Resident Evil 7 Biohazard â Achievement Walkthrough
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"Travel to Louisiana." Story progress: this unlocks at the very start of the campaign as Ethan arrives in Louisiana. Nothing to do but begin a new game.
"Obtain something by closely examining an item." In the inventory you can rotate and inspect items; some reveal something when examined from the right angle. One early opportunity reported by Windows Central's achievement guide is examining the burning purse outside before you enter the Guest House at the start. Any qualifying examine anywhere in the game works.
"Escape from the guest house." Story progress: this unlocks automatically as you move through the opening Guest House section. It cannot be missed.
"Close an open door by yourself." Open any door and then press interact again to close it behind you rather than leaving it open. Windows Central suggests doing it on the first Guest House door you reach.
"Block an enemy attack by guarding." Hold the guard button as an enemy swings at you and let the hit land on your block. Any successful guard counts; a Molded attack is the easiest to block (Windows Central mentions the Monitoring Room area). Guarding reduces damage, so this is safe to do on any difficulty.
"Use a lock pick to open something." Pick up a lock pick and use it on a lockable drawer or box. Windows Central notes the very first opportunity is during the first videotape sequence in the Guest House; otherwise lock picks appear later in the main game too.
"Destroy a Mr. Everywhere statuette." Mr. Everywhere are small bobblehead statuettes hidden around the estate; shoot or knife one to destroy it. Any single statuette unlocks this. There are 20 in total (PowerPyx, Windows Central), and destroying them all is "Mr. Nowhere", so a collectible guide is worth following from the start.
"Finish off an enemy with the knife." Land the finishing blow on any enemy with the knife. Windows Central notes that slashing one of the insects on the walls in the Old House counts and is far easier than knifing a Molded to death. Save before trying it against tougher enemies.
"Complete the "Mia" videotape without being spotted by Marguerite." This is the videotape you play as Mia. According to PowerPyx, you get the Ox statuette in the garage, open the big door and find the tape in the Recreation Room. Stay behind cover and move only when Marguerite is looking away. PowerPyx notes that if she spots you, letting her grab you causes a checkpoint restart that does not count as being seen. Make a manual save before you start the tape.
"Escape to the yard." Story progress: this unlocks as you make it out of the main house into the yard. It cannot be missed.
"Use psychostimulants." Use a psychostimulant from your inventory. Windows Central points to the Main House Drawing Room after the Sky Hunter puzzle as a source; you can also craft them from Supplements and Chem Fluid. Using one briefly highlights nearby items.
"Increase your item slots." Pick up a Backpack to expand your inventory. Windows Central lists several, including the Old House safe room, the Main House 2F Storage Room (needs the Snake Key) and the Wrecked Ship Recreation Room (needs Corrosive). Any one backpack unlocks it.
"Put an unrelated object on a shadow plinth." Shadow plinths are the puzzle stands where you rotate an object to match a silhouette. Place an object that doesn't fit. PowerPyx says the earliest chance is in the main hall after the first Jack fight: take the pendulum from the clock on the left and put it on the plinth between the light and the picture.
"Uncover the secret in the old house." Story progress in the Old House section. PowerPyx lists it as story-related and unmissable.
"Escape from the Baker family home." Story progress: this unlocks automatically as you leave the Baker family home behind. It cannot be missed.
"Escape from the ship." Story progress in the shipwreck section. PowerPyx lists it as story-related and unmissable.
"Complete the game on Easy." Finish the main campaign on Easy. PowerPyx and Windows Central both say difficulty achievements stack, so beating the game on Normal or Madhouse also unlocks this one.
"Take down two or more enemies with one shot." You need at least two enemies lined up and a weapon that can kill both at once, such as the shotgun at close range or an explosive round. Windows Central suggests doing it during the optional fight against Marguerite in the Old House. Save first and look for spots where enemies group up. A community guide covers the best setups.
"Watch all the videotapes in a single playthrough." Find and play every videotape in a single playthrough. There are four in the main campaign (Windows Central), and some can be missed if you advance past their areas, so follow a collectible guide and keep a manual save. PowerPyx recommends watching each tape all the way through.
"Get ending 1." Story ending. PowerPyx says that after the Mutant Jack fight you choose who gets the serum: give it to Mia for Ending 1. Make a manual save before the choice so you can reload for Ending 2 ("Just A Memory Now").
"Complete the game on Normal." Finish the main campaign on Normal. PowerPyx and Windows Central say difficulty achievements stack, so a Madhouse clear also unlocks this one.
"Complete Not a Hero on Easy or Normal difficulty." Clear it on Easy or Normal. You'll need to clear it again on Professional for "You're the Hero Now". Professional may also count for this one, but that is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Fight off Marguerite while she wanders the old house to make her run away." PowerPyx says this becomes possible after you meet Mia in the Old House basement and leave. Marguerite waits behind a door while she roams. Burn her insects with the Burner and shoot her in the head with the shotgun or handgun until she runs off. Both PowerPyx and Windows Central say this window only exists during her roaming phase, so save when you reach the Old House.
"Shoot and knock back Marguerite while she's leaping at you." Windows Central says this is only available during the Marguerite boss fight in the Greenhouse, and PowerPyx also lists it as missable. When she leaps at you, shoot her to knock her back. Save before the boss fight and reload if you miss it.
"Clear insects off a door using a knife." Insect nests block some doors in the Old House. Slash them away with the knife instead of burning them. Windows Central notes clearing the Dining Room cabinet also counts.
"Get ending 2." Story ending. PowerPyx says that after the Mutant Jack fight you choose who gets the serum: give it to Zoe for Ending 2. Choosing Zoe leads to a Mia boss fight on the Old Ship. PowerPyx recommends getting this ending on your Madhouse run.
"Perform a 4-hit combo with your bare fists in End of Zoe." End of Zoe is a separate DLC campaign that requires the DLC or the Gold Edition. Playing as Joe, hit an enemy four times in a row with your bare fists. The exact combo timing is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete End of Zoe on Easy or Normal." Finish the End of Zoe DLC campaign on Easy or Normal. Its hardest difficulty, Joe Must Die, has its own achievement ("King of the Swamp").
"Stealth kill 5 enemies in End of Zoe." Sneak up on unaware enemies in End of Zoe and use the stealth kill prompt. You need five in total. Whether the count carries across separate runs is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Avoid Jack's scissor attack by crouching." Windows Central says this happens during the Jack fight in the Morgue. When he swings the scissors at head height, crouch to dodge. PowerPyx also lists it as missable. Save before the fight and reload if you miss it.
"Complete 21." "21" is a Banned Footage Vol. 2 DLC mode: a card game against Lucas. Win the main mode to unlock this. Exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide for strategy.
"Complete Bedroom." "Bedroom" is a Banned Footage Vol. 1 DLC mode and a Marguerite-focused escape puzzle. Solve the room and escape. A community guide has the full puzzle order.
"Get the bad ending in Daughters." "Daughters" is a Banned Footage Vol. 2 DLC tape. The bad ending is the default outcome if you don't follow the specific escape sequence for the true ending. The exact trigger is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Create all items that contain Chem Fluid and Strong Chem Fluid." PowerPyx lists the Chem Fluid recipes as Herb â First Aid Med, Gunpowder â Handgun Ammo, Solid Fuel â Burner Fuel and Supplements â Psychostimulants, plus the enhanced version of each with Strong Chem Fluid. Craft each one at least once. PowerPyx notes you can discard the results straight away.
"Complete the game within 4 hours." PowerPyx recommends Easy and running past most enemies. Pausing stops the timer, but checkpoint restarts do not roll it back, so use manual saves and reload from the menu when things go wrong. PowerPyx also says a sub-4-hour clear unlocks the Circular Saw.
"Get the true ending in Daughters." The true ending of the Daughters tape takes a long, specific sequence of steps after Eveline arrives. Gosunoob's guide includes finding a lock pick, clothes and a small component, reading the attic laptop journal, getting rope and a fork, and using the dog head relief on the main door while avoiding Marguerite. Follow a step-by-step community guide.
"Complete the game on Madhouse." Madhouse unlocks after you beat the campaign once on Easy or Normal (PowerPyx, Windows Central). Enemies are tougher, and PowerPyx notes you need Cassette Tapes to save manually. Clearing it also unlocks the Normal and Easy difficulty achievements.
"Kill an enemy by attaching a Remote Bomb to them and detonating it." Windows Central says Remote Bombs are found on the Wrecked Ship. Attach one to an enemy and detonate it for the kill. Keep one in reserve for a Molded.
"Destroy all Mr. Everywhere statuettes." PowerPyx and Windows Central both put the total at 20. They are spread across the whole campaign, so follow a collectible guide and keep manual saves. PowerPyx says destroying them all unlocks the "Essence of Defense" item.
"Complete the game using only 3 First Aid Meds or less." According to PowerPyx, herbs count as healing items too, but steroids don't. Your health slowly regenerates a little, so avoid unnecessary fights and save meds for bosses. Pairing this with an Easy run makes it much easier.
"Complete Nightmare." "Nightmare" is a Banned Footage Vol. 1 DLC mode. According to the Resident Evil wiki, you survive waves of Molded from midnight to 5 AM, ending with Jack Baker. Use scrap from the compactors to build defenses and buy gear. Exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide for strategy.
"Read all of the files in a single playthrough." Find and read every file in a single playthrough. Windows Central counts 32. Some are only reachable in areas you can't return to, so follow a collectible guide and keep manual saves.
"Complete Survival mode in 21." Survival is a harder mode of the "21" card game (Banned Footage Vol. 2). How it unlocks and the best strategy are exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete the "Happy Birthday" videotape within 5 minutes." PowerPyx says the achievement unlocks when you place the lit candle on the cake, and you can replay the tape to retry the timer. Learn the puzzle on a first run, then replay it with a puzzle guide open and go for speed.
"Find all the dead rats in Bedroom in a single play." Collectible challenge in the Bedroom DLC tape: find all the dead rats in a single run. The count and locations are exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Obtain all of the Antique Coins in Easy or Normal difficulty." PowerPyx and Windows Central both say there are 18 Antique Coins on Easy/Normal. Spending them at the birdcages doesn't stop the achievement. Madhouse uses a different set of coins.
"Complete an Extreme Challenge in End of Zoe." Extreme Challenges are a mode in the End of Zoe DLC. Clear any one of them. Unlock conditions and the best route are exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Obtain all of the Antique Coins in Madhouse difficulty." PowerPyx and Windows Central both say Madhouse has its own set of 33 Antique Coins, in different spots from Easy/Normal. Use a Madhouse-specific coin guide and pick them up during your Madhouse run.
"Complete the game without opening the Item Box more than 3 times." PowerPyx says three Item Box visits are unavoidable in the story: before and after Lucas's birthday room, and after escaping the Old Ship. That means no optional visits at all. Manage your inventory carefully and drop or use items instead of storing them. PowerPyx notes that using "Manage Items" from the death screen doesn't count as a visit.
"Complete Night Terror." Night Terror is the harder version of the Nightmare DLC mode. The Resident Evil wiki lists stronger enemies, less scrap and more fast Molded. How it unlocks is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete Ethan Must Die." "Ethan Must Die" is a Banned Footage Vol. 1 DLC mode where one hit can kill you. Expect lots of attempts. Routes and loot strategy are exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete Survival+ mode in 21." Survival+ is the hardest mode of the "21" card game (Banned Footage Vol. 2). How it unlocks and the strategy are exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete Not a Hero on Professional difficulty." Clear the Not a Hero episode on Professional difficulty. Learning the episode on Easy/Normal first ("Mission Accomplished") is recommended.
"Get an S Rank or higher on all stages in Jack's 55th Birthday." Jack's 55th Birthday is a Banned Footage Vol. 2 timed food-delivery mode. Each stage is ranked, and you need at least S on all of them. Route planning for each stage is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete End of Zoe on Joe Must Die." Joe Must Die is End of Zoe's hardest difficulty. Clear the campaign on it. Learn the DLC on Normal first.
"Feed Jack every type of food and drink in Jack's 55th Birthday." In Jack's 55th Birthday, give Jack every type of food and drink at least once. The full list is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
"Complete End of Zoe on Normal or Joe Must Die using no weapons." Clear End of Zoe on Normal or Joe Must Die without using weapons, relying on Joe's fists. What counts as a weapon is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide. Go in on Normal.
"Clear a stage with a 10 minute time bonus or higher in Jack's 55th Birthday." In Jack's 55th Birthday, clear any stage with a time bonus of 10 minutes or more by feeding Jack quickly and efficiently. Which stage is easiest is exact trigger/location not verified â see a community guide.
