Trophy Statistics at a Glance
Every number below is verified against the Patch 1.0 retail build, cross-checked against community trophy trackers. There are no online or co-op trophies — everything is earned in the single-player campaign.
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total Trophies | 52 | 1 Platinum + 2 Gold + 9 Silver + 40 Bronze |
| Online Trophies | 0 | Single-player only — no internet required |
| Missable Trophies | 0 | Keep a manual save before the final mission as insurance |
| Glitched Trophies | 0 | No known trigger bugs as of Patch 1.0 |
| Minimum Playthroughs | 2 | One to unlock Carnage, one to clear it |
| Hardest Trophies | Glutton for Punishment + True Onimusha | Both are gated behind Carnage difficulty |
| Save Slots | 1 autosave + 20 manual | Keep one slot reserved before the final mission |
The 5-Phase Platinum Roadmap
The 52 trophies fall into a clean five-phase progression. Plan your playthroughs around these phases and the platinum is unavoidable.
1 Story Run (Story difficulty, ~20 hours)
Play the campaign start to finish on a lower difficulty and learn the combat system properly — parry tiers, stance switching, and above all the Issen counter. Almost every story and combat trophy lands naturally here.
2 Completion Run (Action, ~25 hours)
Replay on Action difficulty and clean everything up: all Mysteries of Kyoto, all Chance Encounters, all Lion Dogs, all Genma notes, all Oni Armaments, and every upgrade category maxed (Hozuki Pouches, charms, equipment).
3 Carnage NG+ (~12 hours)
New Game Plus on Carnage, with your build carried over. Enemy damage and posture scale hard — fights are decided by Issen counters and Oni Armaments, not trading blows. Clearing Carnage unlocks the gold True Onimusha.
4 Boss Rematch Sweep (~5 hours)
Defeat every Boss Rematch opponent on every difficulty — Story, then Action, then Carnage. This is the gate for the second gold trophy, Glutton for Punishment, and usually the last trophy before the platinum. Use the Story/Action rematches as rehearsal for the Carnage clears.
5 Platinum
Peerless unlocks the moment every other trophy pops. With no online, missable, or glitched trophies in the list, a disciplined two-playthrough run is guaranteed to get there.
The Two Gold Trophies (the Real Platinum Gate)
The gold trophies are the only thing standing between you and the platinum — both require a maxed build and a clean run on the hardest difficulty:
- True Onimusha (Gold) — complete the game on Carnage difficulty. Most deaths come from greed, not from patterns you can't read.
- Glutton for Punishment (Gold) — beat all Boss Rematch opponents on all difficulty levels. Plan it together with True Onimusha since they share the Carnage requirement.
Combat Trophies: What to Farm
Most bronze combat trophies are counters — 50 Issen, 50 Chain Issen, 100 headshots, 100 shield breaks, and so on. None are missable: every one can be finished post-game on weak enemies. The full 52-item checklist with per-trophy unlock conditions lives on our All 52 Trophies list. Three easy-to-overlook ones:
- Get This Thing Off Me — absorb 30+ souls at once; stacks naturally in dense fights once your gauntlet is upgraded.
- Berserker — defeat 3 enemies with continuous Break Issen attacks; practice the rhythm on low-tier Genma in early chapters.
- Genma Griller — set three enemies ablaze at once; wait for clustered groups near a fire source.
Missables, Glitches & Save Discipline
As of Patch 1.0, nothing in the 52-trophy list can be locked out or broken. Still keep one manual save before the final mission — it is a five-second insurance policy against any future patch changing behavior. The save system gives you 20 manual slots plus the autosave; use them.
Estimated Difficulty
| Metric | Estimate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Difficulty | 3.5 / 5 | Moderate — skill-gated by Issen mastery, not RNG. |
| Estimated Time | 60 – 70 hours | Two full playthroughs plus the Boss Rematch sweep. |
| Missables | 0 | Verified in the retail build. |
| Playthroughs | 2+ | Story run, completion run, Carnage NG+, cleanup. |
| Online Trophies | No | Single-player only. |