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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 [[Challenge|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 [[Cheat Death|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 [[Challenge|Challenges]]. Most general Achievements, however, can only be unlocked in Survival Mode.
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|'''Image'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|[[File:Survive the Quiet Apocalypse icon.png|64x64px]]
|[[Survive the Quiet Apocalypse|'''Survive the Quiet Apocalypse''']]
|Whatever the future brings, you will be ready. <ref>PlayStation 4 only Platinum Trophy</ref>
|-
|[[File:The First of Many icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The First of Many]]'''
|Survive 1 day in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:You Made It! icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[You Made It!]]'''
| Survive 10 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Ready for when the SHTF! icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Ready for when the SHTF!]]'''
|Survive 50 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Centurion icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Centurion]]'''
|Survive for 100 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:The Will to Live icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Will to Live]]'''
|Survive 500 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Exploration Game icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Exploration Game]]'''
|Visit every interior location in both [[Mystery Lake (region)|Mystery Lake]] and [[Coastal Highway]] (single game).
|-
|[[File:Waste Not, Want Not icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Waste Not, Want Not]]'''
|Harvest 10 Complete [[Deer Carcass|Deer Carcasses]] (single game).
|-
|[[File:Night Walker icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Night Walker]]'''
|Survive an entire Night outside (single game).
|-
|[[File:Beneath a Starry Sky icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Beneath a Starry Sky]]'''
|Survive 3 consecutive Nights outside (single game).
|-
|[[File:Silent Hunter icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Silent Hunter]]'''
|Survive the first 50 days without firing any firearms (single game).
|-
| [[File:Pacifist icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Pacifist]]'''
|Survive the first 25 days without killing anything (single game).
|-
| [[File:Wrapped in Furs icon.png|64x64px]]
|
'''[[Wrapped in Furs]]'''
|Sleep in a [[Bear Skin Bedroll]] while wearing a [[Wolfskin Coat]], [[Deerskin Boots]], and [[Rabbitskin Mitts|Rabbitskin Mittens]].
|-
| [[File:It was THIS Big! icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[It was THIS Big!]]'''
|[[fishing|Catch]] a fish weighing over 5kg (11 lbs).
|-
|[[File:Living Off the Land icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Living Off the Land]]'''
|Survive 25 consecutive full days only consuming calories harvested from wild plants and animals (single game).
|-
|[[File:Natural Healer icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Natural Healer]]'''
|Heal yourself using all types of natural [[First Aid|medicines]] (single game).
|-
|[[File:Happy Harvester icon.png|64x64px]]
| '''[[Happy Harvester]]'''
| Harvest 25 of each kind of plant (single game).
|-
|[[File:Stone-Age Sniper icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Stone-Age Sniper]]'''
|Stun a [[rabbit]] with a [[stone|rock]] from over 25 meters (80 feet) away.
|-
|[[File:Skilled Survivor icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Skilled Survivor]]'''
|Get all [[survival skills|skills]] to level 5 in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Face the Impossible icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Face the Impossible]]'''
|Survive one day on [[Interloper]] difficulty.
|-
|[[File:Don't Starve icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Don't Starve]]'''
|Keep [[hunger|calorie store]] above zero for 10 days.
|-
|[[File:Faithful Cartographer icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Faithful Cartographer]]'''
|[[Map]] all named locations in Survival Mode.
|-
|[[File:Resolute Outfitter icon.png|64x64px]]
| '''[[Resolute Outfitter]]'''
|Fill all [[clothing]] slots with 100% condition gear.
|-
| [[File:Penitent Scholar icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Penitent Scholar]]'''
|Complete all [[Research Book|Research books]].
|-
|[[File:Timberwolf Mountain (Achievement) icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Timberwolf Mountain (Achievement)|Timberwolf Mountain]]'''
| Climb to the top of [[Timberwolf Mountain]].
|-
|[[File:Desolation Point (Achievement) icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Desolation Point (Achievement)|Desolation Point]]'''
|Craft a full set of improvised [[:Category:Tools|Tools]].
|-
|[[File:Deep Forest icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Deep Forest]]'''
| Keep a [[fire|campfire]] burning for 3 days.
|-
|[[File:Challenge Mastery icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[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>
|-
|[[File:Something Wicked icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Something Wicked]]'''
|Survive 1000 days in a single Survival Mode game without [[Cheat Death|Cheating Death]].
|-
|[[File:Expert Angler icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Expert Angler]]'''
|Catch 4 different Rare Fish – [[Burbot (Raw)|Burbot]], [[Goldeye (Raw)|Goldeye]], [[Red Irish Lord (Raw)|Red Irish Lord]], and [[Rockfish (Raw)|Rockfish]] (single game).
|-
|[[File:Broken Body (Achievement) icon.png|64x64px]]
|[[Broken Body (Achievement)|'''Broken Body''']]
| Survive long enough to receive the final Affliction in [[Misery]] Mode.
|-
|[[File:Tackle Box icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Tackle Box]]'''
|Craft a full set of 3 [[Fishing Lure (disambiguation)|Fishing Lures]] (single game).
|-
|[[File:Thanks for the Memories icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Thanks for the Memories]]'''
|Collect 12 [[Mementos]] – one from each Lower Great Bear Island Region (single game).
|-
|[[File:Hot Shot icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Hot Shot]]'''
|Kill 25 Rabbits with [[Fire Hardened Arrow|Fire Hardened Arrows]] (single game).
|-
| [[File:Down Below icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Down Below]]'''
| Enter all 9 [[Prepper Cache]] locations (single game).
|}
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==Tales from the Far Territory Achievements==
These Achievements require owning [[Tales from the Far Territory]]. They are only unlocked in Survival Mode.
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|'''Image'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|[[File:Too Greedily, too Deep icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Too Greedily, too Deep]]'''
| Survive 25 consecutive days inside the [[Langston Mine]].
|-
|[[File:To the Teeth icon.png|64x64px]]
|[[To the Teeth|'''To the Teeth''']]
|Collect 7 Expansion Firearm variants (single game).
|-
|[[File:Tasting Menu icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Tasting Menu]]'''
|Find and Cook 9 [[Recipe Cards|Unique Recipes]].
|-
|[[File:Rüdiger's Dream icon.png|64x64px]]
|[[Rüdiger's Dream|'''Rüdiger's Dream''']]
|Complete all 3 [[Tales]] (single game)
|-
|[[File:Something Warm to Drink icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Something Warm to Drink]]'''
|Collect 7 [[Insulated Flask]] Variants (single game).
|-
|[[File:Quick Draw icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Quick Draw]]'''
|Kill 10 [[Ptarmigan|Ptarmigans]] with Arrows (single game).
|-
|[[File:Exposure icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Exposure]]'''
|Take a photo in each Great Bear Island Region for a total of 16 (single game).
|-
|[[File:Shutterbug icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Shutterbug]]'''
|Take 10 photos with each film type – Colour, B&W, and Sepia (single game).
|-
|[[File:On the Lookout icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[On the Lookout]]'''
| Reach all 6 [[Polaroids|Vista]] locations in the Far Territory (single game).
|-
|[[File:Ends of the Earth icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Ends of the Earth]]'''
|Travel from [[Desolation Point]] to [[Sundered Pass]] (single game).
|-
| [[File:Goods and Services icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Goods and Services]]'''
|Achieve the highest Trust level with the [[Trader]].
|-
|[[File:Tough Enough icon.png|64x64px]]
|[[Tough Enough|'''Tough Enough''']]
|Survive 25 [[Cougar]] Struggles.
|}

== Hidden Achievements==
These Achievements require owning [[Wintermute]] to unlock and are all secret Achievements.{{spoiler}}
{| style="width: 660px;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|'''Image'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Description'''
| Episode
|-
|[[File:Your Journey Begins icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Your Journey Begins]]'''
|Escape the ravine after your crash.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:Paradise Lost (Achievement) icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Paradise Lost (Achievement)|Paradise Lost]]'''
|Make your way to [[Milton]].
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:The Long Winter icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Long Winter]]'''
|Prepare [[Grey Mother]] for Winter.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:Losing a Child is Like... icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Losing a Child is Like...]]'''
|Complete Lily's Story.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:Leaving the Old World Behind icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Leaving the Old World Behind]]'''
|Leave Milton. Complete [[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode One]].
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:The Old Trapper icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Old Trapper]]'''
|Bring [[Jeremiah]] back from near death.
|[[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode 2]]
|-
|[[File:Lights in the Sky icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Lights in the Sky]]'''
|Survive the first [[Aurora]] event.
| [[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode 2]]
|-
|[[File:Graduation Day icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Graduation Day]]'''
|Complete all six Survival School objectives across Episodes One and Two.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]] & [[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|2]]
|-
|[[File:Freight-Train of Hate & Hunger icon.png|64x64px]]
| '''[[Freight-Train of Hate & Hunger]]'''
|Kill the [[Old Bear]].
|[[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode 2]]
|-
|[[File:You'll Be With Her Soon icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[You'll Be With Her Soon]]'''
|Leave Mystery Lake. Complete [[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode Two]].
|[[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode 2]]
|-
|[[File:Too Big to Fail icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Too Big to Fail]]'''
|Open all Safety Deposit boxes in Milton.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]]
|-
|[[File:Sounds Like Some Kind of Indie Band icon.png|64x64px]]
| '''[[Sounds Like Some Kind of Indie Band]]'''
|Find all [[Forest_Talkers|Forest Talker]] caches.
|[[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|Episode 2]]
|-
|[[File:Cache Mastery icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Cache Mastery]]'''
|Find all hidden caches in Episode One and Episode Two.
|[[Episode 1: Do Not Go Gentle|Episode 1]] & [[Episode 2: Luminance Fugue|2]]
|-
| [[File:Community Service icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Community Service]]'''
|Get to Thomson's Crossing.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:Save Our Souls icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Save Our Souls]]'''
|Enter the Crash Site.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:Hippocratic Oath icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Hippocratic Oath]]'''
| Rescue all three lost Survivors and stock the Hall with supplies.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
| [[File:He Lives icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[He Lives]]'''
|Intercept the Radio transmission.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:The Crossroads Elegy icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Crossroads Elegy]]'''
|Leave Pleasant Valley behind. Complete [[Episode_3:_Crossroads_Elegy|Episode Three]].
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:Tall Tales (Achievement) icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Tall Tales (Achievement)|Tall Tales]]'''
|Investigate all of the local mysteries.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:Every Last One icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Every Last One]]'''
|Find all of the [[Forest_Talkers|Forest Talker]] notes.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
| [[File:There Will Be Blood icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[There Will Be Blood]]'''
|Defeat your first Timberwolf pack.
|[[Episode 3: Crossroads Elegy|Episode 3]]
|-
|[[File:Welcome to the S**t Show icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Welcome to the S**t Show]]'''
|Find Medicine for the Warden.
| [[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Just Like New icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Just Like New]]'''
| Sabotage the Locking Mechanism.
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Something Stinks icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Something Stinks]]'''
|Locate the Detonators.
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Enemy For Life icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Enemy For Life]]'''
|Turn the tables on [[Mathis]].
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Leap of Faith icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Leap of Faith]]'''
| Escape [[Blackrock_Federal_Penitentiary|Blackrock]] and Complete [[Episode_4:_Fury,_then_Silence|Episode Four]].
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Black Black Heart icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Black Black Heart]]'''
|Collect all four bloody pages from the [[Blackrock_Federal_Penitentiary|Blackrock]] Archives.
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Hard Times icon.png|64x64px]]
| '''[[Hard Times]]'''
|Learn the truth behind all three [[Blackrock_Federal_Penitentiary|Blackrock]] rumours.
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:No Half-Measures icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[No Half-Measures]]'''
|Uncover the latest [[Forest_Talkers|Forest Talker]] Plans.
|[[Episode 4: Fury, Then Silence|Episode 4]]
|-
|[[File:Quarantine icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Quarantine]]'''
|Explore Perseverance Mills.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Search Party icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Search Party]]'''
|Find all three missing townspeople within 40 real time minutes.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:To The Bone icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[To The Bone]]'''
|Complete the autopsy of a missing Perseverance Mills townsperson.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Adrift icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Adrift]]'''
|Discover the truth behind the mysterious signal in Desperation Bay.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Dead Wake icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Dead Wake]]'''
|Collect all the writings and personal effects left behind by the ship's crew.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:The Hard Sciences icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Hard Sciences]]'''
|Reach the Suzuki Radio Telescope and deliver Jeremiah's "Wintermute" message to Dr. Atwood.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Song of the Earth icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Song of the Earth]]'''
|Reactivate the Geothermal Plant and power up the telescope.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Wild At Heart icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Wild At Heart]]'''
|Defeat and kill the Cougar stalking the Geothermal Region.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Finely Tuned icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Finely Tuned]]'''
|Complete “To SAR and Back” without using more than 50 pieces of coal.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:Bending The Rail icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[Bending The Rail]]'''
|Retrieve the Trauma Kit.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:The Last Light icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The Last Light]]'''
|Reunite with Astrid and deliver the Hardcase.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|Episode 5]]
|-
|[[File:The New World icon.png|64x64px]]
|'''[[The New World]]'''
|Complete Episode Five.
|[[Episode 5: The Light At The End Of All Things|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:
{| style="width: 660px;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|'''Image'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|[[File:Two_for_Two.jpg]]
|'''[[Two for Two]]'''
|Survive for 2 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Wolfbait.jpg]]
|'''[[Wolfbait]]'''
|Survive 5 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
| [[File:It's Getting Cold Out There.jpg]]
|'''[[It's Getting Cold Out There]]'''
| Survive 15 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Tough as Nails.jpg]]
|'''[[Tough as Nails]]'''
|Survive 20 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:You Prep the Preppers.jpg]]
|'''[[You Prep the Preppers]]'''
| Survive 30 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Master Survivor.jpg]]
|'''[[Master Survivor]]'''
|Survive 40 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:One_With_Nature.jpg]]
|'''[[One With Nature]]'''
|Survive for 200 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|}
The following achievements were kept but received a new achievement icon:
{| style="width: 660px;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|'''Image'''
|'''Name'''
|'''Description'''
|-
|[[File:The First of Many old icon.webp]]
|'''First of Many'''
|Survive for 1 day in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:You Made It! old icon.webp]]
|'''You Made It!'''
|Survive 10 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Ready for when the SHTF! old icon.webp]]
|'''Ready for when the SHTF!'''
|Survive for 50 days in a single Survival Mode game.
|-
|[[File:Centurion old icon.webp]]
|'''Centurion'''
|Survive for 100 days in a single Survival Mode game.

|-
|[[File:Exploration Game old icon.webp]]
|'''Exploration Game'''
|Visit every interior location in both [[Mystery Lake (region)|Mystery Lake]] and [[Coastal Highway]] (single game)
|-
|[[File:Waste Not, Want Not old icon.webp]]
|'''Waste Not, Want Not'''
|Harvest 10 Complete [[Deer Carcass|Deer Carcasses]] (single game)
|-
|[[File:Night Walker old icon.webp]]
|'''Night Walker'''
|Survive an entire Night outside (single game)
|-
|[[File:Beneath a Starry Sky old icon.webp]]
|'''Beneath a Stary Sky'''
|Survive 3 consecutive Nights outside (single game)
|-
|[[File:Silent Hunter old icon.webp]]
|'''Silent Hunter'''
|Survive the first 50 days without firing the [[Hunting Rifle|hunting rifle]], [[revolver]] or the [[Distress Pistol|distress pistol]] (single game)
|-
|[[File:Pacifist old icon.webp]]
|'''Pacifist'''
|Survive the first 25 days without killing anything (single game)
|-
|[[File:It was THIS Big! old icon.webp]]
|'''It was THIS Big!'''
|[[fishing|Catch]] a fish weighing over 5kg (11 lbs).
|-
|[[File:Wrapped in Furs old icon.webp]]
|'''Wrapped in Furs'''
|Sleep in a [[Bear Skin Bedroll]] while wearing a [[Wolfskin Coat]], [[Deerskin Boots]], and [[Rabbitskin Mitts|Rabbitskin Mittens]].
|-
|[[File:Living Off the Land old icon.webp]]
|'''Living Off the Land'''
|Survive 25 consecutive full days only consuming calories harvested from wild plants and animals (single game)
|-
|[[File:Natural Healer old icon.webp]]
|'''Natural Healer'''
|Heal yourself using all types of natural [[First Aid|medicines]] (single game)
|-
|[[File:Happy Harvester old icon.webp]]
|'''Happy Harvester'''
|Harvest 25 of each kind of plant (single game)
|}
<gallery>
File:Achievements collage 22.png|All 22 achievement icons, pre V1.15.
</gallery>{{Achievements}}
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