The Berlin Apartment has 29 Steam achievements. Most sit inside the four remembered episodes, but five belong to the 2020 renovation visits between them. The safest route is therefore story order: clear every optional action before an episode closes, then use the two autosave forks only where opposite outcomes are required.
Evidence and patch state were last reviewed August 9, 2026. The official v1.2.1 hotfix addresses players getting stuck after replaying a remembered episode. It does not turn every missed interaction into a retroactive unlock, so treat an achievement notification as the checkpoint: if it does not appear, fix that objective before advancing.
Protect four states before following the memories
Finish each remembered episode in one session if practical. The multi-interaction achievements—especially Comrade Erich, Socialist and Completionist—are easier to diagnose when their entire checklist belongs to one uninterrupted visit.
| Point to protect | What must happen first | Recovery if the unlock is missing |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 paper-plane throw | Land any plane on its target without a failed attempt for Bullseye! | Reload before adding more Erich interactions, or restart 1989 and keep the two objectives on a clean attempt. |
| 1933 final packing item | Take the last photograph, store the camera, open all 33 drawers, and leave suitcase space for the stone. | If the final-list cutscene has already removed camera access, replay 1933. |
| 2020 lunch | Unlock one lunch result, reload the preceding checkpoint, then make the opposite plate. | If the checkpoint is already after delivery, the other result needs another 2020 replay. |
| 1967 core choice | Wait for the first choice achievement to appear before reloading the autosave. | Return to the core-room save and select the other ending action. |
Follow one route through the memories and 2020 returns
1989 — secure six achievements in Growing Wings
Comrade Erich, Socialist is the chapter-long risk. Speak to Erich whenever conversation becomes available; do not rely only on an exclamation mark. Two easy-to-overlook requirements are commenting on the plant beside the window and inspecting all three music genres when the music choice appears. Feed Erich during dinner. The achievement should register there; if dinner ends without it, the interaction chain is incomplete and 1989 must be repeated.
At Mirco’s window, clear all nine comment points before moving the story on. The reward is In a West End town, a dead end world. Count the prompts rather than sweeping the view casually. If you can still aim at the scene but have fewer than nine completed comments, keep scanning the window until the notification appears.
For Bullseye!, choose an early, simple paper-plane flight. The initial aim does not have to be perfect because the plane remains steerable in the air. The condition is the first attempt for that target, so guide the plane all the way to its marked landing point. A miss changes the route: reload immediately or restart the episode instead of carrying a failed flight into the rest of the Erich checklist.
When Kolja picks up the watering can, divert to the television before watering the final plant. Spray the TV to unlock Enough TV for today!. Finishing the plant task closes this opportunity, so the missing notification is your signal to stop before the last plant.
Later, the closet opens for the dinner outfit. Cycle through every garment without confirming the final choice; confirmation closes the wardrobe. With Style should appear once every outfit has been worn. Then select the clothes you actually want and continue. Completing the episode awards Tear down this wall!.
First 2020 returns — bank Destroyer and Bully
The first useful tool is the hammer. Break 100 tiles for Destroyer; the count can continue on a later 2020 return. If you want to keep choosing the remembered episodes deliberately, avoid the middle bathroom section until you are ready for 1933: the photograph behind those tiles starts that story. The fireplace star starts 1945. Stop hammering only after the achievement notification confirms the 100th tile.
On the next renovation return, pick up a loose object or paper plane and hit Malik with it for Bully. This remains available on a later 2020 visit, but doing it immediately removes an otherwise easy cleanup item.
1945 — finish six Silent Night achievements
Turn on the radio as soon as it is available for All I want for Christmas…. The other early checklist is the forbidden room: light all seven candles and keep them burning together for Lights in the dark. If the achievement does not appear after the seventh flame, recheck the room for an extinguished or skipped candle rather than continuing.
Decorate the Christmas tree until the game recognizes it as finished for O Christmas Tree. The outside area offers more decorations than the tree requires, so the completion response—not an empty outdoor inventory—is the signal to stop gathering.
After the room decorating is done, Mom tells you to put on clothes before going outside. That is the window for Borrowed: take Lukas’s hat before following the next objective. If Mom has not made the clothing comment yet, the interaction is not active.
At Christmas dinner, eat ten spoonfuls of soup for Good soup. Count completed spoon interactions and wait for the achievement before letting the meal advance. Finishing the 1945 episode then awards Merry Crisis.
1933 — protect the camera and suitcase before the cutscene
After Esther’s first phone call, return to the kitchen window and keep talking to Bismarck. Continue until the canary flies outside and Come on, little one! appears. A single conversation is not enough; the bird leaving is the observable result.
Open every drawer before closing the suitcase for Completionist. Use the room totals as a checksum:
| Room | Drawers |
|---|---|
| Kitchen | 8 |
| Darkroom | 2 |
| Living room | 6 |
| Bedroom | 5 |
| Office | 8 |
| Film-storage room | 4 |
| Total | 33 |
The camera sits on the second shelf to the left in the film-storage room. Before packing it, stand by the entry doorframe and photograph the room for The last one. Do this before collecting the last main-list item: that pickup starts a sequence that removes the opportunity to use and pack the camera.
The suitcase list has seven entries: Warm Jacket and Camera; Passport and Lucky Shoes; Pocket Watch, Razor, and Journal. Container interactions reduce the space they consume: put the passport in the brown contract folder, the camera in its case, and the photos in the green journal. Do not fill every open space. A stone comes through the window after the final memory, and it must fit into the suitcase for One heavy suitcase. Pack the stone during the brief opportunity, close the case, take the hat, and try the front door. When that exit proves unsafe, remove the locks and chains from the other door. Escaping completes 1933 and awards Let’s get out of here!.
Later 2020 return — split lunch, then discard one heavy object
The later lunch scene contains opposite outcomes. For Intermittent fasting, hand Malik the empty plate. After the unlock appears, choose Return to Last Checkpoint and build the proper sandwich for Brotzeit: bread, pickles, tomato, cheese, sausage, then bread. If either notification fails, do not throw away the lunch setup; correct the plate before progressing.
During the same trash-clearing visit, use a reliably heavy object for Rampage. The box holding four cans beside the table qualifies. Put it through an open window or the disposal tube and wait for the notification. A light lamp, book, or single can is not a useful test because the requirement is weight, not merely discarding something.
1967 — clear the corridor checks and both core choices
The first hallway is a one-pass opportunity. Open all three doors before entering any of them. The third is easy to miss off to the right; opening the full set awards Would you kindly?. If you step onto a bridge before the unlock, reload while the hallway checkpoint is still available.
Later, Toni enters the long corridor maze while looking for coffee. Accumulate ten minutes inside this maze for 1967: A Space Odyssey. Follow the coffee signs and story events normally, but stop before crossing into the coffee-machine room. If the achievement has not appeared, wait in the corridor until it does; entering the machine room early ends the reliable timing window.
Use the machine to prepare the substitute coffee for Scarcity economy, then drink while heading through the open door toward the core. Continue the calls, inspect K.A.R.L., return to the ship, configure the console, and pull the lever. The autosave made on the return to the core room is the fork for the two ending achievements.
- Choose to eject/free the core. Wait for My book, my name!.
- Reload the core-room save only after that notification.
- Choose the sacrifice/credit outcome. Wait for Ghostwriter.
Either completed branch can lead onward. Finish Toni’s episode for Bestseller.
Final 2020 visit — let the credits confirm achievement 29
Back in 2020, add Toni’s story relic to the time capsule, close it, and put the capsule beneath the floorboards. Continue through the ending and let the credits run. Our story is the 29th achievement and appears during the credits. If your total remains at 28, compare the missing title against the chapter lists above; replay only that remembered episode or 2020 visit.
Official release page: The Berlin Apartment on Steam.