Edit: this guide is being updated, and current for all the changes in the large "2.0" update. Stay tuned...
Prior to 2.0, many achievements were missable - but this is no longer the case as 2.0 added full respec options so your character is no longer locked into specific skills choices.
The few missable achievements remaining are the mutually-exclusive endings achievements, one collectible achievement (
Both the base game and the Phantom Liberty DLC have multiple endings with mutually-exclusive achievements for each. Be sure to make a hard save at the point of no return for each storyline!
If you have the Phantom Liberty DLC, the optimal path is to complete the base game all the way up to the point of no return - then go complete Phantom Liberty (all endings) and then return to the base game to finish that off.
For the base game, hard save before you meet Hanako at Embers. This will be burnt into your brain by the time you get to this part of the story. So once that's your objective, stop, save, complete everything else you want to in Night City (and do the DLC if you have it).
For Phantom Liberty, make your hard save in the 10th main quest ("Firestarter"), when you are in the lab with Songbird - as you'll then need to make various choices from that point on to experience each of the endings. See the individual achievements for each.
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- Has Multiplayer?
- No
- Difficulty affects achievements?
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(Base game) Become a mercenary.
(Base game) Become a mercenary.
(Base game) Steal the Relic.
(Base game) Steal the Relic.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate an enemy who threw a grenade at you.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate an enemy who threw a grenade at you.
This will come naturally as you play through the game; sooner or later somebody will lob a grenade at you, and you know you're going to kill them...
(Base game) Interrogate Anders Hellman.
(Base game) Interrogate Anders Hellman.
(Base game) Use a dialogue option related to V's life path 10 times.
(Base game) Use a dialogue option related to V's life path 10 times.
During conversation with NPCs you'll sometimes see lifepath-specific options (e.g. Corpo) in how to respond. Make sure to pick these when they come up. This is missable because there's only so many opportunities in a playthrough (how many depends on the lifepath and how you play; i.e. what conversations come up).
But so long as you're doing most/all of the sidequests (which you'll need to for the other achievements), and making sure to pick the lifepath option whenever it appears in conversation then it won't be difficult to unlock this. There are more than 10 opportunities - just its technically missable because there is only a finite number.
(Base game) Find Alt Cunningham.
(Base game) Find Alt Cunningham.
(Base game) Talk with Hanako Arasaka.
(Base game) Talk with Hanako Arasaka.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 300 enemies using ranged weapons.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 300 enemies using ranged weapons.
Any ranged weapon, just gotta grind it out.
(Base game) Reach max Street Cred.
(Base game) Reach max Street Cred.
Street Cred is a form of rep/XP, given by completing various activities on the streets; side-quests, random encounters and such. The max level is 50 - which you'll easily reach by mid-late game if you're generally participating in everything going on, which you'll need to be for the other achievements anyway. I.e. no special effort is required here; you'll end up achieving this through natural play.
(Base game) Complete Panam Palmer's storyline.
(Base game) Complete Panam Palmer's storyline.
Complete Panam's questline.
(Base game) Install at least one implant in each system and body part.
(Base game) Install at least one implant in each system and body part.
Whenever you visit a ripperdoc you'll see a map of your body with all the slots shown - just install something in each one. By mid-late game you'll easily have enough credits and skills to do this.
(Base game) Complete a Breach Protocol with a minimum of 3 daemons uploaded.
(Base game) Complete a Breach Protocol with a minimum of 3 daemons uploaded.
(Base game) Complete the main storyline.
(Base game) Complete the main storyline.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 3 enemies in quick succession with a revolver or pistol in close combat.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 3 enemies in quick succession with a revolver or pistol in close combat.
Pretty easy at any point in the game. Clearly a high damage weapon helps, so that not too many hits are needed to each enemy. Headshots help too. Fun.
(Base game) Watch Bushido X with Rogue.
(Base game) Watch Bushido X with Rogue.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 100 enemies using melee weapons.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 100 enemies using melee weapons.
Just grind this out with any melee weapong.
(Base game) Complete Judy Alvarez's storyline.
(Base game) Complete Judy Alvarez's storyline.
(Base game) Craft 3 Legendary items.
(Base game) Craft 3 Legendary items.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 2 enemies with the same sniper rifle shot.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 2 enemies with the same sniper rifle shot.
This can be done anytime in the game, but is quite tricky to get. We recommend carrying a decent sniper rifle, with the highest damage per shot you can get, throughout the game until you unlock this.
Ideally you want two or more enemies in a group that haven't spotted you yet - where you can get a good angle on them for a headshot on the closest and then into the head or body of the person behind.
It won't always happen, even when it looks like it should - and you tend to only get one chance per group of enemies as they'll become alerted and start moving around after the first shot.
Pick lower level/regular enemies as they are easier to kill. Also consider dropping the difficulty for this achievement to have a better chance of killing (vs only wounding) both the enemies.
(Base game) Complete River Ward's storyline.
(Base game) Complete River Ward's storyline.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 50 enemies while time is slowed.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 50 enemies while time is slowed.
Install the Sandevistan cyberware for its ability to slow time, and kill people whilst its active. As with some other achievements, this can take some time to get through during normal play - so keep it equipped for a while as you play naturally and try to take every opportunity you can to activate it and pop off a few enemies. Once you've reached 50 and popped it you can then swap out the cyberware for something else.
(Base game) Complete all Cyberpsycho Sightings.
(Base game) Complete all Cyberpsycho Sightings.
(Base game) Find all the tarot graffiti for the job Fool on the Hill.
(Base game) Find all the tarot graffiti for the job Fool on the Hill.
(Base game) Reach the max level in any skill.
(Base game) Reach the max level in any skill.
(Base game) After reviving with Second Heart, kill or incapacitate the enemy who killed you within 5 seconds.
(Base game) After reviving with Second Heart, kill or incapacitate the enemy who killed you within 5 seconds.
(Base game) Collect all items that once belonged to Johnny Silverhand.
(Base game) Collect all items that once belonged to Johnny Silverhand.
(Base game) Leave Night City with the Aldecaldos.
(Base game) Leave Night City with the Aldecaldos.
(Base game) Become a legend of the Afterlife.
(Base game) Become a legend of the Afterlife.
(Base game) Complete Kerry Eurodyne's storyline.
(Base game) Complete Kerry Eurodyne's storyline.
Complete Kerry Eurodyne's questline.
(Base game) Let Johnny Silverhand keep your body.
(Base game) Let Johnny Silverhand keep your body.
(Base game) Find all fast travel dataterms.
(Base game) Find all fast travel dataterms.
(Base game) Perform the Distract Enemies quickhack 30 times without drawing attention to yourself.
(Base game) Perform the Distract Enemies quickhack 30 times without drawing attention to yourself.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Santo Domingo.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Santo Domingo.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Heywood.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Heywood.
(Base game) Shoot an enemy grenade in midair with a revolver.
(Base game) Shoot an enemy grenade in midair with a revolver.
This isn't as hard as it sounds, and can be completed anytime/anywhere in the game. Keep a revolver to hand so you can use it in battles where the enemy has grenades.
Having Sandevistan to slow time can be helpful here, so you have more time to aim.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in City Center.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in City Center.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Watson.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Watson.
(Base game) While Berserk cyberware is active, perform a Superhero Landing to kill or incapacitate 2 enemies.
(Base game) While Berserk cyberware is active, perform a Superhero Landing to kill or incapacitate 2 enemies.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Pacifica.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Pacifica.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Westbrook.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in Westbrook.
(Base game) Help Takemura avenge the death of Saburo Arasaka.
(Base game) Help Takemura avenge the death of Saburo Arasaka.
You must have previously saved Takemura during the mission "Search and Destroy"
(Base game) Buy all vehicles available for purchase.
(Base game) Buy all vehicles available for purchase.
Since more vehicles were added to the game over time this is no longer all vehicles, just quite a lot of them. By late game you should have quite a lot of cash - use it up to buy up all the vehicles you can, cheapest first and in ascending price order to maximise how many vehicles you can buy. It'll pop after a bunch have been bought. Keep going back to the kiosks to buy more until you get there.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in the Badlands.
(Base game) Complete all gigs and NCPD Scanner Hustles in the Badlands.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 3 enemies with one "Detonate Grenade" quickhack.
(Base game) Kill or incapacitate 3 enemies with one "Detonate Grenade" quickhack.
