Tormented Souls 2: All of Joseph's Diary Entries and Where to Find Them

Joseph's diaries are the easiest collectible set in Tormented Souls 2 to walk straight past — and the quickest to finish once you know the four spots. This guide covers all of Joseph's diary entries in Tormented Souls 2 with exact rooms, the boss fights that must happen first, and the one page that can be picked up in two different places. Whether you're chasing the dedicated trophy or cleaning up all of Joseph's diary entries on the way to the Journalist achievement, the route below keeps the backtracking to a minimum.

Everything here is built from published community guides: Selphie1999Gaming's diary walkthrough, PowerPyx's all-locations list, and 9ine's Steam Community guide. If you want the game itself first, Tormented Souls 2 is available on Steam.

The Trophy Behind Joseph's Pages

Joseph is one of roughly a dozen diarists whose pages feed the game's collectible meta. According to Selphie1999Gaming's all diary locations guide, his four entries are tied to the Warlock trophy, while the full set rolls up into Journalist.

Community guides disagree on the size of that full set. PowerPyx's Tormented Souls 2 diary guide, published October 26, 2025, tracks 64 diary locations and states that Journalist requires 31 of them. Selphie1999Gaming's version, published November 10, 2025, describes 50 diary entries for the same trophy. That gap doesn't touch Joseph's set — both guides list the same four pages in the same rooms, only the numbering differs.

One more useful detail from PowerPyx: the two missable diaries in the game are School Janitor Joab's Archives page and Sister Angelica's Laboratory (Past) notepad. Neither belongs to Joseph.

Tormented Souls 2: All of Joseph's Diary Entries at a Glance

If you're following a numbered checklist and the numbers don't line up, that's expected — Selphie1999Gaming files the Arcade page as entry 2 and the bathroom page as entry 3, while PowerPyx files the bathroom page as entry 2 and treats the Arcade page as entry 3 with a duplicate in the Sledgehammer cave. The locations are identical either way.

Step-by-Step: Where to Find Each Joseph Diary

Joseph's Diary 1 — Crematorium table

This one is gated by the Iron Maiden fight in the Convent. Clear the boss, then check the table in the Crematorium. Both guides place the pickup immediately after that encounter, so if the room is still hostile, you're not ready for it yet.

Joseph's Diary 2 — Bathroom floor

After the Harvester fight in the Processing Plant, head into the Bathroom. The diary is lying on the floor rather than sitting on a surface, which makes it easy to skim past in a dark room.

Player experience reported by both guides: if Joseph is still standing in the Bathroom, the diary may not be collectible yet. Talk to him, leave the room, and walk back in. He should be gone, and the page should be waiting on the floor.

Joseph's Diary 3 — Arcade bench

The third page sits on a bench in the Arcade. There's no boss gate and no story trigger attached, so it's the safest pickup of the four if you're worried about sequence.

The screenshot captions in Selphie1999Gaming's guide label this entry "The Sacred Book Of The Nephilim."

Joseph's Diary 4 — Train Station summoning circle

The last Joseph page is on the ground right next to the summoning circle at the Train Station. It's on the floor, not on a bench or table, so look down when you reach the circle instead of scanning the walls.

Selphie1999Gaming's caption titles this entry "The Evil Spell."

The bonus pickup in the Sledgehammer cave

PowerPyx also maps a second copy of the Arcade page: on the floor in the cave where you find the Sledgehammer, after Joseph leaves. That version only appears once he's gone. The guide's suggested fix is the same as the Bathroom — exit the area and re-enter to get him to move.

One Diary, Two Pickup Spots

The Arcade entry is the only one in Joseph's set with a documented second location, and it's the reason numbering between guides drifts. PowerPyx explicitly labels the cave pickup a duplicate of the Arcade page, which implies either spot logs the entry — but grabbing both costs a couple of minutes and removes the doubt entirely.

If you're working through all of Joseph's diary entries in a single run, the efficient order is: Convent Crematorium after the Iron Maiden, Arcade bench whenever you pass through, Processing Plant Bathroom after the Harvester, then the Train Station circle, then the Sledgehammer cave on your way back through town.

Watch out for one near-miss: Sister Angelica's notepad numbered 6/7 in Selphie1999Gaming's list is titled "Joseph's Inspiring Words." That's a note about Joseph, not a Joseph diary — it belongs to Angelica's set and won't advance the Warlock counter.

Are Any of Joseph's Diary Entries Missable?

Based on the two guides used here, no. PowerPyx flags exactly two missable diaries across the whole game, and neither is Joseph's. That said, three of the four pages have soft timing gates that can make them look missable:

• Crematorium: unavailable until the Iron Maiden is dead.
• Bathroom: needs the Harvester defeated and Joseph cleared from the room.
• Sledgehammer cave copy: needs Joseph to leave before the page appears.

The Arcade bench page has no gate at all, and the Train Station page is simply lying in the open. If a page seems absent, the usual fix from community reports is to leave the area and come back.

FAQ

How many of Joseph's diary entries are in Tormented Souls 2? Four entries. Both PowerPyx and Selphie1999Gaming list the Crematorium table, the Processing Plant bathroom floor, the Arcade bench, and the ground beside the Train Station summoning circle. The Arcade entry has a documented second pickup spot in the Sledgehammer cave.

Do I need all of Joseph's diary entries for a trophy? Yes — Selphie1999Gaming ties Joseph's four pages to the Warlock trophy, and each page also counts toward Journalist. Chasing all of Joseph's diary entries in Tormented Souls 2 therefore pays out twice.

Why can't I pick up the bathroom diary after the Harvester fight? Community guides report that Joseph may still be in the room. Talk to him, exit the Bathroom, and walk back in; he should be gone and the diary should be on the floor and collectible.

Are Joseph's diary pages missable if I rush the story? Neither major guide flags them as missable, and both missable diaries they do list belong to Joab and Sister Angelica. Just remember that the Crematorium page needs the Iron Maiden defeated and the cave copy needs Joseph to leave first.

For the wider collectible picture, 9ine's Steam Community diary guide groups Joseph's pages alongside every other diarist, which is handy if you'd rather sweep a whole area than chase one set at a time.