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At a glance
Difficulty10/10
Missable
Permadeath runNo
Difficulty-specificNo
GrindYes
Online requiredYes
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First Night✓ Unlocked
Survive 1 night · 83.7% of players
~~10 min
Survive your first night on the peninsula

Survive your first night on the peninsula. Build a small fire and a basic shelter after the plane crash, then hold out until morning.

Camp Out✓ Unlocked
Sleep with another player (group sleep) · 72.2% of players
~varies
Co-op only

Co-op only. Sleep at the same time as another player in a group sleep so the party rests together.

First Responder✓ Unlocked
Revive one co-op player · 57.2% of players
~varies
Co-op only

Co-op only. Revive a downed teammate once — run to a knocked-out player and hold the revive prompt.

Survivalist✓ Unlocked
Survive 5 nights · 55.1% of players
~~1 hr
Survive five in-game nights

Survive five in-game nights. Keep food, water and a defensible shelter going and this unlocks naturally as you play.

Climate Change✓ Unlocked
Cut down 100 trees · 44.0% of players
~~30 min
Cut down 100 trees with an axe

Cut down 100 trees with an axe. Chopping wood for building racks this up quickly.

Monster✓ Unlocked
Kill a bunny. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 41.1% of players
~minutes
Kill a bunny

Kill a bunny. Bunnies hop around the forest — hit one with any weapon. Works alone in single player or together in multiplayer.

Minor Cannibalism✓ Unlocked
Eat an enemy · 39.3% of players
~minutes
Eat an enemy

Eat an enemy. After killing a cannibal, eat part of the body (your survivor can eat limbs). Sanity drops, so use it sparingly.

Be Nice✓ Unlocked
Share a food or drink item in MP · 37.6% of players
~varies
Multiplayer only

Multiplayer only. Share a food or drink item with another player.

Birdseye✓ Unlocked
Kill bird with arrow · 37.0% of players
~minutes
Kill a bird with an arrow

Kill a bird with an arrow. Craft a bow and arrows, then shoot one of the small birds that land in the forest or on the beach.

Unseen✓ Unlocked
Make and wear stealth armour · 36.2% of players
~~20 min
Craft and wear the stealth armour, which is made from rabbit hides and other hunted mat...

Craft and wear the stealth armour, which is made from rabbit hides and other hunted materials — then equip the full set.

Boy Scout✓ Unlocked
Use the compass · 33.4% of players
~minutes
Use the compass

Use the compass. Find the compass among the plane wreckage or in luggage, add it to your inventory, and use it.

5 Star Hotel✓ Unlocked
Sleep on yacht · 27.6% of players
~varies
Sleep on the yacht

Sleep on the yacht. Find the wrecked yacht on the coastline and rest there instead of a shelter.

Serial Killer✓ Unlocked
In Single Player, kill 100 cannibals · 24.5% of players
~several hrs
Single player

Single player. Kill 100 cannibals over the course of your playthrough — combat-heavy play gets you there.

Demolition Man ✓ Unlocked
Set off 20 bombs · 21.3% of players
~varies
Set off 20 bombs

Set off 20 bombs. Craft bombs from collected electronics and explosives and detonate 20 of them.

Pacifist✓ Unlocked
In Single Player, don't kill any cannibals for more than 10 days in a row · 21.3% of players
~10+ in-game days
Single player

Single player. Go more than 10 days in a row without killing any cannibals. Play defensively, avoid combat, and rely on walls and stealth.

Medic✓ Unlocked
Revive 10 co-op players · 20.1% of players
~varies
Co-op

Co-op. Revive 10 downed teammates across your co-op sessions.

Big Spender✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement19.4% of players
~varies
Hidden achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here

Hidden achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here. See a community guide for the precise conditions before chasing it.

Choppy Chop✓ Unlocked
Chop up 50 bodies · 19.1% of players
~varies
Chop up 50 bodies

Chop up 50 bodies. Use a weapon on downed enemy corpses to dismember them, 50 times total.

Daily Grind✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement19.1% of players
~varies
Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here

Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here. Check a community guide for the exact requirement.

Survive The Forest✓ Unlocked
Finish Game · 17.7% of players
~full playthrough
Finish the game by reaching and completing the ending sequence in the sinkhole / cave s...

Finish the game by reaching and completing the ending sequence in the sinkhole / cave system. Story spoiler-light: follow the caves down to the final area.

Gabe Fan✓ Unlocked
Collect all cassette tapes! · 16.5% of players
~varies
Collect all cassette tapes scattered through the caves and world

Collect all cassette tapes scattered through the caves and world. Explore thoroughly — a collectible map from a community guide helps track them down.

Be Extremely Nice✓ Unlocked
Share a weapon in MP · 16.3% of players
~varies
Multiplayer only

Multiplayer only. Share a weapon with another player.

You should be looking for Timmy✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement15.1% of players
~varies
Hidden story achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here

Hidden story achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here. It relates to progressing the search for Timmy; follow the story path and see a community guide if it does not pop.

Demolition Expert✓ Unlocked
Knock down 6 or more trees with 1 explosive. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 14.6% of players
~minutes
Knock down 6 or more trees with a single explosive

Knock down 6 or more trees with a single explosive. Line up an explosive near a tight cluster of trees. Works in single player or multiplayer.

Make It Rain✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement12.4% of players
~varies
Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here

Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here. Consult a community guide for the exact conditions.

Green Thumb✓ Unlocked
Grow all plant types · 12.2% of players
~varies
Grow all plant types

Grow all plant types. Build a garden, plant every seed type you gather (aloe, blueberry and others), and let them all grow.

Major Cannibalism✓ Unlocked
Eat an entire family · 12.1% of players
~varies
Eat an entire family — eat a full group of related cannibal enemies

Eat an entire family — eat a full group of related cannibal enemies. Combat and eating heavy; sanity will drop.

Naturopath✓ Unlocked
Craft 10 medicine items · 9.7% of players
~varies
Craft 10 medicine items

Craft 10 medicine items. Combine aloe and other healing herbs to make herbal medicine ten times.

Handyman✓ Unlocked
Repair a shelter · 9.4% of players
~minutes
Repair a shelter

Repair a shelter. Once a structure takes damage, use logs/sticks to repair it.

Longest Wall✓ Unlocked
Build a super long wall · 6.5% of players
~varies
Build a very long defensive wall out of log-wall segments

Build a very long defensive wall out of log-wall segments. Keep extending a single wall line.

Commercial Fisherman✓ Unlocked
Kill 6 or more fish with a stick of dynamite. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 6.1% of players
~minutes
Kill 6 or more fish with one stick of dynamite

Kill 6 or more fish with one stick of dynamite. Throw dynamite into a school of fish in the ocean or a pond. Single player or multiplayer.

Good Father✓ Unlocked
Collect all robot pieces · 5.0% of players
~varies
Collect all robot / keycard-related pieces needed for the story

Collect all robot / keycard-related pieces needed for the story. Explore the deep caves; a collectible guide helps locate every piece.

Gross!✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement4.2% of players
~varies
Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here

Hidden achievement — trigger not verified here. See a community guide for the exact condition.

Bite me!✓ Unlocked
Kill shark. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 4.0% of players
~varies
Kill a shark

Kill a shark. Sharks appear in the ocean; lure or attack one until it dies. Single player or multiplayer.

Splatter✓ Unlocked
Killed downed enemy with rock · 3.9% of players
~minutes
Kill a downed enemy with a rock

Kill a downed enemy with a rock. Knock an enemy down, then finish it by throwing or hitting with a rock.

Don't Save The Forest✓ Unlocked
Cut down 1000 trees · 3.9% of players
~several hrs
Cut down 1000 trees

Cut down 1000 trees. A long grind — building and gathering logs over a full playthrough gets you there.

You are a fun guy✓ Unlocked
Eat all mushroom types · 2.9% of players
~varies
Eat every type of mushroom in the game

Eat every type of mushroom in the game. Forage the different mushrooms found across the map and caves and eat one of each.

Vegan✓ Unlocked
Play through entire game without killing or eating animals. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 2.7% of players
~full playthrough
Play through the entire game without killing or eating any animals

Play through the entire game without killing or eating any animals. Survive on gathered plants and stored food only. Single player or multiplayer.

Crafty✓ Unlocked
Craft all items · 2.1% of players
~full playthrough
Craft every item in the game

Craft every item in the game. This includes advanced items requiring rare cave materials — the most demanding achievement; use a full crafting checklist.

Step Master✓ Unlocked
Pass 50,000 steps · 2.1% of players
~several hrs
Walk 50,000 steps

Walk 50,000 steps. Accumulates naturally over a long playthrough of exploring on foot.

Spelunker✓ Unlocked
Explore all caves · 1.9% of players
~varies
Explore all caves

Explore all caves. The cave network is large and dangerous — bring lighters/torches, weapons and armour, and clear every cave system.

Fisherman✓ Unlocked
Catch fish with a trap. Alone in Single Player or together in Multiplayer. · 1.8% of players
~varies
Catch a fish using a fish trap

Catch a fish using a fish trap. Build a fish trap at the water edge and wait for a fish to be caught. Single player or multiplayer.

Bad father✓ Unlocked
Hidden achievement1.7% of players
~alternate ending
Hidden alternate-ending achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here

Hidden alternate-ending achievement — the exact trigger is not confirmed here. It is tied to a story choice at the end; see a community guide before committing.

Trophy Hunter✓ Unlocked
Kill all animal types and display heads · 1.6% of players
~varies
Kill every animal type and mount their heads on trophy mounts

Kill every animal type and mount their heads on trophy mounts. Hunt each species (deer, boar, rabbit, lizard, birds, etc.) and display the heads.

Get Closure✓ Unlocked
Find all missing passengers · 1.6% of players
~varies
Find all missing passengers — track down the remaining plane passengers as part of the ...

Find all missing passengers — track down the remaining plane passengers as part of the story/exploration.

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