Achievement Overview
Scritchy Scratchy features 20+ Steam achievements covering progression, probability events, automation, and collection. This guide details unlock conditions and the most efficient methods for each.
Progress & Story Achievements
Gambler Has Nothing
Condition: Die for the first time
Method: Tutorial achievement. The game guides you through your first "Last Chance" failure automatically.
Certain Defeat / Last Stand / House Always Wins
Condition: Die 2/3/4 times respectively
Method: Complete 2/3/4 prestige cycles. Each prestige adds a death counter.
Spend All The Money In The World
Condition: Purchase items worth over ~100 trillion dollars ($100T)
Method:
- Keep buying upgrades while grinding Catalogs 3-4
- Auto Scratcher runs continuously
- Money accumulates rapidly in late game; this comes naturally
Soul Drain
Condition: Create artificial souls
Method: After buying "The Machine," inject money to generate souls. Normal progression unlocks this.
All In Victory
Condition: Survive after scratching the "All In" card
Method:
- Unlock this card in later cycles
- Scratch the high-risk card
- Survive without total loss
Faithful Servant
Condition: Give a winning "Last Chance" to the company
Method:
- Win on "Last Chance"
- Phone rings asking if you want to claim
- Do NOT click "Claim"
- Wait approximately 5 minutes
- Special event triggers, achievement unlocks
Note: One of the most time-consuming achievements; do this while doing other tasks.
Luck & Probability Achievements
What Are The Odds?
Condition: Hit a Super Jackpot
Method:
- Requires extreme luck
- Prioritize Luck upgrades
- Grind in high-level Catalogs
- Pure RNG; cannot be forced
What Bad Luck
Condition: Break 2 plates consecutively
Method:
- Unlock "Daily Work" skill
- Plate break rate increases to 10%
- Need 1/100 probability × 2 consecutive breaks
- Do NOT buy "Soft Hands" skill
- Use Dishwasher automation for more attempts
Tip: Let automation run longer to increase probability.
What Luck
Condition: Hit Jackpot on first scratch card
Method:
- Pure random event
- Note: Scratching too much invalidates it
- Immediately stop when you see Jackpot
Lucky Cat
Condition: Have the cat (Mond) hit a Super Jackpot
Method:
- Unlock pet cat (Mond) feature
- Feed cat to scratch cards
- Requires extreme luck
Bad Cat
Condition: Go bankrupt due to cat
Method:
- Unlock cat feature
- Do NOT buy "Picky Eater" or Trash Can
- Don't overlevel Luck
- Let cat scratch "Apple Tree" and other negative cards
- Cat selects high-risk options causing bankruptcy
Winning Streak
Condition: Hit Jackpot on scratch cards from all 4 Catalogs
Method:
- Need Jackpot in each of Catalogs 1-4
- Prioritize Luck upgrades
- Use stable cards to chase Jackpots
- Start from Catalog 1 and complete sequentially
Perfect Job
Condition: Hit Jackpot in plate washing
Method:
- Buy "Fine Dining" skill
- Small chance of Jackpot appears in plate washing minigame
- Requires luck boost
Big Winner Series (1000x / 10000x / 100000x)
Condition: Win amount reaches 1000/10000/100000x card cost
Method:
- Upgrade skill tree
- Keep investing in Machine
- Money accumulates quickly in late game
- Higher-level cards more easily achieve high multipliers
Plate Washing Achievements
⚠️ Important: For these achievements, do NOT buy any scratch cards until completed!
Honest Work
Condition: Earn $2,000 without buying cards
Method:
- Plate washing only
- Takes about 5-10 minutes
- After completion, can buy cards normally
Workaholic
Condition: Earn $20 million without buying cards
Method:
- Do NOT buy any scratch cards
- Prioritize plate-related skills:
- Dishwasher
- Fine Dining
- Cleaning Freak
- Soft Hands
- Plate Master 5000
- Let automation run for extended periods
- Use Subscribe Bot for automatic handling
Tip: Time-consuming achievement; complete later in the game.
Night Market Achievements
Night Market Run
Condition: Buy and equip one decoration
Method:
- Unlock Night Market feature
- Exchange points for decorations
- Click to equip
Walk-In Closet
Condition: Buy all decorations
Method:
- Requires lots of points
- Accumulate through achievements and progression
- Currently 6 decoration types
Special Actions & Other Achievements
Don't Read The Contract
Condition: Take out a loan
Method:
- Spend all money on plates
- Intentionally break plates to go bankrupt
- Phone rings offering loan
- Accept the loan
What Are You Doing?
Condition: Throw Jackpot card in trash
Method:
- Scratch a Jackpot card
- Click trash can icon
- Confirm discard
Speed Run
Condition: Complete the game within 30 minutes after prestige
Method:
- Use Egg Timer
- Final phase takes about 15 minutes
- Accumulate souls in Machine
- Maximize Luck as much as possible
- Be prepared for multiple attempts
Note: Some players report Final Chance not responding. Solution: Remove desk and phone decorations, restart game. Remove decorations before attempting.
One Of Each
Condition: Place one card from each of the 4 Catalogs on table simultaneously
Method:
- Must take from Catalogs (subscription doesn't work)
- Buy sticky mat to prevent cards flying away
- Or turn off fan
- Take one card from each Catalog
Skip Catalog
Condition: Scratch "Last Chance" while other cards remain on table
Method:
- Don't open Catalog 1
- Start directly from Catalog 2
- Drag Catalog 1 to screen edge
- Scratch Last Chance without opening Catalog 1
Tip: With "Perfect Automation," can order via bot without opening Catalogs.
Nap Time
Condition: Reach 1 SX ($1,000,000,000,000,000) while idle for 5+ minutes
Method:
- Let automation run for extended periods
- Money grows rapidly in late game
- Just wait passively
Clicker Game
Condition: Accumulate 100+ cards in scratch robot
Method:
- Buy "Perfect Automation"
- Order volume far exceeds processing speed
- Auto Scratcher backs up lots of cards
Casual Game
Condition: Start game with all helper items unlocked
Method:
- After dying 4 times
- Buy these skill tree items:
- Beginner Pack
- Pet Lover
- Air Conditioner
- Perfect Automation
- Magic?
- Next run starts with unlock
Wizard
Condition: Use magic to scratch cards
Method:
- Buy related skills
- Unlock magic system
- Unlocks automatically
Time Machine
Condition: Boost timer speed to 5x
Method:
- Enhance timer in helper items
- Requires 1000 No (currency)
Skill Tree Master
Condition: Buy all prestige upgrades
Method:
- Requires approximately 21,000 JP
- Chase Super Jackpots in Catalogs 3-4
- Multiple prestiges to accumulate
- Best completed late game
Achievement Hunter
Condition: Unlock all achievements
Method: Complete all achievements above.
Achievement Priority Recommendations
Early Game (Cycles 1-4)
- Gambler Has Nothing
- Honest Work
- Don't Read The Contract
- Night Market Run
Mid Game (Cycles 4-10)
- What Bad Luck
- Workaholic
- Lucky Cat
- One Of Each
- Skip Catalog
Late Game (Cycles 10+)
- Faithful Servant
- Winning Streak
- Speed Run
- Skill Tree Master
- Achievement Hunter
FAQ
Q: An achievement won't unlock?
A:
- Restart game
- Check all conditions are met
- Some achievements require specific game state
Q: Plate break rate too low?
A: Ensure "Soft Hands" is NOT purchased. This skill reduces break rate.
Q: Faithful Servant waiting too long?
A: This is by design. Do this while watching videos or doing other tasks.
Q: Speedrun bug - Final Chance unresponsive?
A: Remove decorations and restart. This is currently the most effective solution.
Summary
Scritchy Scratchy's achievement system is cleverly designed with a mix of RNG-based luck achievements and strategy-requiring technical achievements. Recommendations:
- Early phase: Complete tutorial achievements, learn game mechanics
- Mid phase: Accumulate JP, prioritize critical abilities like Picky Eater
- Late phase: Chase difficult achievements like Skill Tree Master and Speed Run
Good luck with your achievement collection!