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Herdling Platinum Guide: Calicorns and Herdcore (PS5)

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In Herdling, the herd is your most useful progress counter. The platinum requires every Calicorn and harness, a finish without losses and several chapter-specific tests. Slow down before the forest and glacier, but save your charges for the train chase. Keep the campaign save so you do not mix its collectibles with cleanup attempts.

Chapter route for herd care, collectibles and safety challenges.

  • Difficulty: No difficulty grade specified; leave immortality off for Herdcore
  • Collections: Twelve Calicorns and six harnesses
  • Missables: Chapter challenges and collections on one route
  • Online: No multiplayer trophies

Leave the city with three Calicorns and the cones standing

Tame three Calicorns in the first chapter. In the city, lead the herd with short calls to steer it away from the Careful Pedestrian traffic cones. For Road Rage, target cars where there are no cones or save the destruction for a separate attempt. Before the chapter transition, check your herd count; it is easier to correct now than to notice the gap in the mountains.

  • Take three Calicorns out of the city.
  • Leave all traffic cones standing.

Save blue-flower charges for the train

In Countryside, gather the herd before the blue-flower field, build up stampede energy and line up with the tunnel entrance. Aim for the opening as the train passes without spending all your boosts while still finding the right heading. Let one boost run its course before the next. After the tunnel, return to collecting; make sure you find both Countryside Calicorns on the campaign route.

  • Build up boosts and line up with the tunnel.
  • Check Maximum Zoomies as you cross.

Keep the herd together under cover in the forest

In Autumn Forest, look for the ducks and the first harness before leaving. For Stealthy, keep the Calicorns close while the bird patrols and move between shelters only when the whole herd can cross. Do not leave stragglers. If a Calicorn hangs over an edge, get close enough to rescue it. Close Call requires a successful rescue, while Herdcore requires keeping it alive.

  • Check for the first harness in the forest.
  • Move the whole herd through without a bird attack.

Use rest stops to heal and equip your Calicorns

Check the herd at rest stops. Heal injured animals and clean them before gathering them at the fire. For Highly Decorated, equip five different Calicorns with harnesses; Collector asks you to find all six pieces. In Mountain Range, look for the Calicorn by the statue with a harness. In Glacier Valley, check for the last harness after helping the bird. Track heals and pets as separate trophies.

  • Track the six harnesses.
  • Equip five different Calicorns.

Cross the glacier without falls and finish Herdcore

After finding the final Calicorn in Glacier Valley, take the wider crossings and regroup before each crevasse. For Walking on Thin Ice, a successful rescue is not the goal: aim for no falls at all. Keep the herd through Snowbound Pass for Herdcore with immortality off. If you missed a local challenge, check the New Game menu with an empty slot after finishing, and do not overwrite the campaign.

  • Cross the glacier without falls.
  • Finish the campaign without losing a Calicorn.

Trophies to watch

The Herd Is Gathered

Tame all Calicorns

Track all twelve Calicorns on one run and verify the count before each chapter change.

Herdcore

Reach the end without losing a Calicorn

Leave immortality off. Guide the whole herd through forest, glacier and Snowbound Pass without losing an animal.

Maximum Zoomies

Go through the tunnel right after the train

Use Countryside’s blue flowers and line the herd up with the tunnel before spending boosts.

Collector

Collect all harnesses

Track the six harnesses and look for the last one after the bird encounter in Glacier Valley.

Walking on Thin Ice

Have no Calicorns fall into a crevasse in the glacier

Regroup and take the widest crossings. Do not treat a Calicorn rescued after a fall as a no-falls crossing.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use immortality for Herdcore?

For the reliable route, leave it off from the start. The option protects your herd, but guides report that it can prevent Herdcore from unlocking.

Can I combine harnesses from different runs?

Aim for all six on one campaign. Cleanup guides do not confirm accumulation across separate saves.

Do I have to replay everything for Maximum Zoomies?

Try Countryside from an empty save slot if postgame chapter select is available. Retry the train there without touching the all-collectibles campaign.

Sources

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