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Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity.
Heartbound Achievements
An achievement guide for Heartbound.
To begin, this guide does include SPOILERS, so please close this guide if you want to seek out these achievements the traditional way. In addition, this guide is currently unfinished because the game is not finished. I will be updating it as I find more of these, and they will be posted in the order they can be found. [Shoe Gaskets are an exception to this.]
Please feel free to comment if you know how to get an achievement that I have not obtained. It would be highly appreciated.
Laughing Man
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
When you start up the game and select your language and control preferences, you will find yourself on the title screen. On this screen, use your arrow keys to input the following code. You’ll know you did it right when you hear a faint laugh, and if you can read the Guardian Glyphs in-game.
Code: ← ← ↑ ↓ → ↓ ↓ ↓ ← → → ↑ ↑
Engage Claws
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
After fighting the Barghest for the first time and having Binder intervene, you will end up in The Trial area, where you are trying to make your way to the Artifact. In the first area of The Trial, before moving the left pillar, head to the secret area [see the red path in the screenshot below] and speak to Gizmo. Answer with Yes to get this achievement.
Shoe Gaskets
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Collect every sock in Chapter One. Screenshots below.
Shoe Gaskets 2: Electric Boogaloo
Achievement Description: N/A
Collect every sock in Chapter Two. Screenshots below. [Unfinished.]
How to reach Floor 0: Second row, on the right. Head inside the room and interact with the black liquid in the sink to meet Birder. You can’t have ducks on your head or the sticky on your face when interacting with the sink. After finishing your job in the cafeteria, go to the Mailshroom and go downstairs. Boom. Interact with the computer in the center of the room to get the Into The Deep achievement, as well!
F1 Socks
F0 Socks
F2 Sock
Shoe Gaskets 3: Why are you doing this to me?
Achievement Description: N/A
Chapter Three achievement, not currently unlockable.
Shoe Gaskets 4: Please Stop No More
Achievement Description: N/A
Chapter Four achievement, not currently unlockable.
Code Breaker
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Put in the following code into the keypad found in the first room of Chapter Two. You will hear a faint laugh and be able to read Darksider Glyphs after doing so.
Code: 583221496
Repurposed Code
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Chapter Two: In the first room, interact with the computer in the back to learn the first part of the puzzle. After it turns off again, interact with the sticky note nearby, the bulletin board notice, the set of books on the right desk, and the page on the desk beside the desk that has the keypad. Either figure out the puzzle yourself or look at the code below and put it into the keypad to get this acheivo.
Code: 8913
Master Chef
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
During the cafeteria job, you not only have to feed all thirty employees before the time runs out, but you ALSO can’t drop anything. Save beforehand. Seriously.
The video below was not made by me and is a perfect example of how to achieve this. Godspeed.
Into The Deep
Achievement Description: N/A
This achievement requires that you go to Floor Zero in Chapter Two. Find it on your own, or let me hold your hand and lead you right to it. All it costs it for you to look below. Watch your step, nerdhire.
How to reach Floor 0: Second row, on the right. Head inside the room and interact with the black liquid in the sink to meet Birder. You can’t have ducks on your head or the sticky on your face when interacting with the sink. After finishing your job in the cafeteria, go to the Mailshroom and go downstairs. Boom.
Upon descending the stairs and making your way to the main room of Floor Zero, you will see a heart and a terminal. Interact with the terminal to get this achievement.
Salamurder
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Chapter Two, Tower F2: Go into the cubicle with all of the fluffy and not-so-fluffy friends inside and check the drawer. You’ll notice that it’s filled with salamander treats, and if you look away from this guide long enough, you’ll see a salamander run by, as well. This may take a few tries, but quickly check the drawer and then step back to step on the salamander as it runs by.
Congratulations, you’ve murdered an innocent creature.
Vaporwave Is Dead
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Chapter Three [can be done in early access]: Go to the far north end of Animus to find a pond and some lily pads. Wait until exactly 08:08, then a secret path will open up. You can be a cheating cheater by changing your computer’s clock to 8:07 and waiting for a minute if you don’t feel like doing this the traditional way.
You can then pick up the Aesthetic in this new area to obtain the achievement.
Short Circuit
Achievement Description: N/A
Haven’t obtained this one yet. Feel free to comment if you’ve obtained it so I can add the instructions. Otherwise, stay tuned for updates!
Insider Baseball
Achievement Description: N/A
Haven’t obtained this one yet. Feel free to comment if you’ve obtained it so I can add the instructions. Otherwise, stay tuned for updates!
Mow The Lawn
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Chapter Two, F2: Diagonal of the guy in 3A is a guy with no papers at all, unlike the one in 3A. Speak to the one who has nothing and he’ll tell you about how the fellow in 3A took all of his papers. Go to the guy in 3A and invoke some good ol’ workplace gossip by telling him what the other guy said, then step out of the cubicle so that the guy in 3A can clean up.
On The Loose
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Chapter Two, F1: When you have all five ducks on your head, hug the north wall when heading back towards the room Phish is in, and there is an invisible path that takes you up to a goose. Interact with it to get this achievement.
The Champion
Achievement Description: It’s a secret.
Time to put your ten dancing fingers to use, kiddos. Find your save file for Heartbound, it’s time to edit it. You need to find and change the 245th line in the file to “42”. Then there will be toast in the toaster. Interacting with it gives you the achievement.
Insider Baseball
Exit Lore’s Room without the Sweater, and do not pick up the Axe. While fighting the Barghest, take no damage on either encounter.
Vaporwave Is Dead
Requirement: Enter the Vapor Cave in Animus and interact with the Aesthetic.
The Vapor Cave is a secret area located in Animus. This secret room is only accessible if the player’s clock reaches 20:08. When this happens, a bridge of lily pads will appear, allowing the player to walk to the other side of the lake. Once there, the player can step into the mushroom ring to enter.