Climb the tower using the newly repaired gear system. At the very top, you’ll find a frozen version of the first room. In the center, on a pedestal: .
Take the Left Door. You’ll confront a manifestation of your younger self. Dialogue choices don’t matter. At the end, you are given a Golden Hourglass . Use it. You’ll loop forever, content. Credits roll. This is the "good" but false ending. goodbye eternity walkthrough aka extra life
The final shot is a get-well card signed by the names of all the echoes (your past deaths). Climb the tower using the newly repaired gear system
Take the Right Door. You’ll enter The Throne of Broken Time . Chapter 5: The Throne of Broken Time – Pursuing Extra Life This area is only accessible if you have collected at least 3 of the 5 Broken Hourglass pieces so far. (If not, the door is locked.) Take the Left Door
If you followed this correctly, you’ve earned one of the most emotionally resonant secret endings in modern indie gaming.