PS4
Hollow Knight trophy guide for PS4, with Guerranera's video, a step-by-step roadmap and a trophy checklist. PS4 lists. This video does not cover Silksong or the later PS5 edition.
PS4 lists. This video does not cover Silksong or the later PS5 edition.
Video chapters
- 00:00 · Beginning
- 02:20 · Map
- 03:09 · Invincibility bug
- 03:23 · What to complete for 100%
- 04:06 · All Soul Vessels
- 05:42 · Nail Arts
- 06:05 · Nailsmith upgrades
- 06:48 · All charms
- 07:16 · Hunter's Mark and journal
- 09:06 · Skills for progression
- 10:20 · Pantheon of Hallownest
- 11:57 · Passing of the Age
- 12:52 · Trial of the Fool
- 13:44 · Grimm Troupe conclusion
- 14:06 · Essence and the Seer
- 14:57 · Mask shards
- 15:20 · Solace
- 16:25 · Grubs
- 17:28 · Stag Stations and Nest
- 20:00 · Ending
Maps and exploration
Organise exploration by area and check your maps. Cartographer requires a map of every area. The completion overview starts at 03:23; distinguish it from the final 112% requirement.
- Cartographer · Acquire a map of each area
- Pure Completion · Achieve 112% game completion and finish the game.
Vessels, charms and masks
Complete all three collections: vessel fragments, charms and mask shards. Blessed also requires Salubra's blessing. Charms have a separate chapter at 06:48, and masks at 14:57.
- Blessed · Acquire all Charms and receive Salubra’s blessing
- Masked · Acquire all Mask Shards
- Worldsoul · Acquire all Vessel Fragments
Journal and Hunter's Mark
Recording creatures in the journal and receiving the Hunter's Mark are different requirements. Use the journal chapter to check missing entries, then verify both trophies.
- Keen Hunter · Record all of Hallownest’s creatures in the Hunter’s Journal
- True Hunter · Receive the Hunter’s Mark
Pantheons and the Colosseum
Embrace the Void concerns reaching the top of the Pantheon of Hallownest. Soul & Shade concerns the Pantheon of the Knight. Fool requires the Trial of the Fool, discussed at 12:52. Schedule these separate challenges independently.
- Fool · Complete the Trial of the Fool
- Soul & Shade · Complete the Pantheon of the Knight
- Embrace the Void · Ascend the Pantheon of Hallownest and take your place at its peak
Finish character stories and remaining collections
Check Passing of the Age, the Grimm Troupe conclusion and Essence: Ascension requires 2,400 Essence and the Seer's final words. Later chapters cover Solace, all grubs, and all Stag Stations with the Stag Nest.
- Hope · Open all of Hallownest’s Stag Stations and discover the Stag Nest
- Metamorphosis · Rescue all of the imprisoned grubs
- Ascension · Collect 2400 Essence and hear the Seer’s final words
- Solace · Bring peace to the Grey Mourner
- Nightmare’s End · Complete the tale of the Grimm Troupe
- Passing of the Age · Aid the Herald in moving on
- Heart of Hallownest · Acquire all other trophies
Source and scope
Editorial roadmap accompanying Guerranera's video, based on the author's published description and references and checked against the trophy archive. It is not a full transcript of the narration.
- The video mentions an invincibility bug; this summary does not assume it still works on current versions.
- The video chapter mentions 100%, while the archive's Pure Completion requirement is 112% and finishing the game.
- Vessel fragments
- All charms
- Passing of the Age
- Grimm Troupe conclusion
- Ascension
- Mask shards
- Solace
- Grubs
- Stag Stations and Nest
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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