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A chapter-by-chapter route for all twelve trophies, with every pool, meditation statue and shell listed. ABZÛ has no platinum.

PS4

Trophies
12
Difficulty
2/10
Completion time
2–4 hours for 100%
Playthroughs
1 story run, then chapter cleanup as needed

Before you play

Known trophy issues
Not checked
Missable trophies
None known
Chapter select
Available
Postgame cleanup
Available

Collectibles can be recovered through chapter selection. One shell and the shark ride occur during the playable credits.

Your route to completion

Start a new adventure and follow Roadmap in story order. Its sections follow the game's seven chapters, with a final section for credits and cleanup. Use Trophies for each action. The pool list, statue list and shell list give the collection landmarks.

I recommend exploring each area before taking its exit. Find twenty pools, meditate at twelve statues and collect nineteen shells, including one during the credits. Try the creature trophies as their opportunities appear. Finish the story, then use chapter selection to return for anything missing. There is no platinum or difficulty requirement.

Opening kelp and the first altar

Learn the swimming controls here. Try Breach, Ballet and Food Chain. Before leaving, collect four pools, two statues and three shells using the linked collection lists.

Pink reef and the currents

Steer through fish schools in both currents for Jetstream. Watch for the shell high on the left during the second current. This chapter adds four pools, three statues and three shells.

The chain-operated ruins

Explore the chain chamber before opening its gate. Check the well, the corridor and the restored altar's upper ledges. Collect four pools, three statues and three shells before continuing.

The minefield and deep water

Search the minefield's two generator routes, then the passage beyond the shark. In the abyss, ride a giant squid for Kraken. Collect four pools, two statues and three shells.

Cross the machinery

Continue through the machinery to the next flooded ruins. This section has no pools, statues or shells.

The flooded city

Search both chain-wheel structures and both sides of the three-altar plaza. Check behind the waterfall before leaving. The final four pools and two statues are here, alongside three shells.

Ecosystem

silver · collectible

Release fish from all the hidden pools.

Activate all twenty pools. Look for small glowing rings on the seabed and press Square button beside each one to release its fish. There are four in each listed chapter.

Chapter Area Where to look
1 Opening kelp Left sandy path from the opening rock arch.
1 Opening kelp Right sandy path from that arch.
1 Opening kelp Below the ledge near the coral exit, left side.
1 Final trench Seabed beside the pillar with a round hole.
2 Pink reef Left of the entrance after the first current.
2 Pink reef Right of the same entrance.
2 Pink reef Above the cave containing a drone.
2 Final trench Base of the pillar beneath the circling fish.
3 Chain chamber Shelf above the left chain-wheel cave.
3 Chain chamber Seabed beneath the broken bridge.
3 Chain chamber Shelf right of the chain-operated exit gate.
3 Exit corridor Seabed beyond that gate, among red plants.
4 Minefield Straight ahead on the seabed.
4 Minefield Left route under the arch, past whale bones.
4 Minefield By the right-hand generator.
4 Squid abyss Ledge above the tooth-shaped opening toward the altar.
6 First flooded plaza Behind the stair building, beneath the meditation statue.
6 First flooded plaza By the other chain-wheel building and dinosaur skull.
6 Three-altar plaza Behind and left of your water entry.
6 Three-altar plaza Seabed beside the right-hand side altar.

If the trophy is missing, revisit the relevant chapters and check each ring. An activated pool has already released its creature.

Sourcesbeardgoggles: Hidden Pools · Kevin Thielenhaus / Gameranx: ABZÛ complete trophy guide

Zen Master

silver · collectible

Find all the meditation statues.

Activate all twelve shark-shaped statues by pressing Square button beside each one to sit. Entering meditation with the touch pad is optional for this trophy. Use it at the first statue for Food Chain.

Chapter Area Where to look
1 Opening kelp Right-hand rocky rise above a pool.
1 Restored altar High ledge above its newly opened exit.
2 Pink reef Left side near a pool and the drone cave.
2 Restored altar High ledge to the left.
2 Final trench Top of the tall pillar below the circling fish.
3 Chain chamber High left ledge beside the well.
3 Restored altar Upper-right cliff.
3 Mural rooms Back-right corner of the final room.
4 Minefield Arch above and left of the first pool.
4 Squid abyss Low rock near the volcanic vents and tooth-shaped opening.
6 First flooded plaza Behind the main stair building.
6 Three-altar plaza Beside the right-hand side altar.

The main menu's meditation selection shows discovered locations and helps identify missing statues.

SourcesKevin Thielenhaus / Gameranx: ABZÛ complete trophy guide · Trophy Tom: ABZÛ trophy guide · madd8t / Trophies.de: ABZÛ trophy guide

Final waters

Before the final door, visit the polar-bear island for Arctic Explorer and ride a blue whale for Leviathan. Find all three shells in this chapter.

Credits and cleanup

Keep playing during the credits. Ride the shark for Connection and collect the lower-right shell. Use chapter selection after the ending to revisit anything missing.

Chapter Pools Statues Shells
1 4 2 3
2 4 3 3
3 4 3 3
4 4 2 3
5 0 0 0
6 4 2 3
7 0 0 3
Credits 0 0 1

Collector

gold · collectible

Add all secret shells to your collection.

Collect nineteen glowing shells with Square button. Seventeen are on ordinary routes or ledges, one is beside the polar bear and the last is in the playable credits.

Chapter Area Where to look
1 Opening kelp Cavity beneath the first meditation statue.
1 After the coral wall Left recess along the shark's passage.
1 Final trench Behind the base of the round-holed pillar.
2 Pink reef Top of the tall pillar on the right.
2 Second current Upper-left ledge just beyond a stone arch.
2 Final trench Seabed rocks and pots near the last pool.
3 Chain chamber Bottom of the well beside the first statue.
3 Exit corridor Right-hand recess behind yellow plants near the shark carving.
3 Restored altar Windowed chamber above the exit gate.
4 Minefield Left high ledge, among the whale's ribs.
4 Shark passage Upper-right recess after helping the shark.
4 Squid abyss Rock by the tooth-shaped opening, near the statue.
6 First flooded plaza Leave the water and climb the stairway on the stone arch.
6 Waterfall Climb behind it, then dive into the hidden circular room.
6 Three-altar plaza Right-side raised platform with fish markings.
7 Starting enclosure High ledge on the right just above the water.
7 Final open sea Raised ledge near the pink trees outside the enclosure.
7 Final open sea Island left of the final door, beside the polar bear.
Credits Playable credits Lower-right side after the camera opens out.

For the current's shell, steer left before passing its ledge. If you overshoot, replay chapter 2. For a raised shell, hold R2 buttonR2 to swim upward and press Cross button to boost out of the water toward its ledge. Use chapter selection to recover missed shells. The collection murals near restored altars help track them.

SourcesKevin Thielenhaus / Gameranx: ABZÛ complete trophy guide · Trophy Tom: ABZÛ trophy guide · PlayStationTrophies: ABZÛ guide

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