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Disco Elysium’s platinum is about saves and consequences rather than collecting objects after the story. Dialogue builds political identities, changes Kim’s relationship and affects the investigation. Separate the case completed without inspecting the body from objectives involving the corpse, and preserve a branch for each political quest. Harry’s narrative failures can be interesting without satisfying the particular trophy you are pursuing.
The Final Cut on PS4 and PS5; later content such as Collage Mode is separate from base requirements.
- Required difficulty: A HARDCORE completion is required; enabling it near the ending is not a full-run substitute.
- Missable trophies: Dialogue, political quests and Tribunal consequences create incompatible branches.
- Online: The platinum route is single-player and offline.
Build a readable save archive
Make manual saves at recognisable days and decisions instead of relying on the latest autosave. Preserve political-night and pre-Tribunal branches. Assign each branch a purpose: no-body case, Kim’s trust, alternative recruitment or a political quest. A changed answer after reloading does not update other existing files, so record the trophy actually earned before returning to another branch.
- Keep distinct saves before irreversible branches.
Choose how to handle the body
What body? requires solving the case without even inspecting the corpse. Plan it from the start: ignoring the body later does not erase an earlier examination. Another branch can pursue forensic work and objectives involving the victim’s equipment. Both routes advance the case but have incompatible priorities. Preserve the untouched branch before experimenting with courtyard interactions.
- Do not inspect the body in the What body? branch.
Prepare identities and political quests
Repeated political lines build counters and thought opportunities. Changing clothing cannot turn an already established detective into a different branch at the last moment. Deliberately choose a political tendency and preserve a save before the third night, when political quests are set up. Each of the four chains has its own conclusion; a completed communist path does not certify the moralist, ultraliberal or traditionalist route.
- Preserve the political branch point and finish each chain separately.
Plan Kim and Cuno before the Tribunal
Recruiting Kim and recruiting Cuno depend on different consequences. Build Kim’s relationship for the route requiring his final presence, preserving a pre-Tribunal save for the alternative outcome. Good-cop, bad-cop and honourable responses also have separate counters; one memorable line is insufficient. When a check fails, assess whether its consequence serves your intended branch before automatically reloading for success.
- Check the intended companion outcome before finishing the Tribunal events.
Complete HARDCORE and clean up counters
After the first completion, enable HARDCORE from the menu and play the corresponding run. Checks are more demanding: use clothing, thoughts and skill points to improve useful opportunities while preserving medicine and money for daily obligations. Harry need not become a flawless detective; he must finish the case. Audit remaining trophies against suitable saves and distinguish base objectives from later photographic content.
- Maintain HARDCORE for the required run and use the appropriate branch saves.
Trophies to watch
Recruit Detective Kim Kitsuragi
Precinct 57's finest
Preserve the branch where Kim reaches the ending under the required conditions.
Recruit Detective Kuuno de Ruyter
Junior officer material
Prepare the alternative outcome before the Tribunal.
True Detective
Finish the game in HARDCORE mode
Finish a HARDCORE run rather than only an opening objective.
What body?
Solve the case without even inspecting the body
Preserve a no-inspection investigation from the beginning.
Frequently asked questions
Can one branch finish every political quest?
Political quests are alternatives. A save before choosing lets you explore different outcomes, each of which must be completed on its own branch.
Is ignoring the body near the ending enough?
No. What body? requires an investigation without inspection. If you examined it earlier, use a preceding save or a dedicated run.
Does every failed check ruin platinum?
No. Some failures open different developments. Preserve decisive branches and assess their effect on your target instead of reloading every conversation by default.
Sources
- What kind of detective to become in Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut coming to PS4 and PS5 In 2021
- PlayStationTrophies – trophy guide and roadmap
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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