POPGOES Arcade: POPGOES Arcade | Achievements Guide (2024)

The Steam version of POPGOES Arcade has an additional campaign expansion.
I have pointed out the campaign that each achievement belongs to in this guide.
That being said, feel completely free to try and get all of these achievements!

“Lose against a Corrupt Hedgehog before upgrading any stats.”
Get defeated by a Corrupt Hedgehog enemy before buying any upgrades.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Unlock the gate to the North Forest.”
Get the 3 gate keys to unlock the gate to the North Forest.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Unlock the door to The Castle.”
Get the 3 door keys to unlock the door to The Castle.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Win a battle with only 1 HP remaining.”
Defeat an enemy with only 1 HP.
Easily done by blocking against a Corrupt Deer in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Win 100 battles.”
Defeat 100 enemies.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Max out all stats and abilities in POPGOES: The Dead Forest.”
Max out HP, ATK, Jump, Hook, and Dig.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Encounter a Gilded Enemy.”
Encounter a 1/120 chance Gilded variant enemy.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Encounter a Corrupt+ enemy.”
Encounter a Corrupt+ variant enemy.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Run away from five enemies in a row.”
Escape 5 enemy encounters in a row with the Hook ability.

“Collect every fruit in the forest.”
Get the 20 fruits using the Jump ability.

“Have an ATK+, DEF+, and Shield activated at the same time.”
During a battle, activate ATK+, DEF+, and Shield at the same time.

“Complete all of BB’s hit lists without buying any of them.”
Complete the 3 BB Hit-Lists in The Dead Forest campaign.
Make sure to do this before turning off the red lasers in each forest.

“Defeat the King of the Castle.”
Defeat the King of the Castle.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Defeat the King of the Castle without unlocking any battle abilities.”
Defeat the King of the Castle without unlocking any battle abilities.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Complete The Bestiary.”
Collect all pages of The Bestiary.
Easily done by buying the pages in the shop in The Machinist campaign.

“Find something in the well.”
Interact with the well in the South Forest multiple times.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

“Witness the Blackrabbit.”
Find and witness the Blackrabbit.
Only obtainable in The Dead Forest campaign.

Step 1 – Find a fake wall in the left side of The Castle, go left until you find a chest with a key, then interact with the fountain next to the North Forest’s entrance.
Step 2 – Find the pieces and bring them to the fountain, there is one in each forest, one in The Garden and one in The Castle.
Step 3 – Interact with the well in the South Forest, go right until you find the Blackrabbit, then attack it.

“Free the soul from the arcade cabinet.”
Do not attack the Blackrabbit during its encounter.
More information about this achievement in the one above.

“Bring the soul back to the arcade cabinet.”
Highlight the “Continue to POPGOES and The Machinist” button on the main menu after getting the achievement above, then press down 5 times. Once the axe is highlighted, press interact 5 times.

“Beat POPGOES: The Dead Forest with 100% completion.”
Get 100% completion in The Dead Forest campaign.
This will give you access to The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat a robot with 5x Overkill.”
With max upgraded damage, wisefully use an ATK+ and Hook combo on a Rusty Blake.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Encounter a Charged enemy.”
Encounter a Charged variant enemy.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Machinist campaign.

“Win a battle while stunned by a Charged robot.”
Defeat a Charged robot while stunned.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Power the minecart under the garden inn.”
Get the 3 keycards to power the minecart.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat 100 enemies in POPGOES and The Machinist.”
Defeat 100 enemies.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Max out all stats (again) in POPGOES and The Machinist.”
Max out HP and ATK again.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Collect all Paints.”
Get the 10 paint buckets throughout both campaigns.

“Purchase all songs in the Jukebox.”
Unlock the Jukebox by completing all BB’s Black Market tasks and buy the 16 songs.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Purchase the Gold Trophy.”
Buy the Gold Trophy for 995 coins.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Complete The Index.”
Collect all entries of The Index.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Speak to the mysterious character after completing its puzzle.”
Interact with shelves at a Holly’s Shop in the right order and then leave the shop.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat The Machinist.”
Defeat The Machinist.
This is an unmissable story achievement in The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat The Machinist without using any items from your inventory.”
Defeat The Machinist without using any items from your inventory.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat the secret boss.”
After getting the 3 keycards go to where you fought Robot Foxy to discover an old foe.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Defeat the secret boss without jumping once.”
You can replay the fight by going all right on The Index.
More information about this achievement in the one above.

“Collect both mallets from the BB-Bots.”
After defeating The Machinist find the 4 BB-Bots in each cave and give them scrap.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“Collect all trophies and display weapons.”
Collect the 7 trophies and 6 display weapons.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

“See something you weren’t supposed to.”
Find something you weren’t supposed to.
Only obtainable in The Machinist campaign.

Step 1 – Collect 3 keys by talking to the Woodpecker NPCs while wearing the paint color gotten from the Paintbot in that area (West Forest is Silver, South Forest is Indigo, East Forest is Violet).
Step 2 – Enter the North Forest with the keys and proceed to the Throne Room in The Castle, then follow the path until you see something you weren’t supposed to.

“Beat POPGOES and The Machinist with 200% completion.”
Get 200% completion in The Machinist campaign.
You may need to defeat The Machinist again after getting everything for this achievement to unlock.

“Collect all achievements.”
Unlock every achievement above.