Hell is Us Platinum Checklist

Hell is Us awards a platinum trophy (or Xbox/Steam equivalent) when you complete the full achievement set — roughly 41 trophies spanning Good Deeds, Mysteries, Timeloops, Research Items, Vaults of Forbidden Knowledge, Glyphs, Relics, and NPC conversations. There is no chapter select; several trophies fail silently if you advance story flags too early. This page is a printable-style checklist with markdown tables you can tick mentally or in notes beside the game. For narrative routing and spoiler context, pair it with the missables and platinum guide and Good Deeds and Timeloops.

Patch 1.7 upgraded the Guardian Detector to highlight all remaining Lymbic Entities after a Timeloop closes — a major QoL fix for Legend of the Phol cleanup. If your save predates 1.7, update before the post-campaign entity sweep.

Before you start

Step	Action	Wiki link
1	Set difficulty to any — trophies do not require Merciless	Beginner tips
2	Learn Datapad Investigations and Good Deeds tab habits	No-map exploration
3	Back up saves at the APC before each Keystone insertion (PC)	Missables guide
4	Keep Codes Hub open for vault emotion orders	Vault codes

Seven missable trophies — check before advancing

These seven trophies lock permanently without warning. Verify each row before the listed cutoff.

Trophy	Cutoff / trigger	Prevention checklist
Man of the People	Regional story flags advance	Clear all Datapad Good Deeds in the current act before starting the next investigation chapter
Good Vibrations	Specific Good Deed chain incomplete	Speak to every distressed NPC after investigation updates; see Good Deeds guide
Accessorizing	Cosmetic deed skipped	Finish deed chains that reward unique gear before NPCs relocate
To the Teeth	Weapon upgrade deeds missed	Upgrade both equipped weapons at the APC when deeds require it
Antiquarian	Vault / Mystery deferred	Submit Research Items to Tania; unseal all six Vaults of Forbidden Knowledge
Lend an Ear	APC dialogue skipped	Return to the APC after major objectives; exhaust Tania and Ernest lines
Ever After	Act 1 ends	Complete Lake Cynon Ever After Good Deed before inserting Keystone of Grief

Act 1 point of no return: inserting Keystone of Grief at the Lymbic Forge and watching troops advance. Act 2 point of no return: entering Plains of Mist Ecstasy finale or inserting all three Act 2 Keystones at the forge while deeds remain pending.

Good Deed deadline checklist (26 total)

Good Deeds appear as named Datapad entries. Track zero pending in each region before crossing the act cutoff above.

Act / region	Before you leave, confirm	Common miss
Acasa / Vyssa Hills	All Senedra and Watcher’s Nest deeds	Flower placements at Watcher’s Nest before rushing Lake Cynon
Lake Cynon	Ever After chain complete	Final Lake Cynon deed before Grief Keystone
Marastan	Blood Queen trail NPC tasks	Skipping eagle tomb dialogue
Jeljin	Crypt and pergola deeds	Rushing to Auriga before Jeljin sweeps
Lethe	Ministry and library side tasks	Deeds tied to Rolst or library keys
Auriga / Act 2 hub	Regional deeds before final Keystone insert	NPC relocation after third Keystone

Full deed routing lives on Good Deeds and Timeloops and the missables guide.

Timeloops and Lymbic Entities (14 Timeloops)

Task	Notes	Done?
Close all 14 Timeloops	Defeat guardians, deploy Amine Prisms at loop cores	☐
Defeat remaining Lymbic Entities per zone	Required for Legend of the Phol / closed-loop trophy chain	☐
Use Guardian Detector post-1.7	After each Timeloop closes, sweep until detector shows zero entities	☐
Stock Amine Prisms before Act 3	Craft at APC; optional loops gate vaults and Elite Glyphs	☐

Pre-1.7 players relied on manual patrol routes; post-1.7 the detector pings every leftover signature once the Timeloop arc in that area is sealed.

Vaults and Research Items (six Vaults, 45 items)

Hell is Us hides six Vaults of Forbidden Knowledge. Tania on the APC accepts 45 Research Items across six categories; filling her research gauge reveals each vault location and emotion dial code on the Datapad Research tab.

Category	Research Items (count)	Vault unlocked at gauge fill
Ancient Hadea	7	Vault 1
Order of the Eye	8	Vault 2
Lymbic Invasions	8	Vault 3
The Vigil	5	Vault 4
The Conspiracy	8	Vault 5
The Civil War	9	Vault 6

Task	Notes	Done?
Turn in all 45 Research Items to Tania	Items show generic names until researched	☐
Unseal all six Vaults	Emotion dial sequences — see vault codes	☐
Know codes can be entered early	If you know the sequence from guides, the dial accepts input before every clue is found — but research trophies need every item submitted	☐

Confirmed fixed emotion chains for early vaults include Acasa Marshes (Rage → Ecstasy → Terror → Grief) and Lake Cynon (Vigilance → Grief → Loathing → Terror). Later vault orders unlock through Tania’s research gauge — cross-check the vault page before manual entry.

Mysteries, collectibles, and combat mastery

Bucket	Target count	Tips
Mysteries	43 resolved	Environmental Investigations — see Mysteries guide when available
Glyphs	All types per Lymbic sphere	Timeloop and vault rewards; Glyphs tier page
Relics	All relics (10+ trophy threshold)	Vaults, deeds, mysteries — Relics guide
Drone Modules	All modules including Elite tiers	Drone modules
Puzzles with items	25 solved	Puzzle solutions
NPC conversations	All NPCs	Return to APC and hubs after each act
Baseball caps	All cosmetic caps collected	Exploration and deed rewards

Suggested act-by-act platinum order

1. Act 1 — Story beats plus every Good Deed in Vyssa, Acasa, and Lake Cynon. Close optional Timeloops. Submit Research Items whenever you return to the APC. Stop before Grief Keystone until Ever After completes.
2. Act 2 — Terror → Rage → Ecstasy with deed sweeps between legs. Finish Marastan and Jeljin deeds before deep Auriga or Plains of Mist. Close story-critical and optional Timeloops while prisms are stocked.
3. Act 3 — Main investigation only after Datapad shows no pending deeds in prior regions. Finish combat upgrades for finale gauntlets.
4. Post-credits cleanup — Remaining Timeloops, Lymbic Entities with Guardian Detector, leftover Mysteries, vaults, and Research Items. Use exploration checklist for landmark tracking if you prefer interactive ticks.

When things go wrong

If a Good Deed vanishes from the Datapad after a story flag, the related trophy is likely lost on that save. Remedies: reload an older backup or restart a disciplined second run using this checklist from hour one. Codes and vault sequences have stayed stable across patches — see patch news if a hotfix mentions Investigation retroactive fixes.

Related pages

• Missables and platinum guide — narrative deadlines and seven missable trophies in depth
• Good Deeds and Timeloops — prism routing and farming
• Vault codes — emotion sequences and Tania research flow
• Exploration checklist — interactive browser ticks for landmarks
• Build Hub — loadouts for Timeloop guardians and Act 3