Baldur’s Gate 3 100% Achievements and Platinum Trophy Guide

Baldur’s Gate 3 has some of the toughest challenges to overcome if you are an achievement hunter. From defeating bosses using specific methods or saving NPCs. There are countless hidden achievements that you need to unlock if you want to earn a platinum trophy on PlayStation or secure 100% achievements on Steam/GOG. While requirements for some of Baldur's Gate 3 achievements are visible, others are hidden until you complete them.

How to get 100% Achievements in Baldur’s Gate 3

If you are hunting down all of the achievements in Baldur’s Gate 3 to show them off on Steam/GOG or earn a Platinum Trophy on PlayStation, here is a complete list: 

Descent From Avernus

Take control of the nautiloid and escape the Hells.

The Plot Thickens

Complete Act I.

The City Awaits

Complete Act II.

All's Well That Ends Well

Finish the game.

Absolute Power Corrupts

Take control of the Netherbrain and bend the world to your will.

Hero of the Forgotten Realms

Kill the Netherbrain and destroy the Absolute tadpoles.

Sins of the Father

Claim your Throne of Blood

Ceremorphosis

Become a mind flayer to defeat the Netherbrain.

Roleplayer

Complete ten background goals in a single playthrough.

Bedrolls and Breakfast

Take four full Long Rests in a single playthrough.

Expand Your Mind

Consume a parasite and unlock a new power/

Dig for Victory

Dig up five buried chests in a single playthrough.

No Penny Required

Successfully use Detect Thoughts to pry into someone's thoughts.

Escapologist

Break out of prison after being arrested.

Outsourcing

Recruit a hireling. You can befriend them or use them as cannon-fodder.

Jack-of-all-Trades

Multiclass into every class in one playthrough without asking Withers to change your character.

Homebrewer

Create three unique alchemical solutions in a single playthrough.

You Have Two Hands for a Reason

Pet Scratch and the owlbear cub at the same time.

Rude, Crude, and Full of Attitude

Find and summon the quasit Shovel.

Forged in Blood and Fire

Craft an item in the Adamantine Forge.

Under Lock and Key

Rescue all the prisoners from the depths of Moonrise Towers in one playthrough.

She Cannot Be Caged!

Rescue Sazza from the Emerald Grove, Goblin Camp, and Moonrise Towers in one playthrough.

Taking Blood

Steal the Blood of Lathander from underneath Rosymorn Monastery.

Leave No One Behind

Save every tiefling refugee you can throughout the game in a single playthrough.

Murder in Baldur's Gate

Coat the streets of Baldur's Gate in blood and become an Unholy Assassin of Bhaal.

Mind Blown

Romance the Emperor.

Kill Two Birds With One Gnome

Use one enemy as an improvised weapon against another.

Busker

Earn a hundred gold from playing sweet, sweet music in a single playthrough.

Action Surge

Perform five attacks in one turn. Your enemies won't know what hit them (literally).

Fists of Fury

Kill a character with an Unarmed Strike.

Devil's in the Details

Defeat Commander Zhalk on the nautiloid.

Pest Control

Kill the Spider Matriarch before her eggs hatch.

A Grym Fate

Kill the Adamantine Golem without using the Forge Hammer.

Non-Invasive Procedure

Kill the Surgeon before he performs surgery on you in combat.

Penny Pincher

Defeat the Toll Collector without her using gold against you - excellent budgeting.

No Free Lunches

Defeat the Apostle of Myrkul before it consumes any necromites.

Fancy Footwork

Defeat Gortash in Wyrm's Rock without activating any traps.

First Blood

Kill Orin while her cultists are performing their ritual chant.

Interfectorem Draconis

Kill the red dragon in the Upper City.

Crash Landing

In the Wyrmway, wait until the dragon is mid-flight, then knock it out of the sky.

Bottoms Up

Long Rest using only alcohol which is a time-honored dwarven tradition.

Shove Off

Kill a creature with falling damage.

Bookworm

Read 100 different books in a single playthrough.

Punch Drunk

Defeat twenty opponents while a party character is drunk in a single playthrough.

Fetch Quest

Play fetch with Scratch.

Repairing the Weave

Stabilize Gale's Netherese orb.

The Lich-Queen's Wrath

Ally with Voss against the Githyanki God-Queen.

To Bloom in Darkest Night

Gift Shadowheart a night orchid.

Hot Date

Go on a date with Karlach.

Just a Nibble

Let Astarion bite you.

Loophole

Break Wyll's pact with Mizora.

Embrace Your Urge

Become Bhaal's ultimate weapon and transform into his Slayer.

Critical Hit

Complete the game in Tactician mode.

Some of these achievements can require multiple playthroughs so you should be prepared for spending potentially hundreds of hours to earn every single one of them,