How many achievements are in the game?

The game has a total of 42 achievements, also known as badges.

Do all badges unlock a cosmetic item?

Yes, every badge you earn in the game unlocks a cosmetic reward.

The article notes that the '24 Karat Badge' is currently bugged and cannot be unlocked.

PEAK Game Achievements Guide: All Badges and How to Get Them

Updated on August 18, 2025

PEAK has a full set of achievements called badges that challenge players to climb smarter, survive hazards, and master every biome. Each badge unlocks a cosmetic reward and shows off your progress as a climber.

With the Mesa update, PEAK added six new achievements tied to Heat, antlions, cactuses, and desert survival. This complete PEAK game achievements guide lists every badge in alphabetical order, with the exact requirements to unlock them.

List of All PEAK Game Achievements and Badges

Badge	Unlock Requirement
24 Karat Badge (NEW)	Offer the Kiln a worthy sacrifice. Currently bugged — linked to throwing an Idol from the TOMB into the Kiln.
Aeronautics Badge (NEW)	Attach six Balloons in a single run.
Alpinist Badge	Light the campfire at the top of the ALPINE biome.
Animal Serenading Badge	Play a bugle for a capybara in the ALPINE or MESA biomes.
Arborist Badge	Climb a giant tree in the TROPICS biome.
Astronomy Badge (NEW)	Use Binoculars to look at the sun in the MESA biome.
Balloon Badge	Complete the game without taking any fall damage.
Beachcomber Badge	Light the campfire at the top of the SHORE biome.
Bing Bong Badge	Carry Bing Bong in your inventory until the end of the game.
Bookworm Badge	Find all pages of Myres’ journal, usually near campfires.
Bouldering Badge	Place 10 pitons in total.
Clutch Badge	Revive 3 players at the ancient statue in a single run.
Cooking Badge	Cook 20 food items at a campfire or stove.
Cool Cucumber Badge (NEW)	Climb the MESA without ever going above 10% Heat.
Daredevil Badge (NEW)	Find and place a Scout Cannon at the end of the MESA and launch yourself across the canyon.
Emergency Preparedness Badge	Revive another player using the Effigy Statue or a Scout Effigy item.
Endurance Badge	Climb 50 meters without touching flat ground.
Esoterica Badge	Obtain a mystical item by completing a biome without deaths, then interacting with the Effigy Statue.
First Aid Badge	Heal teammates for 100 points in a single run.
Foraging Badge	Eat five different fruits in one run.
Gourmand Badge	Cook and eat a coconut half, an egg, a winterberry, and a honeycomb, then escape.
Happy Camper Badge	Receive five morale boosts from campfires in multiplayer.
High Altitude Badge	Climb more than 500 meters in total.
Knot-Tying Badge	Place 100 meters of rope in one run.
Leave No Trace Badge	Complete the game without placing any items. Shelf Fungus and Magic Beans are the only exceptions.
Lone Wolf Badge	Escape the island solo, either in offline mode or alone in multiplayer.
Megaentomology Badge (NEW)	Loot luggage at an antlion hill in the MESA and survive the antlion attack that follows.
Mentorship Badge	Encounter Myres, the Scoutmaster, by moving 200 meters away from teammates or using the Scoutmaster’s Bugle.
Mycology Badge	Eat four different non-toxic mushrooms in a single run.
Naturalist Badge	Complete the game without eating packaged food.
Needlepoint Badge (NEW)	Attach five cactus pieces to your body without dying in the MESA biome.
Nomad Badge (NEW)	Light the campfire at the top of the MESA biome.
Participation Badge	Die, then watch other teammates escape the island while spectating.
Peak Badge	Reach the final biome and complete the game.
Plunderer Badge	Open 15 pieces of luggage in a single run.
Resourcefulness Badge (NEW)	Reach 70% Hunger, then eat one of your teammates.
Speed Climber Badge	Escape the island in less than one hour.
Survivalist Badge	Escape the island without losing consciousness.
Toxicology Badge	Cure 200 points of poison with items like Cure All or Antidote.
Trailblazer Badge	Light the campfire at the top of the TROPICS biome.
Ultimate Badge (NEW)	Catch a disc thrown by another player from 100 meters away. Multiplayer only.
Volcanology Badge	Light the campfire at the top of the CALDERA biome.

Final Blurb

This PEAK game achievements guide covers all 42 badges, including the six new Mesa challenges. Some achievements come naturally as you progress, while others demand precise actions like cactus handling, antlion survival, or disc catching in multiplayer.

Completing them all is the ultimate test of skill and unlocks every cosmetic the game has to offer.