We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe

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About We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe's achievements

We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe has 100 Steam achievements, 28 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Mona’s Meeting with the American Actor", earned by just 1.1% of players. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

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All We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe achievements

100 achievements

Mona’s Meeting with the American Actor

Mona’s childhood memory remains a vivid symbol of her dashed hopes.

Ultra Rare1.1%

The Nyumba Ntobhu Tradition

Dinah told me about a local custom of same-sex marriage. It sounded progressive.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Dinah and Humanitarian Aid

Dinah and her daughter went through some ups and downs with aid organizations.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Dinah’s Relationship with Her Father

People’s relationships with their fathers are often fraught. But Dinah’s father gave her hell.

Ultra Rare1.2%

Mona’s Childhood Photo

Mona showed me a photograph from her childhood and told me all about it.

Ultra Rare1.3%

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Ultra Rare1.3%

The Paradox of Egoism

Had I not obtained this vest through deception, I would not have saved the drowning mother. Can vile deeds have virtuous consequences?

Ultra Rare1.5%

Dinah’s Stump

Dinah lost her hand after she was bitten by a venomous viper.

Ultra Rare1.5%

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Ultra Rare1.6%

Photography’s Aestheticization of Suffering

This world demands beauty. Even – or especially – from images of suffering.

Ultra Rare1.7%

Iraq Under Saddam

I learnt about the realities of living in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.

Ultra Rare1.9%

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Ultra Rare2.2%

Death Drive

The inevitability of death struck me with great force during the storm.

Ultra Rare2.2%

A Photo of the Life Jacket Graveyard

This photo makes the hairs at the back of my neck stand up. The tall heap of life-vests epitomizes the refugee crisis.

Ultra Rare2.7%

Sitting for a Portrait

The several hours I spent motionless, sitting for a portrait, were surprisingly emotional.

Ultra Rare2.9%

The Moral Quandaries of the Welsh Reporter

Colin shared his dilemma: “Does socially engaged art make the artist disengaged?”

Ultra Rare2.9%

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Ultra Rare3.0%

Helping Is Addictive

Do people simply get hooked on helping? How addictive is it?

Ultra Rare3.1%

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The Afronauts

The story of Zambian Afronauts sounds implausible. Is it true?

Ultra Rare3.4%

The Egyptian Prison System

How could I get arrested? At least it gave me the opportunity to write about Egypt’s prison system.

Ultra Rare3.5%

The Different Meanings of the Word “Refugees”

This one word contains so many meanings: refugees.

Ultra Rare3.5%

Edward Mukuka Nkoloso

This Zambian visionary dreamed of flying to the Moon.

Ultra Rare3.8%

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Ultra Rare4.7%

The Storm: Panic Attack

When I got a panic attack during the storm, I felt... possessed.

Ultra Rare4.7%

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Very Rare5.8%

Wahid’s Limited Description of the Smuggling Trade

Wahid told me about the personal odyssey that led him to this boat. He’s traveled thousands of kilometers.

Very Rare6.0%

Africa’s Stockholm Syndrome

American imperialism has done so much harm to this continent. That painful fact did not stop the expansion of U.S. pop-culture. Why?

Very Rare6.3%

Medicated Thoughts

Taking these drugs was a philosophical expedition in its own right. I’m still wondering about the idea of free will.

Very Rare6.5%

Marko’s Story

Marko’s story is tragic. And one of thousands.

Very Rare6.5%

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Very Rare6.5%

A Bird’s Eye View of Europe

You can’t see any borders if you look at Europe from a great enough distance.

Very Rare6.5%

An Egyptian Shopping Mall

Anywhere you go in this world, you’ll find an identical shopping mall.

Very Rare7.0%

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Very Rare7.6%

Moria: Hundreds of Tents, Thousands of Stories

The ocean of tents in Moria… You have to see it to even grasp its scale.

Very Rare8.3%

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Very Rare8.7%

A Friendly God

Battuta relayed a vision of a friendly relationship between man and God.

Very Rare8.8%

Perpetual Outsider

I’ve spent a few weeks among the refugees and I still feel like an outsider. Do I need more time? Or is it not a matter of time?

Very Rare9.0%

Anna: A Reverse Odyssey

Most people were running from the Islamic State, and she was headed right for the heart of darkness...

Very Rare9.0%

How the Aging Casanovas Party

Who were these day-drinking, chest-bumping, obnoxious passengers?

Very Rare9.1%

Moria Camp

I stayed at the Moria refugee camp in the Greek island of Lesbos and described my experience.

Very Rare9.4%

Prohibition in Egypt

I mean, I had known about Egypt’s radical anti-alcohol policy before I got there, but it still felt weird.

Very Rare9.6%

Daily Life with the Refugees

Sometimes, the greatest epiphanies come to you in the most mundane situations. Ordinary life with the refugees has taught me the most about them.

Very Rare9.7%

War Can Be Ordinary

I remember the casual tone with which the smoking Syrians spoke about war.

Very Rare9.8%

Humanitarian Fraud

I would like to believe that all NGO employees are idealists. But every herd harbors some black sheep.

Very Rare10.7%

The History of Humanitarian Aid

I made some notes as Erik lectured me on the history of humanitarianism. Aren’t they too academic?

Very Rare10.9%

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Very Rare11.7%

The Refugees’ Unfathomable Desperation

The Egyptian beach prompted a few thoughts.

Very Rare11.8%

A Casual Conversation with Kassim

The casual conversation with Kassim gave me a temporary reprieve. It felt like I was back in college.

Very Rare12.6%

The Jihadi’s Hypocrisy

Anna called jihadis hypocrites. They fight against Western culture, yet wallow in lavish consumerism.

Very Rare12.8%

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Very Rare13.2%

The Gordian Knot of Syria

Sure, all wars are complicated. But I can’t even begin to fathom the nuances of the conflict in Syria.

Very Rare13.9%

Francesco: Inconvenient Questions

Francesco’s inconvenient questions still ring in my ears. He forced me to look at the refugees from a different perspective.

Very Rare14.2%

The Polisario Front

This independence movement operated in Western Sahara for several decades.

Very Rare14.5%

Francesco’s View on the Refugees

Francesco laid out some solid arguments against welcoming refugees.

Very Rare14.5%

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Very Rare14.5%

ISIS Propaganda

The Islamic States quite deliberately uses various propaganda techniques.

Very Rare14.6%

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Very Rare14.8%

Humanitarian Stereotypes

The Dunant–Nightingale dilemma summarizes the debate on the moral quandaries of humanitarianism.

Rare15.8%

Alexandria, A City of Concrete

Alexandria is a city of concrete. I can only imagine how hot it gets in the summer.

Rare16.6%

Bored to Death

Boredom can be deadly. Why is it so rarely mentioned in the context of the refugees’ plight?

Rare16.7%

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Rare16.8%

Being Part of Something Greater

After several weeks spent with the refugees, I’ve formed a bond with them. I feel part of something greater. It’s a new feeling.

Rare17.7%

It’s Odd to Be an Expert

It felt really awkward to pose as an expert after just a couple of days spent in Alexandria. Is that all it takes?

Rare18.1%

Home of Hope, A Natural High

I felt surprisingly at ease at the Home of Hope, and wrote a few words about it.

Rare18.5%

A New Idea of Space

Planes and airports are a little magical. Like portals leading to foreign worlds.

Rare21.9%

Koshary

I would highly recommend this local dish from a street stall. I would not recommend the shits that followed.

Rare22.9%

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Rare23.4%

Egyptian Cuisine

This delicious note on the diversity of Egyptian cuisine makes my mouth water.

Rare24.8%

Routines on Board

I had plenty of time for writing detailed descriptions of the refugees’ routines on board the smuggling trawler.

Rare24.9%

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Rare25.1%

Feeling Lost in a Foreign Culture

I feel so lost. I don’t understand so many contexts, words and terms. Will this ever change?

Rare25.1%

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Rare25.5%

Infinity of the Desert

The desert didn’t seem to end. I was slowly starting to believe there was no world beyond it.

Rare26.5%

The Refugees’ Drawings

I didn’t expect to find real works of art in the stairwell of a dilapidated block in the suburbs. I was wrong.

Rare26.8%

The Refugees’ Dreams of Europe

The refugees imagined Europe in a naively idealized fashion.

Rare26.8%

A Night in the Desert

I’d never seen this many stars.

Rare27.7%

Outside of Time at Sea

The sea seems eternal and unchanging. Time gets dissolved in the inky waters.

Uncommon33.3%

The American Dream in Egypt

U.S. pop-culture is omnipresent. My taxi driver idolized fiscally irresponsible American rappers.

Uncommon33.5%

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Uncommon34.1%

Wahid, Origin Story

I summarized Wahid’s story in a few paragraphs.

Uncommon34.2%

The Joys of Manual Labour

After several hours of physical work at the Home of Hope, I had an existential epiphany.

Uncommon35.7%

Small Talk Brings a Respite From Stories of Trauma

That was incredible. I’d never thought I would get the opportunity to just have some light-hearted conversations with refugees.

Uncommon38.6%

Hotel Food

A few mouth-watering paragraphs about the gastronomic sensations offered by the chef in my hotel’s conjure the taste of the dish.

Uncommon39.5%

The Last Goodbyes Before the Crossing

People were saying their goodbyes to loved ones before we set sail. Was this the last time they ever talked?

Uncommon41.3%

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Uncommon43.0%

The Refugees’ Routines

In the smuggler’s hideout, the refugees developed new rituals.

Uncommon44.5%

African Mafia Wars

A crime syndicate operates just like any big business. The difference is the mafia can’t be bothered to pretend.

Uncommon44.6%

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Uncommon44.7%

The Arab Spring

The refugees viewed the Arab Spring from many different perspectives.

Uncommon46.2%

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Common51.0%

Different Payment Standards in the Smuggling Business

The methods to calculate smugglers’ rates in Africa deserve a scientific paper. Or maybe a whole dissertation.

Common51.0%

Egypt, First Impressions

I wrote down my first impressions as soon as my plane landed in Egypt.

Common80.3%