PS4 / PS5
Every trophy comes from campaign objectives. Do not stop at the main game’s boss: four endings remain in the episode menu. Level Select lets you focus on the sections that award trophies.
Bethesda’s enhanced 2023 release, with 14 trophies on PS4 and PS5. The first Quake has a separate route.
- Difficulty: Easy is enough for every trophy.
- Platforms: PS4 and PS5, each with 14 trophies.
- Content: Main campaign and four included episodes; no multiplayer requirement.
Open the main campaign and work through units
Start at Base and work through the communications and depot objectives toward the reactor and final encounter. Units are groups of maps, so reaching a level screen does not complete the group. Use the compass in the item wheel when the next objective is unclear and save at safe points before major fights.
- Check all nine main campaign trophies before switching episodes.
Reach Temple of the Creator
For the full route, play Call of the Machine and retrieve the data discs from its branches before the temple. For trophy cleanup, Level Select can start Temple of the Creator directly. Finish the Strogg Creator encounter too; entering the temple alone does not complete the objective.
- Check Disc Collector once you return to the menu after the ending.
Finish The Reckoning’s moon base
Select The Reckoning from the menu; the main campaign’s objectives do not count in this expansion. For trophy cleanup, start at the Moon unit. Cross Cargo Bay, continue through Command Center and complete the fleet objective. Keep a save in case you need to retry the ending.
- Check Destroy the Moon Base before leaving the episode.
Take out Ground Zero’s final weapon
Open Ground Zero on a comfortable difficulty. Its trophy comes from the ending in the Boss unit, Widow’s Lair. If using Level Select, check that you are not in the main game menu. Play through the completion result; defeating an enemy early in the section is not the same as destroying the Gravity Well.
- Verify Anti-Gravity and keep this episode separate from The Reckoning.
Finish the Quake II 64 alternate route
Quake II 64 is its own episode. If you are cleaning up, start at Command Core and play both Descent to Core and the finale. When the Guardians are down, check all four episode trophies against your list; just one unfinished campaign can hold up Platinum.
- Return to the selector and check which campaign owns any missing trophy.
Trophies to watch
Assassinate the Makron
Quake II: Neutralize Strogg leader's communication system.
Take the main campaign to its last unit and finish the Makron encounter.
Disc Collector
Call of the Machine: Collect all six Data Discs, and defeat the Strogg Creator.
If you have already played the branches, resume cleanup at Temple of the Creator.
Destroy the Moon Base
The Reckoning: Infiltrate the Strogg Moon Base, and destroy the fleet.
In The Reckoning, start at Moon and finish Cargo Bay and Command Center.
Anti-Gravity
Ground Zero: Find and eliminate the Strogg's great weapon, the Gravity Well.
Check that the menu shows Ground Zero before launching Widow’s Lair.
Shut Down the Core
Quake II 64: Enter an alternate timeline, and destroy the Guardians.
Open Quake II 64 and finish both Command Core unit maps.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Level Select?
Yes. It opens trophy-linked units and lets you reach the episode finales without replaying the whole collection.
Do I need Nightmare like in the first Quake?
No. Every trophy in this set is tied to a campaign objective that can be completed on Easy.
Are there missable collectibles?
No. Call of the Machine’s discs are an episode objective, not a separate collection spread across the five campaigns.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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