Stagger an enemy (build up the white stagger gauge with charged/heavy hits or perfect guards) then press the heavy-attack prompt for a Fatal Attack. You'll do this constantly — your first comes in the opening hours.
Stargazers are the bonfire-equivalent checkpoints. Repair the first one early in the game — unmissable tutorial step.
Hidden story-boss achievement. The Parade Master is the first major boss. Perfect-guard its big swings, dodge the leap, and punish after combos. Unmissable on the critical path.
At certain story dialogue prompts you can tell the truth or lie. Choose the lie option the first time it's offered (e.g. the early hotel/clinic conversations). Lying steers you toward the human/Real Boy ending.
Perfect-guard (block at the last instant) repeatedly against a single enemy to chip their weapon's durability until it breaks. Find a slow heavy enemy and perfect-guard its attacks until the weapon shatters.
Stalkers are aggressive elite enemies that ambush you in certain areas. Defeat one — they hit hard, so perfect-guard and punish during openings.
Hidden story-boss achievement. The Scrapped Watchman has an electric second phase — bait its slow swings, perfect-guard the combos, and stay mobile when it electrifies. A common difficulty spike for new soulslike players.
Hidden story-boss achievement (Fuoco, the fire boss). Bring fire-resistance, attack its legs, and watch for the ground-slam fire bursts. The Flamberge/charged attacks stagger it well.
Weapons split into Blade + Handle. At any Stargazer/workbench, combine a blade with a different handle to assemble a custom weapon once.
Hidden story-boss achievement. Andreus has a giant grub second phase — target the head, dodge the area attacks, and use Acid/Electric Legion Arms on the worm. Story-required.
Hidden story achievement tied to a boss confrontation in Krat. Perfect-guard the combos and punish openings. We'll confirm the exact fight and update this.
Hidden achievement tied to the gold-coin-fruit / golden tree side activity (planting and harvesting the special fruit). Complete the relevant side interaction. We'll confirm the exact steps and update this.
Hidden story-boss achievement and a major mid-game wall. Two phases — the puppet, then Romeo emerges. Perfect-guard the fast Phase-2 combos and use fire/charged attacks. Story-required.
Dimensional Butterflies are special enemies that drop quartz/upgrade materials and flee. Kill each colour/type at least once — track them across regions; they appear in fixed spots.
Hidden story-boss achievement. A tough fight on the critical path — learn the combo strings, perfect-guard to break its posture, and capitalise on the openings. We'll confirm the exact boss name and update this.
Hidden story-boss achievement (the swamp boss). It poisons and grabs — keep antidotes up, dodge the lunges, and hit it during the long recovery after its grab attacks.
Hidden achievement for the corrupted/return version of the first boss (an optional or revisited encounter). Same patterns as the original but stronger — perfect-guard and punish.
Modify a single Legion Arm to its maximum level at Venigni's workshop using the arm-modification materials.
Hidden story-boss achievement for the second Black Rabbit Brotherhood fight (all four siblings). Focus one target at a time, use a wide weapon to hit multiple, and exploit the arena. Story-required.
Reach the 5th (final) phase of the P-Organ by collecting enough Quartz across the whole game. Pick up every Quartz you find on each run to fully unlock it.
Hidden late-game boss achievement (Laxasia). A brutal two-phase fight — Phase 2 opens with a hard-to-time lightning combo. Learn the perfect-guard rhythm and bring lightning resistance. One of the toughest in the game.
Hidden endgame boss achievement (Simon Manus). Multi-phase with an Ergo-storm second phase — keep moving through the AoE, perfect-guard the long combos, and use a high-DPS weapon to race the phases.
Hidden 'last story' achievement for a character revealed late in the game (likely tied to the DLC/Overture or an endgame reveal). Complete their storyline. We'll confirm the exact character and update this.
Take any normal weapon to its maximum level using upgrade materials at Venigni's bench. Funnel your materials into one weapon.
Special weapons use a different (Ergo) upgrade path. Strengthen one boss weapon to its cap — save up the special upgrade materials for it.
Hidden story-boss achievement tied to a key 'first puppet' fight. Perfect-guard the combos to stagger, then Fatal Attack. We'll confirm the exact boss and update this.
Antonia is the hotel's elderly owner. Progress her storyline through the game to its conclusion.
Legion Arms (your prosthetic abilities) are found through story progress and Venigni's workshop. Build/obtain every Legion Arm across the game.
Hidden ending achievement — the third ending path. Make the corresponding final choice; reload your pre-finale backup save to collect the other endings without a full replay.
Trinity Sanctums are hidden doors opened with the Portrait/Trinity key items. Find and enter all of them across Krat — use a location guide for the well-hidden ones.
Complete Venigni's character questline at Hotel Krat to reach his final story beat. Keep talking to him as you progress the game.
After obtaining the relevant record/sheet, play the piano in Hotel Krat and hit the rhythm prompts perfectly. Practise the timing — a clean run unlocks it (and a reward).
Complete the blacksmith Eugénie's questline at Hotel Krat (bring her the items/people she needs) to reach her final story.
Hidden ending achievement. Reached via a specific final-choice path. Back up your save before the finale so you can reload and unlock all three endings in one playthrough.
Sophia is the girl who guides you at the hotel. Progress the main story to its conclusion to unlock her final story.
Hidden final-boss achievement (the Nameless Puppet). The hardest fight in the game — extremely fast, perfect-guard-dependent combos. Learn the timings in pieces, keep your weapon's durability up, and stay aggressive between strings. Beating it finishes the game.
Gestures are emotes earned from quests, NPCs and exploration. Collect every gesture in the base game — check a gesture list for the questline-locked ones.
Cryptic Vessels are puzzle containers tied to the cipher/Trinity content. Solve each and claim its reward — most sit in or near Trinity Sanctums.
Hidden boss achievement for a 'guardian' encounter on the path. Perfect-guard its heavy combos to break posture and punish. We'll confirm the exact boss and update this.
Hidden story achievement, likely the resolution of a character/boss arc (e.g. a duel or questline payoff). Follow the related storyline to its end. We'll confirm the exact trigger and update this.
Hidden boss achievement. A tough story/optional fight — perfect-guard to break posture and Fatal Attack the openings. We'll confirm the exact boss and update this.
Hidden story achievement tied to a character's memory/lore reveal. Progress the associated questline/story to trigger it. We'll confirm the exact condition and update this.
Hidden ending achievement — the 'become human' good ending. Consistently choose to LIE at the key story prompts throughout the game, then make the final choice accordingly. Keep a save before the ending to grab the others too.
The P-Organ is your passive-upgrade tree, fed by Quartz found in the world. Unlock an advanced (later-phase) P-Organ slot to satisfy this.
Hidden achievement, most likely tied to reaching New Game+ or a high completion milestone. Finish a playthrough and continue into NG+. We'll confirm the exact trigger and update this.
Normal weapons come from the world, bosses (Ergo trade with Alidoro) and shops. Some require trading boss Ergo to the hunter NPC — use a weapon checklist; a few are missable per playthrough, so you may need NG+.
Find the cipher machines hidden through the game and input the codes (from notes/lore) to claim their rewards. A collectible hunt — follow a cipher guide for the codes.
Special (boss) weapons are crafted by trading boss Ergo to Alidoro. Beat the bosses and trade their Ergo for each special weapon — some choices are exclusive per run, so plan with a guide or use NG+.
Geppetto's final story is revealed near the end of the campaign. Push the main story to its climax to unlock it.
Records are music collectibles played at Hotel Krat's gramophone. Gather every record across the base game — several are tucked in optional areas, so explore thoroughly.
Collect every new gesture added by the Overture DLC — found through the expansion's quests and NPCs.
Overture DLC completion — obtain every new weapon and Legion Arm added by the expansion. Some come from new boss Ergo trades; use a DLC checklist.
The Forgotten Time is the Overture DLC. Gather every DLC record and play it at the gramophone — explore the new areas thoroughly to find them all.
