“Resident Evil 4 trophy guide” could mean two different games, and the trophy lists aren’t remotely close in size — one has a Platinum, the other doesn’t even come with one. Here’s the breakdown for both, so you know exactly what you’re chasing before you start a playthrough.
Resident Evil 4 Trophy Guide: Quick Answer
- Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) — 40 trophies (47 with the Separate Ways DLC), including a Platinum. Expect 30-50 hours and at least 3-4 playthroughs.
- Original Resident Evil 4 (2005 / HD re-release) — just 12 trophies, and there’s no Platinum at all — the highest trophy is a single Gold.
Resident Evil 4 Remake (2023) Trophy List
The 2023 Remake has a full, modern trophy list built around story progress, boss fights, collectibles, and several genuinely tough challenge runs. The base game ships with 40 trophies; the paid Separate Ways DLC (added later in 2023) brings the total up to 47.
| Version | Bronze | Silver | Gold / Platinum |
| Base game (no DLC) | 25 | 10 | 4 Gold + 1 Platinum (40 total) |
| With Separate Ways DLC | 30 | 11 | 5 Gold + 1 Platinum (47 total) |
The Hardest Trophies
- Peerless Agent — earn an S+ rank on Professional difficulty. This is the real gatekeeper for the Platinum — it demands a fast, low-save, high-accuracy run.
- Frugalist — complete the campaign without using any recovery items.
- Minimalist — complete the campaign using only knives and handguns.
How Many Playthroughs Do You Need?
Technically as few as 3-4 if you’re playing efficiently and already know the game, but most trophy hunters realistically plan for 6 or more runs to comfortably pick up every challenge trophy without burning out on one brutal Professional S+ attempt. Total time to Platinum runs 30-50 hours depending on route and skill.
Chapter Structure
The campaign runs 16 chapters across three areas — Village (Chapters 1-6), Castle (Chapters 7-12), and Island (Chapters 13-16) — and difficulty ramps up with each area. There’s no chapter select and no free-roam after finishing the story, and once you leave an area you can’t go back to it on that playthrough, so pick up any collectibles or side requests before moving on.
A Practical Trophy Roadmap
- Playthrough 1 (Assisted or Standard) — focus on exploring fully rather than speed. Destroy all 16 Clockwork Castellan figurines (one hides in each chapter) and complete all 19 Merchant Requests — the blue-letter side quests scattered through the world — for the Jack of All Trades trophy. This first run is also the easiest place to pick up the chapter-specific challenge trophies (Minimalist, Frugalist, Never Heard It Coming, Capacity Compliance, and You Talk Too Much!), since you’re not under any time or difficulty pressure yet. Expect 12-15 hours.
- Playthrough 2 (Professional) — your first Professional clear, ideally on New Game+ with upgraded weapons and max health from combining Green, Yellow, and Red herbs. This unlocks Professional-specific trophies and sets you up for the S+ attempt.
- Playthrough 3+ (Professional S+) — a fast, low-save, high-accuracy run for Peerless Agent. With upgraded gear from earlier runs, subsequent New Game+ speedruns can drop to as little as 3-4 hours.
Two trophies worth flagging by location: Overkill (shoot a zealot with the cannon) is best grabbed in Chapter 7, and Crows Nest Courtyard (throw a flashbang into a group of crows without getting close enough to scare them off) is easiest in the Chapter 3 quarry, though it isn’t chapter-locked if you find crows elsewhere.
Mercenaries Mode
The Mercenaries, a separate score-attack mode, released as a free update about two weeks after the main game in April 2023. None of its trophies are required for the Platinum, but a couple of specific weapon unlocks tied to hitting high ranks in Mercenaries (like an A-rank on Professional and S-ranks across all Mercenaries maps) do feed back into completing the “all weapons” requirement for the main trophy list.
There’s also a paid Weapon Exclusive Upgrade Ticket add-on that lets you buy the Handcannon’s infinite-ammo upgrade as early as the Chapter 2 merchant instead of earning it through Mercenaries — a real time-saver if you’d rather skip that grind on a Platinum run.
Separate Ways DLC Trophies
Separate Ways puts you in Ada Wong’s shoes for a re-imagined side story that revisits main-game locations alongside a few new ones. It adds 7 trophies on top of the base 40, spread across 7 chapters, and follows the same trophy structure as the main campaign — story trophies, chapter-specific challenges, and a Professional S+ run for its own platinum-adjacent completion.
- Length — a casual 100% playthrough (all requests, all treasures) takes roughly 5-6 hours.
- Playthroughs needed — at least 2, with 3 recommended to make the Professional S+ run easier.
- The S+ run — must be done on a fresh New Game (not New Game+) save, finished in under 2 hours 30 minutes using 10 or fewer saves. The Chicago Sweeper (unlocked earlier in the DLC) makes this run significantly easier, especially if you’ve saved up enough in-game currency to buy its infinite-ammo upgrade early.
Original Resident Evil 4 (2005) Trophy List
The original game’s trophy list — shared across the PS3 and PS4 HD re-releases — is a completely different scale. There are only 12 trophies: 9 Bronze, 2 Silver, and 1 Gold. There is no Platinum trophy on this version at all.
- Rarest trophy — Minimalist (Silver): complete the main story using only knives and handguns, excluding specific forced battles.
- Gold trophy — A Heart of Steel, earned by beating the game on Professional Mode.
- Missable trophies — a couple of story-specific trophies (including Do Not Shoot the Water and a stealth-kill trophy on a specific assassin) can be missed on a single playthrough, so keep a manual save near those story beats if you’re going for full completion in one run. There’s also a costume-collection trophy that requires finding pickups scattered across specific chapters, so it’s worth looking around fully in Chapters 3 through 5 rather than rushing through.
Most players clear a single playthrough in 9-12 hours; getting every trophy across multiple runs (including the Professional Mode clear) tends to land closer to 40 hours total.
Remake vs. Original: Side-by-Side
| RE4 Remake (2023) | Original RE4 (2005 / HD) | |
| Total trophies | 40 (47 with Separate Ways DLC) | 12 |
| Platinum trophy? | Yes | No — highest is a single Gold |
| Estimated time | 30-50 hours, 3-6+ playthroughs | ~9-12 hours per playthrough, up to ~40 for full completion |
| Hardest trophy | Peerless Agent (S+ rank on Professional) | Minimalist (knife and handgun only) |
| Difficulty rating | Commonly rated 6-8/10 | Generally considered easy, no platinum grind |
Tips for Platinuming the Remake
- Upgrade the knife early — it’s required for several of the challenge-run trophies later on
- Sell duplicate treasures instead of hoarding them — you’ll need the money for weapon upgrades on your S+ run
- Practice boss fights on a lower difficulty first so they don’t cost you time once you’re attempting them on Professional
- Keep frequent manual saves — the game supports 20 manual save slots, so use them rather than relying only on autosave
- Progress carries over between PS4 and PS5 via save transfer, but trophy auto-pop only works PS4 → PS5, not the other way around
Frequently Asked Questions
How many trophies does Resident Evil 4 have?
Depends which version: the 2023 Remake has 40 (47 with the Separate Ways DLC). The original 2005 game has just 12.
Does the Resident Evil 4 Remake have a Platinum trophy?
Yes. It’s the 40th trophy in the base list, earned after collecting every other Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophy.
Does the original Resident Evil 4 have a Platinum trophy?
No. The original game’s trophy list tops out at a single Gold trophy — there’s no Platinum to chase.
Is the Resident Evil 4 Remake Platinum hard to get?
It’s commonly rated 6-8/10. The main obstacle isn’t any single trophy but the number of playthroughs needed to cover every challenge run, especially the Professional S+ clear.
Do Resident Evil 4 Remake trophies carry over between PS4 and PS5?
Save data transfers both ways, but trophy auto-pop (automatically crediting trophies you’ve already earned) only works when moving from PS4 to PS5, not the reverse.
Do I need to buy Separate Ways to get the Platinum?
No. The Platinum is earned from the base game’s 40-trophy list. Separate Ways adds its own 7 additional trophies on top, but they aren’t required for the original Platinum.
Can you get the Platinum without playing on Professional difficulty?
No — Peerless Agent specifically requires an S+ rank on Professional, so at least one full Professional-difficulty clear is unavoidable on the way to Platinum.
