Darwin’s Paradox Achievements — Steam Guide
This Darwin’s Paradox achievements page targets searches like Steam achievements, 100% completion, missable checks, and chapter select cleanup. We list all twenty trophies with chapter hooks, practical tips, and community rarity snapshots so you can route efficiently. None of the entries require multiplayer, and you can mop up using chapter select once you finish the story. Cross-link the Discoveries table before attempting board-completion trophies, and skim the Abilities guide if upgrades make no-damage attempts dramatically easier.
If you are new, play naturally until you unlock chapter select, then return for cleanup—trying to no-damage early rooms before you understand ink cadence is slower than finishing the campaign once. Veterans should sort achievements by chapter cluster to minimize loading: junkyard arc, heat plant, water exteriors, lab HQ, finale. The walkthrough anchors match chapter names used below, so you can click straight into routing text.
Full achievements table
| Name | Description | Chapter | Tip | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation Award | Complete the first chapter. | Into The Unknown | Story-clear the opening; no optional routing required. | 98% |
| Slow But Safe | Complete a chapter without taking damage. | Any | Rely on camouflage and ink to skip combat-like checks; restart checkpoint if hit. | 45% |
| Progress Is Good | Unlock your first ability upgrade. | Early arc | Follow story beats; upgrades arrive from discoveries and milestones. | 92% |
| You're Pretty Sharp | Collect five discoveries. | Various | Use chapter select; revisit short chapters with obvious side paths. | 67% |
| Ink Saver | Complete a stealth sequence using minimal ink charges. | Hide And Sneak | Camouflage first; ink only when a camera fully blocks progress. | 52% |
| Deep Diver | Finish all underwater combat-adjacent encounters in a water-heavy chapter. | In Troubled Waters | Swim vertically to break tracking; surface only at scripted safe zones. | 61% |
| Industrial Tourist | Visit every major zone icon on the chapter map. | HQ Or Bust! | Open the map after each checkpoint; backtrack before the finale. | 44% |
| No Trace | Clear a factory segment without triggering an alarm state. | Things Are Heating Up | Disable cameras with ink in reverse order so patrols do not stack. | 38% |
| Scrap Scavenger | Interact with every breakable prop cluster in the junkyard arc. | Down In The Dumps | Circle outer scaffolding; props hide small visual cues for pipes. | 71% |
| Pipe Dream | Discover the hidden route behind the first major pipe maze. | Into The Unknown | After the ink tutorial, hug the left wall and mantle the low pipe. | 83% |
| Lab Rat | Complete the laboratory tutorial gauntlet under the target time. | Really Weird Science! | Memorize camera pivots; swim cuts two platform cycles. | 29% |
| Abyss Walker | Reach the lowest checkpoint in the abyss sequence without using a safety vent. | Into The Abyss | Ink the mid-tier camera, then camouflage past the twin drones. | 35% |
| Full Spectrum | Unlock every passive evolution node on the ability board. | Post-game cleanup | Requires all discoveries; see the discoveries table for route order. | 12% |
| Chapter Select Virtuoso | Earn three chapter-select-only accolades. | Various | Use chapter select from the menu; no missables if you clean per chapter. | 58% |
| Konami Code? Nah | Find the Easter egg console in HQ. | HQ Or Bust! | Check the break room above the conveyor puzzle. | 22% |
| Steam Pioneer | Launch the game on Steam Deck with no performance warnings. | N/A | Use medium settings; lock 40 FPS for stable frame pacing. | 41% |
| Speed of Ink | Chain three ink blinds within eight seconds. | Hide And Sneak | Pre-line up camera angles; trigger first blind from max range. | 47% |
| Clean Energy | Finish the heating plant puzzle without resetting a valve. | Things Are Heating Up | Plan valve order clockwise; ink the overhead camera early. | 33% |
| Friends Along the Way | Listen to every optional lore radio in one run. | Finding The Light | Stand still at green beacons until dialogue completes. | 26% |
| Darwin's Paradox | Witness the true ending. | Finding The Light | Collect all discoveries first; final choice unlocks after credits stinger. | 18% |
Hardest five — deeper notes
- Full Spectrum — requires every discovery for board completion.
- Abyss Walker — ventless lowest checkpoint with twin drones.
- Lab Rat — timed science gauntlet under par.
- Darwin's Paradox — true ending with post-credit trigger.
- No Trace — alarm-less factory segment with stacked cameras.
For each hard trophy, stack advantages: upgrade ink radius before no-trace routes, grab discoveries that extend camouflage before abyss dives, and practice timed gauntlets on chapter select to remove cutscene downtime. The Tips page lists advanced movement tricks that shave seconds off lab timers.
Video references
Launch trailer — tone & pacing
Long-form playthrough — routing context
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