Besmirch Achievements: All 28 Steam Unlocks Explained

Besmirch achievements currently form a 28-entry Steam list, but the game does not explain every condition in detail. This guide records the official names and descriptions, then turns them into a sensible completion route without pretending that an unclear description contains a secret rule.

Quick Answer: how many Besmirch achievements are there?

TL;DR: Besmirch has 28 Steam achievements in the current Early Access list. They cover the tutorial, town exploration, the Beet Festival, cooking, honey, the Three Days of Darkness, mines, caves, bosses, loans, house upgrades, villagers, money, crop milestones, and death counts. Use the official description as the source of truth when a condition is vague.

The list is useful as a map of the game, not only as a checklist. It tells you that Besmirch expects a normal player to repair the bridge, explore the mines, cook, interact with the Baron, manage villagers, and return to dangerous areas. It also confirms that the game has 28 achievements today, rather than a larger roster inferred from old demo notes or roadmap posts.

What the official list confirms

The Steam achievement page is the cleanest current roster because it is tied to the live app rather than an old announcement. I checked it on September 28, 2026. It lists 28 entries and includes global completion percentages, but those percentages will move as the Early Access player pool changes, so they are not used as a difficulty ranking here.

The achievement list also gives useful boundaries. It names the Abomination, Golgotha's gates, Mr. Mosquito stage 1, and the Boss, but it does not publish a complete boss sequence. It says to find a hidden mine, but it does not publish a map route. It says to steal, but it does not explain what object counts. Those are gaps in the official text, not invitations to fill in a mechanic from memory.

The town and its errands account for several official achievements, from tutorial progress to requests and villager outcomes.

Step-by-Step: build a low-regret achievement route

1. Finish the opening tutorial line: Unlock Hard Work Pays Off first by completing the tutorial quest line. Do not start a fresh save solely to chase later entries until the tutorial is complete, because this is the one achievement whose official description explicitly points to the opening sequence.

2. Clear the early town checklist: Work toward Curious mouse, Handyman, Provider, Beet addict, and Budget expert as town opportunities appear. The descriptions refer to the secret tunnel, bridge, Mayor's request, Beet Festival, and first loan. Keep playing the story rather than forcing all five on day one.

3. Cook and farm during ordinary weeks: Aim for Alchemist, Let me cook!, Green thumb, and Bee whisperer as the farming loop develops. The first requires Vasil's cooking quest, the second says to cook 10 dishes, the third says to grow and harvest 100 crops, and the fourth says to harvest honey.

4. Explore before you farm repeatable counts: Visit the Cave for Spelunker, reach the bottom of the mines for Master miner, find the hidden mine for Dedicated adventurer, and unlock Golgotha's gates for Mystery solved. The official descriptions do not promise that one cave route satisfies another, so treat each as its own objective.

5. Plan for the horror milestones: Rough Night asks you to survive the Three Days of Darkness. The chosen one asks you to fight the Abomination. Stock food and combat supplies before treating either condition as a target. The existing Besmirch tips guide covers the broader preparation loop, while the Besmirch complete guide puts the event in the current Early Access calendar.

6. Leave ambiguous social conditions for a deliberate save: Thief!, Bad steward, and Medic have short descriptions that identify an action but not the complete trigger. An offer you can't refuse refers to joining the Baron. Make a backup save before experimenting, and read the in-game response rather than assuming a result from a guide written for an older build.

7. Finish with repeatable cleanup: Use Slaughter, Greedy, Very Committed, and Green thumb as long-term cleanup targets. The descriptions specify 100 enemies, ten thousand bucks, 100 deaths, and 100 harvested crops. These are count milestones, so the efficient route is simply to keep playing instead of resetting a completed story run.

All 28 Besmirch achievements

The wording below keeps the official short description visible and adds only a practical interpretation. “Unknown” means the Steam page does not say more. It does not mean the condition is bugged.

Opening, town, and seasonal achievements

1. Hard Work Pays Off: Finish the tutorial quest line.
2. Curious mouse: Go to town through the secret tunnel.
3. Wishing well: What did you wish for? The official description gives no further condition.
4. Beet addict: Participate in the Beet Festival.
5. Provider: Fulfill the Mayor's request.
6. Handyman: Fix the bridge.
7. Budget expert: Pay off your first loan.
8. Welcome to my crib: Upgrade the house.

These entries make the early game more than a farming tutorial. Besmirch expects you to move between the farm and town, use its shortcuts, help repair the settlement, and interact with its economy. The existing Besmirch Baron trust guide is useful context for those social and financial decisions, but it does not claim a numeric achievement formula that the official game has not published.

Farming, cooking, and villagers

9. Alchemist: Complete Vasil's cooking quest.
10. Bee whisperer: Harvest honey.
11. Let me cook!: Cook 10 dishes.
12. Green thumb: Grow and harvest 100 crops.
13. Bad steward: Let a villager become depraved.
14. Medic: Cure a depraved villager.

The farming milestones are straightforward counts or named quest outcomes. The villager entries are different. The list confirms the word “depraved,” but it does not state which villager, what threshold creates the state, or which item cures it. Do not turn an unverified NPC priority list into a requirement. If you want the current social loop first, read the Baron trust guide, then use the achievement description as your final check.

Caves, mines, and combat

15. Spelunker: Find the Cave. How far down does it go?
16. Master miner: Reach the bottom of the mines.
17. Dedicated adventurer: Find the hidden mine.
18. Mystery solved: Unlock Golgotha's gates.
19. Slaughter: Kill 100 enemies.
20. The chosen one: Fight the Abomination.
21. Boss Slayer: Defeat the Boss.

The list proves that Besmirch has more than one exploration milestone and more than one boss-related condition. It does not provide a route order, exact enemy roster, or fight phases. The Besmirch early access overview explains the current scope, while our Cursemark boss guide shows the level of detail that would require a more complete boss source than Besmirch currently provides.

The official list separates surviving the darkness, fighting the Abomination, defeating the Boss, and killing 100 enemies.

Horror, story, and unusual actions

22. Rough Night: Survive the Three Days of Darkness.
23. Thief!: Steal.
24. An offer you can't refuse: Join the Baron.
25. Completed Mr. Mosquito stage 1: Until next time, farmer.

These are the entries least suited to a rigid checklist. Thief! gives no target, and Completed Mr. Mosquito stage 1 reads like a story-stage marker rather than a conventional task. An offer you can't refuse names a choice but not its consequences. Keep a manual save before committing to a story decision, especially while the game is still receiving narrative updates.

Time, money, and death counts

26. Survived a Week: Survive 7 days without dying.
27. Greedy: Gain ten thousand bucks.
28. Very Committed: Die 100 times.

The counts are explicit, but they are not equally worth farming. Survived a Week is easiest to pick up in a cautious new run. Greedy can arrive while paying for progression. Very Committed is a novelty milestone, so do not sacrifice a healthy save file just to speed it up. The official list does not say whether deaths across saves combine; treat that as unverified until the game or developer documents it.

Which achievements are unclear or potentially missable?

The official list does not use a missable label. That matters because Early Access stories and systems are still changing. The safest approach is to separate explicit counts from event conditions:

• Explicit counts are Slaughter, Let me cook!, Green thumb, Greedy, and Very Committed.
• Named events are Beet addict, Rough Night, The chosen one, Boss Slayer, and Completed Mr. Mosquito stage 1.
• Short action or state descriptions are Wishing well, Thief!, Bad steward, Medic, and An offer you can't refuse.

For the last group, keep a manual save before trying something irreversible. That is practical save management, not a claim that the achievement is permanently missable. The Besmirch tips guide covers the survival routine that keeps a first run healthy, and Dead as Disco's Early Access coverage is a useful comparison for why unfinished narrative games deserve cautious achievement advice.

Achievement cleanup without burning out a save

Play the first story weeks normally, and use the achievement page as a prompt for activities you would otherwise skip. Cook while managing hunger, harvest honey when the opportunity appears, repair the bridge as part of town progress, and take the mine detours when your equipment is ready. That route earns information and progress at the same time.

Avoid guides that invent a precise order for the 28 entries unless they cite a current primary source. The Fields of Mistria beginner guide covers a much more documented farming game, while Winter Burrow's guide hub is another example of a game where progression details are easier to enumerate. Besmirch is smaller, but its descriptions are intentionally terse and its build is still moving.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many achievements does Besmirch have? Besmirch has 28 Steam achievements in the current Early Access list.

Are the descriptions a complete walkthrough? No. They are official short descriptions. Several entries omit the exact object, NPC, route, or threshold involved.

Which achievement requires the Three Days of Darkness? Rough Night asks you to survive the Three Days of Darkness.

Does the official list confirm an Abomination boss? Yes. The chosen one says to fight the Abomination. It does not publish the fight phases.

Is Very Committed a combat achievement? No. Its official description is to die 100 times. The list does not explain whether that count is shared across saves.

Can Early Access change the list? Yes. Besmirch is still in Early Access, so achievement conditions and story context can change before full release.

Related Reading

• Besmirch Complete Guide: Farming, Horror, and the Baron
• Besmirch Tips: 12 Things to Know Before Your First Night
• Besmirch Baron Trust System: How It Actually Works
• Besmirch Early Access: FAITH-Inspired Farming Horror
• Besmirch Dungeons and Crafting Context
• Abiotic Factor Tarasque Boss Guide
• Beastro Boss Guide
• Alabaster Dawn Early Access

References

• Besmirch on Steam, official store listing and current feature scope, checked September 28, 2026.
• Besmirch Steam achievements, official 28-entry roster and short descriptions, checked September 28, 2026.
• Besmirch Steam announcements, official launch and update archive.
• Besmirch v0.7 announcement, official current-build update context.