Paleo Dive

51 achievements

Ultra Rare×20

Very Rare×15

Rare×7

Uncommon×5

Common×4

About Paleo Dive's achievements

Paleo Dive has 51 Steam achievements, 20 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "Ruler of the Primeval Seas", earned by just 0.9% of players. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

0.9%

of players earned "Ruler of the Primeval Seas"

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All Paleo Dive achievements

51 achievements

Ruler of the Primeval Seas

Collect everything and photograph every creature on every map.

Ultra Rare0.9%

Treasures of the Deep

Recover every artifact from the Deep Sea.

Ultra Rare1.2%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Ultra Rare1.2%

Nothing Stays Hidden

Collect even the final secret of the Abyss.

Ultra Rare1.4%

Code of Life

Complete the DNA research for every species across all five maps.

Ultra Rare2.4%

Night Shift in the Deep

Explore the Deep Sea in night mode for the first time.

Ultra Rare2.5%

Darker Than Dark

Take your first nighttime dive into the Abyss.

Ultra Rare2.7%

Guardian of the Kelp Forest

Track down every collectible in the Kelp Forest.

Ultra Rare3.0%

Abyssal Ark

Fully research and release every Abyss species into the aquarium.

Ultra Rare3.0%

Faces of the Abyss

Photograph every creature in the Abyss.

Ultra Rare3.2%

Depth Rush

Stay alive for 30 minutes on a dive map.

Ultra Rare3.3%

Deep-Sea Sanctuary

Fully research and release every Deep Sea species into the aquarium.

Ultra Rare3.3%

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Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Ultra Rare3.3%

When the Kelp Whispers

Enter the Kelp Forest at night for the first time.

Ultra Rare3.8%

Lights, Camera, Deep Sea!

Photograph every creature in the Deep Sea.

Ultra Rare4.0%

Part of the Food Chain

Get eaten by a marine predator for the first time.

Ultra Rare4.3%

Gonna Need a Bigger Lens

Photograph the legendary Megalodon.

Ultra Rare4.5%

Down to the Millimeter

Max out your drift precision.

Ultra Rare4.5%

Brachauchenius Snack

Let Brachauchenius find out what divers taste like.

Ultra Rare4.8%

Kelp Keepers

Fully research and release every Kelp Forest species into the aquarium.

Ultra Rare4.8%

Master of the Glide

Max out your glide duration.

Very Rare5.4%

Five Seconds of Eternity

Drop below five seconds of oxygen and return to the surface alive.

Very Rare5.7%

Portraits in the Kelp

Photograph every creature in the Kelp Forest.

Very Rare6.1%

Full Speed Ahead

Upgrade your swim power to the maximum level.

Very Rare6.2%

Reef Refuge

Fully research and release every Coral Reef species into the aquarium.

Very Rare6.6%

Reef Restorer

Collect everything hidden in the Coral Reef.

Very Rare6.7%

Breath to Spare

Unlock the additional oxygen tank.

Very Rare8.0%

A Whale with Bite

Capture Livyatan in a photograph.

Very Rare8.6%

Apex in the Viewfinder

Point your camera at Mosasaurus—and survive.

Very Rare9.0%

Reef in the Spotlight

Photograph every creature in the Coral Reef.

Very Rare9.5%

Always Come Back

Return alive to Base from each of the five dive maps.

Very Rare9.6%

Reef After Midnight

Dive into the Coral Reef at night for the first time.

Very Rare9.8%

Lungs of Steel

Max out your oxygen capacity.

Very Rare11.2%

Cambrian Conservatory

Fully research and release every Lagoon species into the aquarium.

Very Rare11.5%

Crow Shark on Camera

Dare to photograph Squalicorax.

Very Rare13.2%

Field Geneticist

Complete the DNA research for every species on one map.

Rare15.1%

Just a Scratch

Survive your first creature bite.

Rare18.3%

Out of Breath

Drown for the first time during an expedition.

Rare18.3%

Pressure-Proof

Survive 15 minutes in a single expedition without dying.

Rare22.3%

Cambrian in Focus

Photograph every creature in the Lagoon.

Rare23.5%

Lost and Found

Unlock the finder—no fossil stays lost for long.

Rare25.9%

Say Cheese, Halisaurus!

Photograph the agile Halisaurus.

Rare26.8%

Sample Run

Successfully scan three different species during a single expedition.

Uncommon30.4%

Moon over the Cambrian

Explore the Lagoon at night for the first time.

Uncommon37.3%

Let There Be Light

Unlock the flashlight module.

Uncommon40.2%

Double Helix

Complete the required DNA scans for one species.

Uncommon40.2%

First Sample

Successfully complete your first DNA scan.

Uncommon41.3%

Cambrian Curator

Collect every artifact in the Lagoon.

Common50.2%

Hunter of the Cambrian

Capture Anomalocaris on camera.

Common52.0%

Out of the Way!

Give a creature a mighty shove.

Common66.0%

The First Plunge

Dive into the Lagoon for the first time.

Common97.2%