LEGO Horizon Adventures Trophy Guide & Roadmap

LEGO Horizon Adventures Trophy Roadmap

• Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10
• Approximate amount of time to platinum: 15 hours
• Offline Trophies: 24 (1, 7, 8, 8)
• Online Trophies: 0
• Number of missable trophies: 0
• Glitched trophies: 0
• Does difficulty affect trophies?: No, game can be played on Story difficulty, with any Accessibility option toggled on, including Invulnerability
• Minimum Playthroughs: 1 + many Expedition Mode replays to max out all characters to level 20
• PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: No, the game is only available on PS5.
• PS4/PS5 Crossbuy: No, the game is only available on PS5.
• Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: Can’t replay Apex Machine Hunting Grounds and can’t replay the story levels in Story Mode, but can replay the story levels in Expedition Mode.
• Supports Manual Saves?: No
• Release Date: November 14, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to the LEGO Horizon Adventures Trophy Guide! LEGO Horizon Adventures narrates a revisited version of the story of Horizon Zero Dawn with the trademark of LEGO games. The game contains approximately 90 “collectibles”, but they come automatically from the story. Each level rewards players with a Gold Brick, a Gadget, or a Rare Weapon, and occasionally a playable character. It’s not necessary to reach 100% completion for Platinum. All you have to do is collect at least 50 Gold Bricks from level rewards, buy 75 Outfits, 20 Roofs or Yards, 75 Decorations, complete 20 Community Jobs (quick and easy challenges), buy 10 Upgrades, unlock and max out every playable character, collect all Rare Weapons and all Gadgets. The only grindy step is to max out all playable characters to level 20.

Step 1: Finish the Story [10 Hours]

Just enjoy and finish the story. There are 5 chapters, each consisting of 5 levels, except the last chapter which is shorter. While playing through the levels, focus on collecting as many studs as possible from the building opportunities and the chests. At Mother’s Heart, buy and max out all XP Upgrades when you can afford them. These will allow you to get XP much faster if you kill enemies with Rare Weapons and Gadgets and will make Step 3 less tedious.

The “collectibles” all come automatically from story progress. Gold Bricks are simple rewards for finishing levels, Gadgets and Rare Weapons are from the merchant chests found halfway through every level. Community Jobs are quick challenges such as defeating enemies a certain way. Outfits, Decorations, Roofs/Yards are purchased. Characters are all automatic story unlocks. When a level gives you a path choice to go to a Tallneck or Cauldron pick those paths, but you can also still get 3 of each in Expeditions after the story.

Optional Time Saver: Playing with 2 controllers lets you level 2 characters simultaneously. This would save some of the XP grind later. The second controller/player can remain idle as it gets automatically teleported to the main player when out of screen. Co-op is unlocked after the prologue, so if you want you can make use of this during the story to level 2 characters simultaneously. If you’d rather not deal with this, you can make use of it during the XP grind in Step 3.

Step 2: Apex Machine Hunting Grounds [1 Hour]

Once you’re done with the story, it’s time to take care of the Apex Hunting Grounds. These are quick and straightforward challenges.

Step 3: XP Grind to Max Out All Characters in Expedition Mode [5 Hours]

By the time you’ve finished the story and completed all Apex Machine Hunting Grounds, you should be at least level 18 with one character if you’ve never switched to any other ones during the previous two steps. Now it’s time for the grindy part to Platinum: you must max out all characters to level 20. The best Expedition to do this in is the second one. Its access gate is in the northernmost part of Mother’s Heart. It almost always has Snapmaws, Corrupted Machines and Shell-Walker, giving you the most XP.

If you have a 2nd controller, remember you can play local co-op to level 2 characters simultaneously, thus cutting the XP grind in half.

LEGO Horizon Adventures Trophy Guide

	Every Last One Collect all other Trophies.
Earn all other trophies in LEGO Horizon Adventures to unlock Platinum (no DLC needed!)
	Too Early to Celebrate Complete the Prologue.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Out of the Woods Complete “Rescuing The Nora”.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Climb Every Mountain Complete “Thunder in the Mountains”.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Farewell to the Jungle Complete “Desperately Seeking Sawtooths”.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Dune and Dusted Complete “Drawing Out Helis”.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Light My Spire Complete “The Buried Shadow”.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Flathead Find and complete first Tallneck.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed. See  Walking with Giants for more information.
	Walking with Giants Find and complete 3 different Tallnecks.
You will be able to find and complete 3 different Tallnecks during the story. Sometimes a level gives you a path choice. When it does, choose the Tallneck path. Even though it’s unlikely you won’t unlock this trophy during the story, you can always get it during Level 1 or 4 of Expedition Mode (found in west Mother’s Heart) while you grind XP to max out all characters.
	Factory Setting Find and complete first Cauldron.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed. See  Toil and Trouble for more information.
	Toil and Trouble Find and complete 3 different Cauldrons.
You will be able to find and complete 3 different Cauldrons during the story. Sometimes a level gives you a path choice. When it does, choose the Cauldron path. Even though it’s unlikely you won’t unlock this trophy during the story, you can always get it during Expedition mode while you grind XP to max out all characters.
	Almost a Warrior Unlock Varl.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed.
	Together At Last Unlock all Playable Characters.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed. There are 4 characters in total: Aloy, Teersa, Varl, and Erend.
	Super Hero Max Level a Character.
See  Super Team.
	Super Team Max Level all Characters.
Maxing out all characters means reaching level 20 with all of them. When you unlock a character for the first time, they will be the same level as the character you’ve been playing with up until that point. For example, if you unlock Teersa as level 10 Aloy, Teersa will start at level 10. This will make the XP grind to get to level 20 with all characters much more tolerable. You can only grind XP to level up all characters in Expedition mode as this is the only playable mode once you’re done with the story and the Apex Machine Hunting Grounds. The best Expedition to do this in is the second one, whose access gate is in the northernmost part of Mother’s Heart. It almost always has Snapmaws, Corrupted Machines and Shell-Walker, giving you the most XP. Before you start, make sure you have equipped all gold tier XP upgrades and prioritize kills with Rare Weapons and Gadgets for extra XP. Unfortunately, you can’t farm XP as enemies don’t respawn endlessly during fights. You must play Expedition Mode over and over again until all characters are level 20. If you have a 2nd controller, you can play local co-op to level 2 characters simultaneously, thus cutting the XP grind in half. The second controller/player can remain idle as it gets automatically teleported to the main player when out of screen. Co-op is unlocked after the prologue, so if you want you can already make use of this during the story.
	Gonna Need a Bigger Wardrobe Obtain 75 Outfits.
First, you must find the Tailor in the wilds. This is an unmissable, story-related event. Then, simply buy 75 different Outfits from the Tailor in Mother’s Heart to unlock this trophy. Outfits are very cheap, allowing you to unlock this trophy relatively early.
	Masterbuilder Obtain 20 Roofs or Yards.
First, you must unlock a main Customization station in Mother’s Heart. These are gated behind having a certain number of Gold Bricks. Once you have enough to unlock a station, you can access the Roofs and Yards menu. For this trophy, you must buy 20 different Roofs or Yards. These are relatively cheap, allowing you to unlock this trophy relatively early.
	Just For Show Obtain 75 Decorations.
First, you must unlock the Decoration stations. This is an unmissable, story-related event. Decoration stations are much smaller than Customization stations. For this trophy, you must buy 75 different Decorations. These are relatively cheap, allowing you to unlock this trophy relatively early.
	Community Service Complete 20 Community Jobs.
First, you must unlock the Community Jobs noticeboard. This is an unmissable, story-related event. Community Jobs are quick and easy challenges, for example to kill a certain number of enemies a specific way or building specific Decorations or Yards for interactions. There are far more than 20 Community Jobs, so focus on the easiest ones.
	There’s Gold in them Bricks Collect first Gold Brick.
Automatic, story-related unlock, cannot be missed. For more information, see  Yellow Brick Hoard.
	Yellow Brick Hoard Collect 50 Gold Bricks.
Gold Bricks are unmissable, story-specific collectibles. You can’t miss them and they are always earned either through completing story missions or Community Jobs. By the time you start the XP grind, you will most likely have more than 50 Gold Bricks.
	A Rare Treat Discover all Rare Weapons.
Rare Weapons are guaranteed drops during the story. Halfway through all levels, you will find a merchant with three different chests. These chests will always contain either a Rare Weapon or Gadget. You will most likely unlock all Rare Weapons as you play through the story. If for some reason, you don’t have all Rare Weapons by the time you’ve finished it, you will unlock this in Expedition Mode where you can also find the merchant with his three chests.
	All the Toys Discover all Gadgets.
Gadgets are guaranteed drops during the story. Halfway through all levels, you will find a merchant with three different chests. These chests will always contain either a Gadget or Rare Weapon. You will most likely unlock all Rare Weapons as you play through the story. If for some reason, you don’t have all Gadgets by the time you’ve finished it, you will unlock this in Expedition Mode where you can also find the merchant with his three chests.
	Top Grade Obtain 10 Upgrades.
You can buy Upgrades from the All-Mother Tree at Mother’s Heart. There are a total of 16 different Upgrades, some of which with a bronze, silver, and gold tier. For this trophy, each tier counts as an upgrade, so you don’t have to buy 10 different Upgrades. Prioritize XP upgrades to gather XP faster and make the final XP grind more manageable.