- Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 5/10
- Approximate Platinum Time: 40-60 hours (skill and item drop luck dependent)
- Offline Trophies: 36 (1, 4, 9, 22)
- Online Trophies: 0
- Missable Trophies: 7 (Refer to Step 1 for a chapter-by-chapter missable trophy list). Most trophies can be obtained post-story completion in free-roam before initiating New Game+. After defeating the final boss, select “Continue” at the Title Screen to access free-roam and revisit all areas. All progress carries into New Game+ for further cleanup.
- Glitched Trophies: Currently, all trophies are considered obtainable. However, some players have reported instances of collectible and equipment trophies not unlocking. To mitigate potential issues, backing up your save to PS+ Cloud before collecting the final item in a category is highly recommended. If a trophy fails to unlock, try reinstalling the game and restoring your save from the PS+ cloud.
- Difficulty Settings Impact: No difficulty settings are available. All players experience the same difficulty level.
- Hardest Trophy: Portraits Perfected – Requires 100% game completion, including defeating all bosses.
- Minimum Playthroughs: 2 (New Game+ is necessary for certain trophies, detailed in Step 3).
- PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: The game is not available on PS4.
- Free-Roam / Level Select Post-Story: Yes, after the Chapter 6 end boss, you are returned to the Title Screen. Choosing “Continue” will place you back before the final boss encounter. Fast travel via Shrines allows you to revisit all Chapters and areas. Note that certain bosses and their rewards may become unavailable under specific conditions (see Step 1).
- Manual Saves: The game only features a single Autosave slot.
- Release Date: August 20, 2024
Introduction to the Black Myth: Wukong Trophy Journey
Welcome to the comprehensive Black Myth: Wukong Trophy Guide, your ultimate resource for achieving Platinum in this thrilling Action Hack and Slash title, often compared to the God of War series. While Black Myth: Wukong features a fixed difficulty akin to normal mode in God of War, thorough exploration is key to easing your journey. Discovering better equipment and leveling up strategically will significantly impact your combat prowess. Enhance your attributes through the skill tree and by trading Mind Cores with Xu Dog at the Cellar Shrine in Chapter 2.
The game unfolds across 6 primarily linear chapters, each set in a unique map and demanding approximately 3-5 hours to complete, depending on your exploration style. Keeper’s Shrines act as checkpoints for health and mana recovery, also serving as fast travel points between chapters. While boss encounters are central to gameplay, you’ll also encounter NPCs offering engaging side quests. Upon defeating the final boss, you’ll return to the Title Screen, where “Continue Journey” allows for post-story free-roam. Be cautious before starting New Game+ as it overwrites your save, preventing a return to your initial playthrough. Platinum attainment necessitates 100% completion, conveniently tracked via the in-game “Journal.” Bosses are categorized as “Chiefs” (minibosses) and “Kings” (main bosses). Aiming for 100% completion is the most efficient platinum strategy, naturally unlocking most trophies along the way. Maximize your level and equipment during your initial playthrough, then address any remaining trophies before embarking on New Game+.
Step 1: Story Completion Focused Playthrough (20-30 Hours)
Your primary objective in this phase is to complete the main storyline, which spans 6 linear chapters. Remember, there are no adjustable difficulty settings; everyone faces the same challenge.
Prioritize thorough area exploration. Rushing through the game can lead to being under-leveled and ill-equipped, significantly increasing difficulty. Comprehensive exploration yields better gear and more experience, easing progression. Achieving Platinum requires 100% completion, encompassing all Bosses, NPC Quests, and Equipment. Engaging with side content early optimizes your playthrough efficiency. Defeat every unique enemy type encountered to ensure they are registered for the Portraits Perfected trophy (100% journal completion). Enemies are added to the journal upon proximity, but defeating them is necessary for trophy progression.
After the Chapter 6 final boss, you will return to the Title Screen. Select “Continue Journey” instead of “Enter a New Cycle”. “Continue Journey” places you back before the final boss, allowing continued exploration. All chapter areas are accessible via fast travel from Keeper’s Shrines. Avoid “Enter a New Cycle” at this stage, as it initiates New Game+ and overwrites your current save, making backtracking impossible without replaying the story.
For optional boss strategies, consult the Black Myth: Wukong Boss Guide. This guide offers tactics and locations for all bosses, helping you avoid missables. Boss cleanup can also be done post-story or in New Game+. For upgrade guidance, refer to the Collectibles guides listed in Step 2.
Missable Trophies (Chapter Order – Can be obtained in New Game+ if missed):
- Urge Unfulfilled: Chapter 5 – Requires completing the Horse NPC questline across Chapters 1-5.
- Mantled with Might: Chapter 4 – Missable armor piece from Venom Daoist boss requires specific actions during the fight.
Chapter-Specific Missables: (Further details for these will be added if specific chapter missables are identified from the original article content and trophy descriptions – currently, only the above two are explicitly mentioned as missable in the provided text).
Step 2: 100% Completion Cleanup (Bosses, Equipment, Side Quests) (10-20 Hours)
Post-Chapter 6 end boss, choose “Continue Journey” from the Title Screen. You’ll respawn before the final boss, retaining access to all areas for cleanup.
Platinum requires 100% Game Completion, including all Bosses, Equipment, and Side Quests. Side Quests often unlock hidden bosses, and bosses drop essential equipment for trophy completion.
Utilize the following guides for comprehensive completion:
Bosses & Enemies: (Link to Boss Guide)
Side Quests: (Link to Side Quest Guide)
Secret Areas: (Link to Secret Area Guide)
Collectibles: (Link to Collectibles Guide)
Equipment: (Link to Equipment Guide)
Endings: (Link to Endings Guide)
Step 3: New Game+ Playthrough (10 Hours)
New Game+ is essential for certain trophies. Initiate it from the Title Screen by selecting “Enter a New Cycle” after story completion. New Game+ provides a second chance to collect any missed items or trophies, especially useful for crafting all armor and weapons which require materials obtainable across multiple playthroughs. Prioritize completing all Secret Areas before starting New Game+ to maximize crafting material accumulation and potentially avoid a third playthrough.
WARNING: Starting New Game+ (“A New Cycle”) overwrites your current save! Ensure all desired content is completed or back up your save to PS+ Cloud beforehand. Once initiated, reverting is impossible without replaying the entire game.
New Game+ specific trophies:
- Six Senses Secured: Unlocks at the start of New Game+, after the initial cutscenes and the tutorial boss fight. Requires collecting all 6 Relics during the main story.
- Master of Magic: Unlocks at New Game+ start, after initial cutscenes and tutorial boss. Requires obtaining all spells in the first playthrough. Consult the Spell Locations Guide to ensure spell collection before New Game+.
- Page Preserver: The “Soul Remigration Pill” Formula is exclusively sold in New Game+.
- Brewer’s Bounty: The “Guanyin’s Willow Leaf” Soak is exclusively sold in New Game+.
- Staffs and Spears + Mantled with Might: Crafting all weapons and armor necessitates New Game+ due to material scarcity in a single playthrough. New weapons (Staffs) are also introduced in New Game+. Unique boss materials, like “The Bull King’s Iron Horn” from the Chapter 5 Secret Area boss “Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast” (drops 3 per playthrough, 5 needed for full set), require repeated boss encounters. Re-obtain these materials by defeating bosses again and reopening late-game area chests.
If completion remains incomplete after New Game+, New Game++ can be initiated to finalize trophy cleanup. Progress carries over through subsequent cycles.
Helpful Tips, Tricks, and Guides: (Links to general tips, tricks, and guides if applicable)
Black Myth: Wukong Trophy Guide – Detailed Trophy Breakdown
| Trophy Name | Description | Trophy Type |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fulfillment Each ordeal paves your path to what you are meant to be. |
Earn all other trophies in Black Myth: Wukong to unlock Platinum. | |
| Home is Behind The old monkey has told his tale. Onward you must go. |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. This is the 1st story trophy, unlocked after defeating the first boss “Erlang, the Sacred Divinity” at the game’s beginning (during the post-boss fight cutscenes). | |
| A Spark of Thought Nothing sparks your talents more than a spark of thought. |
Unlocked by purchasing your first skill in the skill tree. Skill points are earned with each level gained. | |
| Brew of Bravery Fresh brew in an old cask. May it stir a great task! |
Unlocked by utilizing the brew menu at the Shen Monkey to add a Soak effect to a drink. In Chapter 1, from the Bamboo Grove > Marsh of White Mist shrine, defeat the subsequent snake enemy to trigger a cutscene where you rescue the “Shen Monkey” NPC. Follow the monkey into his cave and interact with him. He enables Gourd upgrades and customization. Select “Brew” > “Soaks” > “Gall Gem”. The trophy unlocks immediately upon selection. The Gall Gem is automatically provided by the Shen Monkey. Fast travel to this location is available from any Keeper’s Shrine in later chapters. | |
| Creative Concoction Tonics are well and good, but not to be wolfed like food! |
Unlocked by crafting a Medicine. To craft Medicines, first defeat the boss “Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw“. This frog boss is located in Chapter 2 > Sandgate Village > Village Entrance. From the shrine’s left, drop into the ravine and proceed down the path. A flooded area at the path’s end houses this miniboss. He drops the “Evil Repelling Medicament” Formula. Give this formula to the Wolf NPC positioned at the staircase top before the boss area. He will craft potions for you. Access the “Make Medicines” menu at any Keeper’s Shrine. Craft any potion to unlock the trophy. Ingredients are common plants found throughout the open world. | |
| Happy Harvest Fields kept trim leave time to skim. |
Unlocked by planting seeds at the Chen Loong NPC and harvesting them in Zodiac Village. 1. Complete Chen Loong’s Questline in Chapter 3, leading to “Zodiac Village”. See Chen Loong Questline Walkthrough. 2. In Zodiac Village, talk to Chen Loong (dragon NPC) and give him Seeds (random drops). 3. After a few boss fights, return and interact with the golden basket in front of Chen Loong to harvest plants and unlock the trophy. |
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| Pound and Perfect “Through fire, armor is refined; through trials, strength is defined.” |
Unlocked by upgrading an armor piece at the Yin Tiger NPC in Zodiac Village. 1. Complete Chen Loong’s Questline in Chapter 3 to reach Zodiac Village (see Chen Loong Questline Walkthrough). 2. In Zodiac Village, talk to Yin Tiger (blacksmith) in the left corner. 3. Select “Craft” > “Upgrade Armor” and purchase any armor upgrade (cheapest option suffices) to unlock the trophy. Defeating Yin Tiger in a duel unlocks the “Ebon Flow” spell, but is not required for this trophy. |
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| Blazing Black Wind Of all things to learn, you chose to play with fire? |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. The 4th story trophy, unlocked after defeating the fourth main boss “Black Bear Guai“. Marks the end of Chapter 1. Location: Black Wind Cave > Bodhi Peak, directly after this shrine. | |
| Temple of Taint Now at an end is the elder’s long wait for the journeyer. |
Unlocked by defeating the secret Chapter 1 boss “Elder Jinchi“. Ring all 3 bells in Chapter 1 (see Bell Locations Guide) to be teleported to this boss. | |
| A Great Gust There will be more sages if their maker still engages. |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocked by defeating the Chapter 2 end boss “Yellow Wind Sage“. Unmissable story boss, ending Chapter 2. Boss Location: Crouching Tiger Temple > Cellar Shrine. Slide down the sand and enter the tornado on the left. | |
| Shifting Sands The beetle came with drumbeats’ call, and left with waves’ gentle fall. |
Unlocked in Chapter 2 by defeating the secret boss “Fuban“. Complete the Drunken Boar Questline to access this boss. Detailed steps are available in the linked guide. | |
| Nifty Nonsense The fat monk failed, for he spoke too much. |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocks after the Chapter 3 Endboss “Yellowbrow” (after the second encounter, not the first). Boss Location: New Thunderclap Temple > Mahavira Hall Shrine, in the next building. | |
| Behold the Betrayal More eyes do not see more than the mortal trifles. |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocked by defeating the Chapter 4 Endboss “Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master“. Ends Chapter 4. Unmissable story boss. Boss Location: Temple of the Yellow Flower > Court of Illumination Shrine, to the right. | |
| The Cockerel Crowed Long and short, far and near, each span has its year. |
Unlocked by defeating the boss “Duskveil” in the Chapter 4 Secret Area. Find the Venom Daoist in two locations to unlock the path. Detailed location steps are in the linked boss guide. | |
| Frost and Flame The merging of ice and fire, swift and severe. |
Unlocked by defeating the boss “Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast” in the Chapter 5 Secret Area. Unlock the Chapter 5 Secret Area by completing the Five Element Carts quest (see Chapter 5 Secret Area Guide). The boss is at the end of this area. | |
| Meet the Match “Let go of him, and you let go of all.” |
Unlocked by achieving the Secret Ending. See Secret Ending Guide for details. | |
| A Duel of Destiny Two minds’ long fray leaves but one to stay. |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Awarded for completing the main story after the Chapter 6 final boss. Choose “Continue” from the Title Screen to return to free-roam after obtaining this trophy. | |
| The Clamor of Frogs Six frogs, six skills—how intriguing! |
Unlocked by defeating all 6 frog bosses throughout the game (one per chapter). See guide for [Frog Boss Locations](Frog Locations Section – Placeholder). | |
| The Sire and Sons “For what deed, must the four waters they governed roam free?” |
Unlocked by defeating the 4 hidden “Loong” bosses. Obtain Loong Scales first (see Loong Scales Guide). Loong bosses only spawn with Loong Scales in your inventory. See guide for [Loong Boss Locations](Loong Boss Locations Section – Placeholder). | |
| Always Accompanied How odd to encounter this old man at every corner! |
Unlocked by interacting with the “Old Man” NPC in every location and upgrading your gourd to its maximum of 10 healing charges. Exhaust all dialogues with him in each location until he repeats lines. See guide for [Old Man NPC Locations](Old Man Locations Section – Placeholder). | |
| Urge Unfulfilled “With my life I’ll repay the title he gave me!” |
MISSABLE – Exhaust all dialogue with the Horse NPC in each chapter (1-5) before progressing! Rescue the Horse NPC from the cart in Chapter 5. See guide for [Horse NPC Locations](Horse NPC Locations Section – Placeholder). | |
| Six Senses Secured After all that strife and struggle, what’s truly been gained? |
Unlocked upon starting New Game+. Achieved after the story and choosing “Enter a New Cycle” from the Title Screen, after the initial cutscenes and prologue boss fight “Erlang, the Sacred Divinity“. Requires collecting all 6 Relics during the main story. Warning: New Game+ overwrites your save! | |
| Portraits Perfected Humans, beasts, yaoguais, and the Bodhisattvas. All recorded and noted. |
Complete all Journal Entries for Lesser Yaoguai, Chiefs, Kings, and Characters. Effectively for 100% completion. » All Journal Portraits Guide. | |
| Treasure Trove “All the four vessels now belong to me!” |
Collect all 4 Vessels. » All Vessel Locations Guide. | |
| Master of Magic All spells we know are derived from the same source. |
Unlocks at the start of New Game+, after initial cutscenes and prologue boss fight “Erlang, the Sacred Divinity“. Possibly requires obtaining all Spells in the first playthrough. See All Spell Locations Guide. Warning: New Game+ overwrites your save! | |
| Guardian of Gear You are fully fitted. Now, swing that staff and fight! |
Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed. Unlocks in Chapter 6 after obtaining the story weapon “Jingubang”. Requires collecting 4 Mythical Armor pieces and the weapon in Chapter 6. See guide for [Jingubang Acquisition Guide](Jingubang Acquisition Guide Section – Placeholder). | |
| A Curious Collection Every rare wonder the world can offer, collected and kept. |
Collect all Curios (Accessories). » All Curios Locations Guide | |
| Medicine Meal “Here, have it, have it all.” |
Collect 5 of each Celestial Pill type (Health/Mana/Stamina upgrades) from golden containers in the world. Crafted Celestial Pills from Xu Dog do not count. » All Celestial Pill Locations Guide | |
| Staffs and Spears A walking vault of arms you have become! |
Unlock all Weapons. Requires crafting and drops. New Game+ is needed for sufficient materials. » All Weapon Locations Guide | |
| Mantled with Might Shoes on feet, hat on head, embroidered shirt, Daoist robe—free as can be, doing as you please! |
MISSABLE – “Venomous Armguard” from Venom Daoist is missable! Break his 4 arms before defeating him in Chapter 4 > Webbed Hollow > Pool of Shattered Jade. Unlock all Armor Pieces (Head, Chest, Arms, Legs). Requires crafting and drops. New Game+ is needed for materials. » All Armor Locations Guide | |
| Fickle Forms Transformations and Spirit Skills, you have mastered them all! |
Unlock all Spirit Skills & Transformation Spells. » All Spirits Locations Guide » All Spell Locations Guide | |
| Brewer’s Bounty What to drink, how to drink, and above all, who to drink with. |
Unlock all Gourds, Drinks, and Soaks. » All Soak Locations Guide » All Drink Locations Guide » All Gourd Locations Guide | |
| Page Preserver “All the tattered pages can now be compiled in full.” |
Collect all Formulas (Tattered Pages) for Medicine crafting. Most are bought from Xu Dog. » All Formula Locations Guide | |
| Seeds to Sow Take more as fruit as your plants take root. |
Collect all Seeds. » All Seed Locations Guide | |
| Scenic Seeker The most marvelous places for meditation have all met your gaze. |
Find all Meditation Spots. » All Meditation Spots Guide |
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