Directive 8020 has 31 trophies on PS5, including the Platinum, and 30 achievements on Xbox / Steam.
The trophy list is built around the game’s branching story structure: you need to finish all 8 episodes, complete the story on Survivor Playstyle, collect every Secret, find all Simms’ recordings, unlock all Character Destinies, and reach several different crew outcomes.
The new Turning Points system is also important because it lets you rewind and change major story decisions in Explorer Playstyle, while Survivor Playstyle removes that safety net for a more traditional Dark Pictures run.
1. Directive 8020 Trophy & Achievement Structure
Directive 8020 has a larger and more branching trophy list than a simple story completion game. Finish the story once, then use Turning Points or extra playthroughs to clean up opposite outcomes, crew deaths, collectible trophies, and different character destinies.
- PlayStation: 31 trophies, including Platinum.
- Xbox/Steam: 30 achievements.
- Story length: 8 episodes.
- Online requirements: None.
- Co-op requirements: None.
- Difficulty requirement: Yes. Live with the Consequences requires completing the story on Survivor Playstyle.
- Missables: Yes, many outcome, choice, collectible, and character-state trophies can be missed in a single route.
- Chapter Select/Rewind help: Turning Points can help with cleanup in Explorer Playstyle, but Survivor Playstyle is needed for one full completion trophy.
2. All Directive 8020 Trophies & Achievements List
Directive 8020 cutscene
PS5 has the extra Platinum trophy, while Xbox and Steam have 30 achievements. The cleanest route is to treat your first playthrough as a controlled survival / collectible run, then use extra routes for opposite outcomes.
| Trophy / Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Mission Accomplished (Platinum Trophy) | Collected all trophies. |
| Wake-Up Crew | Completed Episode 1. |
| Cycle Complete | Completed all 8 episodes. |
| Live with the Consequences | Completed the story on Survivor Playstyle. |
| Paint The Walls | Killed the whole crew. |
| Humanitarian | Saved the whole crew. |
| Thumb on the Last Page | Used a Turning Point to change your path. |
| O Death | Found all of the Curator’s Secrets. |
| Dear Mum... | Found all Simms’ recordings. |
| No Stone Left Unturned | Found all Secrets in the game. |
| Personality Manifest | Unlocked a Character Destiny. |
| All Possible Futures | Unlocked all Character Destinies. |
| Social Butterfly | Messaged every crew member. |
| Not Today, Boss | Cernan escaped Williams without being caught. |
| Always Wear a Seatbelt | Stafford survived the crash. |
| Lost and Found | Found Carter’s Utility Strap. |
| Right to Bear Arms | Approved the use of the gun. |
| Organic Waste Disposal | Burned the Duplicate in Waste Management. |
| Is This Decaf? | Sedated Williams. |
| This Steak’s Raw | Mitchell and Anders survived the experiment unharmed. |
| Password1 | Anders hacked into Williams’ computer. |
| Total Party Kill | The standoff at the scanner turned into a death spiral. |
| Suspect Acquitted | Williams was identified as human. |
| Human After All | All crew members passed safely through the scanner. |
| This is Not a Place of Honor | Young sent a warning to the Andromeda. |
| Message in a Bottle | Young sent an SOS to the Andromeda. |
| Stealth 100 | Returned to Bridge Ops without losing any characters. |
| Cat’s Out the Bag | Persuaded Williams to reveal the truth about the mission. |
| We Have Reserves | Sent a second team down to redirect the fuel. |
| Home Free | Charted a course for Earth without any intruders on board. |
| NDA Breaker | Exposed the truth about the clone program. |
Best Platinum Trophy Strategy
Directive 8020 gameplay
The best way to approach the Directive 8020 Platinum is to separate your runs by goal. Do one careful route first for survival, collectibles, messages, and cleaner story outcomes, then use later routes or Turning Points to unlock opposite choices, deaths, scanner outcomes, and missing Character Destinies.
- Start on Explorer Playstyle first so you can use Turning Points for easier cleanup and route correction.
- Aim for a safe first route by keeping the crew alive, working toward Humanitarian, Human After All, and Home Free, and collecting as many Secrets as possible.
- Trigger every available message interaction so you do not miss Social Butterfly.
- Search every optional area carefully for Curator’s Secrets, Simms’ recordings, general Secrets, and Carter’s Utility Strap.
- Use Turning Points for alternate choices such as Message in a Bottle and This is Not a Place of Honor.
- Do a Survivor Playstyle run separately for Live with the Consequences once you already know the safest route.
- Save bad-outcome trophies for cleanup, including Paint The Walls, Total Party Kill, and We Have Reserves.
- Finish Character Destinies last because the All Possible Futures trophy requires several different route variations and opposite dialogue choices.
