Achievements
Risk of Rain Returns features an exhaustive ecosystem of 155 Steam achievements. Tracking global unlock data reveals a massive attrition rate, funneling players from basic onboarding tasks into a severe bottleneck of late-game mastery and cryptic exploration.
Notable Achievements
The following table outlines the most structurally significant achievements, including their mechanical requirements and hidden status.
| Achievement Name | Unlock Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lizard Bait | Defeat 20 Lemurians in one playthrough. | Visible |
| Divine Intervention | Unlock any survivor. | Visible |
| Never Look Back | Complete the 1st stage in under 5 minutes. | Hidden |
| The Grind | Level up to level 20 in a single run. | Hidden |
| Pre-Alpha | Find this item hidden somewhere in the world to unlock it. | Hidden |
| Endless Voyager | Collect 4 Keycards in the final stage. | Visible |
| In the Forest | Find the Artifact of Honor. | Visible |
| First Place | Complete the Providence Trial "Slide to the Finish". | Visible |
| Gold Medalist | Get a gold rank on at least 5 Providence Trials. | Visible |
| Thread the Needle | Complete the Providence Trial "A Rung Above". | Visible |
| "Is This Bugged?" | Fail a shrine 3 times in a row. | Visible |
| Warrior | Beat the 3rd stage. | Visible |
| Before Titans | Kill the Magma Worm, Wandering Vagrant, and Colossus. | Visible |
| Junk Collector | Kill the Scavenger. | Visible |
| In the Soup | Survive in lava for 1 minute straight. | Visible |
The achievement titled "Is This Bugged?" serves as a meta-joke by the developers, highlighting the brutal nature of the game's randomized mechanics. You earn it by failing a Shrine of Chance three consecutive times, turning a moment of extreme frustration into a rewarding badge of honor.
Mastering the Judgement Trial Gauntlet
The developers tied the absolute pinnacle of achievement hunting to the "Judgement" Providence Trial. This is a grueling, 10-stage boss rush that acts as the ultimate test of combat proficiency.
You must complete this gauntlet with all 15 base characters to unlock a series of character-specific achievements, such as Bandit's Cunning and Mercenary's Technique. The community overwhelmingly views this as an 8/10 difficulty endeavor, generally taking upwards of 20 hours of focused grinding to complete across the entire roster.
Meta Strategies for Judgement:
- Pacing the Roster: Start with easier, high-sustain characters like the Drifter or Engineer to learn the spawn patterns. Save the hardest characters (Miner, HAN-D, Artificer) for last.
- The Cooldown Trinity: Success in the gauntlet strictly relies on securing specific items. You must grab the Hit List on stage one for massive compounding damage, and a Guardian Heart for defense.
- Time Control: Most importantly, prioritize the Stopwatch active equipment combined with one or two Rapid Mitosis items. The Stopwatch serves as your ultimate lifeline, allowing you to freeze time and safely burst down the most difficult elite waves.