PS Plus Premium for Trophy Hunters: 28 of the Easiest and Quickest Platinums

Have you got, or are thinking about upgrading to PS Plus Premium and wondering what quick and easy games you can play to maximise your time and Platinum trophy cabinet? If this is you, here are the best easy games to run through to boost your numbers without degrading yourself in the legions of shovelware on the storefront (in my opinion, of course!)

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Ape Escape (PS4/PS5)

Length: 6-8 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

One of the all-time greats, Japan Studio’s PS1 classic was one of the first big selling points for PlayStation Premium’s introduction and it is just as great as you remember. At first, the slightly archaic controls may be a little daunting, have some patience and allow your mind to adjust and it becomes a favourable and unique experience. The Platinum is pretty simple, collect enough monkeys and coins to unlock all the mini-games, beat the game and play each mini-game once and you are done. Plus the rewind and save state feature makes what could potentially be frustrating moments a little better.

Cars 2 (PS3)

Length: 7-12 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Racing, Kart Racer

The movie may be a train wreck but the game is a much more digestible experience. Taking queues from mission-based racing games and combining them with the sensibilities of a kart racer leads to an experience where you need to complete certain conditions to progress through the story. The races add a layer from the first game which means you will need to use guns and other items to hit other racers to progress to first place. The ‘quick start’ trophy is the problem child here, it’s actually a lot more difficult than it sounds and you’ll likely need to grind this out once you’ve finished everything else here.

Cars: Race-o-Rama (PS3)

Length: 6-10 Hours
Difficulty: 2.5/10
Genre: Adventure, Racing, Kart Racer

Releasing before Cars 2, Race-o-Rama is an adventure racing game that takes place in several hubs in which you will need to complete races to compete in the gold race in order to progress. This one is a little simpler than Cars 2, but a lot more skill-based due to the lack of items which can prove challenging towards the latter half of the game. There aren’t any problem trophies here, just beat the game and complete the races as you go and the Platinum will be all yours.

Daxter (PS4/PS5)

Length: 5 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

The first spin-off from the Jak series comes in the form of Daxter, a solo adventure taking place in the two-year gap shown at the start of Jak II which fills in the gaps of what Daxter was doing and how he came to rescue Jak in the intro to the game. This bite-sized adventure takes place in a small corner of Haven City and its docks and contains unique gameplay outside of the shooting action introduced in the sequel and is more akin to gameplay found in the Precursor Legacy with plenty of variety without overstaying its welcome. The only thing to consider when trying to get the Platinum here is to ensure that you collect any precursor orbs you come across as you will need half to unlock the mini-games and a trophy as well as find one of the hidden masks (which you’ll probably do by accident).

Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Hack and Slash, Action

This may seem like an unusual choice as typically Dynasty Warriors games are known for being notoriously lengthy and extremely repetitive, this one is solely down to preference of whether you enjoy the Warriors gameplay loop. All you need to do is complete all of the scenarios and then play one free-play game with each character and the Platinum trophy is yours.

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS4)

Length: 5-10 Hours
Difficulty: 4/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

The Precursor Legacy is one of the greatest 3D platformers I’ve ever experienced and is an absolute must-play for anyone on PlayStation platforms. It has a seamless world with no loading screens, fun and quirky characters, a good variety of tasks to complete and an interesting varied world that keeps pulling you in for further exploration. The Platinum here basically consists of completing the game; there are a few skill-based challenges but trial and error will get you past them in no time.

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PS4/PS5)

Length: 7 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (PS4/PS5)

Length: 10 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Adventure, 2D Platformer

Klonoa is a cult classic 90s mascot platformer that hadn’t really had its opportunity to shine, continuously lacking in sales but beloved by those that gave it a chance. This collection is a remake of the first two games in the series with beautiful visuals and a haunting story. Klonoa is a 2.5D platformer akin to more modern Kirby games and a light-hearted story with deeper connotations spread throughout and is an absolute must-play on the collection. The Platinum isn’t too complex, beat both games and beat the gauntlet challenges in which you can disable lives making it significantly easier to complete than in the original entry.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

The first LEGO game to have voice acting, LEGO Batman 2 has Gotham City in its entirety as its hub area. And it’s filled to the brim with tasks to complete. There isn’t anything major to worry about here, if you’ve played a LEGO game before you know what to expect, play the story, explore the hub for detectors and characters, replay the story and collect everything and you’re done.

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (PS3)

Length: 25 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

Due to being one of the earlier LEGO titles, Indiana Jones 2 takes a lot of cues from the older LEGO Star Wars titles, from the short levels and smaller hub, to the lack of voice acting and older-looking mini figures. There is a lot of charm to older LEGO titles, this has plenty of that, and has all the Indiana Jones movies up to the time of release which gives it a step ahead of the original title. Completion is the same as usual, beat the game and collect everything.

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (PS3)

Length: 30 Hours
Difficulty: 5/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

LEGO Star Wars III is very different from the first two iterations, whilst on the surface level it may seem like The Clone Wars iteration of the franchise, it goes a lot deeper. There are several branching stories to follow, these can be played in any order and follow the different arcs of the first couple of seasons of the show. But hidden in the background is another game mode called ‘Assaults’ in which you need to take over systems as either the Republic or Separatists and this has a different gameplay style to the main story in which it takes more of a tower defence style. The Platinum here is a lot more work, but nothing too crazy for LEGO games.

LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

One of the last older-style LEGO games, Pirates is probably one of the best, too. The music taken straight from the movie, fits seamlessly in this silly world and they have captured Jack Sparrow’s mannerisms perfectly in LEGO form. The game contains the first four movies and as expected it’s the usual LEGO completion cycle.

Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension (PS3)

Length: 24 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

As far as licenced games go, this is definitely one of the truest to the source material, abundant with songs and ridiculous jokes. If you’re a fan of the movie or the show in general this is likely to entertain you for its duration. As for the Platinum, it’s not as clear cut as most of these licenced games are and there are a lot of challenges and specific things to do, it’s probably best to follow a guide to maximise time and not overstay its welcome here.

Pinball Heroes (PS4/PS5)

Length: 1 Hour
Difficulty: 1/10
Genre: Arcade, Pinball

There isn’t a lot to say here, Pinball Heroes is a PSP pinball game that is themed around different PlayStation IPs. All you need to do is beat the high score on each board and the trophy is yours, it should only take you about an hour depending on your skill level.

Ratchet & Clank 2 (PS3)

Length: 15 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Third Person Shooter

One of the few perfect sequels in gaming, Ratchet and Clank 2 takes everything the original did and dials it up to 11. More interesting arsenals, upgradeable guns, armour, the coliseum, strafing and the game pausing when opening the weapon wheel, all of this had its start here. In order to go for the Platinum here, all you need to do is beat the game twice, get all the skill points and max out all the weapons, all of which you will want to do by the time you beat it for the first time, I can assure you.

Ratchet & Clank 3 (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Third Person Shooter

The natural evolution of Ratchet and Clank brought it here, considered the best in the series by many, it takes everything you’ve learned from the first two entries and pushes them to their limits. The game requires two playthroughs in which you need to complete all missions, max out all weapons, collect all the collectables and get all the skill points. While this sounds intimidating, Ratchet 3 is such a pleasure to complete and the game practically encourages it by making each system rewarding and the flow of gameplay means you’ll likely accidentally do most of it anyway.

Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3)

Length: 25 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Third Person Shooter

The climax of the future trilogy comes in the form of a Crack in Time, which until Rift Apart debuted was considered the peak of the series in terms of gameplay. If you are going to venture here, I highly recommend playing through Tools of Destruction and Quest for Booty first (both are available on the subscription) as it is the third part of a trilogy and a lot of the story beats will be completely lost on you otherwise. The Platinum requires two playthroughs, one on hard, and a very tedious trophy for getting a high score on a mini-game called “My Blaster Runs Hot” which will take a lot of practice (but is playable in two player if that helps).

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (PS3)

Length: 10 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Tower Defense, 3D Platformer, Third Person Shooter

One of the several spin-off titles from the PS3 era, Full Frontal Assault, or Q-Force in Europe, is a hybrid tower defence, third-person shooter, platformer (yes all of them) that has a very short campaign and an online multiplayer mode. There are a couple of online trophies here but they are simple to boost, the only other major trophy to worry about is the distance travelled by hover boots which can be rubber-banded and left idle to clean up once you’ve completed the game if you still need the extra distance.

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Third Person Shooter

The final Ratchet game on PS3 comes in the form of Into the Nexus, a short but sweet run through the story of the Nethers and fits as a conclusion to the Future era of the series and culminates in the smoothest gameplay we had in the games up to this point. You can easily see a lot of ideas that Insomniac had here that they built up and took to their logical extreme in Rift Apart and to top it off, this entry is an absolute visual treat. To get the Platinum here, you’ll need two playthroughs, one on hard and one in challenge mode (I cannot recommend combining them both into the second playthrough, it is a slog). Hard may sound daunting but the game is relatively easy and death only offers the opportunity to learn and get more experience for your weapons, which you will need. The truly gruelling part of this is having to grind the weapons you did not max out in either playthrough in the coliseum, which doesn’t take too long, but is definitely something to consider during your playthroughs.

Resistance: Retribution (PS4/PS5)

Length: 12 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Third Person Shooter,

A blast from the past, Resistance: Retribution is a nostalgic throwback to earlier third-person shooters and as a spin-off of Insomniac’s PS3 series it takes a lot from that series whilst feeling notably distinct. It has not aged the best, it feels very clunky and hasn’t aged the best but all you need to do is beat the game and you’re done here, which feels pretty fair considering the nature of this title.

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS3/PS4/PS5)

Length: 10 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Stealth

The often overlooked third wheel to the platforming mascots of the PS2, Sly Cooper, has his first entry thrust into the limelight and is quite the origin. More akin to traditional mascot platformers, Sly has you collect clue bottles in each stage to open a safe and unlock a new move in which to use in combat. It’s played like a mixture of Crash Bandicoot and Banjo Kazooie with a stealth twist that hits just right. One thing to consider, the PS3 version of this game features a streamlined trophy list that requires you to get all collectables and beat the game, whereas the new PS4 and PS5 lists require you to complete time trials and very specific tasks that makes it a tad more difficult than the original list. There are three platinum trophies for just this one game though, and maybe you’ll find the newer ports a little easier now that they have the rewind feature which the HD version on PS3 lacks to make up for the more difficult tasks, the choice is ultimately yours.

Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PS3)

Length: 14 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Stealth

The sequel to Sucker Punch’s thieving mascot series Sly Cooper comes in the form of a complete gameplay overhaul, now there’s a hub with missions to complete as you work towards a major heist with each act building up and cultivating in one large heist to take down each leader. Whilst this does detract from the platforming built up in the first game, this does focus the gameplay down and allows richer storytelling which this game does incredibly well at, great dialogue, tension and a satisfying conclusion. As for the platinum, just beat the game and you’re done, nice and easy this time.

Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 3/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer, Stealth

The long-awaited, but often overlooked, 4th entry to the Sly series hit PS3 over a decade ago and is available to stream on PS Premium. If you enjoyed the gameplay of Sly 2 and 3, this game takes the series to its logical next step by granting bigger hubs, more varied tasks and even more playable characters in the form of Sly’s ancestors. I personally found the game to be a wonderful entry to the series and had a lot of fun with it back when it was released and the platinum is fairly straightforward with nothing missable. One thing to consider, however, is the trophy for viewing every map in the game, make sure you open your map everywhere that looks different otherwise you’ll waste a lot of time in the end trying to figure out which exact area you are missing which can get tiresome.

Star Wars The Clone Wars (PS4/PS5)

Length: 5 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Shooter, Vehicular Combat

Direct port of the PS2 title by Pandemic Studios (not to be confused with the 2009 title by Krome Studios) comes a mostly vehicle-based combat title facing off against separatist forces coming off the second prequel movie. While the controls haven’t aged the best, especially when controlling Mace or Anakin, the vehicle combat can be pretty satisfying as you blow through the forces in different republic ships in a myriad of settings. Outside of beating the game, the only things to consider are the extra objectives for each level (as you need to complete 30 of them) and you will likely need to play the multiplayer mode to mop up the kills required for the ‘Anakin kill’ trophy.

Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (PS4/PS5)

Length: 4-6 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Action, Adventure, 3D Platformer

Toy Story 2 was, and still is, considered a pioneer for the early 3D platforming genre. Taking what Super Mario 64 did, and expanding on it with a licenced twist was incredibly ambitious and works very well. Whilst it may not have the same level of polish and content as Mario, it still holds up as a 90s classic and is worth the time of any 3D platforming fan. As for the Platinum, every level has two tasks for you to complete for trophies and beating the game will get you most of the trophies with one or two more specific tasks to do, nothing too difficult, especially with rewinding.

Toy Story 3 (PS4/PS5)

Length: 3-5 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Adventure, 3D Platformer

The PSP port of the incredible PS3 title is quite lacklustre, the game features a fraction of the creativity and fun of the original’s story and contains no toy box mode to speak of. This leaves us with a short, simple and relatively streamlined experience void of personality and boss fights. The Platinum here is simple, each level has two extra tasks that you need to complete for two trophies per level, none of which are that challenging and even those that are, can easily be cheesed by using the rewind feature.

Toy Story Mania (PS3)

Length: 3-5 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Family, Mini game compilation

Based on the Disneyland attraction of the same name, Toy Story Mania provides an easy-to-digest mini-game collection that visits Woody and Buzz’s central character themes and has a varied mix of games to try to master for the specific trophies. The only major element to consider here is that you will need a second controller, but it can be left idle so you don’t need another person.

XBLAZE Code: Embryo (PS3)

Length: 20 Hours
Difficulty: 2/10
Genre: Visual Novel, Fantasy

The prequel to the Blazblue franchise comes in the form of a visual novel, this is hard to recommend without some form of exposure to Blazblue but if you’re just here for a quick run and done then the story is strong enough to hold your attention. There are multiple endings including some gag endings, but if you want to get this done as efficiently as possible then it is probably best to follow the guide on PSNProfiles.