- Achievements
Do the following things to obtain the corresponding Gamerscore points:

5 Points
Boob Tube	See what's on TV.
10 Points
Nordic Walking	Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals.
Right of Way	Drive over 15 Taken.
Come One, Come All	Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flaregun.
Heavy Metal	Survive the bulldozer attack.
Carny	Knock over five can pyramids.
Follow the Light	Take a night course of light education.
Energized!	Use 100 batteries.
Back! Back, I Say!	Save yourself with a flare.
Medical Opinions	Listen to Hartman's recordings.
Sound and Fury	Kill four Taken with a single flashbang.
Let There Be Light	Get a generator running.
Iron Horse	Encounter a steam engine.
Child of the Elder God	Have a rock'n'roll moment without dropping to a low health state.
Gatekeeper	Cut the power to the transformer yard.
Two For the Price of One	Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast.
Under a Thin Layer of Skin	Defy the park ranger.
Drink 'Em Both Up	Put de lime in de coconut twice.
15 Points
Park Ranger	Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
Float Like a Butterfly	Perform a cinematic dodge.
20 Points
Tornado Wrangler	Overcome the tornado.
What Light Through Yonder Be victorious indow	Overcome 50 Taken with the flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended.
Thunder and Lightning	Overcome 50 Taken with flashbang grenades.
It's Not Just a Typewriter Brand	Overcome 50 Taken with a shotgun.
The Lady of the Light	Discover the secret she guards.
Damn Good Cup of Coffee	Discover 25 coffee thermoses.
The Six-Gun Scribe	Overcome 100 Taken with the revolver.
Finders Keepers	Discover 5 hidden chests.
Wheels Within Wheels	Meet the kidnapper.
Bright Falls' Finest	Call for help.
If It Flies, It Burns	Burn 1,000 birds.
Taken Season	Overcome 50 Taken with the hunting rifle.
Paging Mr. Wake	Find 25 manuscript pages.
Perchance to Dream	Take a moment to reflect on past events.
They're Heeeeeere!	Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times.
Collateral Carnage	Overcome 20 Taken with indirect means.
25 Points
Missed by a Mile	Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times.
30 Points
KBF-FM	Listen to all of the radio shows.
An Idyllic Small Town	Make it through 'Night Falls in Bright Falls' in one go without dying or rebegining even once.
Meet the Deadline	In 'Mirror Peak,' make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes.
Picking Up After Yourself	Find all of the manuscript pages in Normal mode.
Every Nook and Cranny	Discover all of the hidden chests.
Hypercaffeinated	Discover all coffee thermoses.
Gunless Wonder	Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in 'On the Road to Cauldron Lake.'
Couch Potato	Watch every single TV show.
Bright Falls Aficionado	Absorb every bit of local history and culture.
40 Points
Departure	Finish the game on Normal difficulty.
Hardboiled Writer	Finish the game on Hard difficulty.
50 Points
Acquireor's Edition	Find all of the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode.
Alan, Wake Up	Finish the game on Nightmare difficulty.

20 Points
License Revoked	Special 1
25 Points
Fast and Furious	Special 1
Words Will Never Harm You	Special 1
A Friend in Need	Special 1
Cardboard Companions	Special 1
30 Points
Tick Tock	Special 1
50 Points
A Friend Indeed	Special 1
Run-On Sentence	Special 1

5 Points
Ding!	Special 2
20 Points
Whirlwind	Special 2
Heartbreaker	Special 2
25 Points
Iron Will	Special 2
Go Gentle Into That Good Light	Special 2
Creative Space	Special 2
30 Points
Licensed Properties	Special 2
50 Points
No Punctuation	Special 2
Kill Your Darlings	Special 2

- Avatar Awards
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding Avatar Award:

Jacket and Scarf - Female	Play the Limited Acquireor's Edition Bonus Disc.
Jacket and Scarf - Male	Play the Limited Acquireor's Edition Bonus Disc.

- Easy 'Creative Space' achievement ('The Writer' DLC)
In the 'The Writer' DLC, go to the area with the airplane. Jump on its wings to reach the lower level. Drop from the plane, then go to the left of the furthest wing (towards the front of the plane). Once you reach the rock wall, find the slightly hidden hole. Go through it, and follow the path along the cliff side to reach a cave with a giant typewriter and get the 'Creative Space' achievement. After Alan is done speaking, go on top of the typewriter to read a paper that reveals more of the storyline.

- Nightmare mode
Successfully complete the game to unlock the Nightmare difficulty. In Nightmare mode, the combat difficulty is increased, and there are sixteen additional Manuscript Pages to collect.

- Acquireible locations
Search the indicated locations shown in the videos to find all coffee thermoses, can pyramids, manuscript pages in both Normal mode and Nightmare mode, hidden chests, TV shows, and radio shows:


Episode 1: Nightmare





Episode 2: Taken





Episode 3: Mirror Peak





Episode 3: On The Run





Episode 4: The Trurth





Episode 5: The Clicker





Episode 6: Departure




- Microsoft Tag
Notice: The following trick requires a smartphone with the Microsoft Tag app. Play Episode 4, and find the modern art painting on the top floor of the lodge. Capture that image, and read it with Microsoft Tag.

- Easy 'Meet The Deadline' achievement
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Part 2/3





Part 3/3




- Xbox 360 reference
When the doctor asks you to go back to your room at the begin of Chapter 4, search the room across the hallway from your door to find an Xbox 360.