Steam Achievement Sets enter beta

Steam is beta testing Achievement Sets, letting developers group achievements while preserving completion status as games add content. Instead of one growing list, a game’s achievements can be organized into developer-created groups. Players still unlock them as usual.

Each set gets its own progress bar, and completing one adds a trophy to the player’s profile. If developers add achievements to a completed set, its completion status stays intact. They can also create new sets for added content, preserving players’ prior completion status until they play again. For completionists, that means new content need not undo a record they already earned.

Developers can archive individual achievements or entire sets, too. If a player missed an archived achievement, it will not appear on that player’s profile or block progress toward completing a set or game. That gives players a way to finish without being held back by achievements they can no longer earn.

A broader view of progress

The beta also updates Steam’s achievements page, which players can reach from the Games List on the web or from games in the Steam Library. Search now has filters for specific sets and for locked or unlocked achievements.

Players can compare progress with up to three friends, including rare achievements, completed sets, and progress in DLC sets. The beta is available to players and developers; Valve says changes will appear for supported games as developers begin using the tools.

Achievement Sets have reached 17 games, including Against the Storm, Age of Wonders 4, American Truck Simulator, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Crusader Kings III, DREDGE, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Forza Horizon 5, Flock Around, and He is Coming. The lineup also includes LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2, PowerWash Simulator, PowerWash Simulator 2, Team Fortress 2, and Victoria 3.