Forever Ago Achievements: All 29 Xbox and Steam Goals
See every Forever Ago achievement name and published requirement for Xbox and Steam, with a chapter-based route for photos, vignettes, and optional actions.
FAQ
How many achievements does Forever Ago have?
Which Forever Ago achievements have public Steam conditions?
Are the Xbox and Steam achievement requirements identical?
Xbox lists 29 achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore. The official Steam community page also lists 29 names. Steam publicly exposes only five condition texts: take 25 photos, take 50 photos, find a vignette, find all vignettes, and take every opportunity to rest. The XboxAchievements list publishes the fuller requirement wording used below.
Official Steam launch trailer frame, illustrative only; this image is not an achievement step screenshot.
How to use this list
Treat the route grouping as a practical order for watching for objectives, not as proof that every hidden achievement fires in the named scene. For a clean completion run, photograph prompted subjects, keep taking optional photos and selfies, collect petals before leaving each area, and rest whenever a prompt appears. The platinum guide adds the PS5 trophy that sits above this 29-item list.
The game is linear, and MeriStation’s review describes its choices as mostly aesthetic. That makes a careful first route more useful than a branching-choice chart.
Full achievement list
| # | Achievement | Published requirement | Public source note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before I Forget Myself | Stop by the local gas station and stock up for the road trip | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 2 | Glimpse Into The Past | Find a vignette | Steam and Xbox list |
| 3 | Trip’s Cancelled | You just want to go home | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 4 | Hatless | Lose Alfred’s hat while taking a nap | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 5 | Back On The Road | Find a reason to keep going | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 6 | Make A Wish | Be quick when spotting a shooting star | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 7 | Green Thumb | Beat Sam in watering her plants | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 8 | Shopaholic | Buy all the things at Karl’s Pump ‘N’ Mart | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 9 | Have a Swantastic Day | Carve your initials into a memorable tree | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 10 | What’s In A Name | Give Doggo a name | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 11 | Alright, First Coffee | Finish your day trip to the lighthouse | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 12 | You Can’t Plan Life | Reach Alfred’s destination | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 13 | Guardian Lord | Beat the arcade’s high score | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 14 | Focus Finder | Take 25 photos | Steam and Xbox list |
| 15 | Olympic-Level Stick Thrower | Start three rounds of fetch with Doggo | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 16 | Patience Of A Saint | One does not simply interrupt Milton | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 17 | Bowside 360 | Do a 360 spin with a boat | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 18 | The Plundered Plumage | Find Marley’s bobblehead | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 19 | Snooping Shutterbug | Take a photo of every curious object in Alfred’s room | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 20 | Petal Collector | Find all vignettes | Steam and Xbox list |
| 21 | Picture Perfect | Take 50 photos | Steam and Xbox list |
| 22 | Scallyrat Roberts | Learn what led to the resort’s collapse | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 23 | Old Bones | Take every opportunity to rest for a moment | Steam and Xbox list |
| 24 | It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Doggo | Take a photo of Doggo instead of the bird’s nest | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 25 | Chrono Selfie | Take a selfie with Milton | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 26 | World’s Largest Mosaic Pumpkin Collection | Find all of Audrey’s mosaic pumpkins at home | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 27 | Shaun and Jason | During the climb, call out for Doggo at least 30 times | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 28 | Self-Portrait Photography | Take 10 selfies | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
| 29 | Stupid Thing! | “Fix” the broken kitchen drawer | Xbox list; hidden on Steam |
Route by story stop
Opening room and Woolson Falls
Photograph the curious objects in Alfred’s room before the window prompt. Keep the camera active during the Falls drive and trail, and start looking for petals. The first completed vignette gives Glimpse Into The Past; all vignettes are required for Petal Collector. The collectibles page explains why a petal group and its memory photograph are separate steps.
Karl’s Pump ‘N’ Mart
Collect the gas-station supplies and avoid cutting Milton off during the optional conversation. Buy all three route items, take the Milton selfie when the prompt is available, and watch for the nap/rest interactions. The walkthrough lists the basket, wipers, cookies, atlas, payment, nightmare, and campsite order.
Diner, road, and Sam
Complete the flower, jukebox, Maddy, dog, and booth sequence. Continue taking photos and selfies rather than saving all 50 shots for the finale. During Sam’s detour, beat her plant-watering task, begin three fetch rounds over the trip, and finish the route’s reason-to-keep-going objective.
Official Steam launch trailer frame, illustrative only; this image is not an achievement step screenshot.
Official Steam launch trailer frame, illustrative only; this image is not an achievement step screenshot.
Marley’s resort
Search the abandoned resort before leaving. Use the bolt cutter to reach the arcade, souvenir shop, and docks. Play Guardian Lord, check the shop shelf beside the parrot for the bobblehead, attempt the boat spin, and carve the memorable tree after the island memory.
Winslow Lighthouse
Finish the coffee stop, feed and name Doggo, take the Doggo photograph when the bird’s-nest choice appears, and call out at least 30 times during the climb. Keep moving along the linear path and use the camera when Charles and the lighthouse prompt invite it.
Williamina Peak and home
Reach Alfred’s destination after the snow tracks and mountain sequence. In the Epilogue, search the home for Audrey’s mosaic pumpkins and the broken kitchen drawer before making dinner. The ending explanation covers the final story beats without treating these hidden objectives as alternate endings.
What the public data does not prove
The achievement pages do not publish a complete vignette total, a guaranteed missable list, or a platform-independent cleanup policy. Do not infer those details from unlock percentages or an achievement’s name. Keep the camera and journal habits from the beginner guide active, and record any later verified trigger with its source before expanding this list.
Sources and scope
The 29 names and Steam-visible conditions come from the official Steam Community achievement page. The full published requirement wording is cross-checked against XboxAchievements. Story order is paraphrased from Into Indie Games’ complete walkthrough. The images are official Steam launch-trailer frames used illustratively.
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