Risk of Rain 2 Achievements Guide: 171 Challenges Explained

This Risk of Rain 2 achievements guide covers the current Steam total of 171 challenges and the unlock routes that matter most when you are building a fresh profile. Steam's live Global Achievements page is the primary count, while the game's official wiki explains why these achievements are more useful than a normal trophy checklist: Challenges permanently add survivors, alternate skills, skins, items, equipment, and Lunar Coins to future runs.

A multiplayer fight is also an achievement opportunity. Several goals care about a Teleporter event, a stage, a boss, or an unlock condition rather than the character on screen.

TL;DR: Risk of Rain 2 has 171 current Steam achievements. Start with the short survivor unlocks, then target stage and item Challenges that expand the pool. Route-specific goals such as Dragged Below, Lost in Transit, Order Up!, and Purified Freedom are the efficient way to unlock DLC survivors. For 100 percent, use the Steam list as the complete checklist and this guide as the route planner.

What are the Risk of Rain 2 achievements? (quick answer)

Risk of Rain 2 achievements are the game's Steam-facing versions of its in-game Challenges. Steam currently lists 171 of them. The official wiki separates the live goals into survivor, item, equipment, skill, skin, and artifact rewards, and says a completed Challenge can also award between 1 and 10 Lunar Coins. That means achievement hunting changes future runs instead of only filling a profile page.

The Risk of Rain 2 complete guide hub gives the broad cluster context, but this page focuses on the unlock order. The exact current count comes from Steam's live Global Achievements page, not from the outdated launch-era store copy that still describes only 11 survivors.

Key Takeaways

• Steam currently lists 171 achievements for Risk of Rain 2.
• The official wiki calls these goals Challenges and maps them to permanent unlocks.
• Survivor unlocks are the best early targets because they expand the playable roster immediately.
• Many item and equipment unlocks are attached to ordinary actions such as using a Teleporter, finding a printer, repairing drones, or visiting a portal.
• DLC goals are route-specific. Planetarium, Solutional Haunt, Reformed Altar, Prime Meridian, and Conduit Canyon are not interchangeable destinations.
• A description that says “single run,” “single stage,” or “consecutive” is a real constraint. Most other progress can accumulate across runs.

Overview: how the 171 challenges are organized

The Steam list is the authoritative completion checklist, but it is not the best way to plan a new save. The wiki's reward categories are more useful because they tell you what a Challenge changes.

Survivor Challenges unlock characters such as Bandit, Artificer, REX, Loader, Mercenary, Captain, CHEF, Drifter, and False Son. Item Challenges add passives to later item pools. Equipment Challenges add active items. Skill Challenges and Skin Challenges give alternate loadout options and cosmetic rewards. Artifact Challenges unlock run modifiers through trials.

The Elite Slayer icon is an official Steam achievement asset. The achievement itself is a simple early goal: defeat one Elite-type monster.

The distinction matters when you choose what to chase. Unlocking an item early improves the random pool for every later run. Unlocking a survivor gives you a new route for survivor-specific mastery goals. A cosmetic skin is still worthwhile for completion, but it should not delay an unlock that helps you learn the next system.

Step-by-Step: the fastest useful achievement route

1. Clear the first easy milestones. Complete a Teleporter event for Advancement, defeat an Elite for Elite Slayer, discover 10 white items for The Basics, and reach the third Teleporter without dying for Warrior.
2. Unlock the base roster. Follow the survivor table below instead of waiting for random unlocks. Several characters are tied to short, repeatable objectives.
3. Expand the item and equipment pool. Use printers, shrines, drones, portals, and ordinary Teleporter events to trigger the actions behind item and equipment Challenges.
4. Choose a route before Stage 5. If the target is Mithrix, the Planetarium, an Obelisk, Prime Meridian, or an Alloyed endpoint, the map decision matters more than a generic “best run” route. The Risk of Rain 2 stages guide maps those forks.
5. Finish survivor-specific and DLC mastery goals. Do these after the corresponding survivor is unlocked. Read each Steam description literally because several current achievements use newer mechanics and named route events.
6. Clean up the long-tail list. Stage counts, item discoveries, log entries, Lunar Coin goals, and repeated deaths will often complete while you pursue harder unlocks. Use the Steam page to identify what remains rather than replaying a goal you already finished.

Survivor achievements and their unlocks

These are the highest-value early targets because each one adds a selectable survivor. The unlock names and conditions below are taken from the official wiki's Challenges table.

The table shows why a flat “unlock all characters” list is not enough. Pause. points to the Bazaar Between Time, Guidance Offline requires the unique Siren's Call encounter, and Order Up! belongs to the Seekers of the Storm route. For a full roster and playstyle check, pair this page with the Risk of Rain 2 survivors guide, then return here when you need the exact unlock condition.

For newer DLC characters, do not substitute an old guide's route. The bosses and Alloyed Collective guide covers the expansion's bosses and route context, while the Steam achievement list contains newer names such as Operator: That All You Got?, Drifter: Trash Compactor, and False Son: Family Bonding.

Item and equipment achievements worth targeting

The official wiki maps many everyday actions to permanent pool additions. These are useful because they can make the next run stronger without asking you to complete a high-difficulty mastery challenge.

The reward is added to future runs, not retroactively inserted into the run where you completed the Challenge. That is why the best order is to unlock low-friction items before attempting a difficult Monsoon or DLC route. The items and artifacts guide explains how each tier behaves once these rewards enter the pool.

The 3D Printer goal is also a good example of a real decision. It asks for seven consecutive copies of the same item, so do not spend an item you need for the current build just to force progress. Wait for a low-cost white item or use a run with safer surplus. The same principle applies to Death Do Us Part: the reward is powerful, but the chamber is a map-specific objective rather than a random chest.

Route achievements: stages, portals, and endings

Several of the hardest-looking achievements become manageable once you plan the destination before starting the Teleporter. Deja Vu? requires a loop, True Respite requires the Obelisk in A Moment, Fractured, Cosmic Explorer requires three different portals, and Dragged Below accepts either the Planetarium route or Simulacrum wave 50.

The achievement wording is the route map. “Beat the game” points you toward the main final encounter. “Complete the Event on Prime Meridian” means the Path of the Colossus, not a normal Stage 4. “Journey to Prime Meridian and defeat the False Son” is the King of the Hill equipment Challenge. “Complete the Trial of Prestige” is a specific Artifact trial, not a generic Monsoon run.

If the destination is unfamiliar, check the Risk of Rain 2 stages, maps, loops, and routes guide before you launch the run. If the objective names a boss, the Risk of Rain 2 boss guide can confirm whether it belongs to the ordinary Teleporter rotation or an expansion route.

DLC and late-game achievement advice

The live Steam total includes a much broader set than the launch roster. The current list includes survivor-specific achievements for Operator, Drifter, False Son, CHEF, Seeker, and Void Fiend, along with mastery, Purge, Decompile, and Prime Meridian goals. Treat those names as current content, not as speculative Hallowed Concepts material. Hallowed Concepts is announced, but the existing Steam total and the current wiki Challenges table describe released content.

Seekers of the Storm objectives often reward route knowledge: Order Up! uses Reformed Altar, Prime Meridian goals use the Path of the Colossus, and the corresponding skin Challenges ask survivors to complete or reject the Collective's offering. Alloyed Collective goals use locations such as Conduit Canyon and mechanics such as temporary items and ricochets. The current Hallowed Concepts coverage is news context, not an unlock guide.

For the long-term 100 percent route, finish the easy base survivor and item unlocks first, then clear one DLC route at a time. Mixing three expansion objectives into every run makes it harder to diagnose a failed condition. A focused run with the right survivor and destination is faster than a general run that accidentally reaches the wrong ending.

Advancement is one of the cleanest first goals because any completed Teleporter event triggers it and the wiki maps it to Armor-Piercing Rounds.

Tips for finishing difficult challenges

• Read the verb. “Complete,” “discover,” “carry,” “defeat,” “accept,” and “purify” describe different triggers. Reaching a location is not always the same as completing its event.
• Respect the scope. “In a single run,” “in a single stage,” and “four consecutive stages” are not flavor text. They tell you when a failed attempt resets.
• Use a low-pressure difficulty for discovery goals. A route or item Challenge that does not name Monsoon is usually easier to learn on Rainstorm or Drizzle. Do not lower difficulty when the description explicitly requires Monsoon.
• Do not confuse unlocks with ownership. A survivor or item Challenge adds content to the pool, but it does not guarantee that the reward appears in the same run.
• Track route resources. Fuel Array, Lunar Coins, a Halcyon Seed, a Blue Portal, and an Artifact Portal serve different goals. Spend them only after deciding which Challenge you are pursuing.
• Check the Steam page after every run. The public list is current and includes new DLC entries that older third-party checklists may omit.

GODEEPER: The Risk of Rain 2 mods guide covers current Thunderstore tools, but keep achievement verification separate from mod descriptions. The challenge condition should always come from the live game or an authoritative roster source.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many achievements does Risk of Rain 2 have?

Steam's live Global Achievements page lists 171 achievements. The wiki calls them Challenges because many permanently unlock survivors, skills, skins, items, or equipment.

What is the fastest way to unlock survivors in Risk of Rain 2?

Start with Warrior for Bandit, Verified for MUL-T, Pause. for Artificer, Power Plant for REX, Guidance Offline for Loader, True Respite for Mercenary, and Washed Away for Captain. Then pursue route-specific DLC Challenges.

Do Risk of Rain 2 achievements unlock items?

Yes. Advancement unlocks Armor-Piercing Rounds, The Basics unlocks Crowbar, and Deja Vu? unlocks Sentient Meat Hook according to the official wiki's Challenge table.

How do you unlock Void Fiend?

Complete Dragged Below by escaping the Planetarium or reaching wave 50 in Simulacrum.

Can you earn all Risk of Rain 2 achievements with DLC?

Yes. The current Steam total includes released base-game and DLC challenges. Hallowed Concepts is announced, but it is not a released part of the current 171-achievement list.

Do you need to complete every achievement in one run?

No. Most progress carries across runs, but descriptions that specify a single run, stage, survivor, difficulty, or consecutive events require that scope.

Related Reading

• Risk of Rain 2 Complete Guide: the cluster hub for survivors, items, stages, bosses, DLC, and mods.
• Risk of Rain 2 Survivors Guide: All 18 Characters Ranked: current roster and DLC ownership context.
• Risk of Rain 2 Items and Artifacts Guide: item tiers, artifacts, and the rewards that Challenges add to future runs.
• Risk of Rain 2 Bosses and Alloyed Collective DLC Guide: boss routes and current expansion content.
• Risk of Rain 2 Stages Guide: Maps, Loops and Routes: stage order, portals, loops, and hidden realms.
• Risk of Rain 2 Best Mods Guide: current Thunderstore recommendations.

References

• Risk of Rain 2 Steam Global Achievements: current total of 171 and the live achievement descriptions.
• Risk of Rain 2 official wiki: Challenges: Challenge categories, unlock rewards, Lunar Coins, and current DLC goals.
• Risk of Rain 2 on Steam: official store description, current live game, and DLC context.
• Risk of Rain 2 official wiki: Environments: route and stage conditions referenced by several Challenges.
• Risk of Rain 2 official wiki: Simulacrum: wave 50 route for Dragged Below.
• Risk of Rain 2: Alloyed Collective Launch Trailer: official visual reference for current expansion content.