The short answer

Look for the small cricket during the opening screen or opening park sequence, then select it before beginning the normal news route. The short Cricket chapter in the base walkthrough shows the tiny subject and its ending card.

Look before you start the main story

The Cricket Ending is easy to overlook because the game trains you to watch people and the television. This route asks you to notice a much smaller subject. Begin from the opening rather than trying to recover a late chaos run.

The video chapter runs from 4:24 to 4:49. That makes it a useful visual reference when you are unsure what the insect looks like. Use the video link beneath the screenshots to compare its outline with your screen.

Cricket photograph appearing on the television in the opening insect route
The insect photograph replaces the ordinary opening news story.4:28 ↗

Use the opening cricket opportunity

The reliable goal is the insect itself. Public accounts differ on whether to describe the interaction as clicking the title-screen cricket or photographing it in the opening. Follow the visible interaction in the linked footage rather than assuming a fixed repeated-photo count.

  1. Return to the opening screen and scan the ground for the tiny cricket before following the human story.
  2. Select the insect while it is visible. Keep unrelated visitors out of your intended target area.
  3. Let the short transition finish instead of immediately entering another route.
  4. Confirm that the collection card names Cricket Ending and mark ending 02 as found.
Small cricket highlighted during the short opening route
The insect is the subject; the human crowd is a distraction.4:33 ↗

If the cricket is hard to find

The cricket is a small dark line drawing against a pale background. On a phone, enlarge the gameplay video before comparing positions; do not use the much larger hat-wearing visitor as a landmark for the insect itself.

If your clicks have already started a normal headline chain, return to the menu for another clean attempt. There is no verified requirement here to complete Viral first, buy an upgrade, or enter a code. The chapter order in a video is a viewing order, not proof of an unlock prerequisite.

Cricket Ending card with the insect photograph
The Cricket card confirms the unlock.4:46 ↗

Questions about this route

How many photos does Cricket require?

The reviewed footage supports the opening insect interaction. This guide does not claim a fixed repeated-photo count.

Do I need Early Access for Cricket?

No. Cricket is ending 02 in the twelve-ending base walkthrough.