The 16 story episodes: where each trophy pops and what to get done along the way

All 16 episodes, one by one

Each episode has its bronze trophy, except the last, which is silver. All sixteen are hidden and none can be missed: they come from progressing. The names are quotes from the story; the table gives them in official form, without the quotation marks they carry in the list.

Most pop when you turn in a specific main order. The exceptions are Episodes 2 and 13, which end with cutscenes, and 15, which ends with a fight.

Where people drop off

From Episode 1's 75.3% to Episode 16's 44.5%, 30.8 points are lost. The biggest step is the first one with real gameplay: from Episode 2 to 3, 8.7 points drop, right as you land in Australia and standard orders, APAS enhancements and the connection system open up.

Then come three steps of about 4 points, in Episodes 6, 7 and 8, the ones with long trips across the centre of the map. And from Episode 9 (47.8%) the curve flattens: only 3.3 points are lost to the end, and Episodes 12 and 13, like 14 and 15, share the same percentage.

What to get done during the story

There is no New Game+: finishing opens Episode 17, a post-game with the whole map. Even so, some things are worth doing along the way because they save hours later.

Connect every optional facility you find. They extend the chiral network, and inside it you get other players' structures and the Mechanic's floating vehicle, which arrives mid-story and only works on the network. Take the chiral crystals from facilities you connect: every 1,000 you carry raise Sam's carrying capacity by 1 kg.

Two specific warnings. In Main Order No. 26, the door asks for the birthday you gave at the start; it is on your SSS profile. And if you drop to the lowest difficulty for a hard section, deliver your standard orders first: on the lowest setting they stop counting for Seasoned Porter.