All achievements & how to unlock them
Every one of the 17 achievements and exactly what you need to do to earn it.
What are all the achievements in Echoes of the Moon?
There are 17 achievements, ranging from decoding your first Signal fragment to raising the Beacon and waking the near side. Here's the full list with the exact unlock condition for each.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| 📡 First Contact | Decode your first Signal fragment. |
| 🏠 Homestead | Grow to 12 colonists. |
| ⚡ Light Up the Moon | Produce 20 energy per second. |
| 🌿 The Gardener | Commit to the Sustainable Habitats doctrine. |
| ⚙ The Industrialist | Commit to the Industrial Automation doctrine. |
| 🌪 Storm Rider | Reach Day 15 with the colony intact. |
| 🌆 Metropolis | Grow to 40 colonists. |
| 🔭 The Whole Message | Decode every Signal fragment. |
| ✨ The Gateway Opens | Open the Alien Gateway. |
| 🌑 Against the Odds | Open the Gateway in Hardcore mode. |
| ⏱ Speedrun | Open the Gateway by Day 100. |
| 🏙 Megalopolis | Grow to 190 colonists — a true city. |
| 🔆 The Beacon Lit | Raise the Beacon and wake the near side. |
| 🌿 The Naturalist | Open the Gateway without the Industrial doctrine. |
| 💛 Not One Lost | Open the Gateway (Colony/Hardcore) without losing a colonist. |
| ✨ Fully Awake | Raise the Beacon and decode the entire Signal. |
| 🛰 The Far Shoulder | Wake the lattice node on the Moon's far side. |
Which achievements are the hardest?
The toughest ask you to combine a full playthrough with a restriction or a scale target — winning without losing a colonist, winning on Hardcore, or growing to a 190-colonist megalopolis.
- Against the Odds — Open the Gateway in Hardcore mode.
- Speedrun — Open the Gateway by Day 100.
- Megalopolis — Grow to 190 colonists — a true city.
- Not One Lost — Open the Gateway (Colony/Hardcore) without losing a colonist.
- Fully Awake — Raise the Beacon and decode the entire Signal.
- The Far Shoulder — Wake the lattice node on the Moon's far side.
Completion tips
- Plan restriction runs. "Not One Lost" and "The Naturalist" are easiest on a sustainable build where morale never collapses.
- Speedrun with industry. "Speedrun" (Gateway by Day 100) wants an industrial rush and an early Fusion plant.
- Two birds: a single strong Hardcore, no-loss, sustainable run can tick several of the hardest achievements at once.
- Post-win badges. "The Beacon Lit" and "Fully Awake" come from The Waking, so keep your save going after the Gateway.
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