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Questions tagged [achievements]

For questions about earning a particular achievement. Always use this tag together with the game's tag. Achievements, including badges, medals, trophies, records, and distinctions, serve as milestones and goals for players, instilling a sense of accomplishment upon completion.

Always use the [achievements] tag together with the game's tag. Achievements are found in many video games. They provide the player with additional goals to complete. Common examples of achievements may be gaining a certain amount of points, completing set tasks, finding hidden areas of a level, or progressing to a certain point in the story.

Services:

The following services support achievements for games played on them:

3rd-party:

  • - 3rd party achievement/leaderboard/buddy service for iOS devices. (Homepage)
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How do I lick a plane?

A friend of mine told me that I would get an Achievement if I managed to lick the plane that's flying around in the world but, he won't tell me how to get close to it. I tried many different things. Jumping on trampolines won't get me high enough,…
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How do I earn SC2's "Hurry up, it's raid night" achievement?

The "Hurry up, it's raid night" achievement in Starcraft 2 involves "beating Wings of Liberty, on normal, in 8 hours or less." Is there a recommended mission path to take? Which mission should I take for the branching paths? Does it count time spent…
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How do I restore the glory of the Thieves Guild?

One of the achievements for the Thieves Guild says "Restore the Thieves Guild to its former glory." Brynjolf doesn't say anything to me, I can't seem to find Karliah, and as far as I can tell, I am finished with the plotline quests for the Thieves…
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How do I take the companion cube with me after the level "Cold Boot" in Portal 2?

In "Cold Boot", on GLaDOS 7 -- the first time I encounter a companion cube -- the Material Emancipation grid is broken. GLaDOS makes a point of pointing this out, and saying don't take anything with you in her extra dramatic voice... which implies I…
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Origin of achievements

Achievements have become pretty standard in games (and other gamified content, like Stack Exchange) these days. However, they definitely weren’t part of “classic” gaming, in the arcade/8-bit/16-bit eras. So where did they come from? What was the…
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What bonuses does a "deity" level AI get and how do I deal with them?

The "Deity" difficulty level of Civilization V says that "the AI receives heavy advantages". In Civ IV this meant that the AI started with more units, 2 settlers, etc. So my question is two-fold: a) what bonuses does a "deity" level AI get in terms…
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Do the deaths in the tutorial lock me out of "The Untouchables"?

Despite having already played a lot of XCOM 2, when I decided to start playing again, I was forced to do the tutorial (as the game was still installing at the time). During the tutorial, two squad members are scripted to die, since the tutorial…
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Where can I find vomiting people?

I've heard that Watch Dogs 2 features an achievement for photographing a person who's in the middle of vomiting, but I've traveled pretty widely across the map and haven't noticed any NPCs who fit this bill. Can I... induce it somehow? Or is there a…
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Is there an achievement for getting the basketball in the hoop?

In the warm up area, you are able to hit around a couple of basketballs. I constantly try to get the basketballs in the hoop, but I end up having to start the game before I make any real progress. Is there an achievement or anything game related to…
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Is it possible to achieve the "Unachievable" achievement in "The Stanley Parable"?

I know that according to the text it should be impossible, but global achievement statistics suggest otherwise. Is there a legitimate way to get this achievement?
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How can I find out the rarest Steam achievement?

Having completed the most difficult achievements for a couple of games, I started wondering how difficult the worst achievements can be. One well-defined measure for difficulty of an achievement is its rareness. Sadly, I don't know how to find…
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What are the two 'hidden' achievements, and how do I get them?

In BrowserQuest, the achievements list includes 2 that are denoted only as ??? / ??? I've already defeated the 'final boss' and completed all of the other achievements (Ignore the 16/20 there, the 2 I'm missing amount to 'get hit a lot of…
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Do console commands affect Steam achievements?

I've painted myself into a corner and am forced to choose between abandoning a couple hours' progress or cheating my way out of it. Unfortunately, I can't find hard data on if/how the use of console commands affects the unlocking of Steam…
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Can steam create an overview of all my achievements?

I play several games on Steam and I love the achievement system. It would be great to get an overview of all the achievements ever gained in Steam games. Does Steam support this? I haven't found such an overview. If such a feature does not exist, I…
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Where can I see my perfect games in steam?

In my achievement showcase there is an item which says that I have 1 perfect game (which means 100% of the achievements gathered). So I browsed my games game by game and was still unable to find that specific game. There is also no link in the…
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