Big Walk has 12 achievements on Steam. Most follow normal exploration: cross the drawbridge, visit the map, wear equipment, use each major transport route, reach late-game landmarks, finish the story, and complete the optional postgame route. Three unlocks involve direct interaction from another player.
Official means the name and description appear on Steam or in the game FAQ. Community route means players consistently reproduced the path, but Big Walk Wiki has not captured its own unlock footage yet. Exact locations that lack approved evidence remain withheld.
Platform differences
| Platform | What is verified |
|---|---|
| Steam on Windows or macOS | 12 achievements with a public official list |
| PlayStation 5 | A firsthand community completion capture verifies a platinum named Big Trophy; the complete PS5 list, total, and grades remain unverified by an approved first-party source |
| Mac App Store | The official FAQ says this version does not support Game Center; do not assume Steam achievements transfer |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | No public Big Walk achievement list was found in official Nintendo materials |
| Cross-platform progress | Crossplay is supported, but trophy syncing, auto-pop, and retroactive guest unlocks are not confirmed |
The number 12 must not be presented as the universal trophy count. It is the official Steam total. Only the PS5 platinum name is supported by the available community capture; the full console list, grades, and total remain unresolved.
Recommended completion route
- Choose the long-term host. The host owns the save and must return for later sessions.
- Finish the Beach sequence. Lower and cross the drawbridge for Big Walk.
- Prioritize the Red route. Enter the Map Room for Big View and use its information during cleanup.
- Equip items as soon as you find them. Ask a partner to place a backpack on you for Big Pack and fit a hip item for Big Help.
- Use every unlocked transport system. Ride a moving train for Big Ride and the chairlift for Big Sit.
- Complete the Yellow route. Enter the large tunnel for Big Tunnel.
- Visit the highest point. This triggers Big Climb; the exact safest ascent is still awaiting original capture.
- Reproduce the community-reported painting interaction. Firsthand posts indicate that another player must paint the achievement hunter for Big Makeover. The exact paint, location, and trigger still need original verification.
- Finish the main route. Progress through the Black Tower path, go beyond the wall for Big Wall, and complete the normal ending for the hidden Big Goodbye achievement.
- Return for optional cleanup. Multiple community reports identify 15 optional challenge rewards: eight red and seven purple, placed in the green structure near the Map Room. One walkthrough reports that this produces a final key used for the extended ending and Big Game.
Keep the achievement hunter present when a trigger occurs. There is not enough approved evidence to promise that a guest joining an advanced save will receive earlier unlocks retroactively.
All 12 Big Walk Steam achievements
| Achievement | Official Steam description | Practical guidance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Walk | Cross the drawbridge | Complete the opening Beach sequence and cross after the bridge lowers | Official trigger |
| Big View | Visit the map | Enter and inspect the Map Room during the Red route | Official trigger; community route |
| Big Pack | Wear a backpack | Have another player place a backpack on your character | Official trigger; community mechanic |
| Big Sit | Ride the chairlift | Unlock the Green transport route, board, and let the chairlift move you | Official trigger; community route |
| Big Help | Wear something on your hip | Have another player fit the hip carrier and attach a usable item | Official trigger; community mechanic |
| Big Ride | Ride the train | Unlock the Blue transport route and remain aboard a moving train | Official trigger; community route |
| Big Climb | Reach the highest point | Reach the top of the world's tallest peak | Official trigger; exact route not independently captured |
| Big Tunnel | Enter a big tunnel | Unlock the Yellow route and enter its large tunnel | Official trigger; community route |
| Big Wall | Go beyond the wall | Continue through the late-game route after the initial tower groups | Official trigger; exact boundary not independently captured |
| Big Goodbye | Hidden on Steam | Community evidence ties it to completing the normal ending | Community route; protected spoiler |
| Big Makeover | Get shiny | Firsthand community posts indicate that another player paints the achievement hunter; exact paint and location remain unverified | Official description; community mechanic |
| Big Game | Hidden on Steam | Community evidence ties it to the 15-reward extended ending | Community route; protected spoiler |
Steam's official Big Walk store page confirms achievement support. This checklist was matched against Steam's official achievement record on August 10, 2026. Live completion percentages are intentionally not copied because they change continuously, and the direct Steam Community record is not exposed as a public link because it failed strict browser availability checks.
Early and equipment achievements
Big Walk — Cross the drawbridge
This is the natural opening progression unlock. Work through the Beach-area cooperative challenges, complete the local tower sequence, wait for the drawbridge to lower, and physically cross it. If one player does not receive the unlock, regroup and have that player cross rather than remaining behind at the tower.
Big View — Visit the map
Prioritize the Red route after the opening. Once the Map Room becomes accessible, enter it and examine the map area. The Map Room is also useful for later cleanup because community reports describe completed and outstanding challenge information appearing there.
Big Pack — Wear a backpack
The wearer cannot equip a backpack alone. Put the backpack within reach, ask another player to pick it up, and have them place it onto the achievement hunter. Stay still while they line it up. If the unlock does not register, ask that partner to remove and place it again.
Big Help — Wear something on your hip
Steam only confirms “Wear something on your hip.” Firsthand community routes use a partner to fit a hip carrier or utility attachment and place a compatible item such as a radio into its side slot. Treat that as a community-reproduced method, not proof that one named item is the only valid trigger.
Travel and landmark achievements
Big Ride — Ride the train
Progress the Blue route until the railway is operating. Board a train and remain on it after it starts moving. Merely standing near the track or stepping onto a stationary carriage may not satisfy the plain-language requirement to ride it.
Big Sit — Ride the chairlift
Progress the Green route until the chairlift is active. Board a chair and stay on for a moving segment. The achievement name says “Sit,” but Steam's functional description is simply “Ride the chairlift.”
Big Tunnel — Enter a big tunnel
Complete enough of the Yellow route to open the large tunnel and pass through its entrance. This is a location trigger rather than a requirement to finish every optional challenge in that area.
Big Climb — Reach the highest point
Reach the highest accessible summit in the world. The official achievement confirms the destination but not a route. Because this site has not recorded an original ascent, it will not publish a copied turn-by-turn path or an unverified shortcut.
Big Wall — Go beyond the wall
Community routes place this in late-story progression after the five initial tower groups and the Black Tower path. The exact Big Wall trigger boundary has not been captured by this site, so keep the achievement hunter with the group throughout the transition.
Big Makeover — Get shiny
Steam confirms only the achievement name and “Get shiny” description. Firsthand community posts indicate that another player paints the achievement hunter. The exact paint choice, device, location, route, and effect of ordinary paint are not yet verified.
Use this cautious checklist when the group finds a player-painting interaction:
- Keep at least two players together; this is not a solo interaction.
- Make the achievement hunter the player receiving the paint.
- Have another player perform the painting interaction.
- Wait for the unlock notification before assuming the method worked.
- If it does not unlock, record the game version, roles, paint choice, and location rather than treating an unverified retry sequence as guaranteed.
This guide deliberately does not invent a tunnel turn, room color, paint type, or machine location. An original screenshot or short capture of the successful interaction is still required before an exact route can be published.
Get Shiny search answer
“Get shiny” is the description of Big Makeover, not a separate achievement, item code, or quest name. Firsthand community posts indicate that another player must paint the character that needs the unlock; the exact method remains under original verification.
Hidden ending achievements
Show Big Goodbye and Big Game spoilers
Big Goodbye
Community completion evidence ties Big Goodbye to the normal ending after the Black Tower, the path beyond the wall, and the black-sphere sequence. This is separate from optional full completion.
Big Game
For a low-risk cleanup route, finish the normal ending first. Community evidence does not establish that the normal ending is a strict prerequisite for collecting or depositing every optional reward.
- Finish the main tower progression and, for the safest documented order, the normal ending.
- Complete the remaining optional challenges, including seven purple-marked challenges.
- Gather the eight red challenge rewards and seven purple rewards, for 15 total.
- Place the 15 rewards in the green structure near the Map Room.
- One community walkthrough reports that a final key becomes available.
- Return to the black-sphere route and complete the extended sequence.
The r/BigWalk fan community and extended-ending discussion support this outline. Exact challenge coordinates remain reserved for an original map pass.
Are any achievements missable?
No approved official source labels an achievement permanently missable. Community completion reports indicate that story cleanup remains possible, but that is not enough to guarantee every edge case. Use these precautions:
- Keep the same host for the full run.
- Keep the achievement hunter present for story and transport triggers.
- Equip the backpack, hip item, and shiny finish before the group disperses.
- Deposit optional rewards instead of carrying several through later traversal.
- If a reward disappears, one firsthand report suggests restarting the host session may return it to its challenge location; treat this as a recovery attempt, not a guarantee.
- Do not assume challenge skipping preserves every achievement trigger until that behavior is tested.
Trophy guide FAQ
How many achievements does Big Walk have?
Steam officially lists 12 achievements. That number applies to Steam, not automatically to every platform. A community PS5 capture verifies a platinum named Big Trophy, but the complete console list, total, grades, and auto-pop behavior remain unverified.
Can Big Walk achievements be completed solo?
No. Big Walk has no official single-player mode and requires at least two online players. Firsthand community routes also report that Big Pack, Big Help, and Big Makeover depend on direct interaction from another player.
Is Big Makeover the same as Get Shiny?
Yes. Big Makeover is the achievement name and “Get shiny” is its official Steam description. It is one unlock, not two different objectives.
How do you unlock Big Game?
Community evidence ties Big Game to the extended ending after all 15 optional red and purple rewards are deposited. Open the spoiler section above for the full high-level route.
Do Steam achievements transfer to PS5?
Crossplay does not prove cross-platform trophy synchronization. No approved source confirms automatic Steam-to-PS5 unlocks, guest retroactive unlocks, or auto-pop, so plan to trigger achievements on the platform where you want them.