The Outer Worlds 2 – 100% Achievement & Collectibles Guide

Published October 25, 2025 · Updated October 25, 2025

Complete The Outer Worlds 2 with 100% achievements, collectibles, and all questline endings.
This comprehensive English guide includes combat trophies, story achievements, factions, companions, pets, level milestones, and collectible locations.

🎮 Difficulty & Combat Achievements

Achievement	Requirement	Description
The Outer Worlds 2	Complete the game on any difficulty	Story completion achievement
Hard Mode	Finish on Hard	Beat the game on high difficulty
Very Hard	Finish on Very Hard	Unlocks elite difficulty badge

Combat Achievements

Name	Description
Scary GARY Adversary	Kill 5 enemies using Gary’s Tentacles ability.
Dance Dance Disfiguration	Eliminate 10 enemies with the Spectral Disco Saber in “Rainbow Spectrum” mode.
Ad Hominem Homicide	Kill 10 enemies distracted by Ad-Drone spam bots.
Stop Hitting Yourself	Defeat 15 enemies using the Armageddon weapon only.
Never Seen	Kill 50 enemies with stealth attacks.
Stompy	Crush 5 enemies after shrinking them with the Mini-Ray.
Elemental Maelstrom	Kill an enemy that has taken all elemental damage types.
Go Out With A Bang	Kill 3 enemies with one shot from The Big Bang weapon.
Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee	Kill 5 enemies while airborne in Ziranium Power Armor.
Hatchling Hunter	Kill 50 juvenile creatures (raptidons, crabs, beetles, veranids, etc.).
Waylaid Grenades	Shoot down 3 grenades in midair.
Corpse Warper	Dissolve 20 bodies with Auntie Cleo’s Acid Dematerializer.
Chemically Dependent	Suffer inhaler withdrawal 20 times.

📜 Story, Side Quests & Factions

Achievement	Description
Welcome to Paradise Island	Land on Paradise Island for the first time.
Praetor Towers Powered	Calibrate all grounding stations on Praetor.
Capture The Archive The Hard Way	Capture “The Archive” without reinforcements.
Revive The Archive	Restore full function to “The Archive.”
Vexed the Vox	Infiltrate and escape the Glass relay station.
Desperate Times Call for Monastic Measures	Stop De Vries’ allies in the Alexandrian Monastery.
Left To Your Own Device	Acquire the Rift Anomaly Modulator.
Auntie’s Old Acquaintance	Meet Amos, Auntie Cleo’s old associate.
OA: Objectives Accomplished	Complete all missions for the Order of Ascension.
AC: All Complete	Finish all missions for Auntie Cosmos.
Corporation Cooperation	Convince both factions (Auntie Cosmos & Order of Ascension) to work together.
Destroyer of Worlds	Reach the lowest possible reputation with both major factions.
Well Dressed	Defeat the Consul wearing civilian clothes instead of armor.
A Stiff In The Rift	Jump into a Rift and die. (Secret comedic achievement)

🤝 Companions & Pets

Companions

Achievement	Description
One for All	Recruit all companions.
All for One	Complete all companion quests.
All for None	Cause all companions to leave or die permanently.

Pets

Achievement	Description
Hatchling Catcher	Bring 5 pets aboard your ship.

📈 Leveling & Progression

Achievement	Description
Flawed Hero	Accept 3 character flaws.
Skilled	Raise a single skill to level 20.
Level 30	Reach player level 30.
Maximum Gun	Fully upgrade the “Newbie’s Bounty” weapon line.
Upgrades Available	Apply modifications to 10 weapons or armor pieces.
Everything Must Go	Earn 50,000 bits by selling items to merchants.
Anti-Consumerist	Finish the game without spending a single bit.

🗺️ Collectibles & Exploration

Achievement	Description
Cloister Excogitation Logs CEL-ebration	Collect all Church of Reflection audio logs on The Cloister.
Winning Hearts and Heads	Collect 20 human hearts.
SA Quarterlies Quantified	Find all issues of Scientific Adventures Quarterly on Paradise Island.
Golden Ridge Murals in Plural	Discover all mural fragments on Golden Ridge.
A Journey Of A Thousand Miles	Find your first Pitchball or Tossball card.
Whew, That’s Enough!	Collect 100 Pitchball or Tossball cards.
Rift Drifter	Explore all identified rifts in Arcadia.

💡 Tips for 100% Completion

Combat

Elemental Maelstrom is easiest to unlock by stacking Shock + Plasma + Corrosion + N-Ray on a single target using multi-type weapons.
“Stop Hitting Yourself” works best against low-level mobs; “Armageddon” damage scales poorly at higher difficulties.

Exploration

Some collectibles (especially Murals) are locked behind side missions — always complete regional questlines before leaving planets.
You can check progress under Journal → Achievements Tracker added in Patch 1.1.

Economy

For “Anti-Consumerist,” sell junk but avoid any purchases from vendors — crafting and scavenging are your best friends.

🧭 Faction Guide Summary

Faction	Alignment Type	Rewards for Max Reputation
Auntie Cosmos	Corporate / Science	Unique laser mod “Acidic Bloom.”
Order of Ascension	Religious / Philosophical	Special armor “Monastic Shell.”
Neutral Traders (Freelancers)	Mercantile	Access to rare ammo blueprints.

Best Ending Route: Balance both factions → trigger “Corporation Cooperation” achievement.

🪐 Secret & Missable Achievements

Achievement	Missable?	Notes
Well Dressed	✅	Must defeat final boss in regular clothes — do not wear armor.
Destroyer of Worlds	✅	Requires intentionally tanking faction reputation.
Hatchling Hunter	❌	Can be done anywhere across multiple planets.
A Stiff In The Rift	✅	Jump into the Rift manually (save first).

🧠 Efficiency Route for 100% Run

Phase	Main Goals
Act I	Recruit 2 companions, complete “Welcome to Paradise Island.”
Act II	Focus on Order of Ascension missions, collect at least 10 hearts.
Act III	Do “Revive the Archive” and Auntie Cosmos questline.
Act IV	Achieve all faction endings, unlock collectibles.
Final Act	Unlock “Corporation Cooperation” or “Destroyer of Worlds” ending.

Total estimated time for 100%: 55–65 hours.

🔒 Endgame Notes

Replaying NG+ retains collectibles but resets faction reputation.
You can’t unlock Anti-Consumerist and Corporation Cooperation in the same run — requires separate saves.
Hard and Very Hard stack with lower difficulty achievements, so complete on Very Hard for all difficulty trophies at once.

📘 Final Thoughts

The Outer Worlds 2 expands everything fans loved about the first game — branching faction endings, moral ambiguity, and more absurd science gear. This guide ensures you’ll never miss an achievement, secret, or collectible on your path to true 100% completion.

Explore every Rift, recruit every ally, and remember:

“Auntie knows best — but only you decide your universe.” 🌌

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