Hotel Barcelona

Hotel Barcelona: PS5 platinum trophy guide

Hotel Barcelona

PS5

Hotel Barcelona asks for more than Justine’s ending. Learn each boss, then return to improve individual fight grades. Use New Game+ for the prologue rematch and plan multiplayer before the last cleanup. Invading, helping and earning badges are separate goals. Play the updated game; the parries described in launch guides were reworked.

PS5 base list, separate from Late Check-Out, with the Under New Management control changes accounted for.

  • Required difficulty: Extreme requires one boss win on Slasher, not the entire campaign.
  • Missable trophies: Played This Before? belongs to the prologue; the walkthrough documents a second chance in New Game+.
  • Multiplayer: Invasion, helping another player and badges are required. The Store lists PS Plus for online multiplayer.
  • PlayStation release: 2025-09-26

Progress with Justine and learn the updated parry

Talk to Dr. Carnival in the room and work through the main zones. Use Jacob to learn when to defend and when to attack, then check your installed version’s prompts: Under New Management ties parrying to guard timing. Upgrade a weapon you know before replaying boss fights. Check the skill list between stages.

  • Practise the current parry and upgrade a weapon for Beloved Weapon.

Earn Excellent against every story boss

Replay bosses with lower grades from the stage selector and check each result screen. The documented score factors include time, damage taken and special moves. Do not prolong a fight solely for extra parries when you already have a clean route. Use your familiarity with Bradley’s arena for the Slasher attempt; Excellent grade and difficulty are separate checks.

  • Track each boss grade and verify Extreme in a separate attempt.

If the first Jacob beats you, continue the story. After Game Clear, start New Game+ for Replay and fight the boss in the new prologue. The walkthrough documents returning with acquired weapons and skills. Do not confuse this with a normal rematch; Played This Before? specifically checks the opening fight.

  • Check the trophy before leaving the New Game+ prologue.

Do invasions and assistance through online play

Open multiplayer from the stage selector. Invade as a doppelganger for Invader, then join as a friendly phantom for Ally. For badges, win online encounters and check the counter after each success; joining is not the same as winning. Save coins to launch more invasions and check player availability before postponing all of this to the end.

  • Check for 20 badges and both invasion and assistance trophies.

Finish Special Requests and guest mutterings

Enable a Special Request before departing for Challenger, then complete each request’s condition for Endeavor. Track successful conditions. For mutterings, revisit the hotel as guests arrive and check Diamond Lake, Long Pig Steakhouse and Underground Storage during replays. The base objectives do not require Late Check-Out maps.

  • Tick completed conditions rather than requests merely enabled.

Trophies to watch

Perfectionist

Got an "Excellent" score on every boss fight.

Replay lower-grade fights and check each boss result screen.

Extreme

Defeated any boss on Slasher difficulty.

Set Slasher in the stage selector before a familiar fight such as Bradley.

Veteran Slasher

Collected 20 Sheriff's Badges.

Win invasion encounters and check your badge counter; launching one alone does not count.

Played This Before?

Defeated the boss in the prologue.

If missing, fight Jacob in the New Game+ prologue, using the carried gear documented in the walkthrough.

Endeavor

Complete each Special Request requirement at least once.

Verify each active request’s result rather than just entering the stage.

Frequently asked questions

Can the platinum be done entirely offline?

No. Invader and Ally involve other players, and badges come from online fights. The Store lists PS Plus for online play.

Do I need the entire story on Slasher?

No. Extreme asks for one boss at that setting. Excellent grades are separate, and you can practise on a more manageable difficulty.

Do parries work the way launch guides describe?

Under New Management changed the system. Follow the current guard prompts and check the unlock after answering the boss attack.

Sources

Trophy lists

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