Game: A Summer with the Shiba Inu
Peripherals: –
Time to 100%: 3h – 4h+ (Reading speed dependent)
Difficulty: 1/10
Missable trophies: Sans, Q Next, Hei-fen Hong in your ari-a, It’s a dog eat dog world, Drop A Syd, Best Ever Reali-Ti (BERT), Quilly, New ARI Solitary ARI (NASA), A Syd Trip, Maximum a posteriori, Yours Truly, Stochastic, My Everything, My Everything (Deluxe).
Trophies: 
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10 
14
Author: Sean
Welcome to the trophy guide for A Summer with the Shiba Inu. This can also be considered a walkthrough and may be used for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam. Achievements for Steam and Xbox are in almost all cases the same as the PlayStation 4 Trophies. A roadmap is provided in the stages below.
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Stage 1 – Follow the 3.5 Playthroughs for all trophies.
Note: All trophy unlocks are in yellow.
Ending 1
Start a New Game.
Text Me Maybe
“Maybe Max will be willing to hear her out.”
Beaglenetta 3
Make Manual Save #2
“There’s no need to say goodbye, it would just hurt her. I should go.”
Sans Q, Next
Oh, Canine-da
Shiba Island
“Continue to feign ignorance and hope she leaves me alone.”
Meet Quei-li
Maximum Likelihood Estimator
“No, I’m not alone.”
“Reluctantly praise her.”
“Apologize to her.”
First clue / Late summer
Endure and Survive
Arishan (Mountain Ari)
“Head to the forest to set up an ambush.”
“Stay put.”
“I need to have every edge over Hei-fen. Plus, sparing him now isn’t going to undo his death.”
“Bite her!””
“Just eliminate her now with guarantee, don’t wast time.”
Baked Fan-shu
“Ask her what information she has on Hei-fen.”
“Explain my reasoning.”
“Download files.” x2
“I think she’s an agent.”
“Underwater doggy paddle…” x6
Cape No. 5
“I know his pendant location. Eliminate on the spot.”
Leaky ReLU
Ai-yu Jelly
“What do you think about rank rights?”
“Say, do you want to join me?”
Make Manual Save #3
“I’ll do it. But you’re going to regret this.”
Alternating Least Shibas
Tai-paw 101
“I went upstairs to hunt the Trapper.”
“Check the outside observatory (outside).”
“Think about it.”
“I’ve made my decision!”
“Enter the copied ARIna and eliminate her without further explanation”
Xue-la gamsung
“”Calm down…” x4
Best Ever Reali-Ti (BERT)
New ARI Solitary ARI (NASA)
Yours Truly
A Syd Reality
Ending 2
Load Manual Save #3
“I’ll do it.”
“I went upstairs to hunt the Trapper.”
“Check the outside observatory (outside).”
“Think about it.”
“I’ve made my decision!”
“Demonstrate how to enter the copied ARIna as a sign of goodwill.”
“”Calm down…” x4
Stochastic
Ending 3
Load Manual Save #2
“Just one last text to the most important dog wouldn’t hurt.”
“Continue to feign ignorance and hope she leaves me alone.”
Make Manual Save #4
“(Lie) I’m alone.”
“Make a quip about her smugness.”
“Stand my ground.”
“Head to the forest to set up an ambush.”
“Stay put.”
“I need to have every edge over Hei-gen. Plus, sparing him now isn’t going to undo his death.”
“Bite her.”
“Ask her about her true opinion of me though all these years.”
“Tell her what I think about the fallout, even if it sounds horrible.”
“Apologize and change the topic.”
“Download files.” x2
“Nah, she couldn’t be working for the ARI.”
“Call for Ai-yu’s help.”
Drop A Syd
Load Manual Save #4
“No, I’m not alone.”
“Reluctantly praise her.”
Make Manual Save #5
“Apologize to her.”
“Follow the enemies inside the cave to observe their actions.”
“I’m afraid that I’ll accidentally kill him again, to be honest.”
“Tackle her!
“Attempt to sort out some misunderstandings before fighting.”
Hei-fen Hong in your ari-a
“Tell her what I think about the fallout, even if it sounds horrible.”
“Explain my reasoning.”
“Download files.” x2
“I think she’s an agent.”
“Underwater doggy paddle…” x6
“Run away immediately.”
“What do you think about rank rights?”
“Say, do you want to join me?”
“I hope you change your mind… but I’ll do it.”
“I went upstairs to hunt the Trapper.”
“Check the outside observatory (outside).”
“Think about it.”
“I’ve made my decision!”
“Demonstrate how to enter the copied ARIna as a sign of goodwill.”
“”Calm down…” x4
Quilly
Maximum a posteriori
A Syd Trip
My Everything
My Everything (Deluxe)
Ending 4
Load Manual Save #5
“Stand my ground.”
“Head to the forest to set up an ambush.”
“Run.”
“I need to have every edge over Hei-fen. Plus, sparing him now isn’t going to undo his death.”
“Bite her!””
“Just eliminate her now with guarantee, don’t wast time.”
“Ask her what information she has on Hei-fen.”
“Apologize and change the topic.”
“Download files.” x2
“I think she’s an agent.”
“Underwater doggy paddle…” x6
“I know his pendant location. Eliminate on the spot.”
“Do you ever feel bad when you use your rank rights like that?”
“Stay silent.”
“I’ll do it. But you’re going to regret this.”
“I went upstairs to hunt the Trapper.”
“Check the tourist observatory floor (inside).”
“Think about it.”
“Think about it some more.”
“I’ve made my decision!”
“Enter the copied ARIna and eliminate her without further explanation.”
“”Calm down…” x4
“If this is the only way to proceed… I have no choice, right?”
It’s a dog eat dog world
Platinum Shiba
Trophies
Platinum Shiba
Earn all other trophies in A Summer with the Shiba Inu
Alternating Least Shibas
You agreed to a collaborative filtering process of other ARIna contestants.
You will earn this trophy for partnering up with ‘Trapper’ during ARIna 12. Refer to Ending 1 for more details.
Maximum a posteriori
The choices that you most frequently made let your relationship with Max stay true.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This ending is based on Max’s affection with you. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Yours Truly
You learned the truth about Quei-li.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This ending is based on the choices you made in regards to Quei-li. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Stochastic
You gradient descented into the Father’s Reality.
This is one of multiple endings to the game, this particular ending happens when you’ve failed to meet all the other endings and you’ll reset Shiba civilization. Refer to Ending 1 & 2 above for more details.
My Everything
You and Quei-li spend the rest of your lives together.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This ending is based on the choices you made in regards to Quei-li, this is the Quei-Li Good Ending. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
My Everything (Deluxe)
You and Quei-li spend the rest of your existence together.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This ending is based on the choices you made in regards to Quei-li, this is the Quei-Li True Ending. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
Hei-fen Hong in your ari-a
You made peace with a challenger.
During the events of ARIna 9 you must make specific choices through the ARIna to reconcile your relationship with Hei-fen. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
Tai-paw 101
You recalled what happened in ARIna 12.
ARIna 12 is the 3rd ARIna you’ll recollect in your story. Completion of this ARIna will earn you this trophy. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Xue-la gamsung
You survived ARIna 12.
This trophy will be awarded for surviving the Rechallange of ARIna 12 from ‘Trapper’ A.K.A Xue-La. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
It`s a dog eat dog world
You made your choices.
This is one of the many endings of the game. You’ll be awarded this trophy for having Syd be ruthless for the game. Refer to Ending 4 above for more details.
Drop a Syd
You did not survive the ARIna this time around.
During the rechallenging of ARIna 5, choosing to call for Ai-Yu’s help will result in your loss. This option is not available by default and has pre-requisites. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
Best Ever Reali-Ti (BERT)
Not so much for Max, however. Model is being fine-tuned…
This is one of the many endings in the game. This trophy is related to Max’s affection level for you. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Quilly
Quilly 2008-2013 May you sleep well in the green green grass and tall tall palms.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This’ll be for making specific decisions regarding Quie-li. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
New ARI Solitary ARI (NASA)
You revolutionized the world. or did you?
This is one of the many endings of the game. This trophy is for making grand changes to the ARI. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
A Syd Trip
You stayed true to yourself and explored worlds beyond.
This is one of the many endings in the game. This’ll be awarded for staying to true to Syd’s ideals. Refer to Ending 3 above for more details.
Leaky ReLU
Got out of a sticky situation in the water.
During the scuffle underwater in the ARIna 5 rechallenge, you’ll have to successfully escape to be awarded this. Choosing to eliminate him on the spot works perfect. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
A Syd Reality
You achieved your first reality.
Story Related.
This trophy is earned for achieving any ending in the game.
Text me maybe
You sent your first Bobork Talk message.
Story Related.
At the beginning of the game after your return to Shiba Inu, your friend Max will give you a short tour guide. He’ll bring you to an old-fashioned restaurant where he also happens to show you how to work your technology. The trophy will pop here when shown about the messaging app.
Sans Q, Next
Let go of the present.
When Syd makes the decision to leave Canine-da she has the option to say goodbye. Leaving without saying goodbye will earn you this trophy. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Shiba Island
You returned to Shiba Island.
Story Related.
After Syd uses the Feather for the first time, you’ll be back at Shiba Island.
Meet Quei-li
You met a strange dog. Is she friend or foe?
Story Related.
Quei-li is the Labrador that was tailing you when you first returned to Shiba Island after using the feather.
Maximum Likelihood Estimator
You reunited with Max.
Story Related.
This will be a trophy earned when you first reunite with Max after use of your feather.
First clue / Late summer
Found your first clue about Chun-wen’s disappearance.
Story Related.
During the story you’ll meet Quei-li for some information that shouldn’t be discussed over the phone. At this lunch meeting you’ll be given a folder of a picture and some transit records.
Endure and Survive
We could lose our minds together…
Story Related.
When recalling the events of ARIna 9, during the 5th day, you’ll meet Fan-Shu. After cleaning his wounds you’ll think back upon what you had initially thought of Fan-shu and be surprised that he Endured and Survived.
Arishan (Mountain Ari)
You recalled what happened in ARIna 9.
Story Related.
During your first recollection of the ARIna events, you’ll play out what happened during the 9th ARIna. After the conculsion to this match, and upon the start of the next ARIna, this trophy will pop.
Baked Fan-shu
You survived ARIna 9.
Story Related.
You’ll be forced into another ARIna, as a rechallenge from Hei-fen Hong. Completion of this ARIna event will earn you this.
Cape No. 5
You recllaed what happened in ARIna 5.
Story Related.
ARIna 5 is the 2nd ARIna that you’ll recall the history of. It’ll detail your partnership with Ai-Yu in the ARIna.
Oh, Canine-da
You quit your office job in Toron-tail.
Story Related.
When you learn of Syd’s past you’ll learn he used to work in the country of Canine-da after originally running away from Shiba Island.
Ai-yu jelly
You survived ARIna 5.
For this trophy you’ll have to survive the ARIna 5 rechallange, this is done by defeating Ai-yu. During the initial scuffle, choose to eliminate her on the spot or to run away. Refer to Ending 1 above for more details.
Beaglenetta 3
Syd was waiting for it for 6 years. But Paw-tal 3 when?
Story Related.
As you’ll flash back into the story of Syd’s past, before he makes his wish on the feather, he’ll read an e-mail he received about a game purchase. This is where the trophy will pop.