Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 3 hrs ago
Steam adds achievement sets for games and downloadable content
Valve is adding achievement sets to Steam to organize game achievements into separate groups.
The feature covers a game's main version and its downloadable content, with sets created by developers.
Players still earn achievements through normal play, but Steam will group them when players view what they have unlocked.
Each set has its own progress bar and completion trophy that can appear on a player's profile.
Developers can also create seasonal sets and archive them, allowing for temporary or holiday achievements.
Several games already support the feature, including Portal 2, Team Fortress 2 and Forza Horizon 5.
The updated achievements features are in Steam's latest client beta, and Valve is also refreshing the achievements page to show overall and set-by-set progress.
Valve has introduced achievement sets in the latest Steam client beta, separating achievements into groups such as base-game, downloadable-content and seasonal sets.
Each set has its own progress bar, and completing one earns a “set complete” trophy visible on a player’s profile.
The update also refreshes the achievements page to show overall progress, set progress and individual achievements.
Developers can archive seasonal sets, which may be used for time-limited events without affecting base-game achievement totals.
A number of games already support the feature, including Against the Storm, Portal 2 and Team Fortress 2.
- Who
- Valve is introducing the feature for Steam; developers can create achievement sets.
- What
- Steam is adding separate sets for achievements, including sets for base games, DLC and seasons.
- When
- The feature is available in the latest Steam client beta.
- Where
- On Steam.
- Why
- To make it easier to see completed achievements and find related achievements to unlock.
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- Availability
- Latest Steam client beta
- Achievement sets
- Separate groups for base-game, DLC and seasonal achievements
- Set completion
- A “set complete” trophy is visible on a player’s profile
- Supported games
- Against the Storm, Portal 2 and Team Fortress 2 are among the games listed
- Friend comparisons
- Up to three friends at once, according to PC Gamer
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What people are saying
In games that support sets, you still unlock achievements by playing the game as usual
We think there are a lot of fun ways games can take advantage of the temporary nature this can add, such as adding achievements to season-based games or enabling time-limited holiday achievements