PS5
Oblivion Remastered concentrates its platinum in Cyrodiil’s major questlines. Every cave and minor errand is unnecessary; the Arena, Dark Brotherhood and three main guilds define much of the route alongside the main story. The risk is confusing free exploration with replayable quests. After a concluding choice, an autosave may already be too late to correct a mistake. Keep manual saves before important assignments, especially the Thieves Guild’s final heist.
2025 PS5 remaster. Shivering Isles is included, but its trophies belong to an additional group.
- Required difficulty: High difficulty is not required.
- Missable trophies: The final Thieves Guild heist warrants a save before the attempt.
- Online: All base requirements are offline.
Choose a character without platinum restrictions
Race, birthsign and class do not impose one trophy-specific choice. Select a setup that supports comfortable exploration and quest progression. Keep a save before leaving the tutorial if reviewing the build, rather than assume another guide’s different combination makes restarting necessary.
- Choose the build for your route, not a false trophy restriction.
Use the Arena as an early complete project
The Arena is a separate chain that introduces combat and rewards. Finishing it before spreading attention across guilds makes progression clearer. Record its final rank before moving on rather than assume many fights automatically conclude the whole activity.
- Verify the final Arena title before moving to guilds.
Progress through guild questlines
For Mages, Fighters and the Dark Brotherhood, follow the active journal quest and record promotions. Joining several groups does not require constantly alternating them. Finishing one chain at a time distinguishes a missing contact from an objective waiting on a different time or location.
- Check promotion and the next assignment before switching chains.
Protect The Ultimate Heist
Before the final Thieves Guild heist, create a separate manual save. Stealing the Elder Scroll must succeed; failure can prevent the chain’s conclusion. Save at safe points during the assignment and inspect the actual objective before proceeding beyond a situation that appears compromised.
- Keep the earlier save until Guildmaster is recorded.
Finish the story and separate Shivering Isles
After the questlines, inspect main-story progress and finish outstanding missions for Champion of Cyrodiil. World exploration remains available, but does not freely restart closed quests. For the additional 100%, treat Shivering Isles as a separate project with saves before mutually exclusive choices.
- Filter the base group before pursuing Shivering Isles objectives.
Trophies to watch
Guildmaster, Thieves Guild
Completed the Thieves Guild Questline
Keep a save before The Ultimate Heist and verify a successful Elder Scroll theft.
Arch-Mage, Mages Guild
Completed the Mages Guild Questline
Follow the Mages questline to its conclusion, distinguishing recommendations from the final rank.
Master, Fighters Guild
Completed the Fighters Guild Questline
Check the Fighters Guild conclusion, not merely assignment totals.
Frequently asked questions
Did the PS3 version have this list?
No. This roadmap concerns the 2025 PS5 remaster; the PS3 original did not offer this trophy list.
Must I finish Shivering Isles for platinum?
No. It is included with the game, but its objectives belong to an additional group.
Can I freely replay a failed quest?
Post-story exploration is not mission selection. Use an earlier save for questline mistakes.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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