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Harold Halibut
Developer:Slow Bros.
Publisher:Slow Bros.
Platform:PS5
Genre:Adventure

Harold Halibut is a soft-spoken lab assistant aboard a city-sized spaceship stranded beneath an alien ocean. Explore its handcrafted, stop-motion-inspired world, meet an eccentric crew, and uncover a heartfelt story of friendship, curiosity, and finding a place to belong.

Main Story12 Hrs
Platinum20 Hrs
Difficulty2/10
Playthroughs1 Playthrough
Platinum1
Gold6
Silver8
Bronze13

Harold Halibut Trophy Roadmap

EARLY GAME

Welcome aboard the Fedora, an enormous spaceship stranded beneath an alien ocean. You'll play as Harold Halibut, a laboratory assistant whose everyday responsibilities gradually lead him into a much bigger mystery. The gameplay focuses on exploration, conversations, and completing objectives rather than combat. Use your PDA to track main and optional tasks, and take your time getting to know the ship's residents. There are no difficulty settings, and the Platinum can be earned in a single playthrough, provided you stay on top of the missable activities.

Start watching for missable trophies immediately. During Chapter 1.1, attempt to leave the All Water Office three times before sitting down to unlock Rebel. Chapter 1.3 introduces several important opportunities, including the station jog for Certificate of Participation, Slippie's ski slope for Après Ski, and repeated updates to Professor Mareaux for Managing Upwards. Return to Mareaux after each relevant discovery during the Blue Rock investigation instead of completing several steps before reporting back. Also begin speaking with the secretary brothers, Captain Zoya, Onat, and the regulars at Gertrude's Bierzone, since their stories continue across later chapters.

Your most important long-term collectible is Forschergeist, which requires completing Harold's Notebook with all 71 entries. Some drawings appear automatically during the story, but others depend on optional conversations and activities that are easy to overlook. Check your PDA regularly, speak to characters again after major events, and finish available optional tasks before ending each day. Harold's daily routine might seem relaxed, but his social calendar is surprisingly demanding when you're chasing a Platinum.

MID GAME

As the story progresses through Chapters 1 and 2, continue following the main objectives while revisiting familiar locations for new conversations. In Chapter 1.4, pay attention to Neo-Luddite: after Brigitte tells you the Blue Rock sample is ready, return to her in the Energy District before going back to the laboratory. During Chapter 2.1, visit the Announcer's bathroom in the Social District for Rubadubdub and begin reading Buddy's undelivered letters at the Post Office. These early interactions are easy to miss if you concentrate exclusively on the main storyline.

Several trophies require conversations spread across multiple chapters. Continue following Captain Zoya's personal story for O Captain! My Captain!, investigate the secretary brothers and Warren for Family Ties (And Uniforms), and listen to the changing gossip at Gertrude's Bierzone for Busybody. Visit Buddy whenever new letters become available, and clean the graffiti in the Lab District when prompted. Also spend at least 10 minutes watching television in the laboratory lounge before Chapter 6 for The Plot Thickens, and play Rapid Fly Zone Force in Agora Arcade for a cumulative two minutes to earn A Winner Is You!.

When you reach Chapter 3, explore the Flumylym Cave thoroughly and speak with the inhabitants before advancing. Several Notebook entries depend on these optional conversations. Most chapters contain multiple smaller sections, so don't assume every opportunity remains available until the chapter's conclusion. If the PDA tells you to go to sleep or a major story objective is about to advance, check your optional tasks and Notebook first.

LATE GAME

Chapter 4 contains some of the most important missable activities. During Chapter 4.2, speak with the people involved in the exchange between the Fedora and the Flumylym for Exchanger Arranger. This includes conversations with Sunny, Warren, Tommy, Chris, Secretary 17, Major, and several Flumylym residents. Help Slippie in the Energy District for Luke Warm and convince Warren to relocate Water Wieners for Insider Trading. Continue listening to Gertrude's gossip and checking for new Notebook entries before progressing.

Finish Buddy's letter deliveries before completing the Join the Gang objective in Chapter 4.3. After receiving his box of letters, deliver each one to its intended recipient and complete his final request to earn The Postman Always Rings Twice. Later, during Chapter 4.4, return to the four brothers for their special gathering and continue their storyline into the Epilogue. As you progress through Chapters 5 and 6, continue checking the Notebook for outstanding entries rather than rushing toward the ending. Most late-game objectives are straightforward, but the remaining optional conversations still matter.

The Epilogue is your final opportunity to finish several objectives before completing the story. Speak with the remaining characters, including Onat, Warren and the brothers, Major, Captain Zoya, and Madam CEO, to collect the final Notebook entries. Check that you've earned Forschergeist before finishing the game. You'll also need more than 15 hours of playtime on the same save for Slow Bro. If you're approaching the ending too quickly, leave Harold idle until the trophy unlocks, then complete the final story interaction. After that, enjoy the conclusion and collect Home Is Where the Heart Is.

TROPHY CLEANUP AND EXTRA TIPS

Harold Halibut is a relatively straightforward Platinum, estimated at approximately 20 hours with a difficulty of 2/10. There are no combat challenges, difficulty-specific requirements, or mandatory multiplayer activities. The real challenge is keeping track of optional conversations and completing all 71 Notebook entries without skipping an important interaction. A single playthrough is enough if you follow the missable objectives carefully, though an overlooked conversation can require replaying a substantial portion of the story.

Be especially careful with Chapter Select. The game uses a single save file, and loading an earlier chapter replaces your current progression with the state from that point. Later Notebook entries, completed activities, and accumulated playtime can be lost. This means Chapter Select isn't a simple way to collect one missing trophy while keeping everything else intact. If you load an earlier chapter to recover a missed objective, you may need to continue forward through subsequent chapters and rebuild the required progress. Your 15-hour Slow Bro timer is also affected by returning to an earlier save state.

For the smoothest Platinum, keep a chapter-by-chapter checklist of missable activities and confirm your Notebook progress before moving to the next section. Complete The Plot Thickens, A Winner Is You!, and other time-based miscellaneous trophies early rather than leaving everything until the Epilogue. If you're unsure which conversation to trigger or where a missing Notebook drawing is obtained, use Ask Gami before advancing the story. Harold's adventure is best enjoyed at an unhurried pace, and fortunately, taking your time is exactly what one of the trophies asks you to do.