Trophies and achievements in The Surge The Surge Guide
Last update: 09 May 2019
This chapter in our guide to The Surge contains trophy/achievement guide. Here, you can find descriptions of all the trophies/achievements available in the game. Each one of them has a detailed description on how to get a particular trophy/achievement.
- General information about the trophies/achievements in The Surge
- The Surge
- P.A.X
- Firebug
- The Big Sister
- On My Own Two Feet
- First Day On The Job
- I'll Be Back
- Sorry, I Dropped This
- Hey Listen
- Gear Up
- Core Power
- Nothing To Lose
- GOLIATH
- OPERATOR
- SENTINEL
- Butcher's Bill
- CREO Killed the Radio Star
- Watchman
- Who's in charge here?
- Raging Drones
- It's Blue Light
- Shall Not Pass
- I Choose You
- Sniffing Around
- Turing Test
- Sunglasses at Night
- Pusher Man
- Right Tool for the Job
- Ghost in the Machine
- Liberation
- Evolution Theory
- Homo Machinalis
- Overconfident
- Jack Of All Trades
- Most Wanted
- Melting down
- Follow the White Rabbit
- Infidel
- Duty-Bound
- Guard Dog
- Repeat Customer
- Man of Steel
- Was That Yours?
- For the Good of Mankind
- Brave New World
- It Lives! It Sniffs! It Conquers!
General information about the trophies/achievements in The Surge
- There are 46 achievements / 47 trophies - 1 platinum (available only on the PlayStation 4), 1 gold, 13 silver and 32 bronze trophies.
- The game doesn't have any online modes. This means that The Surge doesn't have any online trophies/achievements.
- The Surge has only one difficulty mode. However, if you have problems with a certain section, you can grind XP by killing weaker enemies.
- The platinum trophy requires you to beat the game twice. This is necessary for some of the more problematic trophies/achievements, e.g. those that are mutually exclusive or those that require you to use weapons unavailable during the first playthrough.
- The platinum trophy can take you up to 50 hours. This, of course, depends largely on your skills. You can make the second playthrough easier for you by finding all the secrets during the initial run.
The Surge
Description: Unlock all the achievements
Type: Platinum
Tips: The trophy will be unlocked as soon as you unlock the last but one achievement.
P.A.X
Description: Defeat P.A X the robot
Type: Bronze
Tips: A description of this boss fight can be found in a separate chapter of the game guide.
Firebug
Description: Defeat LU-74 "Firebug"
Type: Bronze
Tips: A description of this boss fight can be found in a separate chapter of the game guide.
The Big Sister
Description: Defeat The Big Sister
Type: Bronze
Tips: A description of this boss fight can be found in a separate chapter of the game guide.
On My Own Two Feet
Description: Get CREO Rig.
Type: Bronze
Tips: The trophy will be added to your account once you begin the gameplay in Abandoned Production.
First Day On The Job
Description: Get your gear
Type: Bronze
Tips: Collect the gear ticket that you selected when joining Creo. The trophy will be added when try to craft your own gear for the first time.
I'll Be Back
Description: You died for the first time.
Type: Bronze
Sorry, I Dropped This
Description: You found your lost Tech Scrap after dying
Type: Bronze
Hey Listen
Description: Get CREO Companion Drone
Type: Bronze
Tips: Get your private support drone at the beginning of Central Production B.
Gear Up
Description: Modify your Rig for the first time.
Type: Bronze
Tips: A better Rig can be found in Central Production B during your second visit in the location, before you face the Big Sister. In order to collect it, you will first have to break the cabinet. You can upgrade the Rig in the Medical Station, before you actually fight the boss.
Core Power
Description: Reach a Core Power of 80
Type: Bronze
Nothing To Lose
Description: Carried more than 50 000 Tech Scrap
Type: Bronze
Tips: it's best if you won't use damage parts of your gear (in your inventory) for some time. Gather enough Tech Scrap from your enemies and covert the capacity of your inventory to unlock the trophy.
GOLIATH
Description: Acquire a full set of GOLIATH gear
Type: Bronze
Tips: The chapter devoted to gear, includes a list of elements, which are part of the set and information where you can find them.
OPERATOR
Description: Acquire a full set of OPERATOR gear
Type: Bronze
Tips: The chapter devoted to gear, includes a list of elements, which are part of the set and information where you can find them.
SENTINEL
Description: Acquire a full set of SENTINEL gear
Type: Bronze
Tips: The chapter devoted to gear, includes a list of elements, which are part of the set and information where you can find them.
Butcher's Bill
Description: At least once, cut off all limbs of human enemies.
Type: Bronze
Tips: select unprotected limbs to cut the off quickly. After playing the game for about one hour you should be able to unlock the achievement.
The Black Cerberus
Description: Defeated the security chief of Echelon 9.
Type: Bronze
Tips: You will find the description of the boss fight in the dedicated chapter of this guide.
CREO Killed the Radio Star
Description: Met Don Hackett
Type: Bronze
Tips: After you reach the door of the Management Board's office, go right and enter the room on the right. In the corridor that leads up to the lift, you will find a recording studio and the dead Don Hackett inside, Check the Management Sectors chapter.
Watchman
Description: Received the security upgrade for your Exo-Rig
Type: Bronze
Tips: Defeat Black Cerberus and enter his guard booth. In the maintenance corridor at the ground floor, you will find the Overcharge panel. Crack the security measures and continue along the corridor. This way, you will have gained access to the Medical Station. Enter and break the display case to obtain the upgrade.
Who's in charge here?
Description: Found the Board
Type: Bronze
Tips: You receive this achievement after you enter the CREO Management Board office. You will see a cutscene with Sally. Afterwards, wait to receive the trophy.
Raging Drones
Description: Found all audiologs from and about Fergusson
Type: Bronze
Tips: You can find whereabouts of the individual audiologs in the dedicated chapter of this guide.
It's Blue Light
Description: You've used ASTir SpecterBite to defeat a human enemy in a dark zone
Type: Bronze
Tips: The trophy can be scored in the first zone (Abandoned Production). To acquire the needed weapon (ASTir Specter Bite), defeat the first human opponent you encounter after leaving the MedBay by severing his right hand. To do so, continue attacking him until the energy ball is full, then perform an execution and remove the limb. This will allow you to acquire the needed weapon.
Make your way to the power plant. You can access it from the first floor of the Assembly Hall, provided you've managed to overload a conduit earlier. Other entrance leads through the Assembly Hall's boss encounter. The way to the conduit leads through a narrow corridor lit with a blue light.
Equip the ASTir SpecterBite and use it to defeat one of two human opponents in the area. A successful kill will be rewarded with the trophy.
Shall Not Pass
Description: Defeated the guard at the to the Nucleus elevator
Type: Bronze
Tips: There are three guards at the elevator, several drones and a scorpion robot. Lure out all of them, apart from the main guard. Kill him as the last one. Fighting the guard resembles fighting the Black Cerberus, but he is much more vulnerable to damage. Defeat him to gain access to the passage in the Management Sector.
I Choose You
Description: Found BOTECS Power Core for your companion drone
Type: Bronze
Tips: You can find the core in Melissa Chavez's office in Resolve Biolab. You only have to pick it up and the drone will now be able to overcharge power lines above it.
Sniffing Around
Description: Collect all available Ironmaus comic books
Type: Bronze
Tips: You receive the trophy after you have collected all 6 Ironmaus comics. Their whereabouts have been provided in the chapter dedicated to this achievement.
Turing Test
Description: Meet with Sally
Type: Bronze
Notes: Make your way to Executive Forum and visit the server room found next to the CREO office. Overcharge the conduit to cause a fire of one of the servers found on the floor below - Interact with it to unlock the achievement. A small tip - the server in question is located left from the large overload panel.
Sunglasses at Night
Description: Find a pair of sunglasses
Type: Bronze
Notes: The achievement is a reward for finding the sunglasses. The item can be found in Research and Development, provided you've hadn't gone through with Jo's story. Moreover, you'll need a Toxic Autofilter, an implant that makes you invulnerable to toxic fumes. More details can be found in a dedicated chapter.
Pusher Man
Description: Help someone replenish his medicine stash
Type: Bronze
Tips: Complete Davey's plotline to receive the achievement. Once you've delivered to needed implant, the trophy will appear in your collection. Remember that the quest becomes unavailable once you've visited Research and Development area for the first time. More details can be found in the chapter dedicated to NPCs.
Right Tool for the Job
Description: Use a Nano Core to upgrade a weapon
Type: Bronze
Tips: The locations of the Nano Cores and tips on weapon upgrades can be found in the dedicated chapters of this guide.
Ghost in the Machine
Description: You've helped the father and the daughter get through the complex
Type: Bronze
Tips: The achievement is a reward for completing Alec Norris' plotline. A detailed walkthrough can be found in a dedicated chapter of this guide.
Liberation
Description: Find all audio logs on the "Liberator"
Type: Bronze
Tips: The locations of the individual recordings can be found in a dedicated chapter of this guide.
Evolution Theory
Description: Find all of Dr. Murphy's recordings.
Type: Bronze
Tips: The locations of the individual recordings can be found in the dedicated chapter of this guide.
Homo Machinalis
Description: Defeat Barrett after his transformation into Homo Machinalis
Type: Bronze
Tips: Dr. Gene Barrett can be found in Research and Development. Your first encounter will end up in a conversation. Once you've used all of the dialogue options, proceed to the Executive Forum to find the CREO board and deactivate the blockade. Return to the Research and Development and kill the transformed Barrett to unlock the achievement.
Overconfident
Description: Defeated a boss while carrying at least 20,000 Tech Scrap
Type: Silver
Tips: Keep in mind that accessing your gear will pause the game. If the fight goes according to your plan, use parts of your gear to generate 20,000 Tech Scrap that you will have on you when dealing the final blow.
Jack Of All Trades
Description: Reached level 5 weapon proficiency in each of the weapon types
Type: Silver
Tips: Before you complete the second stage of the game, you should be able to collect a weapon from each of the five weapon types. The first two stages of the game are quite easy, so it's a good idea to reach the required level of weapon proficiency before you move on.
Most Wanted
Description: Taunt and defeat the security in Central Production B
Type: Silver
Tips: you will unlock the achievement, as soon as you defeat all four Creo Security Guards (two in the warehouse and two more at the station where you met Irina for the first time). Once killed, they will not respawn, as long as you won't leave the location. Just remember to lure them out with range attacks of your drone.
Melting down
Description: Defeated all five smelting scorpion robots
Type: Silver
Tips: The first smelting scorpion robot is at the Abandoned Production Floor, next to the area with the poison fog. The next two are in the at the recycling floor of Central Production B. You can get to the fourth one from the main yard of Resolve Biolab. The fifth one is at the ground floor of Ventilation Tower.
Follow the White Rabbit
Description: Found all of Mallory's audiologs
Type: Silver
Tips: Whereabouts of individual audiologs have been provided in the dedicated chapter of this guide.
Infidel
Description: You've defeated the Vending Machine Cult
Type: Silver
Tips: The trophy can be unlocked during your first visit to Central Production B. Visit the zone's MedBay and travel to Material Depot. The first opponent is waiting for you on the platform on which you've encountered Hobbes. Jump below and kill him.
Turn left to enter the bridge and defeat the encountered opponents, then descend down the stairs. You can turn right in the middle of the staircase and climb the parallel staircase. Don't worry about the sentinel - he should stay idle.
Reach the top of the staircase and make your way to the containers. You'll encounter a few opponents on your left - fortunately they will be busy watching the flashing lights of Iron Maus vending machine. Lure them one by one - defeating the whole group will unlock the achievement.
Duty-Bound
Description: You've helped a lost soul find herself
Type: Silver
Tips: The trophy is a reward for completing Irina Beckett's plotline, including the completion of all available steps. More details can be found in the chapter on NPCs.
Guard Dog
Description: You've acquired the Black Cerberus and MG Judge sets.
Type: Silver
Tips: The trophy will be awarded once you've created both sets. The individual blueprints can be found during the Black Cerberus encounter, provided you've managed to destroy two servers during the P.A.X. encounter. If the servers are destroyed, defeat Cerberus to receive the whole set, as well as an upgraded version of his weapon. IF you weren't successful, begin a NG+ playthrough - the set is equipped by opponents found in Resolve Biolabs.
Repeat Customer
Description: Deliver Tech Scrap to Jo three times
Type: Silver
Tips: The trophy can be acquired by completing Jo's plotline, i.e. by bringing her Tech Scrap three times. More details can be found in the chapter on NPCs.
Man of Steel
Description: Upgrade an armor set using a Nano Core.
Type: Silver
Tips: The trophy will be unlocked once you've upgraded a full gear set using a Nano Core. The locations of Nano Cores and tips regarding the upgrading can be found in the specified chapters of this guide.
Was That Yours?
Description: You've defeated a boss with his own weapon
Type: Silver
Tips: The achievement can be unlocked during a NG+ playthrough, as these weapons are a reward for defeating the boss, which means that you'll need to begin a New Game +, a mode that will allow you to keep the equipment from the previous playthrough. Begin a New Game + and equip the weapon before the encounter, and the achievement will be yours. Only the final hit counts, so you can just as well use a different weapon, then switch to the needed one and deal the final hit.
For the Good of Mankind
Description: Finish the game after corrupting the Utopia protocols.
Type: Silver
Brave New World
Description: Finish the game without corrupting the Utopia protocols
Type: Silver
It Lives! It Sniffs! It Conquers!
Description: Gather the Iron Maus gear.
Type: Golden
Tips: The achievement requires you to defeat all smelting machines (5) and gather the leftover coins. Once you've got all five, make your way to Central Production B. Visit the Iron Maus vending machine (which was a background to the Infidel achievement). Interact with the vending machine and use your coins to unlock a secret room. The exact location can be viewed in the dedicated chapter of this guide.