Game: Superliminal
Peripherals: –
Time to 100%: 4-6 hours.
Difficulty: 6/10
Missable trophies: Superliminal, Speed Runner.
Trophies: 1 8 9 4
Author: Sean
Welcome to the trophy guide for Superliminal. 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 – Beat the game while obtaining all the collectibles.
Welcome to the Superliminal guide. A tricky puzzler but a fantastic game! There are no missables besides the speed runs as there is a chapter select which even lists which chapter has what kind of collectibles and if you’re missing any in that level. Superliminal also auto-saves the collectible as soon as you interact with it so when combing through a level for what you missed you’ll notice what you’ve already obtained. The 4-6 Hour window to platinum is also if you know the game very well and understand everything fluently alongside nailing that speedrun. Expect more if you struggle with puzzles or practice the speedrun a lot (Which you will)!
Stage 2 – Miscellaneous Trophies
Superliminal makes use of locking bonus features behind obtaining all collectible sections as a pre-requisite. Now that you’ve obtained all the collectibles you’ll have access to them all. At the main menu, scroll down to the option below “Credits” it looks like the exit sign symbol, click it to acess the warehouse area. Go through the doors to the left and pick up the golden chess piece in the middle for Polite Recognition.
Load up any level with an office at the beginning of the level. The computer screen on the desk will have a picture of a chess board. Interact with the screen to be brought to a new area. You’ll need to make 2 moves to complete the puzzle here; move the pawn away from the king and place the rook where the pawn was. You could also imitate the image below for Kasparov:
The final miscellaneous trophy does have specific ways of unlocking but we’ll go for the neutral easy method. Load up any chapter and pick up an object, now don’t touch anything. Put the controller down and wait a few minutes until Vaguely Activated Achievement pops.
Stage 3 – Speed Run
The final 2 trophies before the platinum are what makes this platinum so difficult. You’ll need to be master of your element to be able to complete this game in under 30 minutes! There isn’t much to say in ways of aiding besides tell you to know the levels and puzzles inside out, all the feasible shortcuts, to not waste any time, etc. Luckily we have reached out to a streamer by the name of Clockwork_D0rk who has recorded their PS4 run of Superliminal under 30 minutes and graciously allowed us to use their footage. Make sure to check their video out, content, and updates to their stuff! (As they have plans for a voice-over with tips to the Superliminal Speedrun)
Trophies
Perception is Reality
Obtain all trophies
Fires Extinguished
Empty all fire extinguishers
Throughout Superliminal you’ll find many collectibles, one of them being fire extinguishers. These are often in plain sight and doesn’t require much effort to find. The problem with the fire extinguishers is the over abundance of them, making it easy to miss or overlook 1. Make sure to push the button a few times to empty an extinguisher! Refer to Stage 1 for all collectible locations.
Vaguely Activated Achievement
Congratulations on doing something!
There are specific ways to obtain this trophy but for the sake of ease it’d best doing it the most lazily and safe way obtainable; Pick up and object and don’t move for a few minutes. Being idle for a short period of time (a few minutes) will earn you this trophy.
Fire Safety Achieved
Pull all the fire alarms
Throughout Superliminal you’ll find many collectibles, one of them being fire alarms. These are often in plain sight and doesn’t require much effort to find. The problem with the fire alarms is the over abundance of them, making it easy to miss or overlook 1. Refer to Stage 1 for all collectible locations.
Stars Align
Complete all constellations
Throughout Superliminal you’ll find many collectibles, one of them being constellations. Luckily except or Chapter 1, there is only 1 per chapter to be found. The hallways needed for these constellations are very well hidden to say the least. In the constellation room you’ll need to discover the constellation, which requires aligning the extra bright stars in a specific way. Refer to Stage 1 for all collectible locations and positioning.
Chess Master
Find all secret chess pieces
Throughout Superliminal you’ll find many collectibles, one of them being chess pieces. These are often well hidden and require use of platforming, building scaffolding, manipulating perception, and keeping your eyes peeled. Refer to Stage 1 for all collectible locations.
Kasparov
Make the last move
This is one of the few trophies locked behind collectibles. Refer to Stage 1 above for a collectibles guide. Once you’ve obtained all the collectibles in the game, different options appear which relate to specific collectibles. The one needed for this trophy is found during any level with the office at the beginning just outside of the hotel room. Interact with the computer screen to be put into a hidden area with a chess puzzle to solve. Refer to Stage 2 above for the Solution.
Feeling Blue
Find all blueprints
Throughout Superliminal you’ll find many collectibles, one of them being blueprints. These are often well hidden and require use of platforming, building scaffolding, and keeping your eyes peeled. Refer to Stage 1 for all collectible locations.
Superluminal
Beat the game in under 30 minutes
This trophy is the crux, the absolute bane of this list if you will. There is very little room for error, you’ll need to know the game inside and out, utilize every shortcut and trick possible, and constantly be on the move. With that said, it’s still no walk in the park. Luckily there is a video recorded of a 30 minute run specifically on the PS4. Refer to Stage 3 to see this speedrun done.
Wake Up
Beat the game
Story Related
You will earn this trophy for completing all 8 Chapters in Superliminal.
Son of Man
An apple for a head
For this trophy you’ll need to be in Chapter 5. You’ll find a Green Apple that you can interact with during the level. You’ll need to enlarge this apple, drop it from a good height and stand under it letting it crash into your head.
Polite Recognition
Find the hidden trophy
This is one of the few trophies locked behind collectibles. Refer to Stage 1 above for a collectibles guide. Once you’ve obtained all the collectibles in the game, different options appear which relate to specific collectibles. The one needed for this trophy is found at the main menu. 2nd option from the bottom is an ‘exit sign’ symbol and clicking on that will put you in the warehouse from the main menu. Go through the doors to the left to find a golden chess piece that you’ll need to interact with.
Please Use Other Door
Find the nook in Optical
Optical is the 2nd Chapter of Superliminal. The ‘nook’ this trophy refers to is an optional tiny dead-end hallway you can come across. After ascending the only set of stairs in the level you’ll enter a large room. This room requires you to utilize perception to remove a giant Chess Piece creating an exit. Before using this exit, use the chess piece you had received to climb into a doorway mid way up a wall you can see. Refer to Chapter 2 in Stage 1 above for the exact location with images.
Expert Fire Alarmist
Pull enough fire alarms
Fire alarms are on of the many collectibles in Superliminal. For this trophy you’ll have to pull 10 fire alarms, which’ll come naturally as you work toward Fire Safety Achieved.
Refer to Stage 1 above to see where every alarm is located.
Speed Runner
Beat the game in under an hour
Speed Runner is for completing all 8 Chapters of Superliminal in under 1 hour. Refer to Stage 3 at the top for a video.
Please Recycle
Put a soda can in the wrong place instead of recycling
Throughout the game there’ll be numerous vending machines in every chapter. Taking a soda can from the machine you’ll have to put it in a Trash Can, which for this trophy are the tiny rectangular trash cans you’ll find periodically.
Take Your Trash Elsewhere
Fail at throwing away trash
Throughout the game there’ll be numerous vending machines in every chapter. Taking a soda can from the machine you’ll have to put it in a Trash Can, which for this trophy are the cylindrical orange trash cans you’ll find periodically.
Soda Connaisseur
Drink all sodas
There are 7 different sodas you can ‘try’ in this game. Trying is a loose term, as it only means that you’ll need to have gotten one of each flavor dispensed once. Unfortunately vending machines break after using them, so you’ll need multiple vending machines to do this.
Why Are You Like This?
Clone an object way too many times
During Chapter 5 one of the mechanics is the ability to clone certain objects upon picking interacting with them. You’ll need to clone a single object a great deal of times so get button mashing.
Sugar Crush
Break a soda can
A miscellaneous trophy that you’ll obtain by breaking a soda can. You’ll find ample amounts of vending machines throughout the game. Take one of the soda cans you get and enlarge it then drop it from a good height.
Fire Alarmist
Pull one fire alarm
Fire alarms are on of the many collectibles in Superliminal. For this trophy you’ll only have to pull 1, which’ll come naturally as you work toward Fire Safety Achieved.
Refer to Stage 1 above to see where every alarm is located.
Environment Saved!
Place a soda can in a recycling bin
Throughout the game there’ll be numerous vending machines in every chapter. Taking a soda can from the machine you’ll have to put it in a Recycling Bin, which are the rectangular blue bins you’ll find periodically.