SAROS spreads its trophy list across story progression, boss kills, weapon mastery, system milestones, and combat-specific cleanup.
A large part of the set unlocks naturally as you move through Carcosa, but full completion still asks for a clean sweep of Nightmare Gates, a full weapon grind, multiple biome and combat challenges, and a handful of late-run trophies that are much easier once your permanent upgrades are in place.
The current Platinum estimate sits at roughly 20 to 25+ hours. There are no online trophies, no missables, and no difficulty-related trophies because SAROS does not use traditional difficulty settings.
1. SAROS Trophy & Achievement Structure
Saros gameplay
SAROS has a much cleaner trophy structure than a lot of roguelite action games. Most of the list falls into a few obvious categories: story and biome progression, boss kills, Nightmare Gate completion, weapon unlock and kill milestones, resource and system milestones, and combat challenges tied to specific mechanics or weapon types.
- PlayStation: 45 trophies, including Platinum.
- Platforms: PS5.
- Online requirements: None.
- Missables: None.
- Difficulty requirement: None. SAROS has no typical difficulty-based trophy requirement.
- Modifier impact: Carcosan Modifiers do not block trophy progress.
2. All SAROS Trophies & Achievements List
Shield ability
A good portion of the SAROS trophy set is straightforward once you understand what the game is tracking. Story bosses and Acts take care of a large share of the list by themselves, while the second half is mostly cleanup around weapons, runs, Shields, Parries, Halcyon, and biome challenge trophies.
| Trophy | Requirement |
|---|---|
| The Sun Is Forever | Obtain every SAROS trophy. |
| Prophet | Defeat the Overlord of the Shattered Rise. |
| Bastion | Defeat the Overlord of the Ancient Depths. |
| Rhabdom | Defeat the Overlord of the Shattered Descent. |
| Legion | Defeat the Overlord of the Blighted Marsh. |
| Architect | Defeat the Overlord of the Desecrated Fortress. |
| Shepherd | Defeat the Overlord of Acolyte’s Haven. |
| Priestess | Defeat the Overlord of the Cathedral. |
| King | Defeat the Overlord of the Yellow Shore. |
| Let Go | Complete all Epilogue requirements and defeat the King. |
| Never Let Go | Complete Act 1. |
| Into Yellow | Complete Act 2. |
| The Blazing Throne | Complete Act 3. |
| Strange Is The Night | Enter the Banyan Tree for the first time. |
| Shattered Glass | Complete every encounter inside the Banyan Tree. |
| Nightmare Strands | Enter and complete all 7 Nightmare Gates at least once. |
| Full Arsenal | Unlock all Main and Power Weapons, and defeat 25 hostiles with each. |
| Bullet Paradise | Dispatch 1995 regular hostiles. |
| Carcosan Cartographer | Use Carcosan Modifiers to embark upon and survive 33 expeditions. |
| Soltari R&D | Unlock and use all Traits and Variants of one weapon. |
| Break The Cycle | Absorb 2021 projectiles using the Shield. |
| Reinforced Carapace | Collect 20 Integrity Augments. |
| Eclipse’s Gift | Collect 70 Halcyon. |
| Carcosan Conqueror | Encounter and defeat 10 Alpha hostiles. |
| Catch And Release | Absorb 3 Power bars with the Shield, then defeat a hostile with a Power Weapon. |
| Untouchable | Complete a Biome without taking direct non-Corruption damage or losing Adrenaline. |
| Second Chance | Use Second Chance for the first time. |
| Approach Vector | Dispatch a shielded hostile with a mid-air Melee attack. |
| Overdriven | Dispatch 30 hostiles using Overdrive during a single cycle. |
| Countermand | Stagger 2 hostiles simultaneously with one Parry. |
| Enforcer | Damage 7 hostiles within 5 seconds with Handcannons. |
| Relentless | Land 50 consecutive shots on hostiles with Rifles. |
| Spread The Cost | Land 7 consecutive Shotgun blasts with 100% pellet accuracy. |
| Vicious Circle | Use Chakrams to damage 4 hostiles within 2 seconds. |
| All Shall Bow | Hit 3 hostiles at once with Crossbows. |
| Broadside | Defeat 5 hostiles with a single Prominence blast. |
| Atrophy | Damage 5 hostiles simultaneously with Dispiritor projectiles. |
| Angle Of Attack | Defeat a hostile using a ricochet Nova Lance slug. |
| Radiance | Damage 3 hostiles simultaneously using the Illumine. |
| Fatal Triptych | Die 3 times during a single cycle. |
| War Within | Reach maximum Corruption level and survive. |
| Never Enough | Collect 20 Halcyon in the Yellow Shore. |
| Fall From Grace | Use the environment to eliminate a hostile without shooting it. |
| Vincible | Complete a Biome without using the Shield. |
| Come Back Stronger | Die for the first time. |
