Like a Dragon Ishin: Trophies/Achievements - list, trophy guide Like a Dragon Ishin guide, tips
On this page you will find a trophy guide for the game Like a Dragon Ishin. You will learn how to get all 56 achievements and the platinum trophy. We described the Legend of An Era, I'll Have One of Everything, Student Among Masters, Bring Down the Hammer or Tengu Tamer trophies, among others.
Last update: 23 February 2023
This page contains the trophy guide for Like a Dragon: Ishin. Reading the information contained in it will help you unlock 100% of the available trophies/achievements and get the platinum trophy. You will learn about the requirements and the best methods for unlocking all 56 trophies in Like a Dragon Ishin.
- Bakumatsu Boss
- Home, Sweet Home
- Losing a Brother
- A Messy Investigation
- That Was Close!
- The Bottom Drops Out
- Secrets Revealed
- Cold Betrayal
- Hero of a Nation
- Legend of an Era
- Ultimate Champion
- Halfway There
- Taskmaster
- Nominally Virtuous
- Fairly Virtuous
- Extraordinarily Virtuous
- Divinely Virtuous
- The Gods Smile Upon Thee
- The Gods Rejoice at Thee
- The Gods Sing Thy Praises
- The Gods Hath Been Humbled
- Making a Difference
- Everybody Loves Ryoma
- Social Butterfly
- I'll Have One of Everything
- Kyo's Little Helper
- Saint of Kyo
- Savior of Kyo
- Student Among Masters
- You've Got Soul
- On the Level
- Limit Breaker
- This is MY Ring!
- Revelation Reveler
- Bring Down the Hammer
- Showoff
- The Abyss Stares Back
- Bandit Rustler
- Bandit Wrangler
- Sanada Takedown
- Drop and Give Me 100
- Tengu Tamer
- An Honest Day's Work
- Chef's Special
- Side Hustler
- A Well-Rounded Cast
- Platonic Bliss
- World's Greatest Uncle
- Now It Feels Like Home
- The Man Who Does It All
- Easy Come, Easy Go
- Noodle-Slinger Supreme
- Sing Your Heart Out
- Lord of the Dance
- Cocksure
- Like a Dragon in Heaven
Bakumatsu Boss
How to unlock: Obtained all trophies.
Trophy type: platinum
Comment: Platinum trophy can only be obtained on PS4 and PS5.
Home, Sweet Home
How to unlock: Set foot in Tosa.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
Losing a Brother
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 2.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
A Messy Investigation
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 4.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
That Was Close!
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 6.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
The Bottom Drops Out
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 8.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
Secrets Revealed
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 10.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
Cold Betrayal
How to unlock: Completed Chapter 12.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
Hero of a Nation
How to unlock: Completed the final chapter.
Trophy type: silver
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to progress in the main story and can't be missed.
Legend of an Era
How to unlock: Completed the game on Legend difficulty.
Trophy type: gold
Comment: Legend is the penultimate difficulty level (Ishin! is the highest) and is available from the very beginning, i.e. it is not a reward for completing the story for the first time.
You can cheat the game and increase the difficulty only for the finale. In the last 14th chapter, you need to talk to Otose and confirm that you want to start the final battles. Save your game before embarking on the journey, set the difficulty level to Legend in the options, and then start the finale.
Ultimate Champion
How to unlock: Completed every Ultimate Challenge.
Trophy type: silver
Comment: Ultimate Challenges are about facing difficult bosses and standard opponents. You can only do them after completing the campaign for the first time.
Halfway There
How to unlock: Brought the Completion List to 50%.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Check the description of the Taskmaster trophy.
Taskmaster
How to unlock: Brought the Completion List to 100%.
Trophy type: gold
Comment: This achievement is related to the Completion List challenges available in the pause menu. The challenges include crafting equipment, completing Substories, developing the farm or fighting in the battle arena. We have discussed the list of required actions in more detail on the 100% completion page.
Nominally Virtuous
How to unlock: Earned at least 10,000 Virtue in total.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: As a reminder, Virtue is reputation points. Ways of getting them are described in detail on the How to collect Virtue reputation? page.
Purchase all Virtue Cultivation rewards at the shrine as early as possible. Unlocking it will allow you to earn 50% more Virtue for the same actions.
Fairly Virtuous
How to unlock: Earned at least 50,000 Virtue in total.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to the description of the Nominally Virtuous trophy.
Extraordinarily Virtuous
How to unlock: Earned at least 100,000 Virtue in total.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to the description of the Nominally Virtuous trophy.
Divinely Virtuous
How to unlock: Earned at least 300,000 Virtue in total.
Trophy type: silver
Comment: Go to the description of the Nominally Virtuous trophy.
The Gods Smile Upon Thee
How to unlock: Completed 5 tasks in the Diligence Records.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Diligence Records quests are actually various challenges - they can be related to, e.g. exploration, fights, making friends or managing the farm in Another Life. You can view them in the pause menu and you will also find out how many actions you need to perform in a single quest (e.g. talking 100 times to people/animals in the example from the picture).
Not all challenges are immediately listed. Some will unlock as new levels of already completed challenges (e.g. talking to another 200 characters).
The Gods Rejoice at Thee
How to unlock: Completed 20 tasks in the Diligence Records.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to the description of The Gods Smile Upon Thee trophy.
The Gods Sing Thy Praises
How to unlock: Completed 50 tasks in the Diligence Records.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to the description of The Gods Smile Upon Thee trophy.
The Gods Hath Been Humbled
How to unlock: Completed all tasks in the Diligence Records.
Trophy type: silver
Comment: Go to the description of The Gods Smile Upon Thee trophy. Unfortunately, this is a time-consuming trophy, because some actions will have to be performed several hundred times or may not be easy to perform.
Making a Difference
How to unlock: Completed your first Bond.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Ryoma can befriend some characters and animals. This is symbolized by the handshake icon and the Bond bar appearing on the screen. You have to help a character, buy something at their shop or just meet them and it will gradually charge the Bond bar. You will get the achievement after it is fully charged.
Everybody Loves Ryoma
How to unlock: Completed all Bonds.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is a much more time-consuming version of the Making a Difference trophy. You must locate all people and animals with whom you can make a Bond and develop it to 100%.
Social Butterfly
How to unlock: Reached max Social Rank in one of the locales.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This achievement is about advancing to the next reputation levels in Kyo districts. This is directly related to cultivating Virtue in individual districts. You can:
- complete Substories from a given district;
- do mini-games from a given district;
- buy things in stores in a given district.
You can track your progress in the Diligent Records menu. You should get the trophy while doing other activities to achieve 100% game completion.
I'll Have One of Everything
How to unlock: Ordered at least one item at every restaurant.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Restaurants are marked with orange icons on the map. After unlocking each new district, visit all the restaurants in it and order any 1 drink or meal - these can be the cheapest items on the menu.
Shady Bar in Rakugai can cause you problems in this trophy. There may be a group of thugs in front of this bar. You have to deal with them and return to the bar after some time so that its owner appears and you can order something.
Kyo's Little Helper
How to unlock: Completed 10 Substories.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Substories are side quests. Information on how to find out about new optional quests can be found on the page How to start Substories?.
Saint of Kyo
How to unlock: Completed 40 Substories.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to Kyo's Little Helper trophy description.
Savior of Kyo
How to unlock: Completed all Substories.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Go to Kyo's Little Helper trophy description. There are a total of 72 side quests to complete.
Student Among Masters
How to unlock: Trained with each master of combat.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Masters of combat can be found in Kyo. After finding each of them, you only need to complete the first lesson or set of lessons (you don't need to complete 100% of the master's storyline). From now on, the master's dojo will also be marked with a green Training icon on the map.
We have compiled the places where you can meet masters on the Martial arts masters and training page.
You've Got Soul
How to unlock: Unlocked 10 abilities with Soul Orbs.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: You can get Soul Orbs by leveling up your character. Use them to unlock any skills you want.
On the Level
How to unlock: Reached Level 50.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: It will take you a long time to reach level 50, although it is not the maximum level, as the highest available level in the game is 99. You should get the achievement long before you are close to completing the game in 100%.
Limit Breaker
How to unlock: Broke Ryoma's stats beyond their limits.
Trophy type: silver
Comment: This is one of the most difficult achievements in the game. You must first reach level 99 and complete all martial arts lessons. You then have to defeat 3 masters in Komaki Dojo. This will allow you to level up again from level 1.
This is MY Ring!
How to unlock: Won 10 arena battles.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The battle arena can be found on the upper floor of the central building in Mukurogai, and you can visit it for the first time at the end of Chapter 2.
To get this trophy, you can do any of the fights - the easiest way to complete them is by repeating Baptism by Fire fights. They are characterized by the lowest level of challenge (although it is still recommended to play with a well-developed character).
Revelation Reveler
How to unlock: Attained all Revelations.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Revelations are 8 unique abilities that you can obtain from the Book of Revelations. They are awarded for selected activities:
- You get 4 books for completing all martial arts lessons (Training icons);
- You get 2 books for completing challenges in Scarecrow Chateau (Training icon);
- You get 1 book for defeating one of the targets from the Tachibanagumi HQ board (Mukurogai);
- 1 book is available for purchase at Unyuan in Rakugai (Training icon).
Bring Down the Hammer
How to unlock: Enhanced equipment 100 times.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: You can enhance items at the Kurogane Smithing forge in Rakunai. You need coins and seals to perform upgrades. You can choose any gear.
Showoff
How to unlock: Defeated 100 enemies with Special Moves outside Ultimate Challenges.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: Special moves must first be learned from martial arts masters. You will always learn them during the first lesson with a given master.
You need to have Heat charged, press R2/right trigger and perform the move. For example, for the Brawler style, you have to quickly press the indicated button (Square on the PS4/PS5 controller) to deal damage to the opponent until the Heat is depleted. In subsequent fights, you can use the same move over and over again or choose other special moves related to different fighting styles.
The Abyss Stares Back
How to unlock: Entered a Battle Dungeon 3 times.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: You will learn about the Battle Dungeons as you progress through the game. You have to enter 3 Dungeons and complete them, i.e. win all their fights. There are 40 dungeons in the game - you can choose the simpler ones to get the achievement.
Bandit Rustler
How to unlock: Cleared the Bandits' Cave.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the trophies related to Battle Dungeons. You must complete all the Bandits' Cave dungeon missions.
Bandit Wrangler
How to unlock: Cleared the Bandits' Mine.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the trophies related to Battle Dungeons. You must complete all the Bandits' Mine dungeon missions.
Sanada Takedown
How to unlock: Cleared the Sanada Stronghold.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the trophies related to Battle Dungeons. You must complete all Sanada Stronghold dungeon missions - they are the hardest in the game.
Drop and Give Me 100
How to unlock: Gathered 100 troopers for the Third Division.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the trophies related to the Battle Dungeons and the Third Division. You have to recruit 100 unique characters. You can find them in dungeons and while exploring Kyo.
Tengu Tamer
How to unlock: Helped the Tachibanagumi bring the Tengu to justice.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This achievement is related to Tachibanagumi HQ in the Mukurogai district - the headquarters is on the upper floor of the central building, near the battle arena. You can help this organization find the Wanted Men and defeat them. You will unlock the trophy by defeating the second target on the list.
An Honest Day's Work
How to unlock: Grew 10 different kinds of plants in the garden.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
Get skills from the Green Thumb category by spending Virtue. This will allow you to grow more types of plants. It is also worth buying Farm Expansion to increase the size of the field for cultivation. As your first plants, you can select those that take up less space on the field. You will unlock the achievement after collecting 10 different fruits/vegetables associated with them.
Chef's Special
How to unlock: Cooked 7 different dishes.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
Purchase the Typical Kitchen Upgrade with Virtue to increase the list of available dishes. You also need to have the ingredients - these can be fruit and vegetables (harvested in the field or bought in the store) and fish (caught yourself or bought in the store). The game adds a green V to those dishes that have already been cooked at least once.
Side Hustler
How to unlock: Complete 10 Trade Orders in the second house.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
To get the trophy, you can choose the simplest orders, such as the delivery of common fruits and vegetables, or harvests and cooked dishes of any type. The trophy will unlock on the summary screen of completed orders after completing any 10 of them.
A Well-Rounded Cast
How to unlock: Caught a total of 10 fish.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: You can choose any fishing spots - they are easily accessible in the southern part of the Fushimi district (river or sea exit). You also don't need to use better fishing rods or bait.
Catch any 10 specimens. We have described this mini-game in more detail on the Fishing page.
Platonic Bliss
How to unlock: Watched a Slice of Life event at your second home.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
There are 3 different events available and you can trigger any of them. You can, for example, use the resting place in the main building of the farm - it is shown in the picture above. After you develop the farm enough, a cut-scene with Haruka, the girl Ryoma is helping to pay off the debt, will start. You will get the trophy after watching it.
World's Greatest Uncle
How to unlock: Paid off Haruka's debt in full.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
There is a debt of 100 Ryo to be paid off, and you will do so in installments 20 Ryo each. After you earn some money on the farm, you will receive the first letter with information about the meeting place to hand money. You will receive more letters as you earn coins through the farm (fulfilling orders).
Now It Feels Like Home
How to unlock: Changed the interior design of your second home.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is one of the achievements related to your own farm - you can manage it from chapter 4 and we have described it in more detail on the Another Life - farm page.
Once you unlock your farm, you can buy decorations in Virtue shrines. We recommend buying a Newly Furnished Interior for 2,000 Mon - it's the cheapest decoration available.
The Man Who Does It All
How to unlock: Played every minigame.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The list of available mini-games is available in the Notebook - you have to play each of them once. It doesn't matter if you win or lose. Locations associated with mini-games are marked with purple icons on the map.
Note - More than 1 mini-game may be available in the same location. For example, after visiting the Gambling Hall, you must play all the gambling games.
Easy Come, Easy Go
How to unlock: Tried your hand at each type of gambling.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: This is a simpler version of The Man Who Does It All trophy. You must:
- play Chicken Racing - the mini-game is in the Rakugai district;
- play all the mini-games at Gambling Den - the casino is in the Rakugai district.
Noodle-Slinger Supreme
How to unlock: Made at least 10 ryo in sales at the Udon Shop.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The Udon Shop restaurant is located in the Fushimi district. You must visit it more than once.
On your second visit, you will unlock Substory 41 - All in the Hips. Ryoma has to help the injured shop owner handle orders in a mini-game.
Earnings depend on the number of delivered orders, i.e. you need to memorize the buttons and press them. You can return to the mini-game freely - you don't have to earn 10 Ryo in a single session.
Sing Your Heart Out
How to unlock: Performed every song at Utamaruya.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The karaoke parlor is located in the northern part of the Fushimi district and you can visit it in Chapter 2.
There are 7 songs and you must achieve at least the rank of Preferred Performer in each of them.
Lord of the Dance
How to unlock: Performed every dance at Nichibuza.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The Buyo Dance studio is located in Kawaramachi in the north-eastern part of Rakunai. After you reach this place for the first time, Substory 1 - Nichibuza's Newest Fan will start. In this quest, you have to help Lady and perform the first dance after defeating the thug.
The mini-game has 3 songs. You can choose the lowest difficulty level for each of them, but you must get at least First Class rank.
Cocksure
How to unlock: Placed bets on 5 chicken races.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The Chicken Racing mini-game can be found in the Rakugai district, visited for the first time in chapter 3.
You have to exchange coins for Tags and make 5 bets. You can bet any number of points in each of them.
Like a Dragon in Heaven
How to unlock: Cleared each of the courtesan minigames.
Trophy type: bronze
Comment: The Yamabuki brothel in the Gion district is connected with this achievement. You will enter this district for the first time at the end of Chapter 3.
In Yamabuki, you will meet the courtesan Anna - there are 3 types of mini-games with her:
- Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Sake Showdown
- Sensual Healing
You can save the game before visiting Yamabuki if needed, as each visit costs 1 Ryo. You only have to complete each mini-game once on the lowest difficulty level.