How Many Dudes packs 69 achievements, and they range from things you trip over on your first run to grind-heavy milestones that only the most stubborn Dude Ranchers will ever see. Some fire automatically as you push through waves and bosses. Others demand a specific team, a maxed-out stat, or a very particular relic loop that you have to plan for before the run even starts.
Quick answer: Every achievement is worth 2,000 points, and none are permanently missable. Each condition can be met in a fresh run, so you can chase them in any order as long as you build toward the exact requirement listed below.
How achievements work in How Many Dudes
The roguelike dudebuilder from Butterscotch Shenanigans spreads its achievements across three challenge tiers, six Dude Families, and dozens of relics and trinkets. Most trigger the moment a condition is met, so you rarely need to do anything special beyond hitting the number or finishing the fight.
The list breaks down into a handful of clear buckets. Progression rewards come from clearing bosses and tiers. Restricted-run rewards ask you to win with a specific family or a fixed five-Dude team. Stat-cap rewards want a single Dude to reach an extreme number in one battle. The rest cover collecting content, running the economy, and grinding large cumulative totals.
Tip: If you play across PC and mobile, cross-saves sync through Rumpus, so progress toward these carries between devices without resetting.
Boss and tier progression achievements
These come from beating bosses and closing out tiers. Most unlock naturally as you improve, and clearing the Tier 3 final boss is the true endgame marker.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Boss Blaster | Win any boss battle. |
| Silver Star Dude | Win a Silver Star boss fight. |
| The G.O.A.T. | Defeat the G.O.A.T. to earn a Gold Star in Tier 1. |
| Freight Train | Defeat the Killipede to earn a Gold Star in Tier 2. |
| Cosmic Forces | Win the final boss battle in Tier 3. |
| G.O.A.T. Crusher | Defeat the G.O.A.T. and all its minions in under 15 seconds; save burst damage for the fight. |
| Iron Dude | Win a run without using consumables during any boss fight. |
| Dude of the Day | Win a Daily Dude run. |
Restricted team and single-family run achievements
This batch asks you to win a full run under a roster rule. Family-only wins need every Dude to come from one family, while the fixed-team unlocks require the exact five characters named below. Lock the composition in early and keep it for the whole run.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Merely a Setback | Win a run using only Undead Family Dudes. |
| Workin’ 9 to 5 | Win a run using only Employed Family Dudes. |
| Warmonger | Win a run using only Warrior Family Dudes. |
| Fellowship of the Dudes | Win a run using only Fantasy Family Dudes. |
| Warp Speed | Win a run using only Sci-Fi Family Dudes. |
| Plot Armor | Win a run using only Action Family Dudes. |
| Big Pumpers | Win a run with Ninja, Wizard, Ranger, Electrician, and Trooper. |
| On The Move | Win a run with Cowboy, Alien, Samurai, Explorer, and Wizard. |
| Retaliation | Win a run with Psionic, Agent, Paladin, Spartan, and Druid. |
| Support Squad | Win a run with Alien, General, Lich, Time, and Manager. |
| Single-Minded Dude | Win a run with at least 40 of a single Dude Type on your roster. |
| Sensitivity Training | Win with Dudes from 5 different families plus a relic from the Smuggler Dude. |
| Mob Mentality | Win a run without training any Regular Dudes at the Dude Whisperer. |
| M’Dude | Win a run with at least 20 stacks of the Fedora Trinket. |
| Thirsty Dudes | Beat round 80 without using any Dude Juice the entire run. |
Single-battle stat cap achievements
Each of these wants one Dude to hit an extreme stat inside a single fight. Stack the matching relics and buffs on one carry, then pick a long battle so the number has time to climb.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Absolute Unit | Grow a Dude to at least 1,000 centimeters tall. |
| Can’t Touch This | Reach 5,000 Temporary Health on a single Dude. |
| Cleavin’ Steven | Reach 1,000% Cleave on a single Dude. |
| Dancing Shoes | Reach 70% Evasion on a single Dude. |
| Mega Crits | Reach 1,500% Crit Damage on a single Dude. |
| The Perfect Crit | Reach 67% Crit Chance on a single Dude. |
| Never Felt Better | Reach 1,000 Max HP on a single Dude. |
| Self-Help | Reach 15% Regeneration on a single Dude. |
| Way of the Fist | Reach 15 Attack Speed on a single Dude. |
| It’s Over 3,000 | Have a Dude Type deal at least 3,000 Average DPS in a battle. |
| Liches Get Stitches | Reach 10 stacks of Revenant on a single Dude. |
| Anger Management | Reach 200 stacks of Loki’s Arm on a Viking Dude. |
Ability, relic, and trinket effect achievements
These reward a specific ability, relic, or trinket doing its job at a high number. Build around the named item, then find a crowded wave or a long fight to push the threshold.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Big Bunga | Throw a single Bunga that deals 4,000 damage. |
| Don’t Tase Me | Deal 250,000 damage with the Taser in one battle. |
| Doomer | Deal 300,000 damage in a battle with the Mummy Dude’s Curse of Doom. |
| Anonymous | Use Hacker Dudes to generate at least 100 Exploits in a single battle. |
| De-Boned | Generate 3 Skeledudes via the Gravestone Relic in one battle. |
| Juggler | Throw the same enemy 3 times with Meteors in one battle. |
| You In Particular | Zap a single target with Bottled Lightning while 20+ enemies are present. |
| Nuclear Codes | Launch a Nuke. |
| Overdue Charges | Build up 1,000 stored damage on a Dude with the Bad Credit Trinket. |
Collection, discovery, and mastery achievements
Long-haul goals that track everything you find and every Gold Star you earn. Explore shops and events for collectibles and trinkets, then fully invest in a family or Dude to complete its upgrade path.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| I’ve Seen Things | Discover 20 Collectibles. |
| I’ve Seen Too Much | Discover every Collectible. |
| I’m Every Dude | Discover every Dude Type. |
| Trinket Tinkerer | Discover every Trinket. |
| Dude Dabbler | Earn a Gold Star for at least one Dude Type from each family. |
| Dude Master | Earn all Gold Stars for one individual Dude and his relics. |
| Family Dude | Earn Gold Stars for all Dudes and relics in one family. |
| Universal Dude | Earn Gold Stars for every Universal Relic. |
Economy and shop achievements
These reward money management and interactions with the shop Dudes. Lean into Business Dude upgrades and grab economy relics like the Coupon Relic early to hit the discount and profit targets faster.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Actuary | Collect at least $2,000 in Life Insurance payouts in a single run. |
| Profit-Driven Dude | Earn $30,000 profit from the Business Dude in a single run. |
| YOLO | Invest in the Baller Package at the Business Dude. |
| Out of Stock | Restock the Merchant Dude’s shop 100 times. |
| Coupon Clipper | Buy 100 relics at a discount using the Coupon Relic. |
| Fair Trade | Loan a relic to the Scavenger Dude. |
| Probably Needed Those | Lose a run while you have 2 relics loaned to the Scavenger Dude. |
| Safe Space | Give Therapy to Dudes in 3 different runs. |
Grind and cumulative total achievements
The biggest time sinks on the list. Some count kills or effects across many battles, and the largest totals, like 10,000,000 lifesteal, take a while even with a build tuned for it. Farm enemy-heavy waves and defensive setups to chip away at these.
| Achievement | How to unlock |
|---|---|
| Baby Boomer | Defeat 50,000 Toddlers. |
| All You Can Eat | Defeat at least 100 Crabs in a single battle. |
| Necrodudicon | Summon at least 300 Skeledudes in a single battle. |
| No Thanks | Prevent 3,000,000 damage in a single battle. |
| Try To Hit Me | Deflect 1,000,000 attacks. |
| Who Needs Healing? | Generate 50,000,000 Temporary Health. |
| Yoink | Lifesteal 10,000,000 HP. |
| I Wasn’t Worried | Get 100 Saves in a single battle without losing. |
| Alternative Medicine | Heal for 50,000 in one battle with a Dude Type using the Medical License. |
You’ll know a reward has registered the instant its condition is met, since the pop-up fires mid-run for stat and effect goals and at the results screen for full-run objectives. The fastest path to 100 percent is to combine goals where you can. Chase family-only wins and fixed-team wins during natural playthroughs, push single-battle stat caps on your strongest carry, and treat the huge cumulative totals as background progress that fills in while you go after everything else.
