A 100% completion save lets you start from someone else’s finished game — New Game+, endgame gear, all unlocks — without the hundred hours. With Apollo the whole flow happens on the console. Here is the honest end-to-end version.
Step 1: Find a Save
Open Apollo’s Online Database and browse to your game (matched by Title ID and region — a save from a different region edition of the “same” game usually won’t load). The library is community-sized, not complete; if your game isn’t there, the library tour explains what exists.
Step 2: Back Up Your Own Save
Adopting a completion save replaces your progress for that game. Export your current save to USB first (and keep it in your backup library) so the swap is reversible.
Step 3: Re-Sign (Mandatory)
The downloaded save belongs to its contributor’s account. Run Apollo’s re-signing on it — PS4 guide / PS3 guide — or the game will refuse it or call it another user’s data (mismatch fixes if you hit that message anyway).
Step 4: Load and Check
Start the game and load the save. Check the state matches the index description (completion %, unlocks). Some games bind extra data (DLC entitlements, online-linked progress) to the original account — those parts may not transfer, and no save tool can change that.
The Trophy Caveat
Loading a finished save can pop trophies in ways that look unnatural on a synced profile, and platform holders have historically flagged accounts for trophy manipulation. Apollo makes no safety promises and neither do we. If your profile matters to you, use completion saves on an offline profile. Background: cheat codes — sources and safety boundaries.
Related Guides
Download Apollo · Online Database guide · Re-sign PS4 saves · Safety boundaries