Sand: Raiders of Sophie has 20 achievements, and almost all of them are earned inside expeditions across its desert extraction maps. Some pop the first time you complete a basic action, several demand a hard single-run grind, and nine are hidden until the moment you trigger them. Below is every achievement with the precise condition that unlocks it.
Quick answer: Finish one of each listed action during an expedition. Single-run counters (kills, damage, shots, repairs) reset when you extract or die, so you must hit the full number before leaving. An achievement is unlocked the instant the on-screen notification appears, and hidden ones reveal their description only after they pop.
First-time and one-off achievements
These unlock the first time you perform the action. You do not need to stack anything in a single run, so most will happen naturally as you learn the game.
| Achievement | Unlock condition |
|---|---|
| Sink into the Sands | Destroy an enemy trampler for the first time by reducing its durability to zero. |
| Boarding Enthusiast | Capture a trampler. Board an enemy vehicle, clear or drive off its crew, then claim it. |
| Am I a real pirate now? (hidden) | Dig up buried treasure for the first time using a shovel on a suspicious sand pile. |
| I’m Tramplin’ Here! (hidden) | Sit in a trampler’s steering room and honk the horn. |
| Is this the Last One!? | Open the Black Door at the Dreadnaught. |
Single-expedition counters: PvE, ammo, and survival
Every total here resets if you extract or die before reaching it, so commit to a long run. Loading out with high-capacity weapons, extra Energy Rods, and medical supplies before you set out makes these far easier to close out.
| Achievement | Unlock condition |
|---|---|
| Pesky Locals (hidden) | Kill 10 Upiórs in one expedition. |
| The Last of Them (hidden) | Kill 50 Upiórs in one expedition. Farm Upiór-heavy areas and don’t extract early. |
| Patches and bailing wires | Repair 40 trampler malfunctions in one expedition. Fix each one as it appears. |
| Purple Goes Faster (hidden) | Use 10 Energy Rods in one expedition. Stockpile them beforehand. |
| Quantity Over Quality | Fire 1,000 shots in one expedition. Automatic, high-capacity weapons clear this fastest. |
| Just a flesh wound | Take 5,000 damage in one expedition while staying alive. Heal often and use tankier gear. |
Trampler combat and capture achievements
These reward vehicle warfare. Capturing and destroying are mutually exclusive on a target, so decide your approach before engaging. A coordinated crew makes the capture-heavy goals practical, since boarding and clearing a trampler is hard to do solo.
| Achievement | Unlock condition |
|---|---|
| Friendly! | Deal 50,000 damage to enemy tramplers in one expedition. Heavy weapons and long vehicle fights add up fastest. |
| Menace (hidden) | Destroy six tramplers in one expedition. Bring explosives or anti-vehicle weapons and blow them up rather than boarding. |
| I see it, I take it | Capture five tramplers in one expedition. Board and claim repeatedly instead of destroying. |
PvP player-kill achievements
The hardest line on the list lives here. Reaching 25 player kills in a single run requires staying alive through repeated fights, so play high-traffic zones and push enemy crews aggressively without throwing away your own life.
| Achievement | Unlock condition |
|---|---|
| Geologists, huh? | Get 25 player kills in one expedition. |
| Meat Grinder (hidden) | Deal 5,000 damage to players in one expedition. Damage counts even without the kill. |
| Galician al-Gaib | Land a headshot on a player from more than 250 meters away. Use a scoped rifle from elevated terrain. |
| The Art of CQC | Kill three players with melee attacks in one expedition. Soften targets with firearms first, then finish with melee. |
Leviathan achievements
The Leviathan drives two opposite trophies. One needs a coordinated, well-equipped team to survive long enough to bring it to a stunned state. The other only asks that you let it kill you, and it unlocks the moment you die.
| Achievement | Unlock condition |
|---|---|
| Is it gone now? (hidden) | Stun the Leviathan for the first time using the appropriate weapons. |
| Teg tou fo yam sauh! (hidden) | Die to the Leviathan. Find it and let it kill you. |
How to confirm an achievement unlocked
Each achievement fires an on-screen notification the moment its condition is met, and the trophy then shows as earned in your tracker. For hidden entries, the full description text only appears after you trigger it, so a vague or blank tile before unlocking is normal.
If a single-run counter goal fails to pop, the usual cause is leaving the run too soon. Extracting or dying resets totals for kills, damage taken, damage dealt, shots fired, repairs, Energy Rods, and Upiór kills, so the entire requirement has to be reached within one continuous expedition. Plan a long run with the right loadout and stay out until the count clears.
