GreedFall: How to Romance Every Companion – Choices and Lock-Ins

Romance in GreedFall trips up most first runs for one reason: the game never shows you a relationship meter, so you find out you missed it only after the window closes. The fix is concrete. Each of the four romanceable companions has exactly three personal quests, and each romance is sealed by one specific dialogue line at the end of the chain.

The short version

• Four romanceable companions: Vasco and Siora (any De Sardet), Kurt (female De Sardet only), Aphra (male De Sardet only). Petrus joins your party but is not romanceable.
• Every route is a three-quest chain followed by a final scene that locks the relationship in.
• Romance is gated by personal quests and dialogue only — not combat, morality, or faction reputation.
• Each success grants a trophy: Vasco → Love and the Sea, Kurt → Guardian of Love, Aphra → Love and Botany, Siora → Minudhanem.
• Save before the final conversation of each chain. That is where one wrong line ends the route cleanly.

Which companions can be romanced

• Vasco – either gender.
• Siora – either gender.
• Kurt – female De Sardet only.
• Aphra – male De Sardet only.
• Petrus – companion, not romanceable.

There are four romanceable companions in total, but only three are open to any single playthrough, because Kurt and Aphra are gender-locked in opposite directions. A female De Sardet can pursue Vasco, Siora, or Kurt; a male De Sardet can pursue Vasco, Siora, or Aphra. Picking your protagonist’s gender at the start already decides half your options.

How romance progression actually works

You advance every romance the same way: complete that companion’s three personal quests and choose the right line at each key conversation. After the third quest’s dialogue cue, you reach the intimacy scene and the romance is fixed, marked by the companion’s trophy. Two rules follow from this.

First, the personal quests are mandatory. Keeping a companion in your party does nothing on its own — if you skip their questline, the route never opens. Second, tone is the trap. Most failed attempts come from picking an answer that sounds friendly but signals the wrong intent. A diplomatic line in the general RPG sense is not the same as the line each character is actually waiting for.

What does not matter: combat performance, your overall morality, and faction membership. You do not unlock these relationships by min-maxing a build or grinding reputation with the Coin Guard or the Bridge Alliance. This is a companion-specific system from start to finish, so plan your saves around their quests rather than your stat sheet.

Vasco – the easiest first romance

Vasco is the most forgiving route and the one to take on a blind run. His chain is A Name for a Family → Family Reunion → Forever a Naut. The romance-flagging lines are: “Ask him if he has any happy memories,” then “Tell him that this encounter allowed him to assert himself.”

You seal it at the end of Forever a Naut by choosing “Tell him that you wish you could sail with him again,” then speaking to him once more to trigger the scene and the Love and the Sea trophy. Because his questline opens earlier than the others, Vasco is also the first place you will notice that GreedFall romance is more exact than it looks — a good habit-builder for save management.

Siora – the consistency test

Siora’s route rewards a steady, respectful tone across the whole chain, not a last-minute switch into flirtation. Her quests are Find Queen Bladnid → Promises Set in Stone → The Queen’s Farewell. The lines that carry the romance forward: “Tell her about having to say goodbye to your own mother,” “Tell her it seems logical, given their culture,” and “Tell her that you would understand if she had to help her people.”

Completing that path correctly earns the Minudhanem trophy. The thread running through every cue is respect for her people and her grief — dismissive, joking, or self-centered replies break the route. Save before each of these conversations; this is a poor romance to improvise without backups.

Kurt – female De Sardet only

Kurt is restricted to a female De Sardet, and the chain leans on personal, emotional honesty rather than ritual or curiosity. His quests are Missing in Action → Amongst the Ghosts → Settling Scores. The romance lines: “Tell him that it was so that you could understand him better,” “Tell him about a childhood memory with Constantin,” and the closer, “Tell him you hope you will be a part of it.”

Finishing the route grants Guardian of Love. Treat his questline as priority content once it opens — do not drift away from his arc for long stretches. One scheduling note specific to Kurt: his loyalty is also entangled with the main-quest coup in Treason!, so resolve his companion content before that point rather than after.

Aphra – male De Sardet only

Aphra can only be romanced by a male De Sardet, and her route favors curiosity and respect for her work over early, direct flirtation. Her chain is Islander Knowledge → Cave of Knowledge → The Linking Ritual. The romance cues: “Talk to her about the two youths,” “Tell her that you feel as if you have learned a lot,” and the final line, “Tell her you hope that you will be a part of it.”

A correct run earns Love and Botany. Read her conversations as if the game is asking whether De Sardet respects how she thinks — when choices split between inquisitive and pushy, take the inquisitive one. Aphra does not punish interest; she punishes the wrong presentation of it.

Common mistakes

• Skipping the personal quests. No three-quest chain, no romance — party use alone never counts.
• Treating every warm reply as correct. Each companion has a specific line per stage; a generic friendly answer can still end the route.
• Not saving before the final conversation. The last cue (for example, “Tell him you wish you could sail with him again” for Vasco) is the lock-in. Save right before it.
• Chasing faction reputation for romance. Reputation gates other content, not these relationships.
• Letting Kurt’s arc slide past Treason!. Resolve his companion content before the coup, not after.

Practical takeaway

Pick your De Sardet’s gender knowing it locks Kurt or Aphra out, then run that companion’s three named quests and choose the cued lines, saving before each final conversation. For one dependable first romance, take Vasco — A Name for a Family → Family Reunion → Forever a Naut, ending on “Tell him that you wish you could sail with him again.” For deeper dives, see our dedicated Aphra recruitment and romance guide, the Siora romance and combat guide, and the full Vasco guide for his recruitment and best party uses.

If you are eyeing the sequel, note that GreedFall 2: The Dying World keeps companion romance as a feature, with four of its eight companions romanceable. That does not change anything above — the original game’s routes, cues, and trophies are exactly as listed.