Fishbowl Guide: How to Unlock All 30 Trophies

Fishbowl is a quiet, narrative-driven game, and getting the platinum trophy is honestly one of the most relaxing experiences you will have on your PS5. You are looking at about eight hours for a single playthrough. The community rates the difficulty at a flat one out of ten. This run is way less about raw gaming skill and entirely about keeping up with Alo’s daily routine over the 30 in-game days. You control when she goes to sleep, so you have some flexibility. Just remember that missing too many tasks wrecks her mental state and permanently locks you out of certain trophies.

The Full Trophy Breakdown

There are 30 trophies in total waiting for you to grab them. You have your single platinum, six golds, nine silvers, and fourteen bronzes. Unlocking that platinum, titled “No matter what you got through the day,” happens automatically once you sweep up everything else. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that 20 of these trophies are highly missable. Do not just skip days hoping to catch up later, because most of these require consistent daily actions rather than one-off events.

The Unmissable Story Trophies

A good chunk of the list unlocks just by playing the game and pushing the story forward. You will naturally grab the Coffee Lover trophy for brewing your first cup, and Swimming in Boxes when you get all of Jaja’s old things. When Jaja asks you to pet the plants, doing so gets you the Plant Petter bronze. Cooking a dish from the recipe book nets you Well Fed & Flourishing. The story also hands you the Star Amongst Many and Stuck with this Head silver trophies during Alo’s moments of wonder and panic. Ms. Noor fixes your plumbing on day eight, which guarantees you the Bubble Bather bronze. Finally, finishing the Inside One sequence gives you the Meet your Inside One gold trophy.

Nailing the Early Game Missables

The missables are where most players trip up, so let’s break them down by the timeline. During your first week, you need to eat dinner before bed on day one to get the Listened to Mum trophy. Drink water from the table constantly to unlock Hydrated Queen. Once day two rolls around, mop the floor for the Home Reset bronze and do your laundry to grab Alo’s Laundromat. Also, just eat toast repeatedly in a single day until Alo forcefully stops you to get the TOAST EATER! bronze.

On day seven, you have a phone call with Zu. Make sure you call someone else right after to pop the Baby Step silver trophy. You also need to hit a 30x combo in the video editing mini-game for the Video Editing Slay! silver. Day two is your best shot for this because the session is short and sweet. Just take your time and do not rush your inputs.

By the way, if you are enjoying this vibe and want a deeper look into the game’s mechanics and story, you can check out my full Fishbowl gameplay guide to help you navigate Alo’s emotional journey.

Mid to Late Game Missables

Moving into the middle of the month, start watering and interacting with your plants every single day from day eight onwards to earn the Plant Caretaker silver. On day ten, you will unpack some game cartridges. Play the Ecocat game and beat kid Alo’s high score of 43 to grab the Ecocat Hi-Score silver. It is surprisingly easy to pull off. As you play, an anti-virus named Boo pops up on your computer. Click on him every day, and the Besties with Boo silver should unlock around day 19.

For the Hello Pichi! bronze, clean and fill the birdcage every day once you unpack it. When Paplet has a breakdown on day 15, say yes when asked to play for the Magic Paplet bronze. Zu will ask you to invite people to her fundraiser, so call Sitara right after that conversation to secure the A True Lil’ Star! silver. Finally, grab three notes in a single editing session, starting from day 13, for the Notes Catcher bronze.

For the late game, hit up the telescope every night starting on day 18 until you spot Orion for the Night Sky Watcher gold. Read a book in the window nook on day 22 for the Book in a Nook bronze. Once you can cook twice a day, make the Rose Tea for the Jaja’s Lil’ Helper gold. Before wrapping up day 30, cook one final meal and eat Jaja’s mango pickle to get the Teary and Pickled gold. Also, write a poem and send it for the secret Aloo My Lil’ Poet! bronze.

Hunting Down the Coin Collector Trophy

This is the most involved non-story trophy. Your landlady leaves coins around, and you need to find 13 of them. They spawn in new spots every day, but missing one is fine since there are plenty of known locations to catch up. I put together a quick cheat sheet for where to look each day.

Grabbing the Birthday Badges

The Birthday Badges gold trophy requires you to gather badges during Alo’s core memory sequences. Do not skip these memories when they trigger. Just play through them naturally as you unpack boxes, look around the environments carefully during the flashbacks, and you will easily collect them all.