Spoilers: Collect the key and reach the train
Finish the potato quota, collect the parachute-delivered potato in the yard, and peel it to reveal the Golden Key; use the key on the Iron Door and follow the escape route to the train. Choose Northern Front, Varenka, or Western Industry at the controls, then use ending replay on your finished save to revisit the other destinations.
Finish the quota and check your objective
Work toward the final quota of 60,000 delivered potatoes. Clean potatoes must reach the chute, so check the output if the machines are working but the counter has stopped. Follow the active objective into the key-potato sequence instead of searching the original pile for a hidden key while production is still unfinished.
If progress stops short, inspect sacks and the processing line for potatoes still waiting to be delivered. If the quota is already complete but Master Peeler remains stuck, load the save after installing the developer's fix. Golden Horn Studios states that the completed objective now awards its reward and affected saves recover on load.
Collect the potato and reveal the Golden Key
- Check the active objective after finishing the quota so you can recognize when the task has changed to finding the key potato.
- Look in the outdoor yard for the potato delivered by parachute; this is the potato used for the final escape.
- Pick up the special potato so you can peel it and recover what is inside.
- Peel the special potato to expose the Golden Key.
- Collect the exposed key to continue the objective toward the Iron Door.
If the key potato seems to be missing
Check your objective before searching elsewhere. If it still asks for quota work, finish the remaining deliveries; if it asks for the key, inspect the outdoor delivery area. You obtain the key by peeling the special potato, so another terminal purchase will not replace that interaction.
Install Hotfix 1.0.2 if you are playing an earlier build. The developer fixed the key potato in place until collection, preventing the puppy or vacuum from carrying it away. The same update makes the supply drop land on the ground or snow instead of catching on the crane, addressing the suspended-potato problem described by players.
Open the Iron Door and enter the train cab
- Follow the objective back into the facility to locate the Iron Door.
- Press E at the Iron Door after collecting the Golden Key to unlock the passage.
- Continue through the opened passage toward the railway area to reach the train.
- Enter the locomotive cab to reach the control panel with the destination levers.
- Make a manual save at the levers before departure, as recommended by the Steam achievement guide, to preserve a convenient point for trying other routes.
Guards and gunfire may appear along the final escape route. Continue toward the railway when they appear. Reaching the train still leaves the destination choice and departure to complete.
Spoilers: Train destinations and ending achievements
| Line | Destination | Ending report | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 01 | Northern Front — Ministry | A Loyal Worker of the Motherland | For the Motherland |
| Line 02 | Varenka — Villagers | The Last Harvest | The Last Harvest |
| Line 03 | Western Industry — Resistance | New Masters | Traitor |
Select the lever for your intended destination, then read the on-screen line label before departing. That label identifies the selected route. Western Industry is the label at the controls, while its ending report uses the name Western Industrial Zone.
Replay the final choice on a finished save
Golden Horn Studios added ending replay for finished saves in Hotfix 1.0.1. Hotfix 1.0.2 also prevents an ending replay from changing your recorded shift time. Use that replay support before starting another shift just to change the train destination.
- Load your finished save to use its ending replay and revisit the final choice.
- Select a destination you have not completed to pursue its corresponding ending achievement.
- Check the selected line label before departure to verify that the train is set to your intended destination.
- Depart to view that route's ending report.
- Repeat the replay for the remaining destination to complete all three routes and unlock Every Path Has a Price.
Spoilers: What happens in the ending reports
Northern Front delivers the train to the Ministry on time. The Ministry suppresses the western uprising, while Varenka receives no food that winter. This is the route for For the Motherland.
Varenka sends the shipment to the villagers, but nobody arrives to collect it. The potatoes are left to rot, and the worker is sentenced to death for treason. The route awards The Last Harvest.
Western Industry leads to the Resistance outcome. The People's Liberation Council replaces the Ministry, bans opposition, and records the worker as deceased. This route awards Traitor.
Replaying routes and keeping earlier choices
- Can I get all three train endings without replaying the entire potato quota?
- Yes. Finished saves support ending replay, and players also recommend a manual save at the train levers. Complete Northern Front, Varenka, and Western Industry to work through the destination achievements and Every Path Has a Price.
- Do I need different letter replies for each train destination?
- No. The train destination selects the main route ending, so you can try another destination from the same earlier save. Pavel's story depends on replies made throughout the game, so treat achievements tied to his fate separately from the destination choices.