10 Great Games That Are Impossible To Platinum

Every trophy hunter has already experienced that rewarding feeling of watching a challenging, long-awaited platinum trophy pop on the screen.

But what about the moments when achieving that is literally impossible?

As a player with more than a hundred platinum trophies on my PSN, I have to say that there is nothing more frustrating than not being able to achieve 100% in a game due to problems that are not actually mine, such as encountering glitches or closed servers that completely block some trophies.

Situations like this lead to sad views of incomplete journeys on our profile, which may bother some players. So we have gathered some titles in which the platinum trophy is currently impossible to unlock – to simply avoid any frustration if you are thinking about playing them.

10

Red Ronin

Incomplete Vengeance

Imagine that someone mixed Hotline Miami with turn-based combat. You’d get Red Ronin, a completely addictive tactical game, where you play as a ronin seeking revenge.

The idea is to use the D-pad to slice enemies that are on the same line as you in the scenario, but every enemy changes their position when you move.

It is intriguing and incredibly fun, so I was determined to unlock every trophy, even the hardest ones, where you need to finish it without dying and in under one hour.

I did all of that, but… there is a glitched trophy – called “Red Ronin” – that requires you to simply finish the story, which I did many times. Sadly, I discovered that it also happened to other players, and it really blocks you out from the platinum.

9

Overwatch

Eternal Judgment

When it was announced that Overwatch 2 was going to replace the first Overwatch (may it rest in peace), I imagined that the original list of trophies was going to be retired – and, indeed, it was.

So, if you did not collect all the trophies before the full merger, the ones you missed will never be unlocked.

And now you need to focus on getting the achievements on the new list. This bugs me a lot because, every time I log into my profile, there is an extra Overwatch list locked at 77%, eternally judging me for not having earned all of its trophies in the past.

8

Battleborn

Battledied

You may not remember, but Battleborn was a free-to-play game that mixed hero shooter and MOBA elements – and it was 2K’s attempt to rival Overwatch.

As you may have guessed already, the idea did not work so very well, and although it was really fun to play with friends, its servers were shut down and the game was removed from digital storefronts on January 25th, 2021.

Alongside that, we all had to kiss Battleborn’s platinum trophy goodbye. If you were one of the players who managed to earn it before the tragic end, just know that you have a relic in your profile.

7

Concord

Born Locked

I had to play Concord for a specific job, but it never crossed my mind – or anyone else’s, for that matter – that the game would be shut down just two weeks after its release. But that is exactly what happened, which locked a sad 7% for its trophy list on my profile.

This was Sony’s attempt to perhaps create a new Overwatch: a 5v5 hero shooter with multiple playable characters and a vibrant look. However, it was not well-received, and its servers were locked and sealed on September 6, 2024, due to low player counts and poor sales.

Still, I looked it up, and some people managed to grab their platinum trophy before the end, being an ultra-rare achievement at 0.2%.

6

Friday the 13th: The Game

Jason Killed Even the Trophies

Friday the 13th: The Game is another case of servers that were shut down, but this one still hurts my soul since I registered more than 200 hours on this baby.

But no, I did not get all the trophies, because many of them required a long time of play and even made allusions to numbers such as “13” and “666″ – such as murdering 1313 people as Jason, or finishing a thousand matches as a counselor.

I am proud to say, though, that I have most of them. I was just not as quick as the developer’s decision to shut down its servers on December 31, 2024 when my dream of getting the plat was officially over.

5

Conarium

A Cult Glitch

I am a big fan of Lovecraftian experiences, so when I read about Conarium on this marvelous list of cosmic horror games, I simply needed to try it out.

And I loved every minute of it… except when I finished the story and some ending trophies did not pop out on my screen.

I soon discovered that some trophies had been glitched since the release, and many players even tried to reach the developer to get a patch that may fix the problems, but they were out of luck.

I imagine now that this platinum trophy will only become unlockable when we manage to summon Cthulhu himself one of these days.

4

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst

No Faith?

Please, we need to put an end to online trophies in single-player games! That is the reason why Mirror’s Edge Catalyst became impossible to platinum.

This is a great reboot of the 2008 parkour game, with actually fun trophies, and everything was ruined by two online trophies – called “User Generated Finisher” and “You can’t keep me down”.

The servers were shut down on Friday, December 8, 2023, making them completely unobtainable and my life completely miserable.

3

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Nate, Do Something

Uncharted 2 has some of the most fun trophies I have ever earned on PlayStation 3. Having to use every weapon, finishing the story on Crushing difficulty, and finding all the collectibles were a blast!

Sadly, I can no longer recommend its platinum to anyone because it has become unobtainable since Naughty Dog studio shut down the game’s servers on September 3, 2019, locking players out of the multiplayer modes.

What is even sadder about this situation is that there are only two online trophies that are extremely easy, requiring the completion of a single match in each mode.

It’s still attainable in the Nathan Drake Collection, but the standalone trophy list is lost to time.

2

LittleBigPlanet 3

LittleBigFrustration

In early January 2024, we received the sad news that some technical issues forced LittleBigPlanet 3’s servers to go offline indefinitely, and everyone imagined that it would go back online anytime soon… right?

Well, there are players that are still waiting patiently (okay, maybe not THAT patiently) for these weird issues to be fixed – but I have got to be honest with you, dear reader – I do not think that we should remain optimistic.

And guess what? Obviously, the game has some online-only trophies, making its platinum impossible to unlock. Sorry, boys, we lost a real one in this situation.

1

Mad Max

The Platinum Became a Desert Legend

I genuinely think that the Mad Max game is incredibly underrated, offering an amazing open world packed with survival elements and a lot of action. So, if you have never played, give it a chance!

But go without any hope of getting all the trophies, because one of them is unobtainable – yes, “Up to the Task”, I am looking at you –, since it requires online features, and the game’s servers were shut down on October 31, 2020.

I mean, locking you out of a platinum due to a single online trophy is simply infuriating. I need to punch something.