Death Stranding 2 Trophy Guide and Platinum Walkthrough

Complete the main orders across Mexico and Australia. Story trophies unlock automatically and cannot be missed.

Connect optional facilities as you pass them. Maxing some early unlocks equipment that makes everything afterward easier, but you can leave most of it for the post-game.

Enter Episode 17, the post-game free roam, with all areas accessible.

Earn S ranks on 10 deliveries, 10 recoveries and 10 elimination or destruction orders, playing on Casual or above.

Max the connection level with all 42 facilities. This is the bulk of the platinum, so build efficient routes and infrastructure.

Push Porter Grade to 40 or above in every category while delivering.

Finish the remaining miscellaneous trophies and the Homo Liberans platinum unlocks.

All 42 facilities need maximum connection. Raising useful facilities during the story unlocks equipment that improves later deliveries, while Episode 17 provides full access and stronger gear for efficient cleanup. Use a mixed plan. Max facilities that return valuable equipment early, then postpone slow or remote locations until the post-game network is ready.

Connection work is not missable. A poor route can always be replaced by a better one in Episode 17, so avoid forcing every five-star result during the campaign. Keep notes on facilities below maximum and group them geographically. Each post-game trip should carry orders for more than one destination whenever cargo weight and terrain allow.

The S rank requirement covers 10 deliveries, 10 recoveries, and 10 elimination or destruction orders on Casual or higher. Difficulty can be changed at any time. There is no single total counter, so use Search in the Orders menu to review completed grades and keep an external tally for all three categories.

Porter Grade must reach 40 or higher in every category. Rotate order types whenever one category falls behind, and choose work that also raises a facility connection. An S rank run should advance at least two objectives whenever possible. This prevents a final grade category from becoming a separate grind after all facilities are already complete.

Vehicles handle bulk cargo, while permanent route infrastructure removes the terrain that repeatedly slows high-value orders. Build links between groups of unfinished facilities instead of solving one terminal at a time. Carry repair and construction materials on profitable routes so the network improves without a dedicated empty trip.

The sequel removes the collectible trophy and the Hard difficulty requirement found in the first game's broader completion plan. PlayStation Plus is not required. The real work is facility connection, category-specific S ranks, and Porter Grade. Episode 17 keeps every area open, so finish the story, audit those three systems, and clean them up through a planned delivery loop.

Create a final list with all 42 facilities, the three S rank order categories, and every Porter Grade category. Update it at the terminal after each delivery loop. The game exposes individual order grades but not one combined S rank total, so an external ledger prevents duplicate work. Finish a region only when its facilities are maxed and the order types completed there have been recorded. This makes Episode 17 a controlled cleanup rather than a search for an unknown missing total.

When infrastructure reaches a remote facility, use it for every remaining connection and S rank order in that area before moving construction resources elsewhere. Rebuilding a forgotten route for one category is more expensive than completing the local checklist while the network is active and repaired.