• Synopsis
• Game Overview
  • Basic Controls
    • Calling and Leading Survivors
    • Grabbing Survivors
    • Skipping Protagonist Intro Stories
  • Platforming Advice
    • Jump Types
    • Reaching Higher Levels
    • Strategies for Challenging Rooms
      • Above Francoise Maxwell's Room
      • The Top of Miller Strisers' Room
  • Advanced Techniques
    • Teleporting Survivors
    • The Boiler Room Skip
  • Game Map
    • Doomed Passengers
• Best Endings
  • Capris Wisher
  • Redwin Gardner
  • Luke Heinz
  • Jeffrey Howell
• Achievements
  • Survivors
  • Endings
  • Events and Other Achievements
• Credits

Game Page	https://retroachievements.org/game/1144
Set Difficulty	6/10
Approximate time to master	10 hours
Minimum numbers of playthroughs needed	5
Number of missable achievements	none
Does difficulty affect achievements?	N/A
Hardest achievement of the set
Set Developers	TheMysticalOne
Guide Author	Ajogamer, authorblues

September 13, 1921, 11 min past 7 in the evening– luxury liner Lady Crithania, sailing off the coast of Humbleton, is wrecked in stormy weather. It sank within 6 hours, after capsizing due to enormous waves. 2,300 people including crew are all reported missing. It was the worst disaster in seafaring history.

The goal of SOS is to find a way to escape the ship within the game's time limit of one real world hour. If your character gets knocked out in any way (such as falling a great distance or getting hit by a falling object), you will lose five minutes from the clock.

Escape can be challenging since the Lady Crithania is not only a giant, labyrinthian cruise ship, but it is also tricky to traverse due to the ship being turned upside-down due to the initial capsize and its angle frequently rotating as it gets closer to sinking. In addition, traversal can get even trickier as time ticks closer to the one hour deadline, since the ship's rotations will gradually get more intense, along with parts of the ship eventually beginning to fill with water.

Of course, if you want a good ending, you don't just want to escape on your own; you also want to gather as many survivors as you can (more information on those ending requirements in the "Suggested Routes for Best Ending" section). This is something else that adds to the game's difficulty and complexity. Finding and rescuing survivors takes precious time (especially since many will take a bit of convincing first), and survivors also require heavy guidance if you wish to keep them alive, since their movement is mainly determined by how you direct them, and they permanently die if they fall a great distance.

When starting out, this game can easily feel overwhelming and at times frustrating (especially when encountering situations where the game's survivor AI refuses to cooperate or seems to have a death wish), but if you can get past this game's high learning curve, SOS is a very interesting experience that isn't quite like any other game on the SNES (or any other game system, for that matter), and you might even find it fun! For that reason, this guide was created to cover not only the game's achievements, but to also give more info on managing many of the game's mechanics and other points of difficulty. Hopefully this guide will not only help you complete the set, but also make it easier to enjoy the process!

Button	Action
B	Jump
X	Talk -- in response to "Communicate?" and "Answer?" prompts
Y	Interact -- open doors, grab survivors' hands, interact during conversation
L/R	Call or direct your followed survivors
Start	Pause
Select	View Map (if character has a map)

When viewing the map, the following controls apply:

Button	Action
B	Zoom In Map
A	Zoom Out Map
L/R	Rotate Map

Press L or R (shoulder buttons) to call your survivors to the location you are standing at, with the position you called them to being indicated by a yellow arrow. This arrow will not follow your position, but rather acts a gathering point. While moving survivors with this method can be tedious over longer distances, it also tends to be the most reliable and precise way to lead them, so it is often best for getting them past tricker platforms and more dangerous locations.

If you want survivors to follow behind you automatically as you walk, get all your survivors to stand still at a single spot. When the survivors reach the gathering point, the arrow will turn red. Stand on the red arrow, then hold down the L or R button, and the survivors will follow you as you walk (as best as their AI can manage) until you let go of the L/R button.

Moving survivors with this method is more simple and convenient, so it often works well for moving them over longer distances, especially if it is a safer area with less dangerous or awkward jumps. That said, it is still important to keep an eye on your survivors even when using this method, since it is possible for them to get stuck on obstacles, fall behind, or die if they miss a jump.

When your followed survivors are jumping towards your location, if you are concerned that they may not safely land the jump, it is possible to grab their hand and pull them up to you by pressing Y. This is especially useful as a way to help your survivors make trickier or more dangerous jumps, or to help get them unstuck when the survivor AI gets stuck in a loop. Also, note that holding down the Y button won't work; you need to press it at the right time.

While the game's intros give interesting and relevant backstory, including useful context that can be helpful to figure out how to get the best ending, they can quickly get repetitive in the process of replaying the game for better endings. To skip this cutscene, simultaneously push start+select as the intro is playing out and the game will skip straight to the point where you have free control of your character pre-capsize.

While SOS has some fairly precise platforming, you're actually pretty well-equipped to traverse most of it due to the large amount of control you have over your jumps.

The neutral jump is a jump that goes straight upwards, and is performed by pushing the B button without pressing left/right on the d-pad. This jump provides more height, making it useful for reaching higher places. You can still control your character in midair with left and right after neutral jumping, but your horizontal movement is slow.

The long jump is performed by jumping with the B button while pressing left or right, usually done while walking. It is useful whenever you need more distance, such as when jumping over gaps. You still have air control in midair when long jumping; by pressing the opposite direction of your jump, you can slow your momentum to land on a closer platform, and pressing with the direction of your jump, you can extend the distance covered.

You don’t always need to land squarely on a platform, since your protagonist will grab onto platform edges and hang spots (such as staircase railings) and can then pull themselves up onto the platform.

Angled walls and platforms are also climbable.

Your led survivors can also grab onto ledge edges and climb angled platforms. They’re not always as consistent at it as the player is though, so they’ll sometimes need your help through carefully directing them or grabbing their hands to pull them up.

Right by the room where Francoise Maxwell is found (room 28, coordinates ?? on the map) is an upward jump to reach a higher part of the ship. This is an essential jump on many routes. To learn more about how to make this jump consistently, click to expand the section below.

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At first, it may seem like this ledge can only be reached while the ship is at an angle. However, it's actually possible to make this jump even when the ship is completely level; the grab spot just happens to be extremely precise. This below image shows the grab spot.

If you try simply jumping at that spot, you'll likely find that your character won't grab it due to how ridiculously precise it is. However, there are two ways to make this jump a bit more consistent. The first is to use the couch just below the jump as a marker. Just have your character stand over what’s roughly the center of the couch, then neutral jump while holding right, and you might grab onto the ledge.

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Alternatively, you might be able to grab the spot by simply moving left or right a bit while neutral jumping in that general area. The video below demonstrates this less precise method by grabbing onto then intentionally dropping down from the ledge a few times, to give a better idea of how to use this alternate method.

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Inside the room where Miller Strisers is found (room 17, coordinates ?? on the map), there's a jump that may seem impossible at first glance, but it's actually pretty easy when you know how to handle it. To learn more about how to make this jump consistently, click to expand the section below.

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As shown in the following screenshot, when the ship is completely level, even at the max height of our jump we're just barely short of reaching the ledge.

This means that in order to make this jump, you need to wait for the ship's angle to change first. However, due to this being a room with a survivor in it, there's one caveat: you'll need to wait outside in order for the ship to rotate, because the game tries to maintain the ship's current angle while most survivor cutscenes are playing out (and on many routes, you may not want or be able to save Miller Strisers). Step outside of the room and wait for the angle to change, then return. Either a left or right angle will work.

When the ship is angled left, the jump is pretty simple. Just jump onto the wall to the left, then you can climb or jump up to the ledge from there, as shown here in the video below.

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When the ship is angled right, the jump is a bit more precise. Walk onto the upper tip on the edge of the platform near the top and jump towards the ledge from there. If you have trouble doing the jump from a standing position, you can also quickly walk left over the upper tip of the edge, then immediately take a step back to the right and make the jump.

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The techniques below can be helpful for completing the more challenging aspects of this game.

When you don't want to navigate survivors through an area, another option is to "teleport" them past it. To do this, head to the next screen on your own and then call your survivors over to your new screen with the L or R button, and they'll hopefully appear after some time has passed. You'll know they've all successfully teleported over if the survivor arrow turns red.

"Teleporting" survivors like this can be unreliable, especially if not done carefully, since there are multiple variables that affect how long survivors will appear when called to a new screen, and whether they even appear at all. Here's some advice for making survivor teleporting more reliable:

• Even after you reach the next screen, the game still keeps track of survivor locations on the previous screen in some capacity, since survivors who are further away from the doorway to your current screen will often take more time to show up, and can occasionally get stuck in transit.

• Survivors seem more likely to get stuck on the previous screen if they were in the middle of moving to a new location during the screen transition. For best results, have your survivors all settled at a single location before you change rooms to teleport them.

Unfortunately, survivor teleporting is something that is near-impossible to get 100% reliable, so while it can be extremely useful when used correctly, it's not a replacement for the other basic movement methods.

The Boiler Room can be a fairly dangerous final gauntlet. Survivors will attempt to make jumps that, without constant supervision by the player, are all but certain death. There is, however, a trick that lets you safely get your survivors to the top without the risk of a rogue survivor suddenly jumping to their doom.

First, leave your survivors near the entrance. The exact position doesn't matter.

Quickly climb to the top of the boiler room on your own. If you are quick enough, you can reach the top before the first explosion, which happens after a set amount of time has passed. When this happens, fireballs will start raining down. Purposely get hit by a fireball to get knocked out.

Once you regain consciousness, your survivors will be standing nearby, allowing them to rejoin you at the top without dealing with the dangerous climb. Don't forget to talk to them to have them rejoin your party.

One benefit to this skip is that even if you climb too slowly and the fireballs fall before you reach the top, you can still get hit by them to have the survivors teleport part of the way up (they'll generally be near wherever you got knocked out), at which point you can resume the climb the normal way from that point forward.

Name	Joins	Location	Pts
Luke Heinz	any 🕞		5
Jeffrey Howell	L		5
Ismay Carl Townsend	L		2
Amy Markarson	C		4
Stella Adams	R		4
Harry Adams	R		4
Adela Howell	any		4
Kelly Nelson	J		3
John Rattler	C		2
Jimmy Akers	any		2
Kleiver Mathews	any 🕞		3
Barbara Sinclair	any 🕞		5
Cooper Smith	any		2
Pamela Smith	any		4
Stacy Smith	any		4
Mary Maxwell	any		8
Francoise Maxwell	any		4
Alan Gebres	any		3
Richard Cunningham	any		3
Miller Strisers	R J		3
Tender Johnston	R J		3
Katherine Meibrus	any		6
Michael Burnings	any		3
Anna Tomaro	any		6
Frank Morton Coney	any		3
Henry Abrahams	R J		2
Jack Hamilton	any 🕞		5
Katherine Clayton	any		6
Angelica Snow	any		4

🕞 = only available to rescue after 33:00

The following passengers are not part of the achievement set, nor can they be rescued, so interacting with them will only slow you down.

There are two unnamed crewmen trapped in an elevator who will tell you to talk to someone in the control room for help. Unfortunately, that person is in no state to help them, making rescuing these two impossible.

There is a woman collapsed on the floor of the ballroom who is too injured to save. While her identity isn't specified, she's presumably Jack Hamilton's mother since she always mentions his name.

There is Paddock, who can be found in the control room. He'll call out for help, but he's doomed to die from his injuries. He is the man the crewmen in the elevator wanted help from. Luke will recognize Paddock and have slightly more to say to him, but will still be powerless to help.

Capris Wisher starts at a location that lets him quickly reach his key survivor, Amy Markarson, along with other high-value survivors, so his route is relatively straightforward.

Suggested Survivor Checklist (28 points total):

• Anna Tamaro (6) + Frank Coney (3)
• 🔑 Amy Markarson (4)
• Stacy Smith (4) + Pamela Smith (4) + Cooper Smith (2)
• Jack Hamilton (5)

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. During Capris' intro, immediately walk to room 23 on the map (the above map shows the ship post-capsize, so you will need to navigate the map upside-down) so you can rescue Anna Tamaro and Frank Coney as soon as the ship capsizes.

2. Head upwards to Amy Markarson's room (2 on the map) to rescue her.

3. Make your way to the room where the Smith family is taking refuge (14 on the map) to rescue them. If you reach this room after 33 minutes have passed, they will have left.

4. Wait for the brief cutscene to play at 33 minutes (fast forward to reach this point if needed). Once the ship starts tilting further, you will be able to climb the elevator shaft towards Jack Hamilton (who won't appear before 33 minutes anyways). Rescue him.

5. Finally, head toward the boiler room while keeping everyone alive, then escape. If you still have a full party of seven, you won't have to worry about dealing with the chief engineer, Ussar.

Redwin has possibly the easiest route, since all the survivors he needs are directly along the path toward one of the ship's easier to reach exits.

Suggested Survivor Checklist (25 points total):

• 🔑 Stella Adams (4) + 🔑 Harry Adams (4)
• Stacy Smith (4) + Pamela Smith (4) + Cooper Smith (2)
• 🔑 Jack Hamilton (5)
• Henry Abrahams (2)

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Wait near your starting position until the ship capsizes, then immediately rescue Stella and Harry Adams, the first of Redwin's key survivors.

2. Head straight to room 14 at the upper right part of the ship before 33 minutes have passed, then rescue the Smith family.

3. Wait for the brief cutscene to play at 33 minutes (fast forward to reach this point if needed). Once the ship starts tilting further, you will be able to climb the elevator shaft towards Redwin's last key survivor, Jack Hamilton (who won't appear before 33 minutes anyways).

4. Make your way toward the boiler room, and you'll be stopped by the chief engineer, Ussar. Redwin has an easy time of successfully persuading him, which will also let you rescue Henry Abrahams.

5. You can then escape through the boiler room with your survivors.

Since Luke's key survivor starts where he does, his routing's more flexible. While we provided a Luke-specific route below which we feel is fairly efficient, if you find it easier, you can instead adapt any of the suggested routes for the other protagonists and apply it to Luke, provided you also route in survivors to reach 25+ points (since Ismay is worth only 2).

Suggested Survivor Checklist (27 points total):

• 🔑 Ismay Townsend (2)
• Michael Burnings (3)
• Anna Tamaro (6) + Frank Coney (3)
• Jimmy Akers (2)
• Katherine Meibrus (6)
• Jack Hamilton (5)

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Wait in the room Luke starts in until the ship capsizes, then immediately rescue Ismay Townsend, Luke's key survivor.

2. Exit through door 33 to the main ship, then head east to the chapel (doors 63/64/65), to rescue Michael Burnings.

3. Go up one level to reach room 23 on the map, where you'll rescue Anna Tamaro and Frank Coney.

4. Retrace your steps back to the lower level then go all the way to the east to rescue Jimmy Akers.

5. Head to room 25 on the map to rescue Katherine Meibrus, who is also the last survivor you need to rescue before the 33 minute cutscene.

6. Go to room 35 on the map, then begin the long climb upwards through the backrooms of the ship to reach the room where Jack Hamilton is found. If the ship hasn't yet reached the 33 minute cutscene upon entering Jack Hamilton's room, wait for that cutscene to happen before entering the room.

7. Finally, head toward the boiler room while keeping everyone alive, then escape. If you still have a full party of seven, you won't have to worry about dealing with the chief engineer, Ussar.

Jeffrey has a slightly trickier route, since he begins at a location that is somewhat out of the way and with various obstacles separating him from his key survivor.

Suggested Survivor Checklist (29 points total):

• Francoise Maxwell (4)
• 🔑 Adela Howell (4)
• Mary Maxwell (8)
• Katherine Meibrus (6)
• Jack Hamilton (5)
• Henry Abrahams (2)

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. During Jeffrey's intro, immediately head to room 28 on the map (the above map shows the ship post-capsize, so you will need to navigate the map upside-down), so you can rescue Francoise Maxwell as soon as the ship capsizes.

2. Climb upwards to door 17 on the map.

3. Wait for the ship to be at a left or right angle, then enter door 17 and make your way through to door 18, where you'll return to the main part of the ship. (While this path is more roundabout than the jump above Kelly Nelson, it's far more consistent since it can be traversed at various ship angles.)

4. Make your way towards room 22 on the map to rescue Adela Howell, Jeffrey's key survivor.

5. Circle around to where Mary Maxwell is located and rescue her.

6. Head to room 25 on the map, then rescue Katherine Meibrus, who is also the last survivor you need to rescue before the 33 minute cutscene.

7. Go to room 35 on the map, then begin the long climb upwards through the backrooms of the ship to reach the room where Jack Hamilton is found. If the ship hasn't yet reached the 33 minute cutscene upon entering Jack Hamilton's room, wait for that cutscene to happen before entering the room.

8. Proceed toward the boiler room. You'll be stopped by the chief engineer, Ussar, but Jeffrey will succeed at persuading him if you simply answer every prompt. Upon doing so, you'll also be able to rescue Henry Abrahams.

9. You can then escape through the boiler room with your survivors.

Survivor achievements include the following information:

• where to find them on the map
• who can rescue them (note that some survivors can only be rescued after the event at 33:00)
• the number of points they contribute toward the best ending calculation
• their stamina values, which determines how long they can be active before complaining about needing to rest

Some passengers require doing certain tasks or speaking in certain ways to rescue them, and this information is included as well.

Captain ! (10)
Rescue Ismay Carl Townsend

Name	Ismay Carl Townsend
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Luke only
Survivor points	2 🔑
Stamina	mid-high (144)

Ismay is the key survivor for Luke. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

After initiating conversation with him, press Y to get Ismay to respond.

Amy Markarson (10)
Rescue Amy Markarson

Name	Amy Markarson
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Capris only
Survivor points	4 🔑
Stamina	mid-low (101)

Amy is the key survivor for Capris. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

Harry Adams (10)
Rescue Harry Adams

Name	Harry Adams
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Redwin only
Survivor points	4 🔑
Stamina	mid (112)

Harry is one of three key survivors for Redwin. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

Stella Adams (10)
Rescue Stella Adams

Name	Stella Adams
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Redwin only
Survivor points	4 🔑
Stamina	mid-low (104)

Stella is one of three key survivors for Redwin. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

Jack Hamilton (10)
Rescue Jack Hamilton

Name	Jack Hamilton
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone (after 33:00)
Survivor points	5 🔑
Stamina	mid (128)

Jack is one of three key survivors for Redwin. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

Adela Howell (10)
Rescue Adela Howell

Name	Adela Howell
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	4 🔑
Stamina	mid (117)

Adela is the key survivor for Jeffrey. Read more about key survivors in the Best Endings section.

Jeffrey Howell (10)
Rescue Jeffrey Howell

Name	Jeffrey Howell
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Luke only
Survivor points	5
Stamina	mid (128)

Jeffrey will appear and join alongside Adela when Luke tries to rescue her.

Luke Heinz (10)
Rescue Luke Heinz

Name	Luke Heinz
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone after 33:00
Survivor points	5
Stamina	very high (176)

Dieting ? (10)
Rescue John Rattler

Name	John Rattler
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Capris only
Survivor points	2
Stamina	mid-high (149)

Kelly Nelson (10)
Rescue Kelly Nelson

Name	Kelly Nelson
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Jeffrey only
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (160)

Doesn't always show up (the specifics are unclear, but it seems to often happen when the ship is tilted). If he doesn't appear, wait for the ship to be level, then walk roughly one screen width to the right of his location then back, and try again.

Cooper Smith (10)
Rescue Cooper Smith

Name	Cooper Smith
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	2
Stamina	mid-high (149)

This guy's a real jerk who will impede your attempts to save him, along with Pamela Smith (his wife) and Stacy Smith (his daughter). The way to convince Cooper to allow you to rescue his family is as follows:

• As Capris and Redwin, keep talking without missing any prompts and they'll join.
• As Luke, keep talking without missing any "Answer?" prompts, then as soon as there's a break in the conversation and you get a "Communication?" prompt instead, talk with Pamela (the woman on the right), then keep talking until the Smiths agree to join.
• As Jeffrey, keep talking with Cooper specifically until Jeffrey mentions he wants Cooper's trust in exchange for treating Pamela. Next, talk to Pamela (the woman on the right) twice, so Jeffrey introduces himself as a doctor, then push Y to treat Pamela's injury. Finally, talk with Pamela and the Smiths should all join you. (Note: This needs to be followed exactly. Doing any of the steps in the wrong order may cause Cooper to get mad, preventing his entire family from joining.)

Pamela Smith (10)
Rescue Pamela Smith

Name	Pamela Smith
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	4
Stamina	low (85)

Joins alongside Cooper and Stacy Smith. See Cooper Smith for how to save the entire Smith family.

Stacy Smith (10)
Rescue Stacy Smith

Name	Stacy Smith
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	4
Stamina	mid (128)

Joins alongside Cooper and Pamela Smith. See Cooper Smith for how to save the entire Smith family.

Jimmy Akers (10)
Rescue Jimmy Akers

Name	Jimmy Akers
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	2
Stamina	high (165)

Miller Strisers (10)
Rescue Miller Strisers

Name	Miller Strisers
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Redwin or Jeffrey only
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (160)

Tender Johnston (10)
Rescue Tender Johnston

Name	Tender Johnston
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Redwin or Jeffrey only
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (160)

Grefiure, come back to me. (10)
Rescue Michael Burnings

Name	Michael Burnings
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (160)

After speaking with Michael, he will ask you to retrieve his violin, which is in the top left of the room he is in, before he will join your group. Jump to it and press Y to grab it.

Barbara Sinclair (10)
Rescue Barbara Sinclair

Name	Barbara Sinclair
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone after 33:00
Survivor points	5
Stamina	mid (117)

Barbara Sinclair and Kleiver Mathews always join together.

Kleiver Mathews (10)
Rescue Kleiver Mathews

Name	Kleiver Mathews
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone after 33:00
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (165)

Barbara Sinclair and Kleiver Mathews always join together.

Alan Gebres (10)
Rescue Alan Gebres

Name	Alan Gebres
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	3
Stamina	low (88)

Will only join Luke if you don't answer after Alan says "Please save the passengers first", then resume talking after Alan responds.

Richard Cunningham (10)
Rescue Richard Cunningham

Name	Richard Cunningham
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	3
Stamina	high (165)

Anna Tamaro (10)
Rescue Anna Tamaro

Name	Anna Tamaro
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	6
Stamina	mid (133)

In order to convince her you'll need to talk to Dr. Hendrix (who's lying on the ground by her) once talking with her no longer advances the conversation (When playing as Jeffrey, you’ll need to do this at two separate points in the conversation.)

After convincing Anna, Frank Coney will automatically join alongside her unless you’re playing as Redwin, who will have Anna join alone. In this case, you will need to talk to Frank separately if you wish to rescue him.

Frank Coney (10)
Rescue Frank Coney

Name	Frank Morton Coney
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	3
Stamina	mid-low (96)

While he's linked with Anna Tamaro and typically joins with her, he'll join on his own if you talk to him before getting Anna to join you, and will still wish to join even if you fail to convince her (not that you'd typically want to take him without Anna, given his lower point value).

Redwin is also the sole exception when it comes to Frank joining with Anna; Redwin always needs to talk to Frank if you want to save him.

Angelica Snow (10)
Rescue Angelica Snow

Name	Angelica Snow
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	4
Stamina	mid (117)

On some routes, rescuing her might involve using Y to interact during the conversation.

She'll usually only join with Katherine Clayton after you've successfully convinced the latter to join, but Capris has the alternate option of convincing Angelica to join alone if you ignore Katherine and keep talking to Angelica.

Katherine Clayton (10)
Rescue Katherine Clayton

Name	Katherine Clayton
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	6
Stamina	mid (128)

Katherine will only join your group if Angelica has already joined.

No matter who you're playing as, Kathrine has one of the most involved conversations out of any survivor, so refer to the below information if you want the specifics:

For Capris, Redwin, and Jeffrey:

1. Talk to Angelica Snow until she or your protagonist suggests checking on Katherine Clayton.
2. Talk with Katherine Clayton until you get no new dialogue.
3. Talk with Angelica until she hands you lipstick.
4. Push Y in front of Katherine to write messages until you get an "Answer?" prompt. Redwin will break the lipstick mid-way and need to talk to Angelica again before continuing this step.
5. Respond to the "Answer?" prompt, then keep advancing the conversation until Katherine and Angelica join.

For Luke:

1. Talk to Angelica Snow until Luke agrees to check on Katherine Clayton.
2. Talk with Katherine Clayton until you get no new dialogue.
3. Talk with Angelica until Luke suggests writing out a message.
4. Talk to Katherine once so Luke realizes he forgot his pen.
5. Talk to Angelica until she hands you lipstick.
6. Push Y in front of Katherine twice, so Luke writes a message.
7. Talk to Angelica, then keep responding to the prompts until she and Katherine join you.

Katherine Meibrus (10)
Rescue Katherine Meibrus

Name	Katherine Meibrus
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	6
Stamina	mid (117)

If you are playing as Luke, Katherine will only join your group if you bring Michael Burnings.

Francoise Maxwell (10)
Rescue Francoise Maxwell

Name	Francoise Maxwell
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	4
Stamina	mid (120)

After initiating communication in the medical room, press Y to wake her up.

Mary Maxwell (10)
Rescue Mary Maxwell

Name	Mary Maxwell
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Anyone
Survivor points	8
Stamina	very low (68)

Will only join if her mother, Francoise, is in your party and nearby.

Henry Abrahams (10)
Rescue Henry Abrahams

Name	Henry Abrahams
Where to find them	A1
Who can rescue them	Redwin or Jeffrey only
Survivor points	2
Stamina	high (160)

Appears with Chief Engineer Ussar when you have between three and six survivors in your party. For more information on how to deal with Ussar and potentially rescue Henry, look at the achievement "Don't Believe His Lies".

Sad End (1)
Explore the ship long enough to suffer a tragic fate.

This achievement is from getting a game over, which only happens when the game's 60 minute timer runs out and the aftermath fully plays out, as the game over screen only appears once your protagonist drowns. If you need to go out of your way to get this, it's easy to get by just using your emulator's fast forward button until time runs out.

The Night Sky Awaits (25)
Escaped through the Boiler Room

This is the set's generic "get any ending" achievement, so you'll automatically get this one in your pursuit of the set's required endings.

Creeper Ending (25)
Poor Luke...

This achievement requires getting one of Luke's worse endings. The requirement for that ending is to escape with Ismay Townsend and less than 25 points worth of survivors, so this is easily done by just waiting in Luke's starting room until the ship capsizes, at which point you can rescue Ismay Townsend and rush to the end while keeping Ismay alive.

Capris Best Ending (50)
Get the best ending as Capris

Read about how to reach Capris Wisher's best ending in the Best Endings section.

Redwin Best Ending (50)
Get the best ending as Redwin

Read about how to reach Redwin Gardner's best ending in the Best Endings section.

Luke Best Ending (25)
Get the best ending as Luke

Read about how to reach Luke Heinz's best ending in the Best Endings section.

Jeffrey Best Ending (25)
Get the best ending as Jeffrey

Read about how to reach Jeffrey Howell's best ending in the Best Endings section.

HURRY !!! (25)
Escape the ship before the end of the 4th minute!

This achievement is essentially a speedrun where you want to rush straight to the exit without saving any other survivors. While this can be done with any protagonist, it's slightly easier with Luke since his starting location is closest to the exit, so you can just wait where he starts until the ship capsizes, then rush to the boiler room.

Also, note that upon entering the boiler room the game's internal clock will pause, so the only way the achievement can invalidate from this point on is if you get knocked out via a fall or by being hit by fire. As such, it's best to take your time and prioritize safety when climbing through the boiler room to the exit.

A Nightmare Starts (1)
This shaking... Oh, no !

This achievement is earned automatically after a small amount of time passes. The Lady Crithania capsizes and the boat flips upside down, beginning the one hour in-game clock for you to escape with or without rescuing other passengers.

Don't Believe His Lies (10)
Give me my survivors back !!!

Chief Engineer Ussar will block your path to the boiler room if you have between three and six survivors in your party. You will still be at liberty to leave, but he will take control of your group of passengers if you don't navigate this conversation correctly. This achievement asks you to lose your passengers to Ussar. This is generally easy to fail:

• As Capris, don't respond to any of his prompts. He will leave on his own with your survivors.
• As Luke, respond to every prompt and Ussar will take your passengers.
• As Jeffrey, respond to the first "Answer?" prompt and ignore the rest.
• As Redwin, respond to every prompt until he explains the danger of the boiler room and asks "Are you satisfied now?", then don't respond further.

If you wish to keep your survivors, instead:

• As Capris, keep talking to Ussar until he tells Capris that he should check the boiler room alone, then ignore the "Answer?" prompt and don't respond. After a few seconds, Ussar will ask why Capris isn't saying anything, at which point you should answer. Ussar and Henry should then leave on their own shortly after.
• As Luke, keep talking until the part where Luke insults Ussar, starting with "I never liked you from the start," and Ussar responds by telling Luke he should to go to the boiler room by himself, and begins to leave with Henry. At this point, ignore the "Answer?" prompt until Ussar leaves. Henry will stay behind and talk a bit; it doesn't matter if you respond to Henry's "Answer?" prompt at this point, since either way, Henry will leave while your survivors will remain.
• As Jeffrey, keep talking to Ussar, and he'll eventually leave without Henry. Then speak to Henry and he'll join your group of survivors.
• As Redwin, keep talking to Ussar without missing any prompts until Redwin says it's a waste of time, then keep talking to Henry. Henry will end up joining your group of survivors and Ussar will leave on his own.

Once you've earned this achievement, you can avoid this interaction when doing attempts at getting the best endings by making sure you have 7 survivors in your party, the maximum party size.

Useless Map (5)
Find the map of the ship (not with Luke)

The map is found by interacting with a lady in room #18 (coordinates ##) on the map. This room is next to Capris' starting location, so you can grab this achievement within seconds with him. You can search her body after the capsize with any character to get a map if you haven't gotten it before.

Sink Or Swim ! (25)
Reach the boiler room in the nick of time (after the second and final capsize cutscene)

This requires entering the boiler room after the game's internal clock has reached 60 minutes. This is indicated by a second image of the ship capsizing, followed by the music changing and the ship more rapidly filling up with water.

You won't have a lot of time to reach the boiler room once the clock hits 60 minutes, so the easiest way to get this achievement is to more quickly reach the room just outside the boiler room, then to stand by the door to the boiler room and use your emulator's fast forward button to speed things the rest of the way. Then as soon as the clock hits 60 minutes and you see the 2nd ship capsize image, you can then rush into the boiler room.

Take My Hand (5)
Grab my hand !

You should get this achievement upon grabbing any survivor's hand with the Y button. Since this is an essential part of managing survivors, you should get this one automatically while playing the game.

Paganini's Power! (10)
Listen to Michael play his violin to help a widow continue on.

This requires bringing Michael Burnings to Katherine Meibrus for a unique interaction between them both. Michael is found in the ship's chapel (#63/64/65 on the map), which is right where Jeffrey starts, so this is quickest to do with him. Just rescue Michael, then bring him to Katherine.

• Tropicon on VGMaps: For the initial marked and unmarked ship maps which we used as a base for our own maps

• SoreThumb and their guide on GameFAQs: For the vast majority of the survivor point values

• Steve Beeland: For the Boiler Room skip, which was provided to both guides on GameFAQs, where we found it