Return of the Obra Dinn — Achievement Walkthrough

"Solve any 6 fates." A fate means correctly identifying a crew member and how they died (and, where relevant, who or what killed them). Return of the Obra Dinn only confirms correct fates in batches of three, so you will often have more right than the counter shows — keep filling in confident answers and the confirmations will catch up. These counters stack: chasing the biggest number earns the smaller ones on the way.

"Solve any 15 fates." A fate means correctly identifying a crew member and how they died (and, where relevant, who or what killed them). Return of the Obra Dinn only confirms correct fates in batches of three, so you will often have more right than the counter shows — keep filling in confident answers and the confirmations will catch up. These counters stack: chasing the biggest number earns the smaller ones on the way.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter II." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter II; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter I." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter I; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

"Solve any 30 fates." A fate means correctly identifying a crew member and how they died (and, where relevant, who or what killed them). Return of the Obra Dinn only confirms correct fates in batches of three, so you will often have more right than the counter shows — keep filling in confident answers and the confirmations will catch up. These counters stack: chasing the biggest number earns the smaller ones on the way.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter X." Chapter X is not part of the normal flow through the ship, so you may finish a run without having access to it. We have not verified the exact unlock condition here — check a community guide for how chapter X becomes available, and be aware that doing so is a significant story spoiler.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter III." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter III; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

"Solve any 45 fates." A fate means correctly identifying a crew member and how they died (and, where relevant, who or what killed them). Return of the Obra Dinn only confirms correct fates in batches of three, so you will often have more right than the counter shows — keep filling in confident answers and the confirmations will catch up. These counters stack: chasing the biggest number earns the smaller ones on the way.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter V." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter V; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter IV." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter IV; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter IX." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter IX; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter VI." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter VI; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam: "Solve all fates in chapter VII." The logbook's chapter list shows which crew are tied to chapter VII; you need every one of them identified with the correct cause of death. Use the crew list, the sketches and the full memory scenes (including what people say and wear) to cross-reference identities. Because confirmation comes in batches of three, a chapter can look stuck until enough answers elsewhere are locked in.

Steam hides this achievement's description, so we have not verified its exact trigger here — check a community guide before chasing it, and treat anything you read elsewhere as spoilers.

Steam hides this description. Players on the Steam community forums report that it is earned by witnessing the death scenes but leaving the Obra Dinn when the storm comes, without having entered every possible fate in the book. Because correct fates cannot be changed once they are confirmed, that usually means starting a fresh save rather than replaying your completed one. We have not cross-checked this against a second source, so treat it as a community report.

Steam hides this description. Steam community threads report that you name every crew member correctly but enter a death "by the hand of the Captain" for everyone, with players describing small variations on how to handle the Captain's own fate and the few crew who cannot be blamed on him. Since confirmed fates are locked in, this needs a new save. We have not verified the exact rules against a second source, so check a community guide before committing a run to it.