Emerge from the gritty underbelly of Night City with a gleaming Platinum trophy in hand! This comprehensive Cyberpunk 2077 Trophy Guide is your ultimate roadmap to unlocking every achievement in this sprawling action RPG. Whether you’re a seasoned trophy hunter or a newcomer eager to explore Night City’s darker corners, this guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to ensure you collect every trophy and reach that coveted platinum.
Cyberpunk 2077 offers a rich tapestry of stories, characters, and challenges, and its trophy list reflects this depth. From main story progression to intricate side quest lines, combat prowess, and exploration of the vast open world, this guide breaks down each trophy, ensuring no achievement is missed. Fear not, completionists! Everything in Cyberpunk 2077 is achievable on Easy difficulty, allowing you to focus on the thrill of the hunt and the immersive narrative without unnecessary difficulty spikes.
This guide is meticulously crafted to be your go-to resource, offering:
- Estimated Platinum Difficulty: A straightforward 3/10 difficulty rating, confirming that platinum is within reach for dedicated players.
- Platinum Time Commitment: Plan for around 70 hours with money exploits, or approximately 100 hours of gameplay without, allowing you to budget your time in Night City.
- Offline Focus: All 45 trophies are obtainable offline, ensuring a focused single-player trophy hunting experience.
- Missable Trophy Warnings: Clear alerts for 14 missable trophies, preventing frustrating playthrough restarts and keeping you on the optimal path.
- Glitches and Bugs Awareness: Acknowledgment of potential glitches and practical solutions like reloading previous saves, ensuring a smooth trophy hunting journey.
- Difficulty Irrelevance: Reassurance that difficulty settings do not impact trophy acquisition, enabling you to enjoy the game at your preferred challenge level.
- Minimum Playthrough Guidance: Confirmation that a single playthrough, supplemented by partial replays of the final mission for different endings, is sufficient for platinum.
- Post-Story Free Roam: Details on how to access free roam after the main story, allowing for mop-up of any remaining trophies and side content.
- PS4/PS5 Save Transfer Notes: Important information regarding save transfers between PlayStation consoles, with recommendations to start fresh on PS5 for optimal trophy unlocking.
- Up-to-date Information: Reflecting the game’s release date and guide update details, including Phantom Liberty DLC integration.
Let’s dive into the neon-drenched streets of Night City and embark on the journey to platinum glory!
Step 1: Immerse Yourself in the Main Story (Difficulty Doesn’t Matter)
Your initial foray into Cyberpunk 2077 should prioritize experiencing the gripping main storyline. Focusing on the narrative first unlocks the full potential of Night City. Upon story completion, all open-world activities will dynamically populate your map, and crucial side storylines essential for trophy completion will become accessible. While you can engage with side content as it becomes available, the story acts as the key to unlocking the complete Cyberpunk 2077 experience.
The Lifepath you choose at the game’s beginning – Nomad, Streetkid, or Corpo – is purely a matter of personal preference. While each offers a unique prologue and distinct dialogue options throughout the game, they converge onto the same core narrative path. Your Lifepath choice does not influence trophy acquisition. Similarly, difficulty settings are irrelevant to trophies; you can comfortably play on Easy without compromising your platinum run.
A critical story decision impacting endings, and therefore trophies, revolves around saving Takemura during the “Search and Destroy” main mission, situated near the story’s climax. It is highly recommended to create a manual save at the outset of “Search and Destroy.” This safeguard allows you to reload and rectify any missteps, ensuring you don’t miss crucial ending-related trophies. After the story concludes, you’ll be seamlessly returned to Night City before the “point of no return,” granting you ample opportunity to pursue any remaining side activities. The final mission is also replayable, allowing you to explore different endings without starting a new game from scratch. While each Lifepath includes unique bonus side quests, these are not relevant for trophy completion.
Pay close attention to the following trophies right from the start of your journey. Proactive engagement with these will prevent potential grind later. Refer to their detailed descriptions in the trophy guide section for in-depth strategies:
General Tip: Familiarize yourself with the distinctions between Attributes, Skills, and Perks. Understanding these core mechanics is crucial for efficient character progression and trophy acquisition. Delve into resources detailing Attributes, Skills, and Perks to optimize your build and gameplay.
Remember that enemies associated with specific side tasks become unavailable upon task completion. As you progress through side activities, the general enemy population in the open world will gradually decrease. However, for combat-related trophies not listed above, law enforcement provides an inexhaustible supply of targets. Engaging with the police will ensure you always have enemies to hone your skills and farm kills against, as they continuously respawn within the open world.
After the credits roll, selecting “Sure, Just One More Gig” will return you to Night City before the final mission, enabling you to replay for alternate endings.
Key Takeaways for Step 1:
- Manual Save Point: Create a manual save at the beginning of the “Search and Destroy” main mission to ensure Takemura’s survival for “The Devil” ending trophy.
- Attribute Points Management: Conserve at least 17 unspent Attribute Points on a manual save. This reserve is crucial for efficiently obtaining attribute-related trophies through save reloading, as attributes are non-resettable.
- Missable Collectible Alert: Exercise caution during the “Psychofan” gig in Heywood, as it contains a missable Johnny Silverhand collectible, essential for the “Breathtaking” trophy.
- Side Quest Vigilance: Avoid failing any character-specific side jobs (Panam, Rogue, Judy, River, Kerry). If a quest failure message appears, immediately reload your last autosave to maintain trophy eligibility.
A glimpse into the vibrant and dangerous world of Cyberpunk 2077, highlighting the immersive gameplay players will experience on their trophy hunt.
Step 2: Secure All 4 Story Ending Trophies
After completing the main story and viewing the credits, choose “Sure, Just One More Gig” to return to the game before the point of no return. This places you right before the final mission, allowing you to replay it and pursue different endings. Cyberpunk 2077 features four silver trophies tied to distinct story endings: The Devil, The Star, The Sun, and Temperance.
Endings are determined during the “Nocturne Op55N1” main mission. Misty, from the Ripperdoc clinic, will guide you to a balcony. Here, your conversation with Johnny Silverhand and the choices you make will dictate the game’s ending. Remember, to unlock “The Devil” ending and its associated trophy, you must have saved Takemura during the “Search and Destroy” story mission. Accessing the other endings requires completing the respective side questlines for Panam and Rogue. These side quests can be undertaken even after the main story completion.
» Comprehensive Cyberpunk 2077 Endings Guide
Step 3: Collectibles Roundup (Johnny Silverhand Items, Fast Travel Dataterms, Tarot Cards, Cyberpsycho Sightings)
With the main story completed and endings secured, focus your attention on collecting any remaining collectibles scattered throughout Night City. This step involves gathering:
- Johnny Silverhand Collectibles: Items once belonging to the legendary rockerboy are scattered across Night City. Refer to a dedicated guide to pinpoint their locations and unlock the “Breathtaking” trophy.
- Fast Travel Dataterms: Discover all fast travel points to unlock the “Frequent Flyer” trophy and streamline your navigation across Night City.
- Tarot Cards: Find all Tarot Graffiti locations for the “Fool on the Hill” side job and unlock “The Wandering Fool” trophy.
- Cyberpsycho Sightings: Complete all Cyberpsycho Sightings to earn the “I Am The Law” trophy and cleanse Night City of these cybernetic threats.
Step 4: Miscellaneous and Combat Trophy Cleanup
If you still have outstanding miscellaneous or combat-related trophies, now is the ideal time to focus on them. These can be efficiently combined with the side activities in Step 5. For instance, if you require melee weapon kills, prioritize melee combat during side gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles. Review your trophy list, identify remaining combat-related objectives, and strategically plan their completion during the next step.
Step 5: Tackle Trophy-Related Side Quests, Gigs, and NCPD Scanner Hustles
Achieving platinum in Cyberpunk 2077 necessitates near 100% completion of the game’s content. While some minor side jobs are not mandatory, a significant portion of side content is crucial for trophy acquisition. Here’s an overview of the essential side content:
Required Side Questlines for Trophies:
- To Protect and Serve: Complete River Ward’s engaging storyline.
- To Bad Decisions!: Finish Kerry Eurodyne’s explosive questline.
- Judy vs Night City: Experience the entirety of Judy Alvarez’s deeply personal storyline.
- Life of the Road: Complete Panam Palmer’s nomad-centric questline (already likely completed in Step 2 for an ending trophy).
- Bushido and Chill: Finish Rogue’s storyline, delving into Night City’s Afterlife (also likely completed during Step 2 for an ending trophy).
Other Essential Side Activities:
- Gigs: Complete all gigs in each district (Watson, Pacifica, Badlands, Westbrook, Heywood, Santo Domingo, City Center) to unlock district-specific trophies (“It’s Elementary,” “Greetings from Pacifica!,” “The Wasteland,” “Little Tokyo,” “Mean Streets,” “The Jungle,” “City Lights”).
- NCPD Scanner Hustles: Clear all NCPD Scanner Hustles in each district, also contributing to the district-specific trophies mentioned above.
- Cyberpsycho Sightings: If not completed in Step 3, ensure all Cyberpsycho Sightings are resolved for the “I Am The Law” trophy.
Engaging in these side activities will naturally elevate your Street Cred to the maximum level (Level 50), a prerequisite for unlocking the final vehicles for purchase in Step 6.
Step 6: Acquire All Vehicles
If you judiciously managed your Eurodollars and avoided excessive spending throughout your playthrough, you should now possess sufficient funds to purchase all purchasable vehicles for the Autojock trophy. Reaching Street Cred Level 50 is also mandatory to unlock the highest-tier vehicles for purchase.
Note: Even after Patch 1.06, money exploits remain viable, potentially saving significant playtime. Refer to the Cyberpunk 2077 Money Guide for efficient Eurodollar farming techniques.
Valuable Tips, Tricks, and Guides:
Refer to the following resources for in-depth information and strategies:
Cyberpunk 2077 Trophy Guide – Detailed Breakdown
DLC Guides:
Phantom Liberty DLC Trophy Guide & Roadmap
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