The Talos Principle

The Talos Principle platinum guide (PS4)

The Talos Principle

PS4

Puzzle order is flexible, but some trophy sequences are not. Get every red sigil before climbing the Tower, and set aside a save for the Messenger hint before the last sigil. Restoring that save lets you return to the no-hint branch and work on endings without starting over.

PS4 Deluxe Edition, 40 trophies. The four Road to Gehenna objectives belong to the same list and count toward the platinum.

  • List: 40 trophies in the PS4 Deluxe Edition.
  • Sigils: 49 red sigils before activating the Tower puzzles.
  • Expansion: Road to Gehenna required.

Explore all three worlds before the Tower

Use the first courtyards to separate the problem: first where the laser has to go, then which gates and connectors it needs. Continue through worlds A, B and C without solving the Tower locks. For Hedging My Bets, you should still have all 49 red sigils when you finish the last puzzle of that type.

  • Mark remaining red puzzles and leave locks that spend sigils untouched.

Separate the hint from the unaided route

Awaken a Messenger and, while at least one red puzzle remains, check that the current point can be restored. Use an altar for Help From Above, then restore the earlier save from the menu immediately. On the restored branch, finish levels one through seven in each world without triggering hints, for Solipsist.

  • Restore straight away; new progress can push the useful checkpoint out of the history.

Keep a point before Milton’s final replies

Interact with terminals during the campaign, read documents and QR codes and listen to Alexandra’s logs. When Milton challenges your answers, do not agree with him from the outset: the early confrontation can skip some outcomes. Locate the restore point before the final conversation, then branch between the deal, refusal and exposing contradictions.

  • Keep the deal branch if you still need Take It With You for the Tower ending.

Open the star gates and finish the endings

Return to the worlds with abilities unlocked and look for connections between rooms that first seemed separate. Collect the stars to reach the three secret worlds and solve their white-sigil puzzles before the Messenger ending. Keep Elohim’s ending, the Tower exit and the star route separate.

  • Check Blessed Messenger as well as the trophies for the other endings.

Reach and free Admin in Gehenna

Start Road to Gehenna and free prisoners in its worlds. Alongside the main puzzles, find ten stars: the hub route runs through floating islands behind the fourth world’s building. Open the route to the silver-sigil puzzles and free Admin before wrapping up the expansion.

  • Check Free Admin and the other three Gehenna trophies in the platinum list.

Trophies to watch

Help From Above

Receive guidance from Elohim's messengers.

Before the last red sigil, ask an awakened Messenger for help, then restore the earlier point.

Hedging My Bets

Do as you're told (for now).

Collect all 49 red sigils before spending any on the Tower.

Solipsist

Get everything on your own.

Complete all three worlds on the branch that has used no Messenger hints.

Blessed Messenger

Solve every mystery in every land, that you might aid those who walk in your footsteps.

Finish the star collections and white-sigil puzzles for the dedicated ending.

Free Admin

Rescue Admin from his prison cell.

Bring ten Gehenna stars to the island route and complete the silver-sigil puzzles.

Frequently asked questions

Is Road to Gehenna optional for the platinum?

No. Its four trophies are in the same list on the PS4 Deluxe Edition.

Do I need two runs for the hint and Solipsist?

Use Restore Backup immediately after earning the hint trophy. Continue from before using the altar to keep the unaided branch.

Does this guide apply to Reawakened?

No. This covers the 2015 PS4 Deluxe list. Reawakened is a separate edition.

Sources

Trophy lists

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