Pepper Grinder

Pepper Grinder – PS4 / PS5 platinum trophy guide

Pepper Grinder

PS4 / PS5

Separate coin hunting from racing the clock. Find the hidden stages and learn to carry Grinder's momentum, then return to time attacks with a complete map. Medals also unlock stickers, so work through each world's shop after opening its routes.

Two native 23-trophy lists with no online objectives. The route covers regular stages, hidden stages and bosses.

  • Platforms: PS4 and PS5 from August 6, 2024, with separate native lists.
  • Coins and keys: Skull coins pay for keys to the hidden stages.
  • Time trials: Earn gold time-trial results in all four worlds; no online ranking is required.

Track coins while learning the map

Each regular stage hides five skull coins. Look for dirt entrances that need a different angle, breakable walls and routes that loop back towards the start. Keep this pass separate from time attack: a good collection detour may be a mistake when racing for gold.

  • Check the stage card to identify any missing coins.

Buy keys and open the four hidden stages

Use skull coins to buy golden keys in the shops. Each opens a map lock. Once you unlock a hidden stage, play it before moving to the next world. It has routes and trials of its own to learn; unlocking it is not the same as clearing it.

  • Keep skull coins distinct from the gems used by the sticker machines.

Get the Mandragora, soup and pumpkin in World 2

In 2-2, Poison Ridge, look for a breakable wall after the second coin. Drill to the Mandragora and take its money. In 2-3, Giant's Kitchen, remove the enemy from the pot and jump into the soup. In that same stage, drill through the giant pumpkin until it is carved.

  • Check all three unlocks before leaving World 2.

Race for gold without repeating detours

After your first clear, enter each stage's time trial. In drillable ground, build momentum before leaving, aim for the next entrance and skip collectible detours. Practise one boss opening at a time and check the results for each world, including its hidden stage.

  • Track missing golds separately from silver and bronze results.

Finish regular series and special stickers

Use the sticker machines in every world, since each shop supplies its own series. Finish the stickers awarded through time attacks too, especially specials from stages and bosses. If a page remains incomplete after the last boss, compare it with that world's shop and your medal records.

  • Check Series 1–4, Special Series and Stickerbook World Tour separately.

Trophies to watch

Skull Hunter

Collect all skull coins

Use map coin indicators to revisit incomplete stages only.

Dedicated Explorer

Unlock all hidden stages

Use keys bought with skull coins to open all four locks.

Done Quick

Earn a gold medal time attack record for every stage of World 4

Earn all World 4 golds, including trials unlocked later.

Special Series Collector

Collect all special series stickers

Stage and boss medals award special stickers; do not look for them only in shops.

Garden Shakedown

Find a Mandragora and take its money

In 2-2, return to the hidden wall after the second coin, then pull up the Mandragora.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a full replay for one collectible?

No. You can replay individual stages from the map. Check the coin indicators before entering.

Do medals from hidden stages count?

Yes. Unlock every stage and check all trials in its world.

Can I do everything offline?

Yes. Time results and collectibles are tracked in the game save.

Sources

Trophy lists

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