PS5
Scorn on PS5 has a compact platinum: most trophies follow story progression, but two opening-act outcomes are alternatives. Ignoring that choice can leave one missing objective after finishing. Recognise the cart-creature branch early and keep a reference for cleanup. This guide uses the 2023 PlayStation release rather than the earlier PC and Xbox launch, without adding collectible requirements absent from its list.
Roadmap for the PS5 base list. Additional trophy groups must be distinguished from platinum requirements.
- Required difficulty: No hard mode or deathless playthrough is required.
- Missable trophies: 001 and 002 are alternative first-act resolutions; recover the one not chosen.
- Online: The route can be completed offline and has no multiplayer trophies.
Understand the cart-creature branch
In the opening large puzzle, move the creature’s container onto the cart and inspect the two possible rail destinations. Freeing the creature and obtaining its arm produce different trophies. They are not two mandatory interactions in one solution; completing one chooses the outcome obtained first. Record the awarded trophy before opening the next route so the required alternative remains clear.
- Record whether the opening puzzle awarded 001 or 002.
Read connections between machines and doors
Scorn does not always mark the next action explicitly. When a console seems unhelpful, inspect what changed locally and which doors match the current key level. Resolve devices opening stable routes first, then move required resources into the new sector. A brief note identifying the floor or elevator used is more useful than repeatedly circling the same room while assuming an invisible item was missed.
- After each console, inspect doors, elevators and the key’s access level.
Preserve ammunition by avoiding unnecessary encounters
Hostiles are not a kill counter needed for platinum. If a route becomes clear after a creature retreats, pass through without turning every encounter into a fight. Use terrain to maintain distance and refill healing charges at available devices. Before operating machinery that leaves you exposed, clear an escape route. Spending every round in an optional corridor can make the next mandatory sequence harder.
- Reserve health and ammunition for mandatory passages rather than chasing every creature.
Finish progression without adding nonexistent conditions
Later numbered trophies follow major story developments and mechanisms. Continue to the conclusion, using checkpoints when a puzzle or battle fails, without restarting because of a death or healing use. Watch trophy notifications during transitions, particularly after completing an important device. If a milestone fails to register, retain its checkpoint context instead of immediately assuming another complete campaign is necessary.
- Finish the story and compare numbered trophies before cleanup.
Recover the opening act’s second solution
After completing the story, return to the opening act through the available loading option and repeat the cart puzzle with the other destination. For 001, use the route freeing the creature; for 002, use the device supplying its arm. Wait for the new notification before leaving. Changing this branch does not require repeating every chapter again; cleanup concerns the initial puzzle rather than a whole-story alternate ending.
- Replay the cart route for the absent opening trophy and verify platinum.
Trophies to watch
001
Extraction
Free the creature through the alternative to the arm-recovery route.
002
Hand in hand
Replay the first puzzle using the device that retrieves the arm.
012
Fin
Finish story progression without adding nonexistent extra collections.
Frequently asked questions
Are all trophies automatic?
Most follow the story, but 001 and 002 are alternative opening-puzzle outcomes. Obtain the solution not chosen on the initial journey too.
Does Scorn have a PS4 list?
The verified PlayStation release is PS5. This guide adds neither a PS4 label nor treats the 2022 PC release as the PlayStation launch.
Must I avoid all combat or finish without dying?
No. The list imposes neither restriction. Avoiding needless fights is resource-management advice rather than a hidden platinum condition.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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