The Sinking City 2 Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Use this complete The Sinking City 2 Trophy Guide & Roadmap to unlock every achievement. Master collectibles, missable trophies, and get the Platinum easily.

Welcome to The Sinking City 2 Trophy Guide. If you are looking to unlock every achievement and add a rare Platinum to your collection, this comprehensive roadmap will walk you through every step of your investigative journey through the flooded streets of the occult.

Estimated Trophy Difficulty3/10
Approximate Time to Platinum12–15 Hours
Offline Trophies23
Missable Trophies2 (Mycophile, Behind Every Crate Man…)
Glitched Trophies0
Minimum Playthroughs Required1.5 (1 Main Playthrough + Partial New Game+)
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The Sinking City 2 Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Step 1: First Playthrough (Investigations, Collectibles & Hospital Nightmares)

Start a New Game. Difficulty settings do not affect trophies, so feel free to set Combat to Sweet Dreams and Investigation to Breezy to speed up progress. Focus on completing all 5 side investigations, defeating the 3 optional Hospital Nightmares for Sterilizer, and gathering all single-playthrough collectibles.

  • Primary Collectibles: 10 Mushroom Jack Broadcasts (Mycophile) and 13 Emergency Relief Crates/Activators (Behind Every Crate Man…).
  • Store up all Dream Essence gathered from evidence combinations and crates; do not waste it on additional slots, as you need it to unlock talents.

Step 2: Eldritch Rewards & Cleanup

Upon finishing the main story, navigate to Extras ⋗ Eldritch Rewards ⋗ Gameplay to unlock Expert Talents via bonus menu unlocks.

Step 3: Partial New Game+ (Ex Oblivione & Talent Master)

Launch New Game+ (Ex Oblivione). Gather the remaining Dream Essence needed to acquire every Talent (What Dreams Are Made Of). Additionally, pick up the 8 NG+-exclusive writings required for From Oblivion.

Story Progression & Main Objectives

These achievements unlock naturally as you progress through the main campaign and complete primary story chapters.

Welcome To Arkham!
Welcome To Arkham!
PS / XBOX / PC Reach Miskatonic University.

Story-related. Unlocks naturally as you progress through the opening chapter.

Soulmates
Soulmates
PS / XBOX / PC Perform the ritual.

Story-related.

Bodysnatchers
Bodysnatchers
PS / XBOX / PC Discharge yourself from Akeley Memorial.

Story-related.

Bigger Fish To Fry
Bigger Fish To Fry
PS / XBOX / PC Survive the Arkham Fish Market.

Story-related.

Timeless Dawn
Timeless Dawn
PS / XBOX / PC Awaken.

Story-related; completes the main campaign.

Weapons & Equipment

Trophies earned by acquiring weapons and gear during story progression and exploration.

Out Of Your Shell
Out Of Your Shell
PS / XBOX / PC Obtain the shotgun.

Unlocked automatically when picking up the shotgun during main story progression.

Fast Friends
Fast Friends
PS / XBOX / PC Obtain the submachine gun.

Story-related weapon pickup.

We Aim To Please
We Aim To Please
PS / XBOX / PC Obtain the rifle.

Story-related weapon pickup.

A Blast From The Past
A Blast From The Past
PS / XBOX / PC Obtain the grenade launcher.

Located inside the Crew Cabin (2F) of the Wrecked Ship (Linguist’s Folly).

Investigations & Side Puzzles

Achievements unlocked by solving side investigations, cracking safes, and uncovering specific location secrets.

The Inheritance
The Inheritance
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the wall safe.

Complete side investigation A New Day in the apartment building. Open the wall safe in Apartment 5 (2F) using the code 1908.

The Other Gods
The Other Gods
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the church mystery.

Complete side investigation The Wake-Up Call. Grab the Star Key near the floodgate padlock, open the Bell Room (2F) in the church to retrieve the Trident, and align the obelisk symbols top-to-bottom: Snake, X, Arrowhead, U.

The Red Press
The Red Press
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the cursed press.

Complete side investigation A Sight For Sore Eyes. Collect Printing Plates A, B, and C. Insert them into the printing press on the 2F secret office and press the buttons in order: Top Right, Middle, Middle Right, Bottom Left.

The Siren's Call
The Siren’s Call
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the alluring song.

Complete side investigation in Devil’s Reef Hotel. Push the dresser on 3F to access the hidden room and open the safe using code 2137.

The Whisperers
The Whisperers
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the machine connected to the brains.

Located in Akeley Hospital. Access the wireless room via the medical records room and input 13, 05, 36 into the brain console.

The Vault
The Vault
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the locked storage.

Solve the side investigation associated with the locked warehouse storage vault.

The Drowned
The Drowned
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the mysterious locker.

Solve the side investigation involving the flooded locker area.

The Damned
The Damned
PS / XBOX / PC Investigate the sixteen punishments.

Solve the side investigation regarding the sixteen punishments puzzle.

Combat & Encounters

Trophies earned by overcoming specific hostile encounters and hospital threats.

Sterilizer
Sterilizer
PS / XBOX / PC Defeat three nightmares in the hospital.

Defeat the three optional Nightmare encounters located in the Akeley Memorial Hospital area (Inner Yard 1F, Maintenance Room -1F, and during the Escape Onslaught).

Collectibles, Missables & New Game+

Trophies requiring thorough world exploration, missable collection tracking, talent maxing, and New Game+ progression.

Mycophile
Mycophile
PS / XBOX / PC Listen to every Mushroom Jack broadcast in one playthrough.

Missable. Tune in to all 10 Mushroom Jack audio broadcasts scattered across Arkham in a single playthrough.

Behind Every Crate Man…
Behind Every Crate Man…
PS / XBOX / PC Unlock every Emergency Relief Crate in one playthrough (excluding DLC).

Missable. Locate all 13 Activator Pens and open all 13 Emergency Relief Crates across the game world during a single playthrough.

What Dreams Are Made Of
What Dreams Are Made Of
PS / XBOX / PC Obtain all Talents.

Purchase all 6 Basic, 6 Intermediate, 6 Advanced, and 4 Expert Talents. You will need to start New Game+ to accumulate sufficient Dream Essence for all unlocks.

From Oblivion
From Oblivion
PS / XBOX / PC Read all the writings that weren’t there before.

Collect all 8 exclusive Ex Oblivione documents scattered throughout the world during your New Game+ playthrough.

Platinum / Mastery

The ultimate completion achievement.

For Her
For Her
PS / XBOX / PC Unlock all trophies.

Unlocks automatically after obtaining all other 22 trophies in the game.


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