Yep, speaking about the King's Location one. I was messing around with a new save and can't remember how many seconds I had left before the Hero showed up. But I was able to complete that ending on a fresh run with no essence unlocked.
Might be a bug, or I might be missing something. If you plan your investments right, (i.e. Refrigeration) you can break the game, to the point that the Win state doesn't trigger once the game reaches the year 2150, and goes on forever.
