Quick Answer
You reach the Can 'Em All ending by buying every regular upgrade, purchasing Freedom at Last, and taking the exit. Freedom at Last costs $666,666,666 and gives you the exit key. Unlock Casino and Factory Sale first, because finishing the ending can prevent their emails from arriving.
What should you unlock before the ending?
You should unlock Casino and Factory Sale before completing the ending.
Discovering the ending changes the email sequence. You may miss the Casino and Factory Sale emails if you have not unlocked them beforehand.
Follow this order before you leave:
- Unlock Casino through Feeling Lucky.
- Unlock Factory Sale through An Offer You Can't Refuse.
- Complete your remaining achievements and Prestige upgrades.
- Continue to the ending when you are ready.
You can reach the ending without selling your factory first. Unlocking Factory Sale before leaving protects your access to its email; selling the factory is not an ending requirement.
How do you pay the debt and escape?
You must buy every regular upgrade, purchase Freedom at Last for $666,666,666, then use its key to leave.
Buy every regular upgrade
Purchase every regular upgrade in the factory's Upgrade Tree. Having enough money alone does not let you make the final payment.
The company blocks that payment until you have bought every improvement in your current factory.
Wait for the repayment message
Wait for the message confirming that you can repay your debt. The final upgrade, Freedom at Last, becomes available after you buy every regular upgrade.
Purchase Freedom at Last
Unlock the final node in the Upgrade Tree. Save $666,666,666 and purchase Freedom at Last to pay your debt and receive the exit key.
Unlocking Freedom at Last in the tree is not enough. You must actually purchase it to receive the key.
Return upstairs and leave
Return upstairs and use the key on the previously locked exit door. Go through that door, then use the elevator to finish the game.
What happens in the ending?
You pay off your debt, leave the factory, and reach the outside, where you see grass and trees.
You unlock the Freedom at Last Steam achievement. A final report follows the escape.
The report covers sacrifices made, children fed, money earned, and days worked. The recorded ending shows these statistics after the player reaches the outside.
Selling your factory and starting over is an alternative offered around the final payment. You do not need that restart to escape.
What if the unlock emails never arrive afterward?
You may need to restore a pre-ending save or start a new game if the unlock emails never arrive.
This applies if you finished before unlocking Casino or Factory Sale and their emails did not arrive afterward. The changed email sequence can prevent normal progression through those unlocks.
Before committing to the ending, check the earlier progression in the Can 'Em All walkthrough.
Before you leave, check the sell factory guide and the achievements list.
FAQ
You need the final purchase and its key to complete the escape.
You pay $666,666,666 to purchase Freedom at Last and settle your debt.
You must first buy every regular upgrade in your current factory's Upgrade Tree.
You receive the key only after purchasing Freedom at Last. Merely unlocking the node does not give you the key.
You can complete the ending without selling your factory first. Unlock Factory Sale beforehand to avoid potentially missing its email.
You unlock the Freedom at Last Steam achievement by completing the ending.