The Long Dark/Achievements

This is a list of the 88 obtainable achievements for The Long Dark.

42 of the achievements are secret achievements unlocked in Wintermute, and will only display after they are unlocked.
- 2 achievements can only be unlocked by completing side missions in both Episode 1 and Episode 2 (requires playing Episode 1 first, then moving to Episode 2).
1 achievement is unlocked by completing Challenges.
Some achievements require owning the Tales from the Far Territory expansion to unlock.
Some achievements in Survival Mode can have their progress reset if the player Cheats Death, (these achievements are listed as "single game").
The achievement Survive the Quiet Apocalypse is a PlayStation 4/5 exclusive achievement.

General Achievements

Most of these Achievements can be unlocked in Survival Mode, Wintermute, or in Challenges. Most general Achievements, however, can only be unlocked in Survival Mode.

Image	Name	Description
	Survive the Quiet Apocalypse	Whatever the future brings, you will be ready. <ref>PlayStation 4 only Platinum Trophy</ref>
	The First of Many	Survive 1 day in a single Survival Mode game.
	You Made It!	Survive 10 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Ready for when the SHTF!	Survive 50 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Centurion	Survive for 100 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	The Will to Live	Survive 500 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Exploration Game	Visit every interior location in both Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway (single game).
	Waste Not, Want Not	Harvest 10 Complete Deer Carcasses (single game).
	Night Walker	Survive an entire Night outside (single game).
	Beneath a Starry Sky	Survive 3 consecutive Nights outside (single game).
	Silent Hunter	Survive the first 50 days without firing any firearms (single game).
	Pacifist	Survive the first 25 days without killing anything (single game).
	Wrapped in Furs	Sleep in a Bear Skin Bedroll while wearing a Wolfskin Coat, Deerskin Boots, and Rabbitskin Mittens.
	It was THIS Big!	Catch a fish weighing over 5kg (11 lbs).
	Living Off the Land	Survive 25 consecutive full days only consuming calories harvested from wild plants and animals (single game).
	Natural Healer	Heal yourself using all types of natural medicines (single game).
	Happy Harvester	Harvest 25 of each kind of plant (single game).
	Stone-Age Sniper	Stun a rabbit with a rock from over 25 meters (80 feet) away.
	Skilled Survivor	Get all skills to level 5 in a single Survival Mode game.
	Face the Impossible	Survive one day on Interloper difficulty.
	Don't Starve	Keep calorie store above zero for 10 days.
	Faithful Cartographer	Map all named locations in Survival Mode.
	Resolute Outfitter	Fill all clothing slots with 100% condition gear.
	Penitent Scholar	Complete all Research books.
	Timberwolf Mountain	Climb to the top of Timberwolf Mountain.
	Desolation Point	Craft a full set of improvised Tools.
	Deep Forest	Keep a campfire burning for 3 days.
	Challenge Mastery	Complete every Challenge. <ref name="challengemaster">Completion of As the Dead Sleep and Escape the Darkwalker is not required to unlock this Achievement.</ref>
	Something Wicked	Survive 1000 days in a single Survival Mode game without Cheating Death.
	Expert Angler	Catch 4 different Rare Fish – Burbot, Goldeye, Red Irish Lord, and Rockfish (single game).
	Broken Body	Survive long enough to receive the final Affliction in Misery Mode.
	Tackle Box	Craft a full set of 3 Fishing Lures (single game).
	Thanks for the Memories	Collect 12 Mementos – one from each Lower Great Bear Island Region (single game).
	Hot Shot	Kill 25 Rabbits with Fire Hardened Arrows (single game).
	Down Below	Enter all 9 Prepper Cache locations (single game).

Tales from the Far Territory Achievements

These Achievements require owning Tales from the Far Territory. They are only unlocked in Survival Mode.

Image	Name	Description
	Too Greedily, too Deep	Survive 25 consecutive days inside the Langston Mine.
	To the Teeth	Collect 7 Expansion Firearm variants (single game).
	Tasting Menu	Find and Cook 9 Unique Recipes.
	Rüdiger's Dream	Complete all 3 Tales (single game)
	Something Warm to Drink	Collect 7 Insulated Flask Variants (single game).
	Quick Draw	Kill 10 Ptarmigans with Arrows (single game).
	Exposure	Take a photo in each Great Bear Island Region for a total of 16 (single game).
	Shutterbug	Take 10 photos with each film type – Colour, B&W, and Sepia (single game).
	On the Lookout	Reach all 6 Vista locations in the Far Territory (single game).
	Ends of the Earth	Travel from Desolation Point to Sundered Pass (single game).
	Goods and Services	Achieve the highest Trust level with the Trader.
	Tough Enough	Survive 25 Cougar Struggles.

Hidden Achievements

These Achievements require owning Wintermute to unlock and are all secret Achievements.

Spoiler Warning: This page may contain spoilers from the story of The Long Dark.

Image	Name	Description	Episode
	Your Journey Begins	Escape the ravine after your crash.	Episode 1
	Paradise Lost	Make your way to Milton.	Episode 1
	The Long Winter	Prepare Grey Mother for Winter.	Episode 1
	Losing a Child is Like...	Complete Lily's Story.	Episode 1
	Leaving the Old World Behind	Leave Milton. Complete Episode One.	Episode 1
	The Old Trapper	Bring Jeremiah back from near death.	Episode 2
	Lights in the Sky	Survive the first Aurora event.	Episode 2
	Graduation Day	Complete all six Survival School objectives across Episodes One and Two.	Episode 1 & 2
	Freight-Train of Hate & Hunger	Kill the Old Bear.	Episode 2
	You'll Be With Her Soon	Leave Mystery Lake. Complete Episode Two.	Episode 2
	Too Big to Fail	Open all Safety Deposit boxes in Milton.	Episode 1
	Sounds Like Some Kind of Indie Band	Find all Forest Talker caches.	Episode 2
	Cache Mastery	Find all hidden caches in Episode One and Episode Two.	Episode 1 & 2
	Community Service	Get to Thomson's Crossing.	Episode 3
	Save Our Souls	Enter the Crash Site.	Episode 3
	Hippocratic Oath	Rescue all three lost Survivors and stock the Hall with supplies.	Episode 3
	He Lives	Intercept the Radio transmission.	Episode 3
	The Crossroads Elegy	Leave Pleasant Valley behind. Complete Episode Three.	Episode 3
	Tall Tales	Investigate all of the local mysteries.	Episode 3
	Every Last One	Find all of the Forest Talker notes.	Episode 3
	There Will Be Blood	Defeat your first Timberwolf pack.	Episode 3
	Welcome to the St Show**	Find Medicine for the Warden.	Episode 4
	Just Like New	Sabotage the Locking Mechanism.	Episode 4
	Something Stinks	Locate the Detonators.	Episode 4
	Enemy For Life	Turn the tables on Mathis.	Episode 4
	Leap of Faith	Escape Blackrock and Complete Episode Four.	Episode 4
	Black Black Heart	Collect all four bloody pages from the Blackrock Archives.	Episode 4
	Hard Times	Learn the truth behind all three Blackrock rumours.	Episode 4
	No Half-Measures	Uncover the latest Forest Talker Plans.	Episode 4
	Quarantine	Explore Perseverance Mills.	Episode 5
	Search Party	Find all three missing townspeople within 40 real time minutes.	Episode 5
	To The Bone	Complete the autopsy of a missing Perseverance Mills townsperson.	Episode 5
	Adrift	Discover the truth behind the mysterious signal in Desperation Bay.	Episode 5
	Dead Wake	Collect all the writings and personal effects left behind by the ship's crew.	Episode 5
	The Hard Sciences	Reach the Suzuki Radio Telescope and deliver Jeremiah's "Wintermute" message to Dr. Atwood.	Episode 5
	Song of the Earth	Reactivate the Geothermal Plant and power up the telescope.	Episode 5
	Wild At Heart	Defeat and kill the Cougar stalking the Geothermal Region.	Episode 5
	Finely Tuned	Complete “To SAR and Back” without using more than 50 pieces of coal.	Episode 5
	Bending The Rail	Retrieve the Trauma Kit.	Episode 5
	The Last Light	Reunite with Astrid and deliver the Hardcase.	Episode 5
	The New World	Complete Episode Five.	Episode 5

Game History

At the release of Wintermute (v1.00), the following Achievements were removed from the game and no longer display on Steam:

Image	Name	Description
	Two for Two	Survive for 2 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Wolfbait	Survive 5 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	It's Getting Cold Out There	Survive 15 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Tough as Nails	Survive 20 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	You Prep the Preppers	Survive 30 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Master Survivor	Survive 40 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	One With Nature	Survive for 200 days in a single Survival Mode game.

The following achievements were kept but received a new achievement icon:

Image	Name	Description
	First of Many	Survive for 1 day in a single Survival Mode game.
	You Made It!	Survive 10 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Ready for when the SHTF!	Survive for 50 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Centurion	Survive for 100 days in a single Survival Mode game.
	Exploration Game	Visit every interior location in both Mystery Lake and Coastal Highway (single game)
	Waste Not, Want Not	Harvest 10 Complete Deer Carcasses (single game)
	Night Walker	Survive an entire Night outside (single game)
	Beneath a Stary Sky	Survive 3 consecutive Nights outside (single game)
	Silent Hunter	Survive the first 50 days without firing the hunting rifle, revolver or the distress pistol (single game)
	Pacifist	Survive the first 25 days without killing anything (single game)
	It was THIS Big!	Catch a fish weighing over 5kg (11 lbs).
	Wrapped in Furs	Sleep in a Bear Skin Bedroll while wearing a Wolfskin Coat, Deerskin Boots, and Rabbitskin Mittens.
	Living Off the Land	Survive 25 consecutive full days only consuming calories harvested from wild plants and animals (single game)
	Natural Healer	Heal yourself using all types of natural medicines (single game)
	Happy Harvester	Harvest 25 of each kind of plant (single game)

All 22 achievement icons, pre V1.15.

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