FIELD NOTE 01
All 25 achievements
This is the complete current official registry checked on August 26, 2026. Requirements are reproduced as Steam displays them; the list does not add invented strategy, hidden conditions or permanent claims about volatile global completion percentages.
| Achievement | Official requirement | Category | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfied Customer | Complete a job | Progression | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Regional Expansion | Unlock a region | Progression | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Side Gig | Complete a quest | Progression | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Close Call | Pick up a battery with < 5% energy | Energy / Turbo | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Turbo Time | Maintain turbo boost mode for 10 seconds | Energy / Turbo | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Supercharged | Collect 5 batteries in a single level | Energy / Turbo | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Barrel Bonanza | Filled 20 barrels in a single level | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Fully Operational | All refineries unlocked | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Refined Taste | Refine 500 barrels of pollution | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Criticality | Destroy 100 zorkite crystals with critical hits | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Cash Cow | Earn $250,000 | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Midas Touch | Collect 100 gold coins | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Clean Streak | Clean 10 bonus objects in 5 seconds | Hazards / Field Objectives | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Maximum Suckage | Fully upgrade the vacuum | Tools / Equipment | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Attractive Investment | Collect $500 with a single magnet | Tools / Equipment | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Pollution Solution | Complete the game | Completion | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| In Safe Hands | Open 25 safes | Hazards / Field Objectives | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Clearing the Air | Destroy 50 vexon gas clouds with lightning storms | Hazards / Field Objectives | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Preventative Measures | Destroy 10 vents before they erupt | Hazards / Field Objectives | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Drone Swarm | All drones unlocked | Tools / Equipment | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Turbo Domination | Clear 50% of a level with a single turbo charge | Energy / Turbo | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Bling King | Collect 50 diamonds | Refinery / Resources | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Jacked | Fully upgrade the jackhammer | Tools / Equipment | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Filtration Amplification | Fully upgrade the air filter | Tools / Equipment | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
| Completionist | Purchase all upgrades | Completion | Official · Aug 26, 2026 |
FIELD NOTE 02
Progression achievements
These achievements confirm that jobs, quests and region unlocks are part of current full-release progression. They do not establish an exact region order or a complete quest catalog.
- Satisfied Customer — Complete a job
- Regional Expansion — Unlock a region
- Side Gig — Complete a quest
FIELD NOTE 03
Energy and turbo achievements
The official wording confirms energy, batteries, turbo boost mode and a turbo charge. It does not publish maximum energy, recharge rates, battery restore values or a universal route for the turbo challenges.
- Close Call — Pick up a battery with < 5% energy
- Turbo Time — Maintain turbo boost mode for 10 seconds
- Supercharged — Collect 5 batteries in a single level
- Turbo Domination — Clear 50% of a level with a single turbo charge
FIELD NOTE 04
Refinery and resource milestones
Current achievement terminology confirms multiple refineries, barrels of pollution, Zorkite crystals, cash, gold coins and diamonds. These totals are achievement conditions, not refinery recipes or conversion ratios.
- Barrel Bonanza — Filled 20 barrels in a single level
- Fully Operational — All refineries unlocked
- Refined Taste — Refine 500 barrels of pollution
- Criticality — Destroy 100 zorkite crystals with critical hits
- Cash Cow — Earn $250,000
- Midas Touch — Collect 100 gold coins
- Bling King — Collect 50 diamonds
FIELD NOTE 05
Tools and equipment achievements
The current list confirms full-upgrade targets for the vacuum, jackhammer and air filter, all-drone completion and one Magnet objective. Exact upgrade levels, costs, effects and Magnet stats remain data-gated.
- Maximum Suckage — Fully upgrade the vacuum
- Attractive Investment — Collect $500 with a single magnet
- Drone Swarm — All drones unlocked
- Jacked — Fully upgrade the jackhammer
- Filtration Amplification — Fully upgrade the air filter
FIELD NOTE 06
Hazards and field objectives
The official requirements name bonus objects, safes, Vexon gas clouds, lightning storms and vents. This page states only the current objectives and does not infer spawn rules, routes or hidden counters.
- Clean Streak — Clean 10 bonus objects in 5 seconds
- In Safe Hands — Open 25 safes
- Clearing the Air — Destroy 50 vexon gas clouds with lightning storms
- Preventative Measures — Destroy 10 vents before they erupt
FIELD NOTE 07
Completion achievements
Pollution Solution and Completionist are separate targets: one requires completing the game, while the other requires purchasing all upgrades. Neither requirement supplies the exact story path or full upgrade-tree dataset.
- Pollution Solution — Complete the game
- Completionist — Purchase all upgrades
FIELD NOTE 08
Achievement questions answered
Sludgineers currently has 25 Steam achievements. Completionist requires purchasing all upgrades, Pollution Solution requires completing the game, Maximum Suckage is the vacuum full-upgrade achievement, and Attractive Investment is the Magnet achievement.
The guide intentionally stops at official requirements where current strategy evidence is incomplete. That keeps a complete readable answer available without presenting an unverified fastest method.
- How many achievements are there? — 25.
- Is there a completion achievement? — Yes: Pollution Solution and Completionist cover different goals.
- Is there a vacuum achievement? — Yes: Maximum Suckage.
- Is there a Magnet achievement? — Yes: Attractive Investment.
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