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Steam Introduces Achievement Sets to Protect 100% Records

Steam has launched Achievement Sets, a new system that separates base‑game trophies from DLC ones, so added content no longer skews a player’s completion rate. The feature, live in the Steam Client beta, lets developers bundle achievements into collections with defined purposes, such as single‑player versus multiplayer or seasonal events like Halloween. Each set displays its own progress bar and awards a “set complete” trophy once all its achievements are earned. Base‑game sets appear in blue, while DLC sets are purple and only count toward overall progress when the DLC is owned. The redesigned achievements page will also let users compare their progress with up to three friends, highlighting rare trophies and completed sets. Steam says a growing number of titles already support Achievement Sets, but developers must update their games to add the new collections. Players can now keep a true 100 % completion record even as new DLC content is released.

· Engadget

The essential points

  1. 01Steam’s Achievement Sets split base and DLC trophies, preventing added content from lowering a player’s overall completion percentage.
  2. 02Developers can group achievements into themed collections - single‑player, multiplayer, or seasonal - each with its own progress bar and completion trophy.
  3. 03Base‑game sets appear in blue, DLC sets in purple, and DLC sets only count toward overall progress once the DLC is owned.
  4. 04The revamped achievements page lets users compare progress with up to three friends, highlighting rare trophies and completed sets.
The full brief

Steam has launched Achievement Sets, a new system that separates base‑game trophies from DLC ones, so added content no longer skews a player’s completion rate. The feature, live in the Steam Client beta, lets developers bundle achievements into collections with defined purposes, such as single‑player versus multiplayer or seasonal events like Halloween. Each set displays its own progress bar and awards a “set complete” trophy once all its achievements are earned.

Base‑game sets appear in blue, while DLC sets are purple and only count toward overall progress when the DLC is owned. The redesigned achievements page will also let users compare their progress with up to three friends, highlighting rare trophies and completed sets. Steam says a growing number of titles already support Achievement Sets, but developers must update their games to add the new collections.

Players can now keep a true 100 % completion record even as new DLC content is released.