PS4
The New Colossus platinum turns on Mein leben: a campaign without deaths, saves or checkpoints. It is not limited to the final boss and cannot be solved by backing up a save the mode never creates. Separate exploration, perks and collections from extreme-run preparation. Ordinary saves let you practise encounters at comparable difficulty before risking an entire one-life progression.
Base-game platinum roadmap for PS4. Additional trophy groups are distinguished from platinum requirements.
- Required difficulty: Mein leben is mandatory: one life, no saves or checkpoints.
- Missable trophies: Prepare some story actions before passing their scene.
- Online: The route is offline.
Finish a first campaign and prepare practice saves
A first completion unlocks Mein leben. During ordinary progression, save before risky arenas and study exits, armour and supplies. An accidental victory is not a repeatable strategy; practise until the encounter no longer depends on one lucky situation. Keep collection hunting outside the one-life run.
- Keep practice saves before the riskiest encounters.
Prepare actions tied to unique scenes
The list includes a wheelchair takedown, an audition action and a no-kill Panzerhund ride at sufficient difficulty. Check these before passing their scenes because district revisits are not full chapter selection. For the Panzerhund, completing the section does not prove the no-casualty restriction was preserved.
- Check scene-specific trophies before progressing.
Activate base side quests and collections
Speak to Eva’s Hammer characters before finishing related collections because side quests have individual conditions not proved by collected objects alone. Use districts for collection cleanup and the Enigma machine for relevant targets. Do not start a new campaign on the only exploration slot before checking what it preserves.
- Activate side quests and retain the exploration slot.
Finish perks and counters within one project
Max all perks needs the complete set, so practise unused techniques rather than only easy kills. Track one thousand helmets on the dedicated progression instead of assuming Mein leben attempts automatically contribute to another slot. Check fully upgraded weapons and all three Contraptions before the final audit.
- Check remaining perks and the counters’ save slot.
Start Mein leben only with a stable route
Select the mode from a new game after unlocking it. Death returns you to the beginning and no checkpoint can be restored, so jumps, fights and transitions all belong to the practised route. Avoid detours for items collected elsewhere and use cautious strategies in uncertain sections. DLC stories have additional Mein leben challenges separate from the base platinum.
- Preserve the one-life run without relying on nonexistent checkpoints.
Trophies to watch
Mein leben
Beat the game on "Mein leben" difficulty
Practise encounters before the full no-death run.
Max all perks
Max all Perks
Check every perk on the dedicated slot.
I'm Machine Enough
Beat the Panzerhund ride without killing anyone on "Bring 'em On!" difficulty or higher
Preserve the no-kill section at the required difficulty.
Crippled but Able
Perform a takedown while in the wheelchair
Perform the takedown while the wheelchair scene is available.
Frequently asked questions
Is replaying only the final boss on Mein leben enough?
No. The full campaign is required in the no-death, no-save mode.
Can I back up Mein leben checkpoints?
The mode does not create saves or checkpoints to use that way.
Are DLC Mein leben challenges required?
They are additional groups separate from the base-game platinum.
Sources
- PlayStation – New Colossus
- PowerPyx – New Colossus roadmap
- PlayStationTrophies – New Colossus roadmap
- Neoseeker – Mein leben and save planning
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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