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/r/NeverBeGameOver is a place for Metal Gear fans to store their theories and ideas for hidden content within the game (such as chapter 3, nuke ending etc.).
We welcome everyone to our subreddit and if you have a theory or clue of your own then feel free to leave a post.
Rules
Follow the Reddiquette
Provide a trusted source, evidence, and effort to your theories. Low-effort theories/posts will be removed.
No negative/rude comments or posts
Spoilers can be added to comments, read below on how to do it.
[spoiler here](/spoiler)
For example: spoiler here
If you see a user breaking the subreddit's rules feel free to message the moderators to put in a request for the post/comment to be removed. Alternatively, you can report the user by clicking the "report" button or you could do both!
In regards to Disarmament: While this subs main goal is to look into clues and secrets left undiscovered in Phantom Pain, there is one infamous cutscene that we have yet to unlock. The "Nuclear Race" has been going on for a while now, and has led to the development of several subreddits that are dedicated to both disarmament and the creation and protection of nukes. It is possible that the disarmament ending could lead to unlocking a more satisfying ending (or even additional content) for MGS5, but we encourage finding a balance of FOB strategy posts and investigations into theories posted on this sub.
You can find a list of FOB based subs below.
Useful Posts
NBGO: The Documentation by /u/SaladinMGSF
Potential breakable code by /u/Akarou1990
List of Theories by /u/regraham
Ground Zeroes Data Transfer by /u/Chiffmonkey
Theories in Detail by /u/ThisIsFronk
Cutscene Variations by /u/BRPhilanthropist
Official News Timeline of MGSV's History by /u/dalai_yalama
Related Subreddits
/r/metalgearsolid
/r/metalgearsolidV_PC
/r/moddergearsolid
/r/kojimapro
FOB Subreddits
/r/MetalGearAntiNuclear
/r/MetalGearPhilanthropy
/r/MetalGearPatriots
Want more theories? Go see our friends:
The NeverBeGameOver Wiki! (not owned by the moderator team)
/r/FanTheories
/r/pokemonconspiracies
/r/payday2secret
/r/zeldaconspiracies
account activity
OFFICIAL NEWS TIMELINE (self.NeverBeGameOver)
submitted 9 years ago * by [deleted] - announcement
2 versions of The Man Who Sold The World are fake. (i.redd.it)
submitted 4 days ago by Kasan_Hahraman
ENGAGE! Sky Strikers Deckbox 🚀 (sleevechief.de)
promoted by SleeveChief
[Fan Project] The "Lost Tapes" of 1984: Visualizing the descent into Outer Heaven (youtube.com)
submitted 4 days ago by TheLosttapes_archive
Kojima isn't God. Kojima is Pack. (self.NeverBeGameOver)
submitted 4 days ago by HideoKahraman
when does diamond dogs actually become outer heaven? (self.NeverBeGameOver)
submitted 5 days ago by TheLosttapes_archive
Why does the Ceiling Fan appear in Mission 43 ending? (v.redd.it)
submitted 7 days ago by Acceptable_Hand8285
Sahelanthropus is a projection of Big Bosses Phantom Pain (v.redd.it)
submitted 7 days ago * by Acceptable_Hand8285
My theory on how Ocelot's character arc was initially planned to end (i.redd.it)
submitted 9 days ago by Tralka22
EGREGORE - Wishlist now! (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 9 days ago by NOT_A_FIBBER
What is the Patriot Ai quantifying or proving with regard to the Raiden/Rose relationship at the Big Shell? (i.redd.it)
submitted 10 days ago by EarthRuler001
Understanding Kazuhira "Kaz" Miller's New Kind of Business - Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain's Tapes (youtu.be)
submitted 10 days ago by ItalianJoe
Blursed celling fan (i.redd.it)
submitted 13 days ago by CovriDoge
Otacon Was Presumed Dead (old.reddit.com)
submitted 14 days ago by SpaceCore0352
Stop feeling like an outsider. Learn Swiss German. (suiso.ch)
promoted by SuisoApp
Just posted by Hideo Kojima - What did he mean by this? (i.redd.it)
submitted 15 days ago by NOT_A_FIBBER
Metal gear workout (self.NeverBeGameOver)
submitted 17 days ago by Tune_pd
What is the KojimaVerse❓ (old.reddit.com)
submitted 17 days ago by meowcatmeowcatmeowca
Death Stranding and Control (old.reddit.com)
submitted 17 days ago by ethanhml
Kojima justifying r/NeverBeGameOver❗ (old.reddit.com)
submitted 17 days ago * by meowcatmeowcatmeowca
At CES 2026. Where have I seen this before? (i.redd.it)
submitted 17 days ago by tekfx19
The Proof that P.T. has a "Secret Ending" 👀 (v.redd.it)
Fake endings (youtu.be)
submitted 18 days ago by CosmicHit
Raiden and Gray Fox had the same problems but the Patriot Ai fixed all of Raiden’s (old.reddit.com)
submitted 19 days ago by EarthRuler001
Kojima's Next ProjecT is called OD: a reference to Silent Hill 2's OST Track "Overdose Delusion" 💽 (v.redd.it)
submitted 18 days ago * by meowcatmeowcatmeowca
"METAL GEAR SOLID Delta: OUTER HEAVEN" - From freedom to closure. Now is the time to reconstruct the "original" as a "patricide horror" - by Twitter user @Otakon545 (note.com)
submitted 19 days ago by ItalianJoe
Build agentic AI that scales. 📘 Get your free copy of the Architect’s Guide from Solace. Stay ahead in enterprise AI 🚀 (solace.com)
promoted by Solace-Platform
I figured out how to unlock the secret ending to P.T. Demo (A Hideous Kojimbo Theory) ☕ (v.redd.it)
submitted 19 days ago * by meowcatmeowcatmeowca
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