The list at a glance
| Type | How many | What they are |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum | 1 | The Planet's Hope: everything else |
| Gold | 1 | 7-Star Hotel: all 88 of Johnny's items |
| Silver | 5 | Hard mode complete, all simulator challenges, all materia developed, 60 Johnny items, Gilgamesh |
| Bronze | 54 | The 14 chapters, the systems tutorials, the six protorelics, the minigames, world intel and quest milestones |
The road
Playthrough one: Dynamic, play everything you pass
Story, side quests as they open, towers and crystals in each region. Do not chase high scores. Chapter 12 is where you finish the regions; chapter 14 unlocks chapter select and hard mode.
Chapter select: the completion sweep
Go back for what is missing: the remaining intel, the 36 quests, the summons, Gilgamesh, the minigame scores, Johnny's items. Everything carries between chapters and playthroughs.
Playthrough two: Hard, by chapter select
Of Hardy Stock is every chapter on Hard. Play them in any order; the manuscripts from hard-mode bosses finish the folios and the Well-Rounded trophy.
The simulator: Brutal and Legendary
Virtually Renowned is every Chadley challenge, including the Brutal and Legendary sets that open late. This is the hardest part of the platinum and the reason it is rated a 7.5, not a 4.
What is not required
- Opening every cache, repairing every chocobo stop, reading every manuscript: none of it has a trophy.
- Level 70 on everyone: Grind It Out is one character.
- Every Queen's Blood card: the trophies are a rank-up and the tournament.
- A third playthrough: Hard is the second, and chapter select means it is not even a full one.
Still to verify
Cross-checked on 16 September 2026 against the guides of PowerPyx and Push Square. What is still unverified is the only thing reading cannot settle — nobody here has played it.