FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH achievement guide

How to unlock every achievement, which ones you can miss, and the best order to get them all. Tick them off as you go.

150-200 hours

Time to 100%

8/10

Difficulty

2 (1 full playthrough + Chapter Select on Hard difficulty)

Playthroughs

Missable achievements

1 collectible1 cumulative1 difficulty

Points of no return

None: Chapter Select unlocks upon beating the game, allowing all missed items, odd jobs, minigames, and achievements to be completed without starting a new save file.

Recommended order

Step 1

Complete the main story on Normal or Easy, focusing on enjoying the narrative while completing local side quests (Odd Jobs), World Intel tasks (Towers, Fiend Intel, Lifesprings, Divine Sanctuaries), and Queen's Blood matches as each region opens (Grasslands, Junon, Corel, Gongaga, Cosmo Canyon, Nibel, and the Meridian Ocean).
Step 2

In Junon during Chapter 4, recruit all Midgar Seventh Infantry units and earn the highest performance evaluation during the parade to secure the "Stealing the Show" trophy.

Also in this step: Stealing the Show
Step 3

Throughout Chapters 1 to 12, maintain high relationship status with all party members (dialogue choices, synergy attacks, and region odd jobs) to prepare for the Gold Saucer date in Chapter 12 and work toward "Critica-Link".
Step 4

Reach Chapter 12 and 13 to unlock full open-world mobility with the Tiny Bronco; backtrack to finish all regional mini-games at maximum rank (including Chocobo Racing, Fort Condor, Run Wild, Queen's Blood, and Cactuar Crush) to collect all Hotel Del Sol collectibles for Johnny's Treasure Trove.
Step 5

Defeat all secret regional bosses and summon challenges via Chadley's Combat Simulator, unlock and conquer Gilgamesh Island, and craft the Genji equipment.
Step 6

Clear Chapter 14 to finish the main story, unlocking Chapter Select and Hard difficulty.
Step 7

Use Chapter Select to reach Level 70, master all weapon abilities, max out all essential Materia, and complete any remaining dates or relationship requirements.
Step 8

Complete all remaining Combat Simulator brutal and legendary solo challenges, including the "Rulers of the Outer Worlds" and "To Be a Hero" trials.
Step 9

Play through all 14 chapters on Hard difficulty using Chapter Select to collect all remaining manuscript folios and unlock the final story-related Hard mode achievements to obtain the Platinum Trophy.

All achievements 0/61

I Got This 83% of players Win a battle. Win any battle during the story or open-world exploration. Where: Nibelheim

Staggered Learning 82.9% of players Stagger an enemy. Fill an enemy's stagger gauge completely to put them into a staggered state. Where: Nibelheim

No "I" in "Synergy" 77.2% of players Use a synergy ability. Execute any synergy ability in combat after building enough synergy charges with two party members. Where: Grasslands

Break It Down 76.8% of players Use a limit break. Fill a character's limit gauge by taking damage or staggering enemies, then execute their limit break. Where: Nibelheim

Exploitative Practices 76.6% of players Exploit an enemy's weakness. Hit an enemy with an elemental spell or ability that matches their specific elemental weakness. Where: Nibelheim

Unfettered Friendship 76% of players Free a bound ally. Attack an enemy or appendage that has pinned or bound one of your allies to set them free. Where: Grasslands

Team Player 75.3% of players Use a synergy skill. Use any synergy skill while guarding in combat. Where: Grasslands

Never Meet Your Heroes 75.1% of players Hidden achievement Complete Chapter 1 of the main story by finishing the flashback sequence in Kalm. Where: Kalm

A Materia World 67% of players Level up an orb of materia. Earn enough AP from battles to level up any equipped orb of materia. Where: Grasslands

Caching In 65.6% of players Complete your search of a cache location. Find and open all treasure chests located at any single marked cache location. Where: Grasslands

Intelligence Aide 64.8% of players Gather world intel at five separate locations. Complete any five separate World Intel objectives for Chadley in the open world. Where: Grasslands

Weapons 101 64.5% of players Max out a weapon ability's proficiency. Repeatedly use a weapon's unique ability in combat until its proficiency reaches 100%. Where: Grasslands

Fledgling Summoner 63.8% of players Invoke a summon. Summon any entity to the battlefield once the summon gauge is fully charged during a qualifying battle. Where: Grasslands

Swampy Situation 60.6% of players Hidden achievement Defeat the Midgardsormr boss at the end of Chapter 2 to cross the Swamplands. Where: Grasslands

Entering New Markets 60.6% of players Complete a quest. Complete any side quest (odd job) taken from a noticeboard or mercenary client. Where: Kalm

Make Mine Black 59% of players Hidden achievement Complete Chapter 4 by defeating Terror of the Deep and progressing the main scenario. Where: Under Junon

I Brake for Chocobos 58.8% of players Repair three chocobo stops. Find and restore three fallen chocobo stop signs by pulling them upright while riding a chocobo. Where: Grasslands

Expert Ex-kweh-vator 57.7% of players Use a chocobo to find two treasures buried by rabbits. Follow your chocobo's scent trail to dig up two hidden treasures buried in the ground. Where: Grasslands

New Blood 57.1% of players Raise your Queen's Blood rank. Defeat enough Queen's Blood card players to increase your overall Queen's Blood player rank. Where: Kalm

You Work for Me Now 51.3% of players Defeat a summon in battle and obtain its materia. Defeat any summon entity in Chadley's Combat Simulator and acquire its summon materia. Where: Bill’s Chocobo Ranch

The President's Commendation 51.1% of players Hidden achievement Earn the highest possible performance score and the presidential commendation during the Junon military parade mini-game in Chapter 4. Where: Junon

Cryptic Cameo 50.2% of players Hidden achievement Complete the Protorelic questline in the Grasslands region to meet the mysterious swordsman Gilgamesh. Where: Grasslands

Founder's Bonus 48.5% of players Hidden achievement Win the Queen's Blood tournament held aboard the Shinra-8 cruise ship in Chapter 5. Where: Costa del Sol

Fun in the Sun 48.4% of players Hidden achievement Complete Chapter 6 by obtaining resort beachwear and resolving the events at Costa del Sol. Where: Costa del Sol

Director of Regional Intelligence Collectible 44.8% of players Gather all pieces of world intel in a region. Complete every piece of Chadley's World Intel located within a single region. Where: Grasslands

Intelligence Specialist 44.1% of players Gather world intel at fifty separate locations. Complete World Intel objectives at 50 distinct locations across the world map. Where: Grasslands

The Price of Progress 43.9% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 9. Where: Gongaga Reactor

Card Royalty 43.9% of players Hidden achievement Advance through the Queen's Blood ranks to reach the highest title by defeating top card players and beating the final opponent. Where: Gold Saucer (Chapter 12)

Worth the Weight? 41% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 8. Where: Corel Region

Fort Condor Commander 39.7% of players Hidden achievement Clear all four Protorelic-related Fort Condor challenge encounters in the Junon region. Where: Junon

7th, Assemble! 38.8% of players Hidden achievement Find and recruit all ten Midgar Seventh Infantry units around the city before initiating the Junon parade. Where: Junon

Crying Out 36.2% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 10. Where: Cave of the Gi

Stars Fell from My Eyes 32.8% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 13. Where: Temple of the Ancients

You're Not Murasaki 31% of players Hidden achievement Defeat the hidden boss Mindflayer in the Junon Combat Simulator or via the Classified Intel fiend encounter. Where: Under Junon

1-Star Startup 30.1% of players Hidden achievement Donate your first item or batch of collectibles to Johnny's Seaside Inn to raise its hotel rating to 1 star. Where: Costa del Sol

Hearts Out, Dukes Up 28.7% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 4. Where: Under Junon

I'm Here for You 27.1% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 2. Where: Bill’s Chocobo Ranch

Critically Acclaimed 27.1% of players Hidden achievement Achieve an S-rank rating during the Loveless theatrical performance at the Gold Saucer. Where: Gold Saucer (Chapter 12)

Confluence of Worlds 26.4% of players Hidden achievement Complete the final chapter of the main story. Where: Forgotten Capital

Stealing the Show 26.1% of players Hidden achievement Earn the award for outstanding performance and highest commendation during the Junon parade minigame. Where: Junon · Step 2

Honorary Turk 24.5% of players Hidden achievement Progress the main story and complete Chapter 3. Where: Mythril Mine

The Gambit Paid Off 22.7% of players Hidden achievement Complete all Protorelic Phenosite challenges involving the Gears and Gambits minigame in the Cosmo Canyon region. Where: Cosmo Canyon

Professional Handler 22.6% of players Hidden achievement Clear all protorelic encounters related to the Nibel region's Chocobo Intel and research tasks. Where: Nibelheim

3-Star Hotel 22.6% of players Hidden achievement Donate 30 items or collectibles from Johnny's Treasure Trove to raise Johnny's Seaside Inn to a 3-star rating. Where: Costa del Sol

Moogle Lover 21.9% of players Max out your moogle emporium merchant rank. Find all Moogle Intel locations across the world and round up the Mooglets to bring the Moogle Emporium to rank 7. Where: Nibelheim

Cactuar Crusher 20% of players Hidden achievement Clear all Protorelic minigame challenges involving the Cactuar Crush encounters in the Corel Desert. Where: Corel Region

Bladesman of Legend 11.8% of players Hidden achievement Defeat Gilgamesh at Gilgamesh Island after completing all regional Protorelic investigations. Where: Grasslands

Hall of Famer 10.9% of players Hidden achievement Win all the premier standard Chocobo Racing cups and matches hosted at the Wonderment Square. Where: Gold Saucer (Chapter 12)

Grind It Out 10.6% of players Attain level 70 with a character. Raise any party member's character level to the maximum cap of level 70 through standard progression or combat grinding.

5-Star Hotel 10.1% of players Hidden achievement Complete Johnny's Treasure Trove by donating 60 items or collectibles to raise Johnny's Seaside Inn to a 5-star rating. Where: Costa del Sol

My Job Here Is Done 9.4% of players Hidden achievement Complete all 36 mercenary odd job side quests across all regions.

Piano Virtuoso 9% of players Play all six Piano Outreach Association songs well enough to receive remuneration. Find all six sheet music pieces and achieve at least an A rank on each of the six Piano Outreach Association songs.

Materia Completionist 8.3% of players Develop all possible materia together with Chadley. Complete Chadley's World Intel points of interest across every region to acquire enough data points to develop all available materia from his shop.

Polygonal Prizefighter 7.2% of players Hidden achievement Defeat all opponents, including Sephiroth, in the 3D Brawler minigame at the Wonderment Square. Where: Gold Saucer

Staggering Success Cumulative 6.1% of players Deal 300% or more damage to a staggered enemy. Stagger an enemy and continuously boost the stagger damage bonus percentage up to 300% or higher, most easily done using Tifa's unique abilities like Unbridled Strength, Omnistrike, and Rise and Fall.

Are You Not Entertained? 4.3% of players Hidden achievement Complete all combat bouts and challenges in the Musclehead Colosseum. Where: Gold Saucer (Chapter 12)

Well-Rounded 3.5% of players Master all weapon abilities and limit breaks, including those found in folios. Learn every weapon proficiency ability across all characters by using them in battle until mastered, and unlock all Folio limit break nodes at bookstore vending machines.

Virtually Renowned 3.2% of players Complete all of Chadley's combat simulations. Successfully complete all combat simulation trials offered by Chadley, including the brutal and legendary challenges unlocked in the post-game.

Of Hardy Stock Difficulty 2.9% of players Complete all chapters on Hard difficulty. Beat all 14 story chapters on Hard difficulty using Chapter Select after completing the game once on any difficulty.

7-Star Hotel 2.6% of players Hidden achievement Collect and display all 88 treasure items in Johnny's Seaside Inn by completing minigames, combat challenges, and world activities. Where: Costa del Sol

The Planet's Hope 2.3% of players Earn all FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH achievements. Unlock every other achievement in the game.

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