12 listed
Steam's official global stats page shows twelve achievements.
Steam achievement guide · checked October 1, 2026
Don't Sleep With The Fishes Achievements: All 12
A source-checked list of all 12 Steam achievements, with the exact official trigger text, a practical run-planning framework, and clear limits where no route is documented.
Independent fan guide; not an official publisher guide.
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Quick answer: how many achievements are there?
Steam currently lists 12 achievements for Don't Sleep With The Fishes. The short descriptions give unlock goals, not a complete route manual. Use them as a checklist and record the game version and objective for each run.
Exact triggers
Names and short trigger descriptions below follow Steam's wording.
Version checked
The developer's itch.io page listed Windows 1.1.4.4 on October 1, 2026.
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Before you chase 100%: treat the list as objectives, not a route script
Before you chase 100%: treat the list as objectives, not a route script
Steam's official achievement page confirms the count and each short trigger. Those descriptions are reliable as goal text, but they do not specify every event prerequisite, day, probability, or sequence. This guide keeps those evidence levels separate: the table reproduces the official wording; the advice below is a cautious way to organize attempts.
Check the in-game objective and Steam overlay after a result. If an achievement does not appear immediately, return to the title screen or check Steam before repeating a long run. Record the version, difficulty, shipmate, notable event, and result. A short log is more useful than treating an unverified community route as guaranteed.
Plan for more than one attempt. Several achievements describe different end states, such as dying, being rescued, reaching land, or repaying a debt. The public list does not state the minimum run count or confirm which goals can share a run, so do not rely on a universal 100% schedule.
All 12 Don't Sleep With The Fishes Steam achievements
All 12 Don't Sleep With The Fishes Steam achievements
Steam currently lists 12 achievements for Don't Sleep With The Fishes. The short descriptions give unlock goals, not a complete route manual. Use them as a checklist and record the game version and objective for each run.
| Achievement name | Official Steam trigger | Planning group |
|---|---|---|
| Sleeping With The Fishes | Get killed. | Failure and capture |
| Eating With The Fishes | Die of starvation. | Failure and capture |
| Sleeping With Scraps | Sink with Dorothy. | Failure and capture |
| Sleeping With Ghosts | Get kidnapped. | Failure and capture |
| Sleeping with Feathers | Make too many friends. | Crew and fishing |
| Sailing to Safety | Get taken aboard. | Rescue, land, and debt |
| Back to the Company | Get rescued. | Rescue, land, and debt |
| By your own means | Reach land. | Rescue, land, and debt |
| True End | Pay back your debt. | Rescue, land, and debt |
| Three for one! | Catch a Swordfish. | Crew and fishing |
| Still Standing | Survive 'Drowning' difficulty. | Long-run and difficulty |
| A Long Sail | Reach Day 50. | Long-run and difficulty |
Plan separate failure, rescue, and long-survival attempts
Plan separate failure, rescue, and long-survival attempts
A useful completion plan is a tracking system, not a promise that every trigger follows a fixed sequence. Group goals by end state or challenge, then decide before starting which result matters most.
- 1. Make a baseline run. Learn the day/night loop and note which supplies, events, and crew choices have visible effects. Avoid using this run to prove several unknown triggers at once.
- 2. Reserve outcome-specific runs. Choose one end state to prioritize: a listed failure, a rescue, land, or debt repayment. If the run moves toward another outcome, record it instead of forcing an undocumented route.
- 3. Isolate optional goals. Track the Swordfish and friend objectives separately until you have repeatable evidence. Write down the event, day, inventory, crew, and version rather than inferring a hidden threshold from one attempt.
- 4. Protect long attempts. For Day 50 or Drowning, keep the survival goal visible and avoid detours based on unverified advice. Record the exact difficulty shown in-game.
- 5. Confirm each unlock. After each result, check Steam's achievement page or overlay. A dated screenshot or note can be your own record; a guide image does not prove your game met the trigger.
Failure and capture
These are different outcomes, even though they all end a run. Steam does not publish exact event chains for the Dorothy or kidnapping results. Record the final cause and do not assume one failure path unlocks all four.
Rescue, land, and debt
Check these results separately: being taken aboard, being rescued, reaching land, and paying back the debt are worded as distinct goals. Record the ending and check Steam; the list does not confirm that one ending automatically grants another achievement.
Crew and fishing
For the friend-related goal, Steam says only “Make too many friends”; it gives no threshold. The Swordfish trigger is a catch. Use the events guide for context, but treat player routes as leads until repeated in your own version.
Long-run and difficulty
The public triggers specify Day 50 and survival on Drowning difficulty. Record the displayed difficulty and day reached. Do not assume another difficulty counts or that Day 50 is required for Still Standing; Steam lists them separately.
True End after the 1.1.4.4 Kraken change
True End after the 1.1.4.4 Kraken change
Version check: on October 1, 2026, the developer's official itch.io project page listed Windows version 1.1.4.4. The developer's 1.1.4.4 notes say the True End remains available if the Kraken appears before you collect the Heart Parts. This addresses an earlier edge case; it does not publish a complete debt route.
If the Kraken arrives first, keep tracking the Heart Parts and debt objective instead of assuming the run is blocked. Event order is randomized, so record what happened and verify the ending in your build. Steam's store page does not expose a separate public build number; this version note is tied to the developer's itch.io listing.
A short run log makes achievement routes testable
A short run log makes achievement routes testable
Use one line per attempt. It separates what Steam says from what you observed and makes future updates easier to compare.
| Date / version | Difficulty / day | Crew and event | Target objective | Ending / Steam check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example: 2026-10-01 · 1.1.4.4 | As displayed in-game | Record observed details only | One achievement or one test | Write the result; do not infer a trigger |
Community guides can suggest a route, but mark it as a lead until it succeeds more than once on the same version. If a patch changes an event, keep old notes labeled with their version.
FAQ
FAQ: Don't Sleep With The Fishes achievements
How many achievements does Don't Sleep With The Fishes have?
Steam's official global achievement page currently lists 12. The table uses their official names and short trigger descriptions.
Can I unlock all 12 achievements in one run?
The official list does not publish a required run count or combined route. Since several goals describe different end states, plan for multiple attempts and verify each unlock on Steam.
What is the True End achievement trigger?
Steam lists “Pay back your debt.” The developer's 1.1.4.4 notes say True End remains available if the Kraken appears before the Heart Parts are collected; they do not document every step of the debt route.
Do Sailing to Safety and Back to the Company mean the same thing?
Steam lists them separately: “Get taken aboard” and “Get rescued.” Treat them as separate goals and check which result the game displayed.
Which version is this guide based on?
Version details were checked on October 1, 2026. The developer's itch.io page listed Windows 1.1.4.4. Recheck the official page after a patch because trigger behavior can change.
Sources and evidence notes
Sources and evidence notes
Checked October 1, 2026. Official sources establish the achievement count, short triggers, store facts, and version note. Player-written routes are linked as community leads, not publisher-verified instructions.
Related Don't Sleep With The Fishes guides
Related Don't Sleep With The Fishes guides
Use the walkthrough for a first run, the endings guide for outcome routes, the events guide for encounter context, or the official download page for current store links.