Achievements
Earn achievements in retro games with RetroAchievements integration.
Written By Patrick Corrigan
Last updated About 12 hours ago
Earn achievements in retro games with RetroAchievements integration.
RetroAchievements
Community-created achievements for thousands of retro games. Earn badges, compete on leaderboards, and prove your skills in games that never had achievements.
- Track your progress across your entire library
- Compete on global leaderboards
- Unlock badges and build your profile
- Hardcore mode available for purists
Connecting Your Account
- Go to Settings
- Find the RetroAchievements Integration section
- Enter your RetroAchievements username and password
- Your profile displays when connected (avatar, points, hardcore points)
Your password is stored locally with encryption and is never sent to Afterplay servers.
Viewing Achievements
- Start a game that supports achievements
- Open the Achievements Drawer from the game screen
The drawer shows your completion stats and unlock rates for the current game.
Sorting Options
- Default Order
- Won Status
- Points
- Title
- Type
Filtering
Toggle to show only missable achievements, helping you avoid permanently missing any.
Achievement Types
- Progression - Story or level progression markers
- Win Condition - Victory or completion achievements
- Missable - Can be permanently missed if not earned at the right time
Hardcore Mode
Hardcore mode disables emulator assistance features for a more authentic challenge:
- Cheats
- Rewind
- Slow-motion
- Loading save states
- Save editing (PKHeX)
Achievements earned in hardcore mode are tracked separately and displayed with special indicators on your profile.
Encore Mode
Shows achievement notifications even for previously unlocked achievements. Useful when replaying games you've already completed.
Supported Platforms
Nintendo
- Game Boy
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Mini
- NES / Famicom
- Famicom Disk System
- Nintendo 64
- Super Nintendo
- Virtual Boy
Sega
- Genesis / Mega Drive
- Sega CD
- Master System
- Game Gear
- SG-1000
Sony
- PlayStation
Other
- PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
- Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, Lynx
- Neo Geo family
- WonderSwan
- WonderSwan Color
- ZX Spectrum
- Commodore 64
- DOOM