The first huge decision in the film comes when Stefan must decide whether or not to create his game at Thakur's fancy new offices. If you agree to make the game in-house, with a big desk and a fancy creative team, everything goes off without a hitch . . . except the game sucks. It gets a terrible review. As a funny wink to the interactive elements at play, Stefan says he needs to "try again," and we the viewer must go back to that moment and refuse Thakur's offer, opting instead to work at home.
I know, I know. This one's even more boring than the medicated ending. I've bumped it up a few slots because it happens so early on, and it's a very short, no-frills ending. And it's a dead end, so you don't get any sense of FOMO as you move forward. You just get to snap back and make the other choice. Easy.