The platinum route in two playthroughs: what to finish before each story boss

The thirteen story trophies run from 90.0% for the first Camp to 43.1% for Raven. The full route: first run collecting everything, second in New Game + with the story only, and the two points where you must stop.

Completing them unlocksCamp Preparation trophyCamp PreparationBronze90.00%

And it counts towards Abaddon, Corrupter, Gigas, Altess Levoire, Stalker, Juggernaut, Tachy, Abyss Levoire, Belial, Karakuri, Demogorgon, Raven, Repeating Protocols, required for the platinum.

The EveryTrophy team2 min readPublished on 05/10/2026Updated on 05/10/2026Covers 14 of the 45 trophies

First playthrough: everything, in order

Difficulty does not affect any trophy, so pick whichever lets you enjoy it. The story trophies cannot be missed: they pop as you beat each boss. What can be missed is everything around them, and that shapes the route.

Up to Abyss Levoire, do everything that shows up: Xion side quests, cans, collectibles and the shops up to affinity 2. When you return with the Hyper Cell, do not talk to Adam to move on until you have it all: that is the first point of no return.

Up to the Demogorgon, keep doing the same across the other maps and close out the eight combat counters. After beating it, stop again: the final area has no way back and no normal enemies. Upload the save to the cloud at the last Camp, take Adam’s hand for Making New Memories and reload to refuse it and get Return to the Colony.

StretchStory trophiesWhat to finish before moving on
Eidos 7Camp Preparation (90.0%), Abaddon (76.1%), Corrupter (68.6%), Gigas (65.6%)Nothing: you can return
Altess Levoire and Tachy’s areaAltess Levoire (59.6%), Stalker (55.8%), Juggernaut (55.1%), Tachy (54.7%)Nothing yet
Abyss LevoireAbyss Levoire (50.4%)All of Xion: cans, collectibles, Kaya, Enya and Su, Cyrus quests
The Demogorgon’s areaBelial (45.2%), Karakuri (44.8%), Demogorgon (44.6%)Every counter, collectible and upgrade
Before the final areaRaven (43.1%)Cloud copy at the last Camp

Second playthrough: New Game + without touching anything

New Game + keeps your gear, skills, money and trophy counters, but empties Lily’s bar and puts every collectible back. That is exactly the condition for Cost of Lost Memories (13.8%): follow the story only, do not pick up Memorysticks or documents and do not accept side quests. If after Abyss Levoire Lily does not ask to go to Eidos 9, you are on track.

In this mode cutscenes can be skipped and you arrive much stronger, so it goes quickly. Finishing it pops Repeating Protocols (14.7%), which does not count towards the platinum. Use it to finish any maxed upgrade that fell short on the first run.

The contrast sums up the game: 43.1% beat Raven on their first run and only 9.4% take the platinum. What separates the two figures is mostly this second run.

The trophies involved

Each one links to its section inside the full Stellar Blade trophy guide.

Camp PreparationBronze90.00%
Activated the first Camp.
Original name: Camp Preparation
AbaddonBronze76.10%
Defeated Abaddon.
Original name: Abaddon
oculto
CorrupterBronze68.60%
Defeated Corrupter.
Original name: Corrupter
oculto
GigasBronze65.60%
Defeated Gigas.
Original name: Gigas
oculto
Altess LevoireBronze59.60%
Retrieved the Hyper Cell from Altess Levoire.
Original name: Altess Levoire
oculto
StalkerBronze55.80%
Defeated Stalker.
Original name: Stalker
oculto
JuggernautBronze55.10%
Defeated Juggernaut.
Original name: Juggernaut
oculto
TachyBronze54.70%
Defeated Tachy.
Original name: Tachy
oculto
Abyss LevoireBronze50.40%
Retrieved the Hyper Cell from Abyss Levoire.
Original name: Abyss Levoire
oculto
BelialBronze45.20%
Defeated Belial.
Original name: Belial
oculto
KarakuriBronze44.80%
Defeated Karakuri.
Original name: Karakuri
oculto
DemogorgonBronze44.60%
Defeated Demogorgon.
Original name: Demogorgon
oculto
RavenBronze43.10%
Defeated Raven.
Original name: Raven
oculto
Repeating ProtocolsBronze14.70%
Completed New Game +.
Original name: Repeating Protocols

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