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The Steam and PSN versions have achievements and trophies respectively. They seem to be the same in both versions. The following is a list of trophies, with the secret ones on the bottom of the list.

There are 32 trophies, total. A huge chunk of these you can get by playing the game as normal, without going out of your way, and the rest aren’t huge trouble. So, this isn’t a bad game for farming trophies.

Binary Star (Platinum)
Obtain all trophies.

Start of a Legend (Bronze)
Clear HELLO ABYSS.
This would be the Riko-oriented mode which was optional as of version 1.0.3.

Red Whistle (Bronze)
Become a Red Whistle.
You know how some games award you a trophy just for showing up? Here’s the one for this game.

Blue Whistle (Bronze)
Become a Blue Whistle.

Moon Whistle (Bronze)
Become a Moon Whistle.

Black Whistle (Bronze)
Become a Black Whistle.

Last Dive (Silver)
Clear DEEP IN ABYSS.
This is for beating the game.

The Edge of the Abyss (Bronze)
Reach the first layer for the first time.
This can be considered a second “showing up” trophy.

Forest of Temptation (Bronze)
Reach the second layer for the first time.

The Great Fault (Silver)
Reach the third layer for the first time.

Goblets of Giants (Silver)
Reach the fourth layer for the first time.

Sea of Corpses (Gold)
Reach the fifth layer for the first time.

Abyss Master (Gold)
Visit over 40 stages.
A stage would be an area that the layers are divided into. Waterfall Gondola is an example of a stage that’s in the first layer. I counted 47 stages, total. If you’ve been playing the game as normal, then near the end, you should be most of the way there. An unvisited stage is noted as “???” on the map screen. Faded gates indicate entrances to unvisited stages on maps that connect to them.

Cave Raider Chef (Bronze)
Cook a dish for the first time.

Cave Raider Craftsman (Bronze)
Craft something for the first time.

Cave Raider Investigator-in-Training (Bronze)
Collected Information with the Monocular for the first time.

First Step (Bronze)
Obtained Relic for the first time.

Tier 4 Relic (Bronze)
Collected 10 Relics.

Tier 3 Relic (Bronze)
Collected 50 Relics.

Tier 2 Relic (Silver)
Collected 100 Relics.

Tier 1 Relic (Gold)
Collected 200 Relics.

Trainee Cave Raider (Bronze)
Learn a new skill for the first time.
By now, you’ve probably noticed that most of these are trivially simple to get.

Full-Fledged Cave Raider (Bronze)
Unlocked 10 Skills.

Artisan Cave Raider (Silver)
Unlocked 30 Skills.

Netherworld Star (Gold)
Unlocked 50 Skills.
The earliest you can pull this off is as a Moon Whistle at level 51, but if you go for it at Moon Whistle, as you may be spending points on skills that you might not prefer. It’s better to wait for Black Whistle or White Whistle, and develop skills that you might prefer to have sooner.

Trials of the Abyss (Bronze)
Be affected by ascension strains.

Completely Cursed (Silver)
Suffer the 1st to 5th layer’s strains.
If you’ve lost track of which layer’s strains Aki has taken, just go through the five layers in this game, one at a time, and trigger them. You can climb, walk up slopes, or simply rapidly jump in place.

There are 5 secret trophies. If you’re not sure what trophy you’re missing, it’s probably one of these.

White Whistle (Silver)
Become a White Whistle.
What’s that? You’ve become a legendary cave raider? Silver trophy!

Connected by the Abyss (Silver)
Clear Riko’s episode.
This refers to a questline involving Riko in the 4th layer, covered in the Moon Whistle Part 2 part of this guide.

Not Yet, Not Now… (Silver)
Clear Reg’s episode.
This questline become available in the Goblets of Giants in the 4th layer, after becoming a White Whistle.

My Own White Whistle… (Gold)
Defeat Detchuanga.
This optional boss is available in Sandy Ice Area 1 in the 5th layer in the post-game after obtaining a White Whistle.

Nnaaa… (Silver)
Receive Nanachi’s best dish review.
Sometimes, Nanachi asks for something to eat. Hamashirama Pot gets the best reaction out of her. You get the recipe for Hamashirama Pot for clearing a quest that’s available from Laffi when you’re a Black Whistle.

Other Random Things

Scanning the Sakawatari
The Sakawatari is probably the most challenging Notebook scan. It’s a huge bird located in Twin Falls in the first layer, and you can scan it after you get the Telescope, which is available after you get the Moon Whistle. It’s recommended that you bring a few ropes, some food that restores blue energy from climbing, and a supply of torches and/or smoke signals.

The Sakawatari can only be scanned from atop one of two pillars in Twin Falls, which takes some time to get to, and takes a lot of climbing. If it takes you a while to get atop one of the pillars, small primeval creatures will start to spawn in, and might interrupt you while scanning. If this is a problem, either light a torch or a smoke signal, and put it on the ground. If a torch, the small birds will be drawn to the light, and will leave you alone (unless you’re still holding it). The smoke signals are even better for driving away the small birds, as they’ll drive them away, allowing you to scan the Sakawatari undisturbed.

The Sakawatari flies in a large circle, and spends much of the time outside the range of even the 10x setting. But if you attempt to scan while keeping it in sight with your Telescope, you’ll start scanning when it comes into range, and as you continue scanning, you can get its Notebook entry before it leaves range.

As far as Notebook entries go, it’s pretty cool, and one that the game makes you earn.

The Patchwork Hat
I mention this, not because it’s a great item, but because many players are likely unaware that this item exists. You know how Shiggy gives you quests to either slay specific primeval creatures or show him relics? The Patchwork Hat is your prize for completing all these quests. I think many players just quit these quests at the one that has you slay an End Jumper, either because they don’t know what an End Jumper is, or because they are located on a cliff in the third layer, where the endeavor could be dangerous by reason of Madokajacks. By the time you reach the 5th layer, you’ll be able to finish up each of these quests.

As for the Patchwork Hat, it’s terrible. Sure, it’s not heavy, but its defense is low, and it doesn’t have a light, but you can put 3 equips on it. It’s largely just a trophy item to keep in the chest. But you can equip it if you want to, and you’ll have earned it.