- Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 with guide, 3/10 without (Estimated Difficulty)
- Offline trophies: 36 (18, 12, 5, 1)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 5-10 hours (Estimated Time)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 (2 recommended)
- Number of missable trophies: Most of them
- Glitched trophies: 0, as long as you're playing on 1.02 (the most recent patch). Otherwise, The Hunt is glitched.
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: N/A
- Do trophies stack?: N/A
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: N/A
- Additional peripherals required?: N/A
Northern Quebec, Canada. 1970. Carl Faubert is a private investigator hired to investigate goings-on in the small town of Atamipek Lake, only to discover something deeper and darker going on upon his arrival. Murder and unanswered questions abound, and the blizzard just keeps coming...
While Kona has all the appearances and trappings of a walking simulator, there are elements of survival in it as well – Carl has a life meter, a heat meter, and a stress meter (all viewable in the pause menu) that all affect what Carl can and can't do during gameplay. Additionally, Carl can only hold so many items (denoted by weight/size) on his person, so you'll need to decide what's worth carrying and what can be left behind.
While everything can be done in one playthrough, it makes the game harder. Decide for yourself if you're willing to spend an extra 2-3 hours on the game if it means an overall easier platinum, then continue. I have written this Roadmap under the assumption that you will be doing two playthroughs; if you're only going to do one, then make sure to read up on the trophies in Step 2 before starting the game.
Always keep the following items in your inventory once you have them, as you will use them multiple times:
- Pliers
- Crowbar (found in the garage behind the General Store)
- Wired Magnet (needs to be crafted first)
- Hammer (found in the Ice Cave)
Steam user rogermorse has compiled an excellent map that shows where all non-document collectibles can be found:
Step 1: Play through the game, gathering all collectibles and unlocking all non-game spanning miscellaneous trophies
Play through the game, exploring the entire map. As long as you're exploring and interacting with everything, you shouldn't have much trouble with all the collectibles trophies. Make good use of the map in the introduction to help you get your bearings for some of the collectibles hidden in nondescript wooded areas. Do as much as you can during the daylight hours (i.e. do not investigate the fourth and final frozen body until you've collected as much as you can) as it's difficult enough to navigate during the daytime.
If you're going to do two playthroughs of the game, feel free to drive cars, shoot guns, and smoke/drink to recover mental health. If you're not doing two playthroughs, then obviously, do not do those things. If you are doing one playthrough, I highly recommend backing up your save files to the cloud/USB before you interact with the fourth person (when the game switches to night mode) to help you with cleanup later.
Kona has no manual save option and relies on autosaving. However, the game keeps track of the last ten autosaves made, which can be very helpful (especially if you're getting everything in a single playthrough).
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Rendezvous
Journey in the Hereafter
Winter is Coming
Lost Cause
Frosty Relationship
Last Stand
Fall of the Wall
The Murderer
A Mari Usque Ad Mare
And if you got all collectibles:
Photographer
Paparazzi
Jeweller
Talismaniac!
Treasure Hunter
Reader
Carl the Explorer
The Hunt
Marshmallows
Carl Faubert, Private Investigator
And the following miscellaneous trophies:
Sorry, eh?
Nature Lover
S.O.S.
Mechanic
Revolution!
Astronaut
Cozy ambiance
KABOOM!
Chess Master
A star in the night
Vegan
Bulletproof
Step 2: Speedrun – no cars, alcohol, cigarettes, or guns
As stated in the introduction, it is possible to get all the trophies in a single playthrough, as long as you keep the below game-spanning trophies in mind. Doing so just makes the platinum a bit more difficult.
If you decide on the two-playthrough method, you will want to speed through the game while avoiding driving, drinking anything, smoking cigarettes, or firing guns (firing the flare gun is okay). Since you don't have to worry about collectibles or anything, this playthrough will take you 2-3 hours to complete.
Rainy on Steam has written a speedrun walkthrough – find it HERE.
If you've only done one playthrough of the game, then after completing the game, you can checkpoint select “The Sanctuary” to get the gun-related miscellaneous trophy (Bulletproof).
By the end of this step, you will have unlocked:
Prohibition
Onwards on foot!
Pink lungs
Firearms Registry
And finally... Hall of Fame! ! Congratulations!
[PST Would Like to Thank themindisacity for this Roadmap]