Trophies

In many video games, trophies (or achievements) are made to encourage players to try different things. Journey is an outstanding game, but trophies still will help you to learn more about it and find/search for the easter eggs, etc.

You will get most of the Journey trophies by just playing and following an experienced journeyer. It’s a joy for them to share and show you the symbols and glyphs, the mysterious creature in the tower, or just meditate with you.

It's better together: Normally players are very keen on showing the Trophies, most get all the Symbols on every Journey and some even visit the Glyphs "just because". If you recognise that your Companion tries to help you and you are able to follow them well, most Trophies just come through journeying.

Steam version has achievements, but Epic version does not have a trophy feature yet. Some Achievements are still fun to work on or show others, even though you don't get any in-game recognition for it.

Threshold
Level: Broken Bridge Value: Bronze Description: Cross the broken bridge without completely rebuilding it.

Activate the two banners to the left and the first at the start of the bridge. When having collected all symbols before and using the fly button wisely (once every second or so, instead of constantly) you will be able to cross. This is of course easier with a White Robe or a Companion (because you can give each other more fly energy through chirping at each other while flying).

This trophy is rewarded when you reach the platform with the Shrine.



Mirage
Level: Pink Desert Value: Bronze Description: Find the hidden desert flower.

This is for finding an Easter Egg referencing another ThatGameCompany Game: Flower. When you touch the flower it makes a sound, like it would in the game Flower.

This trophy is rewarded after you chirp at the flower.



Explore
Level: Pink Desert Value: Bronze Description: Discover all cloth creatures in the desert.

This means you have to find and help all Carpets out of their cage by activating their big banner. The other carpets will lead you to the next carpets. If they fly away, just follow them or wait for a short time because they sometimes come back to charge your scarf.

This trophy is rewarded when you exit the level.



Adventure
Level: Sunken City Value: Bronze Description: Pass through 15 gates while surfing through the Sunken City.

Hints:

This trophy is rewarded soon after you pass through the 15th gate.
 * Not all gates count, only those that look like those in the Trophy icon/picture.
 * Gates are all over the level, not just the first part!
 * If you "brake" - hold the left stick down / move backwards - you slow down, this helps with aiming at the gates. Although other people say it helped with aiming when being faster...
 * If you are trying hard to get the trophy: you can enter the menu and choose "chapter select". In that level: choose the building that leads to the Sunken City level to try over and over again.

It seems, that some players on Steam have a problem achieving it. Possible solutions are given here: PC Version FAQ.



Trials
Level: Underground Value: Bronze Description: Sneak through the underground passage without tearing your scarf.

This trophy will help you to learn which machines come to life and where they fly, as well as how to hide from them or avoid being seen.

Hints: A really easy way to get this one is to stay to the left through the Unfriendly Tunnels. Some people also fly through the windows, mostly those on the left side, instead of taking the straight path.

This trophy is rewarded as you leave the level.



Ancestors
Level: Tower Value: Bronze Description: Find a mysterious creature hidden in the temple.

This is another easter egg, referencing ThatGameCompany's Game Flow. This creature only appears when the goo reached the highest level.

This trophy is rewarded after interacting with the flow creature.



History
Value: Bronze Description: Uncover all 10 Ancient Glyphs. We intend to add the locations of the glyphs to each level article, in spoiler tags.

This is to help you with putting the pieces of the storyline together. As mentioned above, companions will often hint to them, and if you explore just a bit over the course of a few journeys, you will easily find them.

For more information, see Ancient Glyphs.

This trophy is rewarded after activating the last glyph.



Crossing
Value: Bronze Description: Reach the summit with a companion and return to the beginning.

Walk into the light with a companion and wait until the end of the credits.

This trophy is rewarded on the Companions Met Along the Way screen.



Rebirth
Value: Bronze Description: Finish the game and return to the beginning.

Play through the game and wait until the end of the credits.

This trophy is rewarded on the Companions Met Along the Way screen.



Companion
Value: Silver Description: Finish the game with the same partner for the majority of the journey and return to the beginning.

The exact meaning of "majority" is unknown. However, since the game has eight levels, you probably need to stick with them for at least four levels - maybe five. This trophy is to encourage you to stick with another player for as long as you can. This might help in general: Problem: Losing Companions. It's like a life lesson: sometimes it's hard to keep a friendship alive, but if you put some effort into it, it's not that hard and the reward is a wonderful time with your friend/companion.

This trophy is rewarded on the Companions Met Along the Way screen.



Reflection
Value: Bronze Description: Sit and meditate with another player for more than 20 seconds.

You can generally sit by entering the options menu (the fast way, but doesn't work always on PC, just exit menu and hit the button again) or by pausing the game. See [|Controls].

This trophy is rewarded once you've been sitting together for 20 seconds.



Wonder
Value: Silver Description: Meet 10 or more unique travelers.

Just play the game several times. On our [|discord server] we got a channel for ingame-meeting to have arranged journeys, this might help you too. Most players consider having a companion a gift, and in general, it would be rude to disconnect from someone just to try to meet someone else, just for the trophy. Also, many players will wait around to see if someone who's AFK will start moving again, so just sitting around and waiting for a few hours isn't likely to help.

Tip: It helps to play as a Red Cloak, because White Cloaks and first-time players cannot meet each-other, and most of the players playing the game are on their first playthrough.

This trophy is rewarded as soon as you connect to your 10th companion, so it can also be a prompt to try and find the other player when it pops up.



Return
Value: Bronze Description: Start the journey again after a weeklong break.

Many players consider this trophy painful. It can help to think of it not as 'punishment' for leaving the game, but as either a reward for coming back even after something takes you away, or an encouragement to expand your horizons and let Journey be only one of the things that brings you joy in your life.

This trophy is rewarded as soon as you reopen the game.



Transcendence
Value: Gold Description: Collect all unique glowing symbols across one or more journeys.

This is not just so you know where the symbols are.

This trophy is rewarded after you collect the last symbol.

Links to external guides, with more info
As there are already many existing help pages on how to get the "official trophies", here are some links, those provide also links to YT tutorial on how to do the trophies.

Trophies aren't this hard to collect in Journey after playing a little while. Especially if you meet companions that helps you on this path, or arrange a journey with them. However, if you feel like you need some help anyway, you can read these guides.

The unofficial trophies, are things you achieve for yourself. Like learning to master certain flying, faceplanting or chargeboosting at difficult places! Journey is full of special places, minigames, tricks and challenges. See also --> Challenges


 * Steam-Guide, in pictures, but very well explained: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filed
 * English: https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/journey-ps4/trophies/
 * German: https://www.trophies.de/forum/thema/79884-troph%C3%A4en-leitfaden-journey%E2%84%A2/

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