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The Evil Within Trophy Guide Quick Info
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The Evil Within Trophy Guide and Platinum Roadmap
Follow these phases in order to protect the missable work and keep the The Evil Within Platinum cleanup efficient.
Phase 1: Blind or lower difficulty run
Play through on Casual or Survival to learn the game, the enemy types and the optimal routes.
Collect as you go and upgrade Sebastian's attributes, since those carry into New Game Plus and are what make the later runs viable.
Expect 10 to 16 hours for a blind run. This is the longest single playthrough you will do.
Ignore the speedrun and Akumu entirely on this run.
Phase 2: The speedrun and Nightmare
Do the under 5 hour speedrun on New Game Plus with your upgrades. Most players finish in a little over 4 hours, so the limit is comfortable.
Complete the Nightmare run, which is a step up but not the wall.
Keep building upgrades across both runs, focusing on the ones that let you kill faster and avoid encounters rather than survive hits.
Use chapter select to rehearse any section that gave you trouble, so you are not learning it on Akumu.
Phase 3: Akumu
One hit and you are dead, throughout the entire game. This is the trophy that decides whether you earn Pure Evil.
Lean on traps and environmental hazards rather than direct combat, since combat is not survivable.
Take the most direct routes through each level and skip every encounter you can.
This is the run buyers most often want handled. One soft mention of DamnModz fits here, then back to strategy.
Phase 4: Chapter select cleanup
Mop up any remaining collectibles and chapter-specific trophies using chapter select.
This is usually a short pass if you collected during your first playthrough.
The DLC packs are separate lists and none are required for the base platinum.
Guide notes
The Speedrun Is Not the Problem
First section after the Quick Info box. The under 5 hour completion sounds like the hard requirement and it is not. Most players manage it in a little over 4 hours using New Game Plus with upgraded characters, and it is described as more intimidating than actually difficult.
Guide notes
Akumu Is the Trophy That Decides It
The hardest difficulty, with a one hit and you are dead penalty throughout an entire survival horror game. This is the requirement that determines whether you earn the platinum, and it is where the 8 out of 10 rating comes from. Give it the largest section on the page and treat everything else as preparation for it.
Guide notes
Practise on Chapter Select Before Akumu
Chapter select is available, which means you can rehearse the specific chapters that will kill you repeatedly under normal conditions rather than discovering them under one hit kill rules. Combined with a full lower difficulty playthrough to learn optimal routes, that is the preparation this run actually needs.
Guide notes
Correct the Time Estimates
Figures on this game vary wildly, with one aggregator claiming the platinum is attainable in 5 to 6 hours. That is not credible for a list requiring three playthroughs including Akumu. The realistic figure is 35 to 50 hours, with a blind first run alone taking 10 to 16.
Efficient route
The Three Playthrough Structure
, an H3 each. A blind or lower difficulty run to learn the game and gather collectibles, a Nightmare run, and the Akumu run, plus a short chapter select cleanup pass. Upgrading Sebastian's attributes across those runs is what makes Akumu survivable, so New Game Plus carry-over matters.
Upgrade Priorities
Sebastian's attributes improve survivability and combat efficiency, and on a one hit kill run survivability is largely irrelevant, which means the useful upgrades are the ones that let you kill faster and avoid encounters. Cover which upgrades actually help on Akumu rather than listing them all.
Use Traps and the Environment
Environmental hazards and traps are the efficient way through Akumu, since direct combat is not survivable. This is a mechanical shift from lower difficulties and it deserves explaining rather than a passing note.
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The DLC
The Assignment, The Consequence and The Executioner each have their own separate trophy sets and none are required for the base platinum. Confirm their difficulty and whether The Executioner differs, since it is a first person spin-off rather than a Sebastian chapter.
Not The Evil Within 2
The sequel replaced Akumu with Classic Mode, which limits you to 7 manual saves rather than killing you in one hit, and its open world sections let you bypass enemies entirely. It is widely considered the easier of the two.
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Platinum Trophy
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Collectibles and Completion
Collect every collectable in the game.
Open up all the lockers in the save room.
Fully upgrade all of Sebastian's attributes.
Completely upgrade all weapons.
Upgrade all options in the Stock menu.
Challenges and Difficulty
Complete the game on Casual difficulty.
Complete the game on Survival difficulty.
Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty.
Kill 5 enemies in a row with a sneak kill without being discovered.
Finish the game with a clear time of under 5:00:00.
Finish the game without upgrading any skills with green gel.
Have they lost their minds? Better get past them without a fight. (Ch.2)
The water's rising, but we'll get out of this without a scratch. (Ch. 5)
Miscellaneous Trophies
Defeat the Sadist within the village.
Finish off a shrieking beast.
Take out both guardians before the church.
Escape the Keeper beneath the catacombs.
End a monstrosity in the underground garage.
Outrun a gigantic threat in the city.
Remove an invisible enemy from the equation.
Defeat the ultimate evil within.
Completely upgrade one weapon.
Completely upgrade three weapons.
Use a secret explosive weapon to kill 10 enemies. (Agony Bolt effects negate results)
Kill 5 enemies with each type of Agony Bolt.
Kill 5 enemies with a torch.
Kill 30 enemies.
Kill 200 enemies.
Kill 400 enemies.
Kill 25 enemies with melee attacks.
Sneak Kill an enemy after hitting them with a bottle.
Kill 3 living enemies with one drop of a match.
Finish the game on 悪夢(AKUMU) mode.
His engine roars, but my knife is strong enough to take him out. (Ch.3)
That vision in the hospice... why here? Why now? (Ch. 4)
Who wouldn't reach out for a man clinging for his life? (Ch. 6)
It won't stay dead! Better only fight when I have to. (Ch. 7)
This cave echoes like crazy. Better put the gun away and keep quiet. (Ch. 8)
Enough running! I'll burn her to the ground right here! (Ch. 10)
I'm not taking any chances, this bus can't take much more damage. (Ch. 12)
I should get this whole generator panel running just in case. (Ch. 14)
Guide notes
The Evil Within Missable, Glitched, and Difficulty Notes
- Chapter select is available, so collectibles and chapter-specific trophies are recoverable rather than lost.
- Difficulty does affect trophies. Akumu is required and features a one hit and you are dead penalty throughout the whole game.
- Akumu is the trophy that decides whether you earn the platinum. Everything else is preparation for it.
- The under 5 hour speedrun is far easier than it sounds, with most players managing a little over 4 hours on New Game Plus with upgraded characters.
- A minimum of three playthroughs is needed, plus a short chapter select cleanup run.
- Time estimates vary wildly across sources. The realistic figure is 35 to 50 hours, and claims of 5 to 6 hours are not credible.
- New Game Plus carry-over of Sebastian's upgrades is what makes the later runs viable, so do not start fresh files.
- The three DLC packs have their own separate trophy sets and none are required for the base platinum.
- Several low quality pages carry inconsistent figures for this game, so verify every count against the live PSN list.
Quick answers
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is the speedrun trophy in The Evil Within?
Much easier than it sounds. You need under 5 hours and most players manage a little over 4 using New Game Plus with upgraded characters. Akumu is the difficult requirement, not this.
What is Akumu difficulty in The Evil Within?
The hardest setting, with a one hit and you are dead penalty throughout the entire game. It is the trophy that decides whether you earn the platinum, and where the 8 out of 10 rating comes from.
How long does it take to platinum The Evil Within?
Realistically 35 to 50 hours across a minimum of three playthroughs plus a cleanup pass. A blind first run alone is 10 to 16 hours, so claims of 5 to 6 hours are not credible.
How many playthroughs does The Evil Within need?
At least three, plus a short chapter select cleanup run. A learning run, the speedrun and Nightmare, and then Akumu.
How do you prepare for Akumu?
Do a full lower difficulty playthrough to learn the routes, build up Sebastian's upgrades through New Game Plus, and use chapter select to rehearse the sections that killed you before attempting them under one hit kill rules.
Are there missable trophies in The Evil Within?
Chapter select is available, so collectibles and chapter-specific trophies can be recovered. The real challenge is Akumu rather than anything being permanently lost.
Do you need the DLC for The Evil Within platinum?
No. The Assignment, The Consequence and The Executioner each have their own separate trophy sets and none count toward the base platinum.
Is The Evil Within 2 easier to platinum?
Generally yes. The sequel replaced Akumu with Classic Mode, which limits you to 7 manual saves rather than killing you in one hit, and its open world sections let you bypass enemies entirely.
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