Most of Bioshock 2‘s Trophies and Achievements are easy enough to get your hands on by playing the game, but others are hidden until you get them or require a bit of leg work. That’s why we’re here to help you figure out what all the Trophies and Achievements in BioShock 2 are and how to get them.
Every Trophy and Achievement in Bioshock 2
There are a total of 54 Trophies and Achievements in Bioshock 2. 39, including the Platinum Trophy, can be earned from the base game; 7 can be earned from the Protector’s Trials DLC; and 8 can be earned from the Minerva’s Den DLC.
We’ve listed all of the Trophies and Achievements below along with an explanation for how to earn them. However, it should be noted that some are tied to story elements from the game and DLC, so be warned that there are spoilers ahead.
Trophy/Achievement | How to Get it |
Platinum Trophy | Unlock every other Trophy in the Bioshock 2 (PS4 only). |
Big Brass Balls | Beat the game on any difficulty without using Vita-Chambers. |
Grand Daddy | Defeat three Big Daddies without dying during the fights. |
Dealt With Every Little Sister | Find and Save or Harvest every Little Sister in the game. |
Master Gatherer | Gather 600 Adam with the Little Sisters. |
Against All Odds | Finish the game on the hardest difficulty level. |
Rapture Historian | Find 100 Audio Diaries (note: this is less than the total number of Audio Diaries in Bioshock 2). |
All Plasmids | Find or purchase all 11 different Plasmid types. |
All Weapon Upgrades | Find and use every Power to the People weapon upgrade station in the game (14 total). |
Big Spender | Spend 2,000 dollars at the Vending Machines. |
Bought a Slot | Buy One Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer’s Garden. |
First Research | Research a Splicer with the Research Camera. |
Fully Upgraded a Plasmid | Fully upgrade a Plasmid to its Level 3 version. |
Fully Upgraded a Weapon | Use a Power to the People Station to upgrade a weapon a third and final time. |
Look at You, Hacker | Kill 50 enemies using only hacked Security (Turrets, Cameras, Bots, etc.) |
Master Hacker | Hack 30 Machines at a distance with the Hack Tool. |
Master Protector | Get through an Adam Gather without any enemies reaching the Little Sister. |
Max Plasmid Slots | Buy the maximum number of Plasmid Slots. |
One Research Track | Fully research one type of enemy. |
Prolific Hacker | Hack one of each kind of machine. |
Research Master | Fully Research every type of enemy in the game. |
Trap Master | Kill 30 enemies using only Traps (Trap Rivets, Electric Wires, etc.). |
Upgraded a Weapon | Upgrade a weapon at any of the Power to the People stations in Bioshock 2. |
Escape | Escaped Rapture (Finish the game on any difficulty). |
Reunion | Reunited with your original Little Sister. |
Savior | Save every Little Sister in the game. |
9-Irony | Pay your respects to the founder of Rapture (Hit Andrew Ryan animatronic with a golf club using Telekenesis). |
Adopted a Little Sister | Adopt a Little Sister for the first time. |
Confronted Grace | Confront Lamb’s Lieutenant in Pauper’s Drop. |
Counterattack | Use an enemy’s own projectile (grenades, thrown object, etc.) to kill them. |
Daddy’s Home | Find your way back into the ruins of Rapture. |
Defeated the Preacher | Defeat Simon Wales in Siren Alley. |
Distance Hacker | Use the Hack Tool to hack an object (Door control, Turret, etc.) at a distance. |
Found Lamb’s Hideout | Gain access to Lamb’s Stronghold. |
Heading to the Surface | Head to the surface on the side of Sinclair’s Escape Pod. |
Nose for News | Uncover the Secret of Dionysus Park. |
Protector | Defend yourself against Lamb’s assault in the train station. |
Sinclair’s Solution | Join forces with Sinclair in Ryan Amusements. |
Unbreakable | Defend yourself against the Big Sister without dying. |
Enemy of the Family | Earn an A rank in all of the Bioshock 2 Protector Trials. |
Get a Bigger Bucket | Collect 50 percent of the Adam available in all of the Protector Trials. |
Perfect Protector | Collect 100 Percent of the Adam in a single Protector Trial. |
Trial by Fire | Earn 36 Stars in the Protector Trials. |
Acid Test | Earn 18 Stars in the Protector Trials. |
Litmus Test | Earn six Stars in the Protector Trials. |
Guardian Angel | Complete all bonus Protector Trials. |
Adam Addict | Save or Harvest all of the Little Sisters in Minerva’s Den. |
Garbage Collection | Destroy all 10 Vacuum Bots in Minerva’s Den. |
Lancer Killer | Kill a Lancer Big Daddy. |
Login | Reach Rapture Central Computing Operations. |
Logout | Escape Minerva’s Den. |
Root Access Granted | Reach Computer Core Access. |
SUDO | Take control of The Thinker from Reed Wahl. |
High Score | Get 9,999 points in one game of Spitfire. |
Hopefully this makes getting every Trophy and Achievement in Bioshock 2 a little easier. For more on the Bioshock series, check out the news from last year that a new entry is currently in development, as well as our list of ways the next entry can bring the series back in a big way.