PS5
The Sinking City Remastered platinum centres on Charles Reed’s decisions. Distinguish the native PS5 product from the old PS4 edition: the remaster update is not a guaranteed second platinum for someone who completed that PS5 list already. This route follows the verified PS5 requirements with pre-choice saves and optional-action checks. A case decision can prevent its alternative trophy without an earlier save.
Base-game roadmap for PS5. Individual stack requirements remain available on the game page.
- Required difficulty: No specific high difficulty is required.
- Missable trophies: Many case decisions and interactions require a save before the branch.
- Online: Requirements are offline single player.
Identify the product and trophy list first
Inspect the installed version’s list before starting; a changed commercial title does not prove a new stack exists. Frogwares distinguishes the PS5 update from old PS4 purchases. If you already owned the PS5 game, compare earned trophies before planning another platinum; you may be continuing the same collection.
- Check the installed version and stack before assuming the remaster adds a platinum.
Save before concluding cases
Key case conclusions can award alternative outcomes. Make a labelled manual save before submitting a solution, then check the resulting trophy. Reload that point for the opposing decision; continuing the story does not turn one definitive outcome into both alternatives. Avoid immediately overwriting the useful slot for an unrelated action.
- Keep a save before submitting a case solution.
Perform optional interactions while characters remain available
The Imperial Wizard’s magic trick is a particular interaction, not an automatic reward for meeting him. Check remaining dialogue and the trophy context before ending the conversation. Apply the same care to rituals, crimes and family agreements; record the action and who still enables it. Endgame cleanup cannot always restore dead contacts or concluded cases.
- Check dialogue options before closing a unique interaction.
Separate combat conditions from investigation choices
Dodge This and specific-kill trophies are not general elimination counters. Read their encounter context, prepare suitable resources and preserve a pre-fight save where possible. Investigation goals instead depend on clues, deductions and the final response; collecting all evidence does not automatically select the trophy-related outcome for you.
- Associate each requirement with its action rather than just case completion.
Use a preserved point for all three endings
I’m Out of Here, The Stars are Right and Leap of Faith represent three different conclusions. Keep a useful pre-ending save, finish one outcome through its trophy registration, then reload for the next. Audit remaining PS5 interactions and branches afterward rather than copying an old PS4 checklist with different entries. These outcomes do not require another PlayStation account.
- Keep the pre-ending save and verify the three separate outcomes.
Trophies to watch
It's a Kind of Magic
Ask the Imperial Wizard to show you a magic trick.
Request the trick during the relevant conversation before closing that interaction.
I'm Out of Here
Leave the city and the world to their fate.
Keep a pre-ending save for the other two outcomes.
Leap of Faith
Restart the Cycle.
Finish the outcome through registration, then compare the other ending trophies.
Frequently asked questions
Does the remaster guarantee another platinum for existing PS5 owners?
No. A renamed update does not establish a new stack. Compare the PS5 list identity and existing profile trophies before treating it as another collection.
Does an old PS4 purchase always qualify for the free update?
Official support distinguishes the PS4 product from the native PS5 version receiving the update. Check your owned Store product rather than assuming identical entitlements.
Can every decision be seen without earlier saves?
Cases can close options and remove characters. Keep pre-branch saves for alternate outcomes; moving freely around the city does not undo a completed decision.
Sources
- Frogwares – Remastered PS5 update and PS4 entitlement distinction
- The Sinking City – Original case and ending reference; compare the PS5 list
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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