PS5
Tides of Tomorrow connects trophies to your decisions and the traces left by other Tidewalkers. It is not an adventure to clear once while ignoring choices: traits pull in different directions, and unrestricted chapter select is unavailable for repairing every decision. Choose your priorities before starting, update the game and check connectivity for asynchronous features. This PS5 base-game roadmap distinguishes persistent counters from progression belonging to an individual playthrough.
Base-game platinum roadmap covering priority objectives, cleanup and verified requirements.
- Difficulty: Choices and traits require planned complementary routes.
- Missable trophies: Choices and locations cannot be freely repaired through chapter select.
- Online: Starstruck requires connectivity; this feature does not require PS Plus.
Choose a direction for traits
Before starting, divide trait objectives into coherent routes. Cooperation and concern for humanity provide a useful starting point for an ally-focused progression, while nature, survival and disruptive behaviour need different priorities. Do not assume the same answers will automatically maximise every trait. Record current ranks and watch which decisions change them, remembering that a new game does not preserve the previous run’s trait levels.
- Record the priority trait and check its progress after decisions.
Protect Eyla and the cure conditions
Eyla needs help! requires supporting decisions and resources rather than attention only at the ending. When an opportunity to help appears, weigh its cost against the objective of keeping her alive. Creating the cure without sacrificing the Matriarch is another specific condition: reaching a conclusion for the world does not guarantee it. Review your intended outcome before decisive choices instead of equating one completed ending with every required result.
- Reserve resources for Eyla and check the Matriarch condition.
Check whom you are following
The asynchronous system influences the world you visit. Starstruck requires following someone recognised as famous by that system; merely choosing a name famous elsewhere is insufficient. Check connectivity and use the game’s own following options. On entering a level, also inspect what the previous Tidewalker has left available. A resource or interaction changed by that predecessor can affect whether a detour works exactly as it did in somebody else’s playthrough.
- Check the selected predecessor and area conditions before advancing.
Collect before leaving each area
Pursue Duck hunter and Ocean’s Lover alongside the story. Check hidden ducks and ocean events before closing an area, while keeping documents and visions on separate records. If an action needs correcting, consider the available level restart or last save while still within the useful window. Do not rely on later chapter select. Early duck-related reports prompted updates, so inspect the installed version before diagnosing an unobtainable objective.
- Track ducks, events, documents and visions as separate categories.
Replay with complementary objectives
At the end, compare outstanding objectives with the decisions already made. Build a new route around missing traits and outcomes rather than mechanically repeating the same answers. Some collection and purchasing counters can retain progress, but do not extend that persistence to trait ranks. Start the next playthrough with a written priority list and check progress early; adjusting direction immediately is more useful than discovering the problem at the ending.
- Begin the next route with a list of different decisions to pursue.
Trophies to watch
Cure them all
Make the Cure without sacrificing the Matriarch
Plan the outcome that creates the cure without sacrificing the Matriarch, separate from a basic clear.
Eyla needs help!
Keep Eyla alive
Use resources and decisions to keep her alive during progression.
Cooperative Tidewalker
Reach the max rank for cooperation
Prioritise cooperative decisions and monitor the current run’s rank.
Duck hunter
Find all the hidden ducks
Check every area before leaving and use an updated version for duck collection.
Frequently asked questions
Can I earn platinum without a connection?
Starstruck uses the online Tidewalker following system. Do not treat platinum as fully offline even though many activities are narrative.
Can I choose any chapter after the ending?
There is no unrestricted chapter selection that undoes every decision. Protect cleanup opportunities while still in the relevant level.
Do trait ranks carry into a new game?
No: do not confuse them with other counters that can persist. Build the new progression around the traits and outcomes you still need.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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