PS4 / PS5
Nine Sols requires both combat mastery and care for the Pavilion’s residents. The PlayStation release arrived in November 2024 and distinguishes Standard from Story Mode: assists do not replace the Standard completion requirement. Track Shennong, Chiyou and Shuanshuan while learning parries and talismans. Before the Institute’s final sequence, check objectives tied to available characters, purchases and conversations.
Base-game roadmap for PS4/PS5. Console trophy stacks remain separate; additional groups do not replace platinum requirements.
- Required difficulty: Fight Through Hardship requires Standard; do not lower the dedicated run to Story.
- Missable trophies: Conversations, quests, shops and small actions need attention before the point of no return.
- Online: The platinum route can be completed offline in single player.
Protect the Standard playthrough
Start in Standard for Fight Through Hardship and avoid switching to Story to bypass a boss. Assists do not erase its written requirement. Practise parry timing and safe talisman windows, then adjust your jade build around a specific encounter problem rather than changing the file’s difficulty.
- Maintain Standard until its dedicated requirement unlocks.
Develop the Pavilion on every return
Bring Shuanshuan discovered gifts and speak again after story changes. His progress includes the pot, coin, fortune-telling machine and agriculture, rather than weapon upgrades alone. Follow Shennong’s poison and village chain, checking follow-up conversations before leaving; late deliveries can strand the next quest stage.
- Revisit characters after important deliveries.
Check actions before their associated bosses
Fight Dirty needs the Gene Eradicator in Jiequan’s fight, so prepare it before entering. Cartographer choices and character quests can have effects that merely returning to the room will not undo. Track action timing as well as map location, and read Institute terminals before entering the ending sequence.
- Prepare Gene Eradicator and local interactions before their fights.
Audit progress before Eigong
Before the point of no return, finish shop purchases, jades, bow upgrades, wine and mapped resources. Develop Chiyou’s chain through earlier purchases and encounters. Shuanshuan’s friendship and Shennong’s story also influence true-ending preparation. The game’s return save is useful, but does not replace planning.
- Finish quests and purchases before the narrative lock.
Separate endings from difficulty completion
Shooting Star and Home Sweet Home describe different outcomes. After an ending, the game can rewind before the point of no return, allowing another branch when its prerequisites are prepared. That rewind also resets post-boundary progress. Use a tested build for Eigong and confirm the actual ending trophies rather than relying only on the scene.
- Check both endings and Standard as separate requirements.
Trophies to watch
Fight Through Hardship
Finish Nine Sols on Standard Mode.
Do not lower the dedicated run to Story.
Fight Dirty
Use the Gene Eradicator to fight Jiequan.
Bring the Gene Eradicator to Jiequan’s fight.
Gimme Gimme
Establish a deep relationship with Shuanshuan.
Give gifts and follow Shuanshuan’s conversations throughout the campaign.
Frequently asked questions
Can I do everything in Story Mode?
No. Standard completion is an explicit list requirement.
Can I return after an ending?
The game offers a rewind before the point of no return, but quest prerequisites still need preparation.
Is defeating the nine Sols enough?
No. Quests, jades, wines, resources and Pavilion relationships are further objectives.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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