Life is Strange Reunion Trophy Guide: Roadmap, Missables, and Platinum Tips

Why This Platinum Is Easier Than It Looks

Life is Strange: Reunion hands out 30 trophies, and most of them arrive simply by finishing the story — which means this Life is Strange Reunion trophy guide is less about mechanical skill and more about not walking past the wrong doorway. PowerPyx rates the platinum 2/10, and there are no difficulty settings, no online trophies, and no glitched trophies to fight through. The catch is that almost everything outside the automatic story unlocks can be missed, and two endings force a second run. This Life is Strange Reunion trophy guide covers the roadmap, the trophies that span multiple chapters, the Backtalk answers, and the full Super Max rescue route.

The Two-Playthrough Roadmap

The endings are the reason you cannot finish in one sitting. At the opening decision prompt, choosing "Chloe Survived Arcadia Bay" sets up the Blue Haired Girl trophy, while "Chloe Died in Arcadia Bay" leads to Dead Girl Walking. You get one per run, so plan for two.

Use the first playthrough as your "everything" run: grab all collectibles, chase every decision-based trophy, and aim for Super Max. PowerPyx budgets about 8 hours per run. Single-chapter trophies like Bucket Challenge or Going Once… Going Twice! can be cleaned up later through chapter select, so a messy first attempt is not fatal — the playthrough-spanning trophies are.

A structural note that saves headaches: there is no New Game+, so chapter select is your only cleanup tool. That works for photos, sketches, and podcasts. It does not work for optional evidence.

The 11 Missables That Span Chapters

PowerPyx flags 11 trophies as chapter-spanning or playthrough-spanning, and this is where most Life is Strange Reunion trophy guide readers lose their platinum. Treat this table as a checklist.

Backtalk Answers That Actually Win

Backtalk is the dialogue duel system, and three trophies depend on winning every round you trigger. Sass Queen requires all three wins on one save file, but Gamer Social Club notes that a failed scene can be replayed through Scene Select and the corrected win still counts. The routes below are the PowerPyx and Gamer Social Club set; GameSpew and TPose Gaming publish Seattle for Noelle, Tinder Date for Joey, and "I'll tell Amanda" for Ren.

• Prospective Student (Chapter 10, Lying and Waiting): "Space," then "UVM."
• Not a Rat (Chapter 18, Times in Turtle): "I'm CardinalSin," "Bowling league," "Sic semper tyrannis." Talk to Amanda and read her forum first, then approach Joey.
• Daddy Issues (Chapter 24, Chloe's Decision): "I'll tell Noelle," "Red paint can," "Daddy Issues." Inspect Ren's bag before starting the confrontation.

Two other easy decision trophies sit outside the Backtalk chain. For Bucket Challenge in Chapter 6, examine the graffiti left of the right porta potty, let the janitor clean it, rewind, move the bucket, then examine the graffiti again. For Uranus's Long-Lost Cousin, name the star "URTITTIES" in Chapter 17.

Collectibles: Photos, Sketches, Podcasts, Evidence

Four trophy lines are tied to collectibles: Photo Wall for Max's photos, Drugstore Makeup for Chloe's sketches, Podcast Overload for all nine podcasts, and All These Memories for everything combined.

Photos, sketches, and podcasts can be mopped up through chapter select. Optional evidence cannot — Major Gumshoe requires every piece in a single continuous run. Community playthroughs from Mackey's full-game collectible walkthrough highlight the easy-to-lose pieces, including Reggie's notes near the water sculpture, the Fremont map visible through a truck's passenger door, the demolition contract in Owen's office drawer, and the fireworks receipt at the Snapping Turtle.

That video guide is also where the podcast myth gets settled: player experience suggests you can back out of a podcast almost immediately and still earn Podcast Overload at the end, rather than listening to each episode in full.

Super Max: Saving Everyone in One Run

Super Max is the hardest trophy on the list and, per PowerPyx, cannot be earned through chapter select. Every step has to happen in one playthrough.

• Chapter 24: Win the argument with Ren, then accuse Ren when you speak to Noelle.
• Chapter 25: Accuse Vinh to prevent the second fire.
• Chapter 29, In the Lighthouse: PowerPyx's six-reply sequence is "Max loves you," "She told you about the fire," "You got lost in your powers," "Mums can forgive a lot," "She knows you can get better," and "We're also alive." ScreenHype publishes a different successful route, and both note that staying consistent matters more than any single line.
• Chapter 30, The Line of Fire: Read the Caledon poster board to learn Jeanette is in the observatory. In the janitor room, take the mask and wrench, pull the valve lever, and activate the breaker box for the sprinklers.
• Chapter 30, continued: Give Noelle the mask first, then tell her where Jeanette is. Turn the two remaining valves with the T wrench you pick up outside the gate.
• Chapter 30, finish: Smash the locked door window near the front of the building so the last students escape.

FAQ

How long does the Life is Strange Reunion trophy guide route take? PowerPyx estimates about 16 hours total, split across two roughly 8-hour playthroughs. TrueTrophies lists a 15–20 hour range for full completion.

Can I get the platinum in one playthrough? No. The Blue Haired Girl and Dead Girl Walking endings are mutually exclusive, so two runs are mandatory.

Which trophies can I clean up with chapter select? Anything contained to a single chapter, plus photos, sketches, and podcasts. Optional evidence and Super Max must be done in one continuous playthrough.

Is the game hard enough to worry about difficulty? There are no difficulty settings, no online trophies, and no glitched trophies, which is why PowerPyx scores it 2/10. You can check the current store listing for Life is Strange: Reunion on Steam before you start.