his knees and the large vertical portal opens behind him. There is no melee prompt this time.
Do not attack the King. Walk past him and through the portal.
Kiira encourages Arjun to go to Nitya and listen rather than take the crown. On the shore, Arjun says "this is what I deserve," but the transformation begins anyway as the tentacled eclipse appears. Before it completes, Arjun tears his sun medallion from his neck and throws it into the water, breaking the transformation.
What does the Saros true ending mean?
The beach scene that follows is deliberately quiet. Nitya is seated cross-legged behind Arjun as he recovers on his hands and knees. The yellow glow of the shore is gone, replaced by a genuine sunrise.
Nitya tells him he shouldn't have come, that Carcosa was her dream, not his. Arjun admits he was trying to hold onto what they had and couldn't stop himself. Nitya's response is blunt: "You can't change what you've done, Arjun." She pauses, then says: "It's a new day. I wonder what you'll do with it?" She walks away.
Police lights flash in from the side of the screen. Arjun's final words are: "I'm sorry, Nitya. I'm sorry."
The medallion washes up on the shore as the screen cuts to black.
The main ending has Nitya appearing as a malfunctioning hologram beside the King's throne, suggesting Arjun's obsession has permanently corrupted his relationship with her memory. The true ending doesn't give him redemption, but it gives him accountability.
The broader context matters here. Text logs in Nitya's lab reveal she originally wasn't going to join Echelon I, but changed her mind because of Arjun's controlling behavior. A flashback during the main game showed Arjun's alcohol dependency and his threatening reaction when Nitya compared his drinking companions to his father. His pursuit of Nitya across Carcosa was never really about saving her. She had already found peace, with Kiira.
Sebastian's story adds another layer. The game heavily implies Arjun either had an affair with Sebastian or sought his company after Nitya left. The police lights appearing in both the Banyan Tree scene and the true ending's final moments suggest Arjun is returning to face legal consequences for Sebastian's death.
The true ending's quiet confrontation
Does the true ending unlock the Let Go trophy?
Yes. Completing the true ending sequence and walking through the portal instead of attacking the King unlocks the Let Go PlayStation trophy. This trophy is also required for the Saros Platinum, so it's not optional if you're going for full completion.
The entire post-game sequence, from finding Kayla through to the beach scene, can be completed relatively quickly since all locations are accessible via fast travel through Primary. The most time-consuming step is clearing Cathedral again, but the biome layout doesn't change.
For more post-game content and walkthroughs covering the rest of Saros's biomes and bosses, browse more guides on GAMES.GG.