Unlock every trophy by completing the combat, Beast victories, collection goals, and special run conditions below. Steam has 60 achievements; PS5 has 61 trophies, including the Master of the Arena platinum for unlocking every other trophy. This Chained Beasts trophy guide separates objectives in Carthage, Germania, and The Senate from challenges involving the Merchant, Trainer, and individual Beasts, so you can choose a goal before starting a run.
How do you unlock the platinum trophy?
Unlock every other PS5 trophy to earn Master of the Arena. The PS5 set contains 58 bronze, 1 silver, 1 gold, and 1 platinum trophy; Steam's set contains 60 achievements.
Plan around the condition you are chasing rather than trying to force everything into one run:
- Work through the location objectives and combat actions below, keeping an eye on opportunities involving specific enemies and arena objects.
- Win as each Beast and work toward the skill, item, affliction, and Codex goals.
- Choose a dedicated run condition, such as water only, no Trainer levels, or reaching Trainer level 20, and finish that run with its requirement intact.
- Complete a Jupiter difficulty victory for King of the Gods and finish any remaining individual objectives.
This is a planning order, not a requirement to complete trophies in that sequence. Keeping incompatible goals apart is the useful bit: you cannot finish the same run both without Trainer levels and after reaching level 20 there.
Which trophies require reaching locations or winning as a Beast?
Survive Carthage and Germania, reach The Senate, and win a run as each of the eight named Beasts for these objectives.
| Trophy | What you need to do |
|---|---|
| Can't Stand The Heat | Survive Carthage. |
| Out of the Cold | Survive Germania. |
| Rebel Leader | Reach The Senate. |
| Free as an Ibex | Win a run as the Ibex. |
| Free as a Rhino | Win a run as the Rhino. |
| Free as a Wolf | Win a run as the Wolf. |
| Free as a Bear | Win a run as the Bear. |
| Free as a Panther | Win a run as the Panther. |
| Free as an Eagle | Win a run as the Eagle. |
| Free as a Lion | Win a run as the Lion. |
| Free as a Monkey | Win a run as the Monkey. |
Reaching The Senate and winning a run are different targets. Likewise, unlocking a Beast is separate from winning with it. If you are choosing your next Beast, the Chained Beasts characters page is the relevant next stop; keep the victory names above as your checklist.
How do you complete the special run challenges?
Win with the specific difficulty, time, drinking, training, or affliction condition attached to each challenge; Untouchable instead requires a damage-free Carthage clear.
| Trophy | Required result |
|---|---|
| King of the Gods | Win a run on Jupiter difficulty. |
| Ultra Hydrated | Win a run while only ever drinking water. |
| Medical Marvel | Win a run while suffering afflictions totaling at least 20 skulls. |
| Untouchable | Complete Carthage without taking any damage. |
For Ultra Hydrated, keep your drinking choices to water throughout the run. For Medical Marvel, the target is the combined skull value of your afflictions, not simply the number of afflictions. The Chained Beasts afflictions page covers the system you are building that challenge around.
A Quick Escape: what is the battle-time limit?
Win a run with fewer than 15 minutes in battles on Steam. On October 17, 2026, the PS5 trophy description gives fewer than 20 minutes in battles, and the Steam achievement description gives the 15-minute threshold. These are platform-specific descriptions, not a dated change from one threshold to the other.
Aim below 15 minutes if you want a target that satisfies both descriptions. The condition names time spent in battles, so keep that distinction in mind when planning your speed attempt. Exactly 15 minutes does not meet “fewer than 15.”
Untrained: should you skip Trainer levels?
Skip levelling up at the Trainer and win the run to earn Untrained. Taking a Trainer level conflicts with this objective, so pick this challenge before committing to training.
Overtrained: should you reach Trainer level 20?
Reach level 20 at the Trainer, then win the run to earn Overtrained. Reaching the level alone is only part of the requirement. Choose a separate run from Untrained so your training choices serve the trophy you are pursuing.
Which combat actions unlock trophies?
Use the named attack, object, status, or formation interaction for each trophy; ordinary kills alone do not cover this group.
| Trophy | Required action |
|---|---|
| Two For One | Kill at least 2 opponents with one attack. |
| Down the Line | Hit every opponent in a formation with the same attack. |
| Formation Breaker | Trip every opponent in a formation. |
| Pop! | Squeeze an opponent with your chain. |
| Trip Master | Trip 100 opponents with your chain. |
| Ultra Damage | Land a critical backstab while Furied. |
| No Ammo? No Problem! | Kill an opponent with an empty bow. |
| Stop Hitting Yourself | Kill an opponent with their own arm. |
| Whirling Dervish | Spin the flail continuously for at least 10 seconds. |
| Drive By | Hit at least 3 enemies with one wheel. |
| Gold Medal | Throw a weapon at least 20 metres before it hits an opponent. |
| Stick Around | Impale an opponent on a spike wall. |
| Entrapment | Kill an opponent by throwing them onto a spike plate. |
| This Was A Mistake | Execute an opponent with an explosive barrel. |
| Destruction of Property | Destroy at least 10 obstacles in a round. |
| Pincushion | Have at least 10 projectiles stuck in you simultaneously. |
| Fired Up | Spend at least 10% of a round on fire. |
| Fast and Furious | Spend at least 30% of a round Vigored. |
| Pay Attention | Die to an object thrown by the crowd. |
Watch the verbs. Down the Line asks you to hit every opponent in the formation; Two For One asks for kills. Entrapment also requires a kill, while Stick Around asks for an impalement. An explosive barrel kill and an explosive barrel execution are different objectives, so chase the execution for This Was A Mistake.
Keep round-based targets within one round. Destruction of Property needs 10 obstacles in a round, and Pincushion needs 10 projectiles stuck in you at the same time. Spreading those actions out does not satisfy those conditions. Save deliberate damage and death objectives for a different attempt from Untouchable.
For Fast and Furious, you need to spend the required portion of the round Vigored. The Chained Beasts vigor page is the next place to read about that status before planning this objective.
How do you unlock the boss and siege trophies?
Meet the named enemy interaction or timing condition, including having the correct attack deliver a required death.
| Trophy | Required action |
|---|---|
| Who's The Boss | Kill a Boss within 10 seconds of first damaging them. |
| Deep Impact | Cause an opponent to die to the Goliath's leap attack. |
| Stampede | Have the Rhino trample Beastmaster Barca to death. |
| Turning the Tide | Send the Flail Master flying with his own flail. |
| Fire Pro | Cause a wrestler to set themselves on fire while leaping at you. |
| Clearing the Skies | Kill the catapult before the Praefectus falls back. |
| Don't Look Up | Cause an opponent to die to catapult fire during the siege. |
For Who's The Boss, the 10-second window starts with your first damage to the Boss. Prepare for the kill before landing that opening hit; an early hit commits you to the timer.
Deep Impact, Stampede, and Don't Look Up specify what causes the death. Finishing the target yourself would miss the required result. Clearing the Skies is different again: its deadline is the Praefectus falling back, so leaving the catapult until after that event misses the condition.
What are the kill, execution, coin, and training targets?
Reach the exact kill or execution totals, earn the required coins individually, and complete the separate Merchant and training actions below.
| Trophy | Required target |
|---|---|
| X | Kill 10 opponents. |
| L | Kill 50 opponents. |
| C | Kill 100 opponents. |
| D | Kill 500 opponents. |
| M | Kill 1000 opponents. |
| Thumbs Down | Execute 100 opponents. |
| Majority Stakeholder | Individually earn at least 400 coins in a run. |
| Moneybags | Buy out the Merchant's entire store at once. |
| No Rest Day | Train to exhaustion. |
| Dead Weight | Amputate a body part. |
Keep Majority Stakeholder and Moneybags separate in your planning. One concerns what you individually earn during a run; the other concerns buying the entire store at once. Earning 400 coins is not itself the store-buyout condition.
The same distinction applies to training. No Rest Day asks you to train to exhaustion. Overtrained asks for level 20 followed by a run victory. Do not stop at one result when you are aiming for the other.
What do you need to collect for every completion trophy?
Learn every skill, purchase every item type, kill with every item type, unlock every Beast, discover every Codex entry, and suffer every affliction at its maximum level.
| Trophy | Completion requirement |
|---|---|
| Talented | Learn every skill. |
| Collector | Purchase every type of item from the Merchant. |
| Weapon Master | Get a kill with every type of item. |
| Bestiary | Unlock all Beasts. |
| Scholarly | Discover every Codex entry. |
| Test Subject | Suffer the maximum level of every affliction. |
Treat buying an item type and killing with it as separate checklist entries. Collector tracks purchases from the Merchant, while Weapon Master asks for kills with every type of item. Merely acquiring or trying an item does not fulfill the kill requirement.
Bestiary and the Free as a Beast trophies also ask for different results: unlock the Beasts for Bestiary, then secure the named victories. Test Subject is distinct from Medical Marvel too. A combined 20-skull total is Medical Marvel's run condition; Test Subject asks for the maximum level of every affliction.
Once you have completed the full PS5 set, Master of the Arena is your platinum reward. On Steam, the goal is the completed set of 60 achievements. For your next collection target, head to Chained Beasts unlocks, then return to the specific requirement you still need.