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Roadmap

• Estimated trophy difficulty: 3/10
• Approximate amount of time to platinum: 7-9 Hours
• Offline Trophies: 21 (1, 7, 9, 4)
• Online Trophies: 0
• Hardest Trophies:  Stay on Target
• Number of missable trophies: 0 (Nothing is really missable, you can revisit all areas)
• Glitched trophies: 0
• Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
• Minimum Playthroughs: 1 + Replay a single mission
• PS4/PS5 Crossbuy: No – PS5 Exclusive
• Free-Roam / Chapter Select after Story?: Yes – you can replay Tales and revisit areas after completing the main story.
• Release Date: February 22, 2023

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STEP 1: Complete the game without dying, misc Trophies, save all Passengers & defeat Belial + Credits last message

For your first playthrough I recommend that you save all Passengers, destroy all 12 Gargoyles, get x10 score multiplier and defeat the final boss. In order to unlock one of the credits trophies, you need to defeat the final boss before a timer runs out, shoot 70% words of the credits appearing and not skipping the final credits section.

If you miss any misc trophies, you have two more playhthorughs to unlock them.

How to save all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Shoot the switch on the longest pipe first, then the next two after a couple of seconds – you need to time the 3 pipes filling with water at the same time to stop the waterflow. The will light constant green when done correctly. Repeat for both machines.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. Use the UV Light (the weapon crate will spawn close to the tracks if you don’t have it in hand) to light on the figures with a rope in hand – shoot them while shining a light on them. DON’T shoot the figures holding torches. When you reach the next track, you want to go left. Dont shoot the gate arrow to change tracks before you have saved the Passenger. When you shoot the 2nd figure holding a rope, the Passenger will be freed.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. Use the Flare Gun to destroy the 2 wooden beams to right (destroying these first are crucial), next you want to destroy the beams holding the caage itself – this will save the Passenger and prevent them from dying.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. In order to save the Passenger, you need to hit the fuse boxes that are connected to the pipes connected on your top right – that will remove a sawblade near the Passenger. Next you need to hit the fuse box that opens the boom gate so you can proceed. Repeat 3 times to save the Passengers.

Trophies earned:

• Mayden Voyage Survivor
• Into the Ship’s Heart Survivor
• Abandon All Hope Survivor
• Burning Trials Survivor
• Ancient Temple Survivor
• Into the Abyss Survivor
• Enjoy your Stay Survivor
• Panopticon Survivor
• Welcome to Inferno Survivor
• Frozen Hell Survivor
• The Destroyer of Gargoyles
• Death to all Gargoyles
• The Collector
• Gunslinger
• The Saviour
• God Mode
• A Moment of Hope

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STEP 2: Abandon all Passengers and let Belial defeat you + Credits Belial’s comment

Go through the game again, but this time you want to abandon all Passengers and let the timer run out during the final fight. During the credits you ant to shoot 70% of the credits and don’t skip the last part, in order to unlock the other credits Trophy which is listening to Belial’s final comment.

How to kill all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Simply wait until the cage fills with water to kill the Passenger.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. Use the UV Light (the weapon crate will spawn close to the tracks if you don’t have it in hand) to light on the figures with a torch in hand – shoot them while shining a light on them. This will make them drop the torches and eventually kill the Passenger.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. Use the Flare Gun to destroy the beams holding the cage to kill the Passenger. DON’T shoot the 2 beams to the right.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. Simply do nothing and wait for the sawblades to kill the Passenger, then proceed normally through the section.

Trophies earned:

• The Monster
• Eternal Damnation

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STEP 3: Kill all Passengers

Your last trophy will be to kill all Passengers. Play up until Level 9, kill the last Passenger to unlock the trophy and your Platinum. Congratulations! You survived the nightmare.

How to abandon all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Quickly shoot the locks in front of you to open the door and end the level – you need to abandon the Passenger before the cage fills with water and kills him.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. There will be a series of 2 gates that switches the tracks, shoot both gates to go right both times – this way you abandon the Passenger.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. You need to hit all 3 symbols on first rotation to proceed with the level and abandon the Passenger, If you fail to do so, the Passenger will die instead – restart checkpoint and try again.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. In order to abandon the Passenger, you need to hit the fuse boxes that are connected to the pipes connected on your top right – that will remove a sawblade near the Passenger. Next you need to hit the fuse box that opens the boom gate so you can proceed. Remove to of the sawblades and quickly open the last boom gates to abandon the Passenger. If you’re to slow the final sawblade will kill him instead.

Trophies earned:

• The Uncaring
• Final Nightmare

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Trophy Guide

Earn all other trophies in The Dark Pictures Switchback VR to unlock the Platinum.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

Automatic story-related trophy, cannot be missed.

See Death to all Gargoyles.

There is a total of 12 marked gargoyles to destroy in Switchback VR. There’s one located in each of the 10 levels and two located in the credits. Shoot the gargoyles once to destroy them.

The gargoyles carry over between all playthroughs and replays, so don’t worry if you miss one during your first playthrough.

There is a total of 10 weapons to collect in the game.

Weapons:

• Uzi
• Grenade Launcher
• Magnum
• UV Light
• Machine Gun
• Flare Gun
• Upgraded Pistol
• Shotgun
• Stun Gun
• Belial’s Gun

The Grenade Launcher from Level 2 can be missed if you don’t pay attention. If you don’t have the trophy by the end of the game, check Level 2 first for the Grenade Launcher. All other weapons will most likely come naturally, they are quite hard to miss.

You increase your score multiplier by hitting objects with a yellow marker on them. Destroying normal object and killing enemies prevents the multiplier from going down.

I recommend that you attempt this trophy on Level 7, 8 or 9. Each level has A LOT of destructibles. Level 7 is by far the easiest and can be done in about 5 minutes.

There’s a total of 4 Passengers in the game. They are located in Level 2, 5, 7 and 9. No matter if ypu want to save, kill or abandon all Passengers, if you fail to achieve the desired outcome, quickly pause the game and restart last checkpoint.

How to save all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Shoot the switch on the longest pipe first, then the next two after a couple of seconds – you need to time the 3 pipes filling with water at the same time to stop the waterflow. The will light constant green when done correctly. Repeat for both machines.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. Use the UV Light (the weapon crate will spawn close to the tracks if you don’t have it in hand) to light on the figures with a rope in hand – shoot them while shining a light on them. DON’T shoot the figures holding torches. When you reach the next track, you want to go left. Dont shoot the gate arrow to change tracks before you have saved the Passenger. When you shoot the 2nd figure holding a rope, the Passenger will be freed.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. Use the Flare Gun to destroy the 2 wooden beams to right (destroying these first are crucial), next you want to destroy the beams holding the caage itself – this will save the Passenger and prevent them from dying.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. In order to save the Passenger, you need to hit the fuse boxes that are connected to the pipes connected on your top right – that will remove a sawblade near the Passenger. Next you need to hit the fuse box that opens the boom gate so you can proceed. Repeat 3 times to save the Passenger. The series of pipes get more and more complex, but just take your time and make sure to hit the correct ones.

The trophy unlocks after surviving and leaving the area.

There’s a total of 4 Passengers in the game. They are located in Level 2, 5, 7 and 9. No matter if ypu want to save, kill or abandon all Passengers, if you fail to achieve the desired outcome, quickly pause the game and restart last checkpoint.

How to kill all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Simply wait until the cage fills with water to kill the Passenger.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. Use the UV Light (the weapon crate will spawn close to the tracks if you don’t have it in hand) to light on the figures with a torch in hand – shoot them while shining a light on them. This will make them drop the torches and eventually kill the Passenger.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. Use the Flare Gun to destroy the beams holding the cage to kill the Passenger. DON’T shoot the 2 beams to the right.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. Simply do nothing and wait for the sawblades to kill the Passenger, then proceed normally through the section.

The trophy unlocks after surviving and leaving the area.

There’s a total of 4 Passengers in the game. They are located in Level 2, 5, 7 and 9. No matter if ypu want to save, kill or abandon all Passengers, if you fail to achieve the desired outcome, quickly pause the game and restart last checkpoint.

How to abandon all Passengers:

• Passenger 1

During the end of Level 2 you will enter a room with a machine on each side with 3 tubes each, along with the Passenger hanging in a cage above you. Quickly shoot the locks in front of you to open the door and end the level – you need to abandon the Passenger before the cage fills with water and kills him.

• Passenger 2

During the end of level 5 you reach a big open area with a Passenger tied to a cross with fire beneath them. There will be a series of 2 gates that switches the tracks, shoot both gates to go right both times – this way you abandon the Passenger.

• Passenger 3

During the end of level 7, you will a second segment which requires you to shoot specifc panels with the Flare Gun to proceed. There will be a Passenger in the middle of the area in a cage hanging above a pit. You need to hit all 3 symbols on first rotation to proceed with the level and abandon the Passenger, If you fail to do so, the Passenger will die instead – restart checkpoint and try again.

• Passenger 4

The final Passenger appears at the end of level 9. You enter a big room with rotating sawblades on both sides. A series of pipes will come down for a total of 5 times. In order to abandon the Passenger, you need to hit the fuse boxes that are connected to the pipes connected on your top right – that will remove a sawblade near the Passenger. Next you need to hit the fuse box that opens the boom gate so you can proceed. Remove to of the sawblades and quickly open the last boom gates to abandon the Passenger. If you’re to slow the final sawblade will kill him instead.

The trophy unlocks after surviving and leaving the area.

I recommend that you play on “Story Mode” difficulty to make it a bit easier on yourself. Whenever you think you’re about to die, quit the game and continue. You can also backup your save by uploading it to the PS Cloud to make sure. Remember that you also have 3 full playthroughs to attempt this.

There are only a few sections where you can die quite easily, the game is quite easy by default.

• Level 5 – near the Passenger in Level 5, there’s an enemy following you – quickly proceed through the area to avoid being killed by him.
• Level 9 – there will be a bunch of traps which will instantly kill you if you hit the wrong fuse box. I highly recommend that you make a backup of your save before playing this level.
• Level 10 – during the final showdown, there’ll be a counter going down – if it reaches 00:00 you will die. Backup your save before this section, especially if you only have 2 minutes (all passengers were abandoned/killed).

During Level 10 you fight Belial a couple of times. During the final showdown you’ll have 2 minutes to defeat her + 15 seconds for each Passenger you might have saved – that means you’ll have between 2 and 3 minutes to defear her.

You need to defeat her before the time runs out to unlock the last message after the credits, also shoot at least 70% of the credits. DON’T skip the credts after the shooting sequence of the credits – it’s okay to speed up the credits, just don’t shoot “skip.” After the final set of the credits the last message will play and unlock the trophy.

During Level 10 you fight Belial a couple of times. During the final showdown you’ll have 2 minutes to defeat her + 15 seconds for each Passenger you might have saved – that means you’ll have between 2 and 3 minutes to defear her.

You need to let the time run out to unlock her last comment after the credits, also shoot at least 70% of the credits. DON’T skip the credits after the shooting sequence of the credits – it’s okay to speed up the credits, just don’t shoot “skip.” After the final set of the credits the last comment will play and unlock the trophy.

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