The Dread Fields All 23 Achievements List & 100% Completion Guide

This guide contains the complete Dread Fields all 23 achievements list, with detailed steps and hints for 100% completion. We've broken down every trophy—from unmissable story beats to the most obscure collectibles and the requirements for the game's secret "Seed of Hope" ending. The achievements fall into four main categories: automatic story progression, collectibles, combat challenges, and the two mutually exclusive endings.

Most can be earned in a single, thorough playthrough, but unlocking both ending achievements, The Harvest is Complete and A New Dawn, will require either a strategic save before the final boss or a second run. For maximum efficiency, focus on finding all of Thorne's Journals and the five Corrupted Seeds on your first playthrough to set yourself up for the true ending path.

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Automatic Story Progression Achievementstag

These nine achievements are unmissable and will unlock automatically as you progress through the main story chapters of Dread Fields. If you finish the game, you will have all of these. They primarily mark the defeat of major bosses and the transition between the game's core acts set within the abandoned Blackwood agricultural facility.

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Collectible & Exploration Achievementstag

These trophies require you to go off the beaten path and hunt down specific items scattered throughout the Blackwood facility. Finding all of them is not only necessary for 100% completion but is also a prerequisite for unlocking the game's true ending.

Loremaster: Find all 10 of Thorne's Journalstag

Dr. Aris Thorne left behind ten audio journals that piece together the story of the blight. You must find all ten to unlock this achievement. Their locations are fixed.

• Journal 1: Main Lobby, on the reception desk. (Chapter 1)
• Journal 2: Greenhouse Alpha, on a potting table near the overgrown vine wall. (Chapter 2)
• Journal 3: Laboratory B, next to the broken centrifuge. (Chapter 3)
• Journal 4: Processing Plant, on the control panel overlooking the conveyor belts. (Chapter 5)
• Journal 5: Generator Room, on a barrel next to the main breaker. (Chapter 6)
• Journal 6: West Dormitory, on a bedside table in the far-left room. (Chapter 7)
• Journal 7: Containment Wing, inside the observation room for Subject 7's cell. (Chapter 8)
• Journal 8: Medical Bay, on the operating table. (Chapter 8)
• Journal 9: Thorne's Office, on his main desk, next to the photo frame. (Chapter 9)
• Journal 10: Hidden Research Lab (behind the bookshelf in Thorne's Office), beside the gene synthesizer. (Chapter 9)

Harbinger of Rot: Collect all 5 Corrupted Seedstag

These five unique seeds are pulsing, grotesque items hidden in secret areas. They are crucial for crafting the Purifying Agent needed for the true ending. Collecting the final one unlocks the achievement.

1. Greenhouse Omega: After defeating the Sporefiend boss, return to the arena. A new path will have opened behind its nest.
2. Processing Plant: In the grinder room, there is a small maintenance shaft hidden behind some crates. The seed is at the end of the crawlspace.
3. Water Treatment: In the main filtration chamber, you must lower the water level using a valve in a side room. The seed is at the bottom of the empty tank.
4. Containment Wing: In the hall with the flickering lights and charging enemies, there is a locked security office. The keycard is on a dead guard in the Medical Bay. The seed is in a wall safe inside.
5. Root Chamber: Just before the final boss arena, there is a small alcove to the right of the main path, hidden by thick vines you must cut through.

A Voice in the Dark: Listen to the Whispering Roottag

This is a single, unique collectible. In Chapter 7, while exploring the flooded lower levels of the East Dormitory, you'll hear a faint whispering. Follow the sound to a dead-end corridor where a single, large root has broken through the wall. Interact with it and wait for the full audio sequence to play out to unlock the achievement.

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Combat & Skill-Based Achievementstag

These achievements test your mastery of Dread Fields' combat and stealth systems. They require specific tactics, weapon usage, or challenging feats of execution against the facility's horrors.

Untouchable: Defeat a boss without taking any damage.tag

This is best attempted on the first boss, the Sporefiend in Greenhouse Omega. Its attack patterns are the most predictable. It has three primary moves: a slow melee swipe, a lunge, and a ranged spore burst. Stay at mid-range to bait the lunge, dodge sideways, and attack its flank 2-3 times. When it rears up for the spore burst, sprint to the side. Using the flamethrower found just before the arena makes this fight trivial, as a few direct bursts will stun it, giving you a free damage window.

Reaper's Toll: Kill 50 enemies with the Reaping Scythe.tag

The Reaping Scythe is a powerful melee weapon found in Chapter 9, leaning against a statue in the arboretum just before Thorne's Office. It replaces your standard pipe. Once you acquire it, simply use it as your primary melee weapon. A good place to farm kills is the Root Chamber approach in Chapter 10, where multiple weak, swarming enemies spawn. You should unlock this naturally before the end of the game if you use the scythe consistently.

Silent Harvest: Perform a stealth kill on 10 Lurkers.tag

Lurkers are the four-legged creatures with pulsating spore sacs on their backs that patrol the facility from Chapter 4 onwards. They are blind but have acute hearing. To perform a stealth kill, you must crouch-walk behind them and use the prompt for a takedown. Throwing bottles or other debris can distract them, allowing you to reposition for a kill. The Containment Wing in Chapter 8 is an excellent area to farm these, as several Lurkers patrol long, dark corridors.

Overkill: Defeat the final boss with a fully charged shot from the 'Thorne's Lance' prototype.tag

This is a secret weapon. To get it, you must first find the Weapon schematic in Thorne's hidden research lab (the same room as his 10th journal). Then, you must find three components:

1. Focusing Lens: In the observatory, on the main telescope's control panel.
2. Power Cell: In the generator room, inside a locked maintenance cage. The key is in the main control room.
3. Emitter Casing: Dropped by the optional mini-boss, the 'Alpha Lurker', in the West Dormitory basement.

Once you have all three parts and the schematic, you can craft the 'Thorne's Lance' at a workbench. During the final boss fight with The Harvester, you must charge a full shot (hold the fire button for ~5 seconds) and land the killing blow with it.

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The Two Endings & Secret Achievementstag

Dread Fields has two different endings, each with its own set of achievements. Your path is determined by a key action taken during the final boss fight. It is impossible to get both ending achievements in one go without reloading an earlier save.

The 'Cycle of Blight' Ending (Standard)tag

This is the default ending, achieved by simply playing the game and defeating the final boss through conventional means.

• Requirements: Reach the final boss, The Harvester, and defeat it by depleting its health bar with any of your weapons.
• Achievement Unlocked: The Harvest is Complete - Embrace the cycle.

This ending sees the protagonist overwhelmed by the blight, becoming a new host and ensuring the fungal entity's survival. It is the downbeat, standard conclusion to the story.

The 'Seed of Hope' Ending (True)tag

This is the secret, more optimistic ending that requires significant preparation and fulfilling several hidden objectives throughout the game. It provides closure to Dr. Thorne's story and offers a chance to destroy the blight for good.

Here are the precise steps required:

1. Find all 10 of Thorne's Journals. (Unlocks Loremaster)
2. Collect all 5 Corrupted Seeds. (Unlocks Harbinger of Rot)
3. Access the Hidden Research Lab behind the bookshelf in Thorne's Office in Chapter 9.
4. Use the Gene Synthesizer in the lab. With all 5 Corrupted Seeds in your inventory, the machine will have a new interaction prompt to craft the 'Purifying Agent'.
5. Reach the final boss, The Harvester, with the Purifying Agent in your inventory.
6. Fight the boss normally until you deplete its health bar for the first time. It will fall to one knee and begin to regenerate.
7. During this regeneration phase, you must run up to it and use the Purifying Agent. This triggers a unique cutscene and a second, altered phase of the fight.
8. Defeat the boss's final form.

Completing these steps will show a different final cutscene where the blight is purged from the facility. This path unlocks two achievements.

• Achievements Unlocked:
  • Master Botanist - Synthesize the Purifying Agent.
  • A New Dawn - Break the cycle and survive the Dread Fields.

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Frequently Asked Questionstag

Are any achievements missable in Dread Fields? Yes. All collectible-based achievements (Loremaster, Harbinger of Rot, A Voice in the Dark) can be missed if you proceed past certain chapter points of no return. Most importantly, the achievements for the true ending (Master Botanist, A New Dawn) are entirely missable if you don't collect all the required items.

What is the hardest achievement to get? A New Dawn is the most difficult as it has the most prerequisites, requiring you to find almost every major collectible in the game and follow a very specific sequence of actions during the final boss fight. Untouchable can also be tricky depending on your skill level.

Can you get both endings in one playthrough? Yes, but it requires manual save management. Create a save right after entering the final boss arena but before starting the fight. You can then beat the boss normally for the 'Cycle of Blight' ending, reload your save, and then use the Purifying Agent to get the 'Seed of Hope' ending.

How long does it take to 100% Dread Fields? An average first playthrough takes about 10-12 hours. A completionist run where you are actively hunting for all collectibles and achievements will likely take between 15 and 20 hours.

The Final Tallytag

Achieving 100% completion in Dread Fields is a rewarding challenge that forces you to engage with every corner of its decaying world and uncover the full narrative of the Blackwood facility's collapse. It transforms the game from a straightforward survival horror experience into a compelling environmental investigation. With this guide, you have the complete roadmap to unlocking all 23 achievements and putting the horror of the blight to rest for good.