As a spiritual successor to Until Dawn, The Quarry is a horror game in which the in-game decisions made lead to branching paths with different endings. To be more precise, there are over 180 possibilities. With interactive gameplay, it's very easy to mess up and unintentionally get one of the characters axed off, thus locking out the Best Ending.
The prologue of The Quarry introduces two characters: Laura and Max. Getting the best ending involves keeping both of these characters alive. While some players may find it easier to keep Laura from dying, Max can be trickier because his fate is determined by both Laura and Dylan. If these two characters die, then Max can't be saved.
Spoilers for chapters 5, 7, 9, and 10 for The Quarry are below.
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Although the prologue opens with Max and Laura, these characters won't be seen until a bit further into The Quarry.
Select Take the Wrenches to break into the bunker and advance the story. After Laura sees the bloodied collar and the bones of a dead animal, the game will prompt players to start heading back.
It's at this point Max will get attacked by a creature. Laura is then given the decision to either Help Max or Leave Max. The end of the prologue has Max getting dragged back into the bunker (whether Laura tried to save him or not), and Laura getting sedated by Hackett.
Ironically, whatever players choose here will not affect the outcome of the story. However, the dialogue between Laura and Max when they're reunited will be different depending on what was chosen. Thus, leaving Max in the prologue won't result in his death, but instead, make him understandably bitter towards Laura for leaving.
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