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What Remains of Edith Finch

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A route through the Finch house with the viewing-point checklist, every scene challenge and the two PS5 additions.

PlayStation 5 · Platinum and 100%

Trophies
12
Difficulty
2/10
Completion time
2–3 hours
Playthroughs
1 + Calvin replay and cleanup

Before you play

Known trophy issues
None known
Missable trophies
None known
Chapter select
Available
Postgame cleanup
Unavailable

Story replay unlocks after the ending. Optional actions can be missed on the first visit, but are recoverable through replay.

Your route to completion

Start with Roadmap and read its three route stages in order. These are guide sections, not the game's individual stories. Each stage flags the next trophy opportunity and links to the exact steps. Use Trophies to look up a solution directly, and open a story's spoiler panel only when you reach it. This guide covers the 12-trophy PS5 list.

  1. Approach the house: take both paths for All Roads, then follow the first seven viewing points in A Closer Look before starting Molly's story.
  2. Explore the family stories: read the scene checklist in Roadmap stage 2 before each new story. It points to the optional actions, including the PS5 rabbit photo. Finish each story object you find and collect the final three viewing points as the house opens up.
  3. Finish and return: let the ending credits run for Thanks, Johann!. Then use Replay a Story to complete Calvin again for both replay trophies. Stage 3 covers any remaining cleanup.

I recommend doing the viewing points along the way to avoid retracing the house. Missed scene actions can be recovered after the ending.

The approach and viewing points

Complete All Roads before going inside. Enter through the pet flap beside the garage when you are ready.

Use A Closer Look as the viewing-point checklist. Inspect the outside fence and the six doors on the first two floors before progressing into Molly's room. Stay in each view for its full commentary. The cemetery telescope, Milton's door and Lewis's door come later in the route.

All Roads

gold · optional

Take both paths to the house

Before entering the house, find the fork by the tree bearing the Finch name. Follow one route all the way to the house, then return to the fork and take the other branch. Walk far enough along each for the approach narration to play.

You can make a loop between the wooded path and the wider vehicle track. Do this before crawling into the house. If you already entered, finish the game and choose Edith in Replay a Story to return to the opening approach. Walk both branches before entering again.

Sourcesthreetimes, GameFAQs · Trophy checklist · TrueTrophies · All Roads replay

A Closer Look

gold · collectible

Look in all peepholes and telescopes long enough to hear Edith's commentary

I recommend checking these ten viewing points in order, including the outside fence. Hold each view until Edith finishes speaking and its text disappears. Looking briefly and backing out can leave a point incomplete.

  1. Outside fence: before entering, walk left of the garage past the bins to the fence beside two white chairs.
  2. Library door: inside the house, on the ground floor beside the stairs.
  3. Sven and Edie's door: upstairs, at the end of the left corridor.
  4. Calvin and Sam's door: in the same cluster of upstairs doors.
  5. Gregory's door: the bathroom door in that cluster.
  6. Barbara's door: upstairs, near the blocked stairs to the next floor.
  7. Molly's door: at the end of the opposite upstairs corridor.
  8. Cemetery telescope: later, after Walter's story, go past Odin's monument on the cliff and turn right to the telescope. Focus on the old house out at sea and wait for the commentary.
  9. Milton's door: after Gregory and Gus, cross from the classroom to Milton's tower and look through the door before using the window route.
  10. Lewis's door: from the classroom area, take the outside stairs up to his room and inspect its sealed door before climbing inside.

The early seven can be done before starting Molly. The final three come much later. After the ending, choose Edith in Replay a Story for the fence and first six doors. For the telescope, replay Walter, finish his story, then follow the beach path up through the pet cemetery to Odin's monument. For the last two doors, replay Milton and revisit the tower and the stairs to Lewis's room. Previously completed views are retained. Recheck a view if you are unsure whether its narration finished.

External video: viewing-point route (Maka91Productions, 4:00).

SourcesTrueAchievements · Story walkthrough · Maka91Productions · Stories and collectibles walkthrough · TrueTrophies · A Closer Look replay advice · TrueTrophies · Viewing points and replay routes

Stories and scene challenges

Inspect each room's book-marked story object before leaving. I recommend opening the linked solution for the scene you are about to play, then closing it once that scene is done.

Spoiler: Story-by-story trophy stopsShow
  • Molly: catch both rabbits in two swoops for Great Owl. Later in the same story, wait for the sailor's song for Let Him Finish.
  • Barbara: use the crutch on the basement pool table for Clear the Table.
  • After Walter: visit the cemetery telescope for A Closer Look before climbing back up the house.
  • Sam: earn Wildlife Photographer before taking Dawn's required park-entrance photo.
  • Gregory: knock all seven letters into the bath for G-R-E-G-O-R-Y.
  • After Gus: check Milton's door, read his flipbook, then check Lewis's door before entering. These are the last two viewing points for A Closer Look.

Finish the remaining stories for Everything Ends and stay through the ending credits for Thanks, Johann!.

Great Owl

gold · optional

Catch 2 rabbits with only 2 swoops

Spoiler: Timing and controlsShow

Molly's story, owl section. You need one successful swoop per rabbit. Locate the rabbit indicated by the on-screen narration and line up before diving. Hold R2 buttonR2 to swoop and keep it held while steering low towards the rabbit. Release after catching it, then repeat for the second rabbit.

Do not repeatedly tap the trigger. If you miss a rabbit and need another swoop, finish the game and replay Molly's story for a fresh attempt.

External video: owl section (Maka91Productions, 9:12).

SourcesPlayStationTrophies · Great Owl · Maka91Productions · Stories and collectibles walkthrough

Let Him Finish

gold · optional

Let the drunken sailor finish his song

Spoiler: When to waitShow

Molly's story, ship section. When you reach the seated sailor singing in the cabin beyond the yellow doors, stop and listen. Do not attack him or move on until the song has finished and the trophy unlocks. Allow roughly two minutes.

After the notification, continue the story normally. If you ate him too early, replay Molly's story after the ending.

Sourcesthreetimes, GameFAQs · Trophy checklist

Clear the Table

gold · optional

Clear all balls off the pool table

Spoiler: Where to lookShow

Barbara's story, basement. After picking up the crutch, use R2 buttonR2 to swing it at the pool table. Work around the table and knock every ball off the surface. Balls pocketed in the holes count too.

If the trophy has not appeared, clear the cans and boards so you can check for a ball hidden underneath. Wait briefly after the last ball is removed. Do this before leaving the basement. You can retry through Barbara's story replay after the ending.

SourcesPlayStationTrophies · Clear the Table · TrueAchievements · Clear the Table

Wildlife Photographer

gold · optional

Take a picture of the rabbit outside Odin Finch National Park

Spoiler: Photo opportunityShow

Sam's story, at the park entrance. When Dawn is standing by the Odin Finch National Park sign in the rain, do not take her required photo yet. Turn the camera down and to the right, towards the bench and fence. Find the rabbit, frame it clearly, focus and take its picture.

Once the trophy appears, photograph Dawn to continue. If you already advanced past the park, finish the game and replay Sam's story.

External video: rabbit photo (Maka91Productions, 43:13).

SourcesGrant Testa, Prima Games · PS5 trophy guide · Maka91Productions · Stories and collectibles walkthrough

G-R-E-G-O-R-Y

gold · optional

Knock all the letters of Gregory's name into the bathtub

Spoiler: Controls and targetsShow

Gregory's story, bathtub. When you control the toy frog, aim at the letters spelling GREGORY along the side of the bath. Hold R2 buttonR2 to dive, then release it to jump. A longer dive gives more height.

Knock every letter into the water, including both Gs and both Rs. Stay on this task before advancing the bath sequence. If you moved on too soon, replay Gregory after completing the game.

SourcesPlayStationTrophies · G-R-E-G-O-R-Y

Everything Ends

gold

Finish all stories

Complete the family stories and reach the ending. In each room, inspect the memorial object marked with a book icon and finish its sequence before leaving. A finished story adds its portrait to the family tree.

Spoiler: Story orderShow

Our story order is Molly → Odin → Calvin → Barbara → Walter → Sam → Gregory → Gus → Milton → Lewis → the final Edie and Dawn sequence. The ending completes Edith's part of the journal.

Do not walk past Odin's viewing device, Gus's poem or Milton's flipbook. They are short stories too. Barbara's begins with the comic beside her bed. Finish the flipbook's pages and allow the journal drawing after each story to complete.

If the ending is finished but this trophy is missing, check the family tree in Replay a Story. Load the unfinished character's story and complete it. You do not need another full playthrough.

Sourcesthreetimes, GameFAQs · Trophy checklist · TrueAchievements · Story walkthrough · PSTHC · PS5 trophy guide

Thanks, Johann!

gold · optional

See Johann's name in the ending credits

Let the ending credits run until Johann Ly appears and the trophy unlocks. Do not skip out as soon as the final scene ends.

If you missed it, open Replay a Story and choose Dawn to replay the final Edie and Dawn sequence through to the ending. Keep watching the photo credits that follow. The separate Credits option in the menu shows a different sequence, so use the story ending for this trophy.

SourcesGrant Testa, Prima Games · PS5 trophy guide · PSTHC · Ending credits and replay

Replay and cleanup

After the ending, open Replay a Story from the menu. Start with Calvin and play his story through to the end. Loading it earns Replay a Story, and completing it again earns Loop-de-loop-de-loop. Use replay for cleanup and keep your completed save.

For other unfinished trophies, choose the character named in the solution. Choose Edith for the approach paths, Molly for her two scene challenges, Barbara for the pool table, Sam for the rabbit photo or Gregory for the bath letters. A Closer Look has the viewing-point checklist and return routes. Previously completed views are retained.

If Everything Ends is missing, check the family tree for an unfinished story and complete it. If you missed Thanks, Johann!, its solution explains how to return to the ending credits.

Loop-de-loop-de-loop

gold · optional

Play Calvin's story again

After finishing the game, open Replay a Story from the menu and choose Calvin. In his room, unhook the rope, go up into the raised cockpit and inspect the letter in the helmet to start the swing sequence.

Move both analogue sticks together, down as the swing moves back and up as it moves forward. Keep repeating to build momentum until the swing goes all the way round and the story finishes. Return to the room and let the journal drawing finish. Loading the scene alone is not enough.

Starting this replay also earns Replay a Story, so I recommend using Calvin for both trophies. If it has not unlocked, finish the sequence again through Replay a Story on the completed save.

SourcesTrueAchievements · Story walkthrough · TrueAchievements · Calvin's replay and swing controls

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