PS5
MIO: Memories in Orbit builds its platinum around exploration and movement. The first story ending does not exhaust the objectives, and the same save can support further progress. Organise your collection by category, separating unnamed components, equippable modifiers and upgrades that must actually be purchased. That distinction prevents a well-explored map from being mistaken for a complete inventory and makes return trips through previously visited areas much more useful.
Base-game platinum roadmap covering priority objectives, cleanup and verified requirements.
- Difficulty: Combat and movement trials; the list has no speedrun condition.
- Missable trophies: Progress continues after the first ending.
- Online: Single-player experience with no cooperative trophies.
Open connections before final cleanup
Early on, prioritise repairing the Nexus and obtaining movement abilities that open new barriers. Record inaccessible rooms together with the obstacle type rather than repeatedly attempting jumps without the right tool. After gaining an ability, revisit the passages that specifically needed it. This supplies useful upgrades while building a more efficient route network for the eventual complete sweep of the map.
- Mark blocked entrances and update the note when the relevant movement unlocks.
Separate collection categories
Track modifiers, Coating Components and old cores independently. Components and cores are not always easy to distinguish through unique inventory names, so recording the area and room is more useful than keeping only a total. Fully Modded, Fully Shielded and The Collector check different collections. When one item remains, compare the appropriate category with the map instead of repeating every route indiscriminately; an apparently completed room may still hide another exit.
- Keep separate columns for category, location and confirmed collection.
Complete Mel’s network
Do not assume Mel’s first shop inventory is the final catalogue. Finding the minions and resolving their associated objectives expands what becomes available. Out Of Stock requires purchases, so discovering an item without buying it does not complete the condition. Keep resources for missing stock and revisit Mel after events involving the minions, including the final expansion of available goods.
- Recheck the shop after rescuing minions and purchase newly available stock.
Approach the Crucible with a purpose
The Crucible is both a precision challenge and a step in advanced progression, rather than just a room to enter for its introductory trophy. Bring a familiar setup and use early attempts to learn timing, hazardous surfaces and restart points. Simplify any configuration that distracts you or changes movement beyond your comfort level. Completing meaningful progression here also supports remaining exploration instead of turning repeated attempts into an isolated task.
- Check abilities and modifiers before attempting the longer sequences.
Continue beyond the first ending
Now We Can Go On and Welcome Home are different milestones. Keep your save after the initial ending and complete the later progression involving the Crucible and access to the journey beyond it. Check Fully Upgraded before considering the roadmap finished: collecting materials is not always the same as applying an upgrade. A final comparison between inventory, Mel’s purchases and the trophy screen reveals which system still needs attention.
- Confirm the later ending, complete purchases and applied upgrades.
Trophies to watch
Fully Modded
Find every modifier
Compare owned modifiers with explored routes; do not combine their count with Coating Components.
Fully Shielded
Find every Coating Components
Record each component’s location because individual entries can be hard to distinguish afterwards.
Out Of Stock
Buy every item from Mel
Rescue Mel’s minions, check shop expansions and actually purchase every item.
Welcome Home
Reach the Promised Land
Continue after the first ending and complete the advanced progression involving the Crucible.
Frequently asked questions
Must I restart after the first ending?
No. You can continue the same save for collection cleanup and the route to the later conclusion.
Does exploring the whole map unlock Fully Upgraded?
Not automatically. Check purchases and applied upgrades as well as items merely found during exploration.
Why does Mel still have limited stock?
Stock also depends on rescued minions and their associated events. Return to the merchant after progressing those activities.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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