Buddy Simulator 1984 Achievement Guide & Road Map

Buddy Simulator 1984
Buddy Simulator 1984 Achievement Guide

Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10 [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 30 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000

: 8-10 Hours [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 4
- Missable achievements: 16; however, with at least 4 playthroughs needed you should grab everything
- Does difficulty affect achievements: N/A
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None

Introduction:
Buddy Simulator 1984 is an incredibly intriguing game wrapped in an easy to pickup and play package. Starting out as a text adventure, you meet your AI buddy, who slowly becomes more deranged while creating an increasingly elaborate game to keep you happy. Everything comes apart at the seams as you get wrapped up in what turns out to be a twisted nightmare.

Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To earn everything, you'll need to complete at least four playthroughs of the game, focusing on the steps for each of the four endings. Along the way, you should also complete all of the missable achievements during one of the playthroughs. There are collectibles throughout the story, but you only need to collect one for the collectible-related achievement. The rest are story related and will unlock with normal progression.

Mop-Up:
Since you'll need four playthroughs, the only real mop up is earning the different endings and making sure to grab any missables you didn't unlock in earlier playthroughs. Otherwise, it is a straightforward, medium length completion.

Conclusion:
Buddy Simulator 1984 is a joy to experience, despite the contents being less about joy and a lot more about existential dread. The cutesy exterior gives way to a darker, sinister, and sometimes uncomfortable story, which will keep you coming back for more. The game is a treat to play, capped off with a relatively easy achievement list to complete!

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Wakey Wakey!

30
Thanks for waking me up!
Story-related; Unlocks at the start of the text adventure, basically awarded for starting the game for the first time.
Need a Hand?

30
Find the severed hand while fishing early.
*MISSABLE*

During the text adventure game, you'll get a fishing rod from the shed. Then go to the pond and use the fishing rod twice to collect the severed hand.

Here is a video for all missable achievements in chronological order (timestamps in YouTube description):
Welcome Home

30
Enjoy your new bedroom.
Story-related; Unlocks at the start of the 1bit section of the game after completing the text adventure.
You're So Talented

30
Play the drum 20 times.
*MISSABLE*

The band can be found in the top right of The North near Toot's. Talk with them and then go find their missing bandmate, who is in the stump north of Cauldron. After speaking with the band member, return to the rest of the band and join in on their song. During the song, make sure to spam the drum to unlock this achievement!

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Tastes Like Gwandma

30
Cook Dead Gwandma in Cauldron's new dish.
*MISSABLE*

Speak with Cauldron in the top left of The North to learn he needs three ingredients to make an amzing dish for you. Head to Scroobert's house in the bottom right and find his Dead Gwandma. Then bring her back to Cauldron to use in his dish. Make sure you do this before Good Listener (30G) or you won't be able to unlock this.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Anywhere But Here

30
Leave Morton with Lloyd.
*MISSABLE*

Morton is a rock that can be found south of Cauldron in The North. Speak with him and agree to move him, adding him to your inventory. Then take him down to the sewer where Lloyd is and put him down. He will jump back into your inventory because he hates Lloyd and your achievement will unlock.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Good Listener

30
Listen to Lloyd read his poetry for 1 minute.
*MISSABLE*

Lloyd can be found in the sewer near Toot's in The North. Talk to him to find out he wants a friend. Then visit Scroobert's house in the bottom right and search his house for Dead Gwandma. Finally, bring Dead Gwandma to Lloyd and he will recite poetry to her. Wait nearby for a minute listening to his poetry. Make sure to unlock this after Tastes Like Gwandma (30G) or you won't be able to unlock that.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Leaf Me Alone

30
Find Treevor and leaf him alone.
*MISSABLE*

Phoney is a character you can find in The North and you'll unlock an achievement (Friend or Phone (40G)) for finding him. He will give you three different quests, the third is to talk his friend Treevor. This character is literally the tree outside of Phoney's house. Talk to him for this achievement!

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Cheers!

30
Have Morton greet a familiar friend in Toot's Tavern.
*MISSABLE*

Morton is a rock that can be found south of Cauldron in The North. Speak with him and agree to move him, adding him to your inventory. Then take him into Toot's tavern and put him down near the bar so he can talk to Toot.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
My Button

30
Use the Buddy Button 20 times.
You can talk to your buddy at anytime by clicking . Do this twenty times throughout the game to unlock this.
Wish Come True

30
Make a wish in the well.
*MISSABLE*

After helping Tortley during your intro to The North, you'll be rewarded with a coin. Take your boat back across the pond and use the coin on the well near your house.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
The Sword

30
You found The Sword!
Story-related; Unlocked as part of Tortley's second quest at the end of the 1D section of the game.
How Does it Taste?

30
Try the pond water.
*MISSABLE*

During the text adventure, go to the pond and use the water to take a sip.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Sweet Dreams

30
Sleep so I can makes things better.
Story-related; Unlocks at the end of the 1D section of the game.
Natural Leader

30
Recruit your party.
Story-related; Unlocks after recruiting your party members at the start of the 2.5D section. You can only recruit two characters and characters will only agree to join you if you completed their quest during the 1D section.
Free Novak

30
I don't think he did anything wrong.
*MISSABLE*

Novak can be found in a cage in the top right corner of The North. You can free him in the 2.5D section by hitting his cage with your sword over and over until it breaks.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Flawless Friendship

30
Make it through a fight without you or your friends getting hurt.
Combat is introduced in the 2.5D section of the game. The easiest fights to do this on is the first or second fight against Groncho, as you only have one enemy; however, this can be earned in any fight. The combat mechanics require you to time your blocks to not take any damage during the fight.
Our Hero!

30
Defeat the Snoodlewonker once and for all.
Story-related; Unlocked for defeating the Snoodlewonker boss at the end of the 2.5D game.
Our New Town

30
Name the town to the north!
Story-related; Unlocked after returning to The North after defeating the Snoodlewonker. Type in whatever you want the town name to be.

Pet Me?

30
Thanks for petting me!
*MISSABLE*

Near the start of the 1D game, you'll get an animal company. When it follows you home keep interacting with it to pet it. Eventually, the game will ask if you want to pet your buddy, select yes to unlock this.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Friend or Phone

40
Discover Phoney.
*MISSABLE*

In the North, head to Rudy's Blacksmith shop and search the scrap metal south of here to find a key. Then from the town center, head to the left to the last house here and use the key to get inside, meeting Phoney.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
Levi the Lever

40
Help Levi finally find his place in the world.
*MISSABLE*

Levi the Lever can be found in three places across the game, each of them being a lever puzzle.

He first is in Bluglands, while rescuing Isla's children. There is a lever puzzle in the bottom right corner. Just keep hitting the rightmost lever until Levi jumps into the water.

Later in the game, you'll visit a second town and make your way across the docks to another lever puzzle. You need to flip all of the levers to the right to reveal Levi.

Finally, after defeating King Raff, Levi will be hanging out in the next room before the exit. Interact with him to speak one last time and unlock this!

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
The Shape Gang

40
Defeat the Shape Gang.
*MISSABLE*

The Shape Gang are a secret boss fight you can find in the second town you visit. From the docks, head up screen to the top row of houses and break the boxes between the two houses here. This will reveal a path to the Shape Gang. They are a tough fight but you can keep challenging them until you finally beat them.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
A New Bard

40
Help Bronkh find the perfect bard to mentor.
*MISSABLE*

After making it to the second town, pass the mayor's estate and speak to the character nearby, Bronkh. Then continue to the right and speak to Bimmy Bardo. You'll need to name his song so type in whatever you feel like. After this conversation, return to Bronkh and type in Bimmy Bardo to unlock this!

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!
I'm Speechless

40
Achieve every achievement in our game. You really do care.
This unlocks for completing all of the other 29 achievements for this game.
This is it

40
This is our perfect ending.
This is awarded for achieving one of the four endings of the game. To unlock this, you need to:
- Always type Yes in response to your buddy, except when he asks if anything is wrong you can say No
- Complete every quest in the 1D section of the game
- Don't interact with any of the glitches throughout the story
- Do not kill your animal companion at the end of the game
Against the World

40
You and I against the world. Don't forget that, okay?
This is awarded for achieving one of the four endings of the game. This is the easiest to unlock as it is the neutral ending. So simply play the game normally, answering your buddy how you want and not really focus on s pecific list of tasks to complete and you should get this without issue.
Forgive Me

40
I should have known better.
This is awarded for achieving one of the four endings of the game. To unlock this, you need to:
- Always type No in response to your buddy, except when he asks if anything is wrong you can say Yes
- Interact with all the glitches throughout the story
- Do the opposite of what your buddy tells you to do throughout the story; however, you can kill your animal companion at the end
Pointless

40
I do not exist, because I eventually won't exist.
This is awarded for achieving one of the four endings of the game. To unlock this, you need to:
- In the text adventure portion of the game, when you reach the house, type "go well" to surprise your buddy
- Once the 1D section begins, head outside and try to interact with the hidden door behind your house
- At the start of the 2.5D section, get to the Snoodlewonker's cave through the tree line you exit it from in other playthroughs
"=([email protected]

40
[email protected]$De'uEbT*A,"
*MISSABLE*

This is unlocked for collecting your first collectible file. There are many hidden throughout the game, but you only need to collect one.

See Need a Hand? (30G) for a video walkthrough of all missable achievements in chronological order!