15 PS5 Games That Are Very Difficult to Platinum

Platinum hunting isn’t for everyone, with many even feeling that hunting for Trophies can at times take the fun out of the game. Then again, there’s also a sizeable amount of people out there who live and breathe Trophies, for whom the process of hunting down every single Trophy in a game actually elevates the enjoyment. With some games, however, getting that Platinum can be freakishly hard, and here, we’re going to shed a light on a few such games.

Before we get started, do keep in mind that for the purposes of this list, we’re only considering games that are natively available on PS5, so past PlayStation games that are only playable on PS5 via backward compatibility won’t be included here. With that out of the way, let’s dive right in.

#15. DEMON’S SOULS

Let’s start off with something that’s fairly difficult in its own right, but isn’t what you would call a nightmare by any stretch of the imagination. Bluepoint Games’ Demon’s Souls remake is a challenging game by virtue of being a faithful recreation of what was a pretty difficult game back when it first launched in 2009, but if you’re coming into the remake with prior experience of Soulslikes, it’s unlikely to pose too much of a challenge. Still, there’s some tricky Trophies in this list that might cause some issues.

#14. RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE

Resident Evil games generally tend to be pretty tricky Platinums, given just how much you need to do to unlock every single Trophy they have, but Village is particularly difficult. You need at least three playthroughs, you need to beat the game on the notoriously difficult Village of Shadows difficulty, you need to nab a number of skill-dependent Mercenaries Trophies, all of which is no cakewalk. Thankfully, activating cheats doesn’t disable Trophies, so there’s that.

#13. SACKBOY: A BIG ADVENTURE

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a surprisingly difficult Platinum. This 3D platformer’s cutesy aesthetic and buckets of whimsical charm may make you think that it’s an entirely breezy and easygoing experience, and while that’s surely an accurate description for the overwhelming majority of the critical path content, a fair bit of the side content in this game does ratchet up the difficulty quite a bit, and you need to engage with plenty of it to get the Platinum. One Trophy in particular, String it Together, requires you to complete every time trial without dying, which is the sort of thing that can make you want to pull your hair out.

#12. THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT

Unlike the majority of the other games mentioned here, The Witcher 3 earns its place not on the back of any significant challenge that it poses, but purely because of just how much of a time investment it demands. Sure, admittedly, having to finish the game on Death March difficulty is by no means an easy task, but what’s even more intimidating is having to pour in the 150 hours it’s very likely going to take if you do decide to go for the Platinum.

#11. LIKE A DRAGON: ISHIN!

Like a Dragon: Ishin! unfortunately falls in the category of Platinums that are notorious for how grindy they are- because boy oh boy are you going to have to do a lot of grinding for this Platinum. Earning ridiculous amounts of money, engaging with a startling variety of side quests and minigames, having to craft literally every single item in the game, hunting down difficulty-related Trophies, hitting level cap- the list of things that you need to do to get the Platinum in Ishin is frankly absurd.

#10. HI-FI RUSH

Given Hi-Fi Rush’s peppy, zesty, colourful attitude, you wouldn’t think that it would have an especially difficult Trophy list, but make no mistake- this is a character action game, and it has the Trophy list to prove it. Hi-Fi Rush gets pretty demanding with its Platinum Trophy, and among the many things it requires you to do, trickiest among them is having to get S rank in every single stage on every single difficulty. And yes, it’s as difficult as it sounds.

#9. BACK 4 BLOOD

Back 4 Blood was one of the most surprisingly difficult games of its year when it launched in 2021, so it’s only appropriate that it also had a particularly grueling Platinum- so difficult, in fact, that it needs upwards of a hundred hours at least. You need to finish the game on Nightmare difficulty, which is no easy task (especially if you’re playing solo), while there are also some pretty grindy Trophies to hunt down, chief among them being one that needs you to get your total zombie kill count to over 53,000, which can take hours and hours and hours.

#8. RETURNAL

Returnal is definitely not a complicated Trophy list, in that, on paper, all of its Trophies have fairly straightforward requirements. What makes it such a difficult Platinum is, of course, the fact that it’s just a straight-up nightmarishly difficult game (in the best possible way). Returnal is no cakewalk even if you’re just trying to get through the story, but if you’re hunting down the Platinum, it becomes that much more of a daunting prospect.

#7. BALDUR’S GATE 3

If you’re looking for a timesink, look no further than the Baldur’s Gate 3 Platinum. Larian Studios’ modern RPG masterpiece is an absolute behemoth in and of itself, but when you add in needing to hunt down every Trophy, you make it that much more of a time investment. There’s dozens of missable Trophies, there are multiple playthroughs required, and you even need to finish the game on the hardest difficulty, all of which adds up to make for a pretty darn difficult Platinum to attain.

#6. WANTED: DEAD

Wanted: Dead was criticized for being more than a little rough around the edges (among other things), and its Trophy list frankly resembles that, with a handful of Trophies that are downright unreasonable in their demands. In addition to nabbing all the difficulty related Trophies (which is no walk in the park in and of itself), Wanted: Dead’s Platinum also demands mastery in a number of its optional minigames, several of which are frustrating to play, and even more frustrating to try and get good at.

#5. TETRIS EFFECT CONNECTED

This is one of the best puzzle games you’ll ever play, so playing it for an unreasonable amount of hours isn’t a total lost cause- which is a good thing, because the Tetris Effect Connected Platinum will need you to clock in well over 100 hours. From getting SS rank in ach Journey Mode level to having to hit level 100 to having to rotate a total of a million Tetriminos, Tetris Effect Connected’s Trophy list really puts you through the wringer.

#4. ALIENS FIRETEAM ELITE

Aliens Fireteam Elite earns a place on this list based purely on how unfair it is. Its Trophy list features Trophies for finishing the game on each of its four difficulty levels, but where any regular game would let you stack Trophies, Aliens Fireteam Elite doesn’t let you do that. Instead of finishing the game on the hardest difficulty and getting Trophies for all modes, you need to finish the game separately on each difficulty. Its higher difficulties are also no cakewalk, especially if you’re playing solo, which makes it that much more of a headache.

#3. ELDEN RING

You knew this one was going to be here. FromSoftware prides itself on challenging players with some of the most difficult content they will find in any game, and it did so in spades with Elden Ring. The 2022 open world action RPG has a predictably meaty and demanding Trophy list, and from several Trophies being missable to needing to get all endings to, of course, having to defeat a number of grueling bosses, Elden Ring’s Platinum Trophy requires quite a bit of time and patience.

#2. THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE

Do you have literally multiple hundreds of hours to spare? Because that’s exactly what it takes to get the Platinum in The Elder Scrolls Online. This is, of course, an MMORPG, so that kind of time investment sort of comes with the territory, but even so, this is a notoriously grindy Trophy list. Though none of the content on offer here is notably challenging, there’s just a ridiculous amount to do, and you have to do all of it (at least to some degree) to get the Platinum. It’s hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of hours, an there’s just no getting around it.

#1. CRASH BANDICOOT 4: IT’S ABOUT TIME

Without a shadow of doubt, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is the most difficult Platinum Trophy on PS5, even though the fact that so much of it is entirely skill-dependent makes its difficulty a bit subjective. The platformer is infamous for its many nightmarish gauntlets and challenges, especially with some of is late-game optional challenges, from getting all N.Sanely Perfect Relics to nabbing all Flashback Tapes. You’ll need both endless patience and skill if you want to get your hands on the Crash 4 Platinum.

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