Achievements are goals that exist outside of the game and are tracked by the platform you play The End is Nigh on.
For the Steam version of the game there are a total of 106 achievements to unlock. 71 normal achievements and 35 hidden achievements. This page does not differentiate between the two types. All achievement descriptions here also contain accurate requirements instead of Steam's vague phrasing.
Play Station 4 version has most, but not all achievements that the Steam version offers.
The Nintendo Switch version does not have any achievements.
Story Achievements[ | ]
Story achievements are acquired by progressing through the game normally. Completing any given area only requires getting through it and reaching the first level of whichever area comes after it.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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The End | Complete The End | |
The Arid Flats | Complete Arid Flats | |
Overflow | Complete Overflow | |
The Wall of Sorrow | Complete Wall of Sorrow | |
SS Exodus | Complete SS Exodus | |
Retrograde | Complete Retrograde | |
The Machine | Complete The Machine | |
The Hollows | Complete The Hollows | |
Golgotha | Complete Golgotha | |
The Future! | Initiate the Friend Cutscene | |
Anguish! | Complete Anguish | |
Gloom!! | Complete Gloom | |
Blight!!! | Complete Blight | |
Ruin!!!! | Complete Ruin | |
Acceptance | Complete Acceptance | |
Nevermore | Complete Nevermore |
Collectible Achievements[ | ]
Collectible achievements require collecting tumors and cartridges.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Stage I | Collect 50 tumors | |
Stage II | Collect 100 tumors | |
Stage III | Collect 170 tumors | |
Stage IV | Collect 300 tumors | |
Stage V | Collect 450 tumors | |
Iron Cart I | Collect the Denial Iron cartridge | |
Iron Cart II | Collect the Anger Iron cartridge | |
Iron Cart III | Collect the Bargaining Iron cartridge | |
Iron Cart IV | Collect the Depression Iron cartridge | |
THE SUPER MEGA CART! | Collect all 9 regular cartridges from the Past | |
THE TOWER OF ASCENSION! | Collect all 4 Iron cartridges from The Future (Steven challenge areas) | |
Hoarder | Collect all collectibles in the game |
Note: "All collectibles in the game" means 165 tumors, 57 mega tumors, 9 regular cartridges, 4 Iron cartridges, 7 Glitch cartridges, and all 3 parts of the Friend.
Cartridge Achievements[ | ]
Cartridge achievements require completing cartridge goals.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Morta Man - The Bare Minimum | Complete Mortaman | |
Morta Man - Half Empty | Complete Mortaman with 50+ rings | |
Morta Man - Discontinued | Complete Mortaman without using a Continue | |
Morta Man - 100% of Nothing! | Complete Mortaman with 100 rings | |
Morta Man - Unbreakable | Complete Mortaman without dying | |
Blaster Massacre - The Bare Minimum | Complete Blaster Massacre | |
Blaster Massacre - Half Empty | Complete Blaster Massacre with 50+ rings | |
Blaster Massacre - Discontinued | Complete Blaster Massacre without using a Continue | |
Blaster Massacre - 100% of Nothing! | Complete Blaster Massacre with 100 rings | |
Blaster Massacre - Unbreakable | Complete Blaster Massacre without dying | |
River City Rancid - The Bare Minimum | Complete River City Rancid | |
River City Rancid - Half Empty | Complete River City Rancid with 50+ rings | |
River City Rancid - Discontinued | Complete River City Rancid without using a Continue | |
River City Rancid - 100% of Nothing! | Complete River City Rancid with 100 rings | |
River City Rancid - Unbreakable | Complete River City Rancid without dying | |
Catastrovania - The Bare Minimum | Complete Catastrovania | |
Catastrovania - Half Empty | Complete Catastrovania with 50+ rings | |
Catastrovania - Discontinued | Complete Catastrovania without using a Continue | |
Catastrovania - 100% of Nothing | Complete Catastrovania with 100 rings | |
Catastrovania - Unbreakable | Complete Catastrovania without dying | |
Dig Dead - The Bare Minimum | Complete Dig Dead | |
Dig Dead - Half Empty | Complete Dig Dead with 50+ rings | |
Dig Dead - Discontinued | Complete Dig Dead without using a Continue | |
Dig Dead - 100% of Nothing | Complete Dig Dead with 100 rings | |
Dig Dead - Unbreakable | Complete Dig Dead without dying | |
Ash Climber - The Bare Minimum | Complete Ash Climber | |
Ash Climber - Half Empty | Complete Ash Climber with 50+ rings | |
Ash Climber - Discontinued | Complete Ash Climber without using a Continue | |
Ash Climber - 100% of Nothing | Complete Ash Climber with 100 rings | |
Ash Climber - Unbreakable | Complete Ash Climber without dying | |
Fallen Fantasy - The Bare Minimum | CompleteFallen Fantasy | |
Fallen Fantasy - Half Empty | Complete Fallen Fantasy with 50+ rings | |
Fallen Fantasy - Discontinued | Complete Fallen Fantasy without using a Continue | |
Fallen Fantasy - 100% of Nothing | Complete Fallen Fantasy with 100 rings | |
Fallen Fantasy - Unbreakable | Complete Fallen Fantasy without dying | |
Rubble Bobble - The Bare Minimum | Complete Rubble Bobble | |
Rubble Bobble - Half Empty | Complete Rubble Bobble with 50+ rings | |
Rubble Bobble - Discontinued | Complete Rubble Bobble without using a Continue | |
Rubble Bobble - 100% of Nothing | Complete Rubble Bobble with 100 rings | |
Rubble Bobble - Unbreakable | Complete Rubble Bobble without dying | |
Morbid Gear - The Bare Minimum | Complete Morbid Gear | |
Morbid Gear - Half Empty | Complete Morbid Gear with 50+ rings | |
Morbid Gear - Discontinued | Complete Morbid Gear without using a Continue | |
Morbid Gear - 100% of Nothing | Complete Morbid Gear with 100 rings | |
Morbid Gear - Unbreakable | Complete Morbid Gear without dying | |
The Super Mega Cart! - The Bare Minimum | Complete the Super Mega Cart | |
The Super Mega Cart! - Half Empty | Complete the Super Mega Cart with 500+ rings | |
The Super Mega Cart! - Discontinued | Complete the Super Mega Cart without using a continue | |
The Super Mega Cart! - 100% of Nothing | Complete the Super Mega Cart with 1000 rings | |
The Super Mega Cart! - Unbreakable | Complete the Super Mega Cart without dying |
Iron Cartridge Achievements[ | ]
Iron cartridge achievements require beating the Iron cartridges.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Denial... | Complete Denial | |
Anger... | Complete Anger | |
Bargaining... | Complete Bargaining | |
Depression... | Complete Depression | |
The Tower of Ascension! | Complete The Tower of Ascension |
Glitch Cartridge Achievements[ | ]
Glitch cartridge achievements require completing Glitch cartridge goals.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Spike Tales - Glitched | Complete Spike Tales | |
Spike Tales - Unbreakable | Complete Spike Tales without dying | |
Scab or Die - Glitched | Complete Scab or Die! | |
Scab or Die - Unbreakable | Complete Scab or Die without dying | |
Tombs and Torture - Glitched | Complete Tombs and Torture | |
Tombs and Torture - Unbreakable | Complete Tombs and Torture without dying | |
Pus Man - Glitched | Complete Pus Man | |
Pus Man - Unbreakable | Complete Pus Man without dying | |
Ghosts n Grieving - Glitched | Complete Ghosts n Grieving | |
Ghosts n Grieving - Unbreakable | Complete Ghosts n Grieving without dying | |
Dead Racer - Glitched | Complete Dead Racer | |
Dead Racer - Unbreakable | Complete Dead Racer without dying | |
The End is Nigh! - Glitched | Complete The End is Nigh cartridge | |
The End is Nigh! - Unbreakable | Complete The End is Nigh cartridge without dying |
Completion Achievements[ | ]
Completion achievements are acquired by completing multiple other achievements, serving as "achievement milestones".
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Retro Rampage! | Complete the Bare Minimum goal in every cartridge | |
BEAT IT! | Get the Acceptance ending, the Nevermore ending, and complete the Bare Minimum goal in all cartridges | |
Iron Pixels! | Get the Unbreakable goal in every cartridge | |
Retro God! | Complete all cartridge goals, including the Unbreakables | |
DEAD GOD! | Get both endings, all collectibles, and complete all cartridge goals, including the Unbreakables |
Note 1: Retro Rampage!, Retro God!, BEAT IT!, and DEAD GOD! track completion of goals within one save file. Completing the goals separately across multiple save files will not grant you those achievements.
Note 2: It has not been confirmed that in order to unlock the BEAT IT! achievement you actually have to initiate the ending cutscenes. Players pretty much always activate those cutscenes before completing the hardest cartridge goals.
Challenge Achievements[ | ]
Challenge achievements are specific goals that aren't indicated anywhere in normal gameplay. They generally require creating separate save files.
Image | Name | Requirement |
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Streaming Mimi | Complete The End is Nigh cartridge in the game's intro | |
LIVE FAST, DIE! | Complete the game in an hour and a half or under | |
UNDYING! | Complete the main game with under 200 deaths | |
Iron God! | Complete the main game without dying once |
Note 1: Completing the game for LIVE FAST, DIE!, UNDYING!, and Iron God! means getting the Acceptance Ending. These can supposedly be achieved by getting the Nevermore Ending too, but there is no reason to do that, since that would be a lot more challenging.
Note 2: LIVE FAST, DIE!, UNDYING!, and Iron God! track completion by the timer and the amount of deaths displayed on the save file's card in the save file menu. Launching the game with the developer console enabled in the settings.txt file automatically adds 3 hours of playtime and 500 deaths to the save files you create.
Trivia[ | ]
- The Streaming Mimi achievement name is a reference to Fredric Brown's novel "The Screaming Mimi" and the film based on it.
- The "Iron God!" achievement didn't exist back when the game first came out. It was added when the player named Eenox completed the game deathless for the first time in its history. Video of that run can be found here.
- Eenox would later go on to also get the Hoarder achievement without dying once, but that was too crazy of a feat to add a new achievement associated with it. Video of the run can be found here.
See also[ | ]
- Levels - a list of all areas in the game.
- Collectibles - a page containing details about the game's collectibles.
- Cartridges - a list of all cartridges in the game and information about cartridge types.
- Acceptance ending - the game's first ending.
- Nevermore ending - the game's second ending.