All Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 achievements

By Jesse Lennox Published May 21, 2024

Senua carries a torch in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. — Tomas Franzese / Xbox Game Studios

Ever since the Xbox 360 introduced the idea of Achievements, every game on the platform has included them. These tasks help show off how many games you play, but also your commitment to do and see everything in a specific game. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 has quite a short list of Achievements compared to many other big-budget titles, but the focus of the game is more on the story and characters. Most Achievements will unlock through natural progression, but there are some that require extra work like hunting down collectibles or experimenting with different mechanics. If you want a full 1,000 Achievement points from Hellblade 2, these are all the things you need to do.

Warning: Many Achievements contain spoilers for the story. Read on at your own risk.

Every Hellblade 2 Achievement

There are 11 Achievements in total for Hellblade 2, with 7 of them being hidden. Here are each of their names, unlock requirements, and Gamerscore values:

Achievement	How to unlock	Gamerscore
Ales of Midgard	Collect all the Lorestangir	100
Glimpses of the Gods	Reveal secret paths behind hidden faces	100
The Next Sign	(Secret) Survive the shipwreck and capture the Bjarg slavemaster	100
The Man in the Middle	(Secret) Rescue the stranger from the draugar ritual	100
The Hidden World	(Secret) Find the entrance to the realm of the Hiddenfolk	100
Returned to the Earth	(Secret) Speak Ingunn’s name and release Illtauga from her rage	100
The Storm Calmed	(Secret) Speak Saegeirr’s name, and end Sjavarrisi’s isolation	100
A Guiding Light	Guide your followers through the forest to reach Borgavirki	100
End the Tyranny	(Secret) Expose the Godi’s lies and end the tyranny	150
Worth a Thousand Words	Open photo mode	25
Seeing Things Differently	(Secret) Launch any chapter with an alternate narrator	25

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