Hidden achievements
Phantom Blade Zero Hidden Trophies
Of the 66 achievements, 31 are flagged hidden by the official Steam list — meaning they do not show on your achievement page until you unlock them. That makes the hidden set the part of the trophy list most players never see, and the part a guide is most useful for.
Steam: 31 flagged hidden31 confirmed0 pending
The hidden flag comes from the official Steam achievement list, which marks every entry with a hidden attribute — 31 of the 66 are set to hidden. The console trophy list tracks its own hidden set, which is why published console guides quote a different number. Only the officially confirmed Steam flags are published here.
The official Steam achievement list flags 57 of the 66 as rare and 31 as hidden. This site currently has that flag confirmed for the entries below — everything else is marked pending rather than filled in from a screenshot.
Confirmed hidden achievements
| Achievement | Rank | Type | Platform | Unlock condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Unwavering Heart | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Pass Through the Outpost |
| Blotting Out the Sky | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Exit the Cave Behind the Waterfall |
| Nowhere to Stand | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Unravel the Illusion in Mirrorwood |
| Blossom of False Salvation | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Leave Village of Lu for Pangzhen |
| Into the Deadly Trap | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Visit the Order's Tavern |
| A World Gone Hollow | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Solve the Serpent Head Lock in the Green Serpent House |
| Who Can Judge? | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Investigate the Training Grounds |
| Where Have Old Friends Gone? | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Reach the Realm of Mirage |
| Muddy Waters Run Deep An area objective at the Heart of the Lake — not a boss kill. Media guides list this same objective as “In Troubled Waters”. | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Cleave Through the Heart of the Lake |
| Blood Heralds the Dawn | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Pass Through Mirage Estate |
| Through Frost and Snow | — | Story progress | Steam exclusive | Step Into the Snow, Head for the Cliff |
| With Heart and Blood True ending. Requires every quest marked with a purple icon in the journal, starting from the arrival at the Illusory Domain. | Gold | Endings | Steam + PS5 | All Comes to LightMissable |
| The Axe's Grudge PS5: The Axe’s Rancor A mandatory boss in the middle of the 1st region. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Axemaster Peng Meng |
| Scarlet Wraithblade PS5: Scarlet Phantom Blade An optional boss of the 1st region. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Hua, the Bride |
| The Hunt PS5: Hunt A mandatory boss at the end of the 1st region. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Hunt, Hunter of the Order |
| A Thousand Cups Drained PS5: A Thousand Cups Later A mandatory boss at the start of the 2nd region. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic |
| The Shattered Mirror PS5: Broken Mirror A mandatory boss at the end of the 2nd region. Finish the Yu’er and Lanlan quests first. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents |
| Will We Meet Again? A mandatory boss at the end of the Village of Lu. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Mu Xiaokui, the Young Mistress of the Order |
| The Lion's Spirit Lives On A mandatory boss at the beginning of Pangzhen. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster |
| Sword Against the Seven-Stars PS5: The Blade Against the Seven Stars An optional boss in the middle of the 5th region. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars |
| Crossroads of Blood PS5: Bloody Crossroads An optional boss at the end of the 7th region. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade |
| Nothing Goes to Waste PS5: Nothing Is Lost A hidden boss inside the Crimson Manor of the 1st region. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Puppet Scavenger |
| All Return to Dust PS5: All Will Return to Dust A mandatory boss at the end of the Illusory Domain. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Lei Dang, the Tiger Cannon |
| The White Shadow PS5: White Shadow An optional boss at the end of the ruins of the illusionist at Meigu Lake. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Blizzard Blademaster |
| Saw It Through PS5: Case Closed A mandatory duo fight in the middle of the final region. | Silver | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Saw and the Crusher |
| All Dreams Must End PS5: Every Dream Has an End The normal ending. Impossible to miss once you reach it. | Gold | Endings | Steam + PS5 | All Schemes Come to Nothing |
| Master of the Misty Waters The Meigu Lake fight. You Loong also shows up in Pangzhen, but only the lake encounter counts for this one — the Steam-exclusive “Turning the Tide” needs both. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Blackwater Leader You Loong, Zither Maiden Yan Qiansui, and the One-Eyed Archer in the Meigu Lake area |
| The Four Freed PS5: The Four Liberated Yuzan and Yuding are on the story path, Yubi is at the end of the 5th region, and Yucong is across the frozen lake in the 2nd region — his part only completes after the Illusory Domain. | Gold | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the Four Great Puppets: Yuzan, Yubi, Yuding, and Yucong |
| The Two Blade Masters PS5: The Two Sword Masters Zhu Yuan is fought at the Sha-Chi Tower of Meigu Lake; Commander Bi Feng in the middle of the 7th region. Optional, but required for the true ending. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat Zhu Yuan and Commander Bi Feng |
| Three Wardens Fall PS5: Three Sentinels Down On the story path between Pangzhen and Meigu Lake. | Bronze | Boss kills | Steam + PS5 | Defeat the three Shadow Wardens: Cavalrybane, Soulclaimer, and Heartpiercer. |
| Turning the Tide Needs both You Loong fights — Pangzhen and Meigu Lake. The cross-platform trophy only needs the lake fight. | — | Boss kills | Steam exclusive | Defeat You Loong, Blackwater Crew Leader twice |
Achievements with a pending hidden flag
The hidden flag for these entries has not been verified one by one against the official feed yet. The totals line up (57 rare, 31 hidden), but naming exactly which entries are hidden needs the official XML.