PS4
Climbing Chants of Sennaar is an exercise in interpretation rather than speed. Platinum requires turning guesses about symbols into validated words and reconnecting the tower’s peoples. Activating a terminal does not mean solving every conversation attached to it, and reaching the summit is not the full narrative conclusion. This route uses the PS4 trophy list; playing through PS5 backward compatibility does not create a separate native PS5 list.
Roadmap for the PS4 base list. Additional trophy groups must be distinguished from platinum requirements.
- Required difficulty: No combat mode or high difficulty is required.
- Missable trophies: Plan the initial apparent ending, then use Continue for remaining connections and return visits.
- Online: The route can be completed offline and has no multiplayer trophies.
Validate glyphs instead of relying on guesses
Record tentative translations while observing gestures, signs and objects, but count a journal page complete only after the game validates it. Languages can order a sentence differently. When the symbols look correct but a page remains unconfirmed, inspect the word’s role in context instead of changing every meaning at once. Work through small groups to identify the mistaken association without discarding reliable deductions.
- Check journal-page validation before leaving each people.
Complete the tower’s smaller interactions
Ring the Abbey bell three times for its specific objective and inspect side rooms before following the main route. In the Fortress, deliberately try the incorrect disguise required by Fashion victim during the situation named by the trophy; opening the armory alone is insufficient. Spend time on both Garden games. An area-based list helps because these trophies demand actions separate from language translation.
- Record the bell, disguise and both games in their relevant areas.
Activate terminals and inspect their conversations
Use each terminal as a travel point, then inspect the interface linking speakers of different languages. The task is to make the conversation intelligible to both participants rather than identify one word. Compare order and meanings against the validated journal. If a communication opportunity cannot yet be solved, explore further and return with the necessary knowledge; terminal activation and completed links are separate progress categories.
- Check both travel activation and available conversations at each terminal.
See the apparent conclusion and continue
For a cautious route, experience the initial narrative conclusion before completing every optional tower connection, then choose Continue. This makes the apparent outcome easy to identify and gives the return journey a clear communication-cleanup purpose instead of treating credits as an unusable save. Two complete climbs are not required: cleanup uses discovered areas and terminals opened during the original exploration.
- After the initial outcome, choose Continue and keep the existing save.
Revisit the peoples and reach the true ending
Finish outstanding conversations and the purple passages breaking isolation. Revisit transformed locations afterward: the Abbey garden, reunited characters and meetings between cultures have their own trophies, not all awarded while standing at a terminal. With journal and network complete, return to Exile for the concluding sequence. Check glyphs, terminals and connections as three distinct lists before the final trip.
- Revisit changed locations after reconnecting the peoples.
Trophies to watch
Champollion
Validate all glyphs in the game
Complete journal validation rather than provisional notes alone.
Peace walker
Rebuild all links in the game
Solved links are distinct from terminals that are merely activated.
In this together
Reaching the real end of the game
Complete the network and return to Exile for the final sequence.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a different PS5 platinum?
The verified version is PS4. PS5 backward compatibility uses that same list rather than a second native platinum.
Is understanding the symbols enough for Champollion?
Every glyph must be validated in the journal. Translations entered as guesses are not equivalent to the game’s required confirmation.
Can I return after the first credits?
Yes. Use Continue for missing links and return visits. Do not start a new game merely because you have seen an initial outcome.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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