South of the Circle Trophy Guide & Road Map

South of the Circle
South of the Circle Trophy Guide

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Overview:

Estimated trophy difficulty: 1.5/10 (Estimated Difficulty)
Offline trophies: 10 (3, 6, 1)
Online trophies: 0
Approximate amount of time to 100%: 3-4 hours (Estimated Time)
Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
Number of missable trophies: 4 - Sleuth , Toy General , Pilot , Scholar
Glitched trophies: 0
Does difficulty affect trophies?: N/A

Introduction:

South of the Circle is a cinematic walking simulator/adventure developed by State of Play Games and released in 2022. Set in the backdrop of the Cold War, you play as Peter, an academic sent to facilitate the Antarctic Treaty. En route, his plane crashes, and as Peter travels through the snow to find a radio to call for help, he recalls the decisions that led him to his potentially fatal situation.

While the game is pretty on-rails, there are still a few missable trophies, so I have written a walkthrough HERE.

Walkthrough:

Step 1: Play through the game, watching out for the missable collectible trophies

As South of the Circle has no chapter select, you will want to make sure you're interacting with all of the objects in the game. Thankfully, there really aren't that many; see Scholar

for a list (the other three missable trophies will unlock on the way to it).

By the end of the game, you will unlock (in order):

Onto The Ice

Sleuth

MISSABLE
Diplomatic Relations

Toy General

MISSABLE
Pilot

MISSABLE
Cartographer

Wake Up

Scholar

MISSABLE
Survivor

Fin

Onto The Ice

Begin the search for help
Story-related and cannot be missed.

You will unlock this when you first gain control at the beginning of the game.
Diplomatic Relations

Start Act 2 of the story
Story-related and cannot be missed.

You will unlock this when you enter the Soviet base.
Wake Up

Start Act 3 of the story
Story-related and cannot be missed.

You will unlock this once you reach the Norwegian base.
Fin

Finish the game
Story-related and cannot be missed.

You will unlock this after the end credits.
Sleuth

Discover all the items in the British Base
MISSABLE

At the British base, there are eight things you need to investigate () for this trophy. Half of them are needed to progress the story.

- First Building - upstairs - paper on desk
- First Building - upstairs - long paper on desk
- First Building - sleeping quarters - vial on left bunk beds
- First Building - sleeping quarters - typewriter behind right bunk beds
- Outside - orange car
- Second building - radio
- Second building - map left of radio
- Second building - car keys
Cartographer

Study all the maps
Story-related and cannot be missed.

To progress the story, you will need to interact with maps at both the British base ( Sleuth ) and the Soviet base. This trophy will unlock once you've put away the Soviet base map.
Toy General

Play a game of toy soldiers
MISSABLE

At the beginning of Act II will be a flashback that takes place in Peter's bedroom. Peter's parents will be having a conversation, so this is timed.

For this trophy, interact with the toy soldiers next to the bed and knock them all down.
Pilot

Fly Peter's toy plane
MISSABLE

At the beginning of Act II will be a flashback that takes place in Peter's bedroom. Peter's parents will be having a conversation, so this is timed.

For this trophy, interact with the foot of the bed - there's a toy plane here that you can't really see. Move the plane around and you'll unlock the trophy.
Scholar

Study every object in the game
MISSABLE

Between the other trophies on this list, you will have already studied the majority of the objects in the game. Below I've replicated the list of other items required, in the order you can interact with them (some of them will be studied to progress the story).

British Base
- Everything for Sleuth

Soviet Base
- Toy General
- Pilot
- Peter's bedroom flashback - the globe on the bureau
- Peter's bedroom flashback - the bedroom door (make sure you've done the other three before this)
- Living Room flashback - height chart in the back left corner of the room
- Living Room flashback - bottom shelves of the bookshelf
- Living Room flashback - top shelves of the bookshelf
- Living Room flashback - fireplace
- Living Room flashback - record player (make sure you've done the others before this)
- Radio room - the radio and map

Russian Mine
- Radio

Norwegian Base
- Left cabin - telegram on the crates
- Right cabin - note on the crates
Survivor

Deciding to live
Story-related and cannot be missed.

You will unlock this after starting the vehicle at the Norwegian base.

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What is the estimated trophy difficulty for South of the Circle?
The estimated trophy difficulty for South of the Circle is 1.5/10.
How many offline trophies are there in South of the Circle?
There are 10 offline trophies in South of the Circle.
How many online trophies are there in South of the Circle?
There are 0 online trophies in South of the Circle.
How long does it take to get the platinum in South of the Circle?
The estimated time to get a platinum in South of the Circle is 3-4 hours.
How many playthroughs is needed to get a platinum in South of the Circle?
1.
How many missable trophies are there in South of the Circle?
There are 4: Sleuth, Toy General, Pilot, Scholar missable trophies in South of the Circle.
Does difficulty affect trophies in South of the Circle?
Difficulty does not affect trophies in South of the Circle.
Are there any unobtainable/glitched trophies in South of the Circle?
There are no unobtainable/glitched trophies in South of the Circle.