How many Steam achievements
Steam exposes 25 achievement names for Duskfade. That count is Steam-only. PlayStation trophy lists add a platinum wrapper, so a 26-trophy PSN page is not a reason to change this checklist.
Percentages on the global stats page are not used here as difficulty ratings.
Public and hidden rows
Steam’s public overlay text, as captured on 7 September 2026:
| Achievement | Steam overlay |
|---|---|
| Don’t go there! | Hidden objective |
| We fixed Time, right? | Hidden objective |
| Heartless | Hidden objective |
| Can I get your autograph? | Hidden objective |
| Back to school | Hidden objective |
| Be my muse! | Hidden objective |
| You’ve got a friend in me | Hidden objective |
| The final star | Hidden objective |
| Don’t talk to strangers | Hidden objective |
| I missed you | Hidden objective |
| You seriously didn’t see that one coming? | Hidden objective |
| We’re coming for you, Despair | Hidden objective |
| You seem familiar | Hidden objective |
| Stick with me | Hidden objective |
| A grandma’s love | Hidden objective |
| Come here right meow | Catch all of Tailord’s kittens. |
| No peeking! | Find all of Wally’s hiding spots. |
| The mask of pain | Dazzle Palette with your finest outfit. |
| Shopaholic | Buy all of the Traveler’s objects and upgrades. |
| A Clock Heart Piece a day… | Max out your health bar. |
| The most beautiful sword in the land | Find all of the Rainbow Ingots. |
| Advanced Clockmaking | Max out your Temporal Energy bar. |
| Master XII’s secret | Hidden objective |
| Collector | Complete your card collection. |
| Master of melody | Return all of the music boxes to Arpeggio. |
Collection and upgrade tasks
The nine public rows already point at kittens, Wally hiding spots, Rainbow Ingots, cards, music boxes, shop upgrades, health, energy, and an outfit check. Collectible types and early locations are on collectibles. Cleanup order lives on 100% completion.
Community unlock text
Show hidden story objectives (spoilers)
| Achievement | Community unlock description |
|---|---|
| Don’t go there! | Fall from the top of the Tower. |
| We fixed Time, right? | Break the Temporal Anchor in Tick Town. |
| Can I get your autograph? | Find Arpeggio in the caves. |
| Back to school | Find Clockwork Academy. |
| Be my muse! | Help Tailord leave the Academy. |
| You’ve got a friend in me | Befriend N1-C0. |
| The final star | Help Gramps cross the Veil. |
| Don’t talk to strangers | Meet the desert explorer. |
| I missed you | Reunite with Cuckoo. |
| We’re coming for you, Despair | Open the Tower doors. |
| Stick with me | Escape the Tower with Allira. |
Optional interaction achievements
These routes follow 100% Guides’ trophy guide. Its controller references are PlayStation-specific; the directions below identify targets without assigning Steam buttons.
- Heartless: at Ezarus Forest fast travel, go left and climb the platforms in front of the NPC. Use balloons to reach the bridge and break the pots beside the sleeping guard at its left end.
- You seem familiar: speak to the crowned Cloudie left of Ezarus Forest fast travel. Take the path immediately left of that NPC into the castle. At the chest above fast travel, inspect the nearby book through Cuckoo’s conversation prompt. Return and speak to the crowned Cloudie again.
- You seriously didn’t see that one coming?: turn around at Lantern Port fast travel and strike the pumpkin-headed scarecrow beside the NPC until it breaks.
- A grandma’s love: backtrack from Stonetusk Canyon fast travel to the village near the entrance and speak to the grandmother.
- The mask of pain: break the orange crystal right of Clockmaker’s Rest fast travel and catch the desert kitten. Return to Tailord on Tick Town’s Hills path, obtain and equip the Despair outfit, then speak to Palette beside Tailord. The guide says any outfit colour works.
No peeking!: Wally’s route
100% Guides lists six conversations; another community guide counts five hiding spots. The difference may involve the opening conversation, but that explanation is unconfirmed. Follow these interactions in order:
- Main street, before the Inn stairs.
- Behind boxes at the first right-hand corner on the Desert path.
- Behind the blacksmith on the Sea path.
- The chicken pen at the end of the Hills path.
- Behind the trains at the end of the Desert path.
- The upstairs bedroom in the Inn.
Speak to Wally at each stop to move the sequence forward.
Master XII’s secret: finish the stained glass
Collect the Broken Stained Glass shards from chests, then return to Clockwork Academy. From fast travel, enter the broken window ahead on the right and follow the original route to the circular room with picture windows. Speak to the NPC beside the damaged window for the last shard, repair the window, then open the chest that appears. If the NPC does not give the shard, the guide’s prerequisite is to collect the other shards first.
FAQ
Are any Steam achievements missable?
100% Guides marks the PSN set as zero missables and says you can return after the story. A conflicting trophy page uses “lossable” language. This Steam checklist does not settle missability; see the completion page for the dispute.
Is Master Clockmaker on Steam?
That name is the PSN platinum. Steam’s 25-row list does not include it.