Forever Ago features 29 achievements worth a total of 1,000 XP on the Epic Games Store and standard completion across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation. Most achievements remain hidden by default to avoid story spoilers, but they revolve around taking photos, finding memory vignettes, and interacting with specific environmental items. While post-game chapter select lets you clean up almost every missed task, the achievement Old Bones requires resting at every available opportunity in a single continuous playthrough.
Complete Forever Ago Achievement List
All 29 achievement names and conditions are documented below based on official store data and platform records:
| Achievement | Requirement / Condition | Epic XP |
|---|---|---|
| Alright, First Coffee | Finish your day trip to the lighthouse | 30 XP |
| Back On The Road | Find a reason to keep going | 30 XP |
| Before I Forget Myself | Stop by the local gas station and stock up for the road trip | 30 XP |
| Bowside 360 | Do a 360 spin with a boat | 105 XP |
| Chrono Selfie | Take a selfie with Milton | 80 XP |
| Focus Finder | Take 25 photos | 25 XP |
| Glimpse Into The Past | Find a vignette | 15 XP |
| Green Thumb | Beat Sam in watering her plants | 30 XP |
| Guardian Lord | Beat the Arcade's high score | 30 XP |
| Hatless | Lose Alfred's hat while taking a nap | 15 XP |
| Have a Swantastic Day | Carve your initials into a memorable tree | 30 XP |
| It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Doggo | Take a photo of Doggo instead of the bird’s nest | 15 XP |
| Make A Wish | Be quick when spotting a shooting star | 15 XP |
| Old Bones | Take every opportunity to rest for a moment | 105 XP |
| Olympic-Level Stick Thrower | Start three rounds of fetch with Doggo | 25 XP |
| Patience Of A Saint | One does not simply interrupt Milton | 25 XP |
| Petal Collector | Find all vignettes | 80 XP |
| Picture Perfect | Take 50 photos | 30 XP |
| Scallyrat Roberts | Learn what led to the resort's collapse | 30 XP |
| Self-Portrait Photography | Take 10 selfies | 15 XP |
| Shaun and Jason | During the climb, call out for Doggo at least 30 times | 15 XP |
| Shopaholic | Buy all the things at Karl's Pump 'n' Mart | 25 XP |
| Snooping Shutterbug | Take a photo of every curious object in Alfred's room | 15 XP |
| Stupid Thing! | "Fix" the broken kitchen drawer | 15 XP |
| The Plundered Plumage | Find Marley's bobblehead | 15 XP |
| Trip’s Cancelled | You just want to go home | 30 XP |
| What's In A Name | Give Doggo a name | 15 XP |
| World's Largest Mosaic Pumpkin Collection | Find all of Audrey's mosaic pumpkins at home | 30 XP |
| You Can’t Plan Life | Reach Alfred's destination | 80 XP |
Critical Missable: The Old Bones Requirement
Old Bones awards 105 XP and stands as the easiest achievement to fail during a standard run. The objective requires Alfred to take every opportunity to sit down and rest on benches or designated seats across his journey.
Player tests and platinum walkthrough reports confirm that chapter select does not track rest spots retroactively. If you skip a single bench or chair interaction, you cannot simply replay that specific chapter later to trigger the unlock. The game requires every rest spot to be completed sequentially within one single run. To avoid restarting the entire story from scratch, make a point to interact with every bench, lawn chair, and seating prompt as soon as you enter a new area.
Vignettes and Petal Hunting
Two achievements depend directly on the vignette memory system:
- Glimpse Into The Past: Awarded upon finding your first vignette.
- Petal Collector: Awarded after discovering all vignettes across the game.
To unlock a vignette, Alfred must locate clusters of pink petals scattered around the environment. Once all petals in an area have been gathered, an image of the past appears in front of Alfred. Point your instant camera at the memory scene and take a photo to log the vignette into your progress.
Photography Trophies
Alfred’s instant camera handles both environmental puzzles and cumulative photo counts:
- Focus Finder triggers after capturing 25 photos.
- Picture Perfect triggers after capturing 50 photos.
- Self-Portrait Photography requires taking 10 selfies using the camera mode.
- Chrono Selfie is an optional interaction where you take a selfie specifically with Milton.
- Snooping Shutterbug requires snapping a photo of every curious object inside Alfred's room.
- It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Doggo asks you to photograph the dog instead of aiming at the bird’s nest.
Each chapter provides a set film limit (up to 12 shots per area), and Alfred selects photos to store inside Audrey's journal at the end of each section.
Interaction Quirks and Cleanup Strategy
Forever Ago is a linear, narrative-focused adventure divided into nine distinct chapters, taking roughly 3 to 5 hours to finish. There are no difficulty settings and no combat encounters.
Because the game lacks manual saving and relies on sparse checkpoint markers, finish all activities in an area before exiting. If an object does not display an interaction button, adjust Alfred’s stance: the game often requires standing in an exact spot and facing directly toward the object before the prompt registers.
Once the credits roll, the main menu enables chapter select. You can use chapter select to revisit specific chapters to pick up missed miscellaneous tasks, such as fixing the kitchen drawer for Stupid Thing!, shopping at Karl's Pump 'n' Mart for Shopaholic, or calling out to the dog 30 times during the mountain ascent for Shaun and Jason.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you use chapter select to get the Old Bones achievement?
No. Verified player reports confirm that chapter select does not count missed resting spots. Old Bones must be completed across a single, unbroken playthrough.
Are there any combat or difficulty-related achievements?
No. Forever Ago contains neither combat systems nor difficulty settings. All 29 achievements stem from story progression, camera usage, finding vignettes, and optional environmental interactions.
Does Forever Ago have a manual save option?
No. The game saves via automatic checkpoints. Make sure to complete nearby tasks, photos, and vignette petals before leaving an area or quitting the game.
