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What is TrueSteamAchievements?
TrueSteamAchievements is a Steam achievement-tracking site: a place to look up achievement lists, guides and player stats for games in your Steam library, and to see how your completion compares with other players.
What you'll find there
- Achievement and walkthrough guides — per-game pages listing achievements with point values, plus step-by-step guides (for example, its guide pages cover games ranging from Final Fantasy IX to smaller indie titles).
- Steam library management — sign in with Steam to track your own games and progress rather than just browsing.
- Stats and leaderboards — a site-wide leaderboard ranking players by total achievement score, and lists of the highest-scoring games.
- Sale round-ups — regular posts collecting current Steam discounts, with region flags, filtering and price alerts.
Who it's for
Mainly completionists and players who want a checklist before starting a game: you can see how long an achievement list is, whether any entries are missable or grindy, and how much score a full run is worth. Casual players who just want a quick "is this achievement bugged?" answer also get value from the guide pages, though they may not need the tracking account.
A practical next step
If you're deciding whether to commit to a game, open its guide page and compare the achievement count with the point total — a small count with a high total usually means a short, easy completion, while a large count with modest points often signals a long grind. Signing in with Steam is what turns the site from a reference into a personal tracker.
Two things to keep in mind: the guide and stat pages are community-maintained, so accuracy varies by game, and the sale posts are time-stamped, so check the date before acting on a price. For a second opinion on the same library, Steam Community and SteamDB cover overlapping ground with different strengths.
How do I track my Steam achievements on TrueSteamAchievements?
Sign in with your Steam account, then let the site read your library. That is the core of tracking here: TrueSteamAchievements pulls your owned games and achievement progress from Steam, so you don't enter anything by hand. The homepage shows a Steam Login option, and the site is built around managing a Steam library alongside achievement guides, stats and leaderboards.
Once you are signed in, your tracking typically works like this:
- Your owned games and unlocked achievements sync from your Steam profile.
- Each game page shows its achievement list and guide, so you can see what is left in a title.
- The site leaderboard ranks users by achievement score, which gives your progress a public comparison point.
- You can follow specific games or achievement lists rather than browsing the whole catalogue.
A practical first session
Pick one game you are actively playing, open its achievement page, and work through the guide for the achievements you are missing. Then check your profile page to confirm the sync picked up your current unlocks. If a game looks out of date, re-sync or refresh your profile — Steam privacy settings are the usual cause when achievements don't appear.
Who this suits
| Reader | Fit |
|---|---|
| Completionists chasing 100% | Strong — guides plus per-game achievement lists |
| Players who want a score comparison | Strong — site leaderboard |
| Casual players wanting news and sales | Moderate — sale round-ups and walkthroughs appear, but tracking is the main draw |
| Anyone avoiding a Steam login | Poor — tracking depends on connecting your Steam account |
Trade-offs to know
The value scales with how much of your library is on Steam; games elsewhere won't be tracked. Achievement data is only as current as the last sync, and the site's own score is separate from Steam's own achievement numbers, so don't expect the two to match exactly.
Next step: sign in with Steam, open your profile, and check that your most-played game shows the right unlock count. If it does, pick your nearest incomplete game and start with its guide.
What are the TSA points and how are they calculated?
TSA points are TrueSteamAchievements' own scoring currency for Steam achievements. They are not Valve's official system and have no value outside the site — they exist to let you compare achievement progress across games that otherwise have wildly different achievement counts and difficulties.
How the scoring works in practice
Each achievement on a tracked game is assigned a TSA value, and a game's total is simply the sum of its achievements' values. You can see this in the site's own walkthrough listings, which pair an achievement count with a point total, for example:
| Guide | Achievements | TSA total |
|---|---|---|
| Cat Quest | 12 | 170 |
| The Forgotten City | 40 | 509 |
| Bitburner | 98 | 2,438 |
| Final Fantasy IX | 85 | 1,588 |
Notice that points per achievement vary a lot: Cat Quest averages roughly 14 per achievement, The Forgotten City around 13, Bitburner about 25, and Final Fantasy IX nearer 19. That spread reflects weighting rather than a flat rate — typically harder, rarer or more time-consuming achievements carry more weight than trivial ones, so a long RPG's list can outscore a short indie's despite fewer entries. The exact weighting formula isn't published on the page, so treat any specific multiplier as an approximation.
What the numbers are useful for
- Comparing libraries: a 40-achievement game worth 509 TSA is a lighter completion target than a 27-achievement game worth 886, as the Tabletop Simulator listing shows.
- Leaderboards: the site ranks users by accumulated TSA, with top profiles in the millions, so points function as a long-term score rather than a per-game grade.
- Planning what to play next: sort your backlog by remaining TSA if you want the biggest score gain per hour, or by achievement count if you prefer quick, frequent completions.
A concrete example
Say you have two unfinished games: one with 10 achievements left worth 300 TSA, another with 40 left worth 400 TSA. The second gives more total points but a worse return per achievement, so pick it only if you enjoy the game itself; pick the first if you want a fast score bump.
Next step
Open a game's achievement page on TrueSteamAchievements and compare its TSA total against its achievement count to get an average per achievement — that ratio is the quickest way to judge whether a completion is efficient or a grind. For a second opinion on difficulty and time estimates before committing, cross-check with PSNProfiles style trophy communities or HowLongToBeat for playtime context, since TSA alone doesn't tell you how long the remaining achievements take.
How can I find achievement guides for a specific Steam game?
Start with the search box or the game's own page on TrueSteamAchievements. Type the game title, open its hub, then look for the walkthrough or achievement list linked from that hub. The site organizes guides by game, so the hub is the fastest route to a full guide rather than browsing the "Latest Walkthroughs" feed.
H3 Practical steps
- Search the exact game name, not a shortened nickname.
- On the game page, check whether a full walkthrough exists or only an achievement list.
- Open the guide and scan for missable or difficulty-related achievements first, since those change how you play.
- If no guide exists, check the achievement list for community notes and completion stats.
H3 What to expect from the two formats
| Format | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Full walkthrough | Story games, collectibles, missables | Long; may spoil plot points |
| Achievement list | Quick reference, cleanup runs | Less context on how to earn each one |
A useful example: someone replaying The Forgotten City for missed endings should read the walkthrough's missable section before starting, while a player tidying up Tabletop Simulator achievements can work straight from the list.
If nothing turns up, try the Steam Community guides for that game or a general guide site such as Steam Community. For achievement tracking across your library, the site's own profile tools are the natural next step.
How do I manage my Steam library and price alerts on TrueSteamAchievements?
Register or sign in with your Steam account first, then open your library and the Steam Sales page from the header. TrueSteamAchievements is built around Steam achievement tracking, and the sale round-ups on the homepage point you to a Steam Sales page where you can see prices by region, filter and sort deals, and manage Price Alerts.
Managing your Steam library
Once your Steam account is linked, the site pulls in your games so it can track achievements and completion progress against the guides and stats it publishes. Typical tasks:
- Browse or search your library to see which games still have unfinished achievements.
- Open a game's achievement list or walkthrough to see what's left and what each achievement is worth in TSA points.
- Watch your totals climb on your profile and, if you want a target, compare with the site leaderboard.
A practical example: you own The Forgotten City and want to finish it. Open its guide (40 achievements worth 509 TSA), work down the list, and use your library view to confirm the game is marked complete before moving on.
Managing price alerts
The Steam Sales page is where deal tracking lives, separate from achievement tracking:
- Go to the Steam Sales page from the homepage or navigation.
- Set your region using the flag selector so prices appear in your currency.
- Filter and sort the current sale list to narrow down what you care about.
- Add Price Alerts for the games you're waiting on, then manage or remove them from the same page.
Decision criterion: use Price Alerts for games you'll buy at a specific discount, and use your library view for games you already own. Mixing the two wastes time — a wishlist alert won't tell you which achievements you're missing, and your library won't tell you when a sale hits.
If you mostly want deals rather than achievements
TrueSteamAchievements covers both, but the achievement side is its focus, with guides, stats and a points leaderboard. If deal tracking is your main interest, dedicated price-tracking sites may fit better; if you want achievement guides alongside sale info, staying here keeps everything in one place. For broader Steam community features, see Steam.
What are the highest scoring games and how does the site leaderboard work?
TrueSteamAchievements tracks Steam achievement progress and ranks both games and players by achievement score. The highest-scoring games on the site are those with the largest total achievement point pools, while the leaderboard ranks individual players by their accumulated score across tracked games.
Highest scoring games (from the page's list)
- Zaccaria Pinball — 237,186
- LOGistICAL — 187,228
- Guns of Icarus Online — 130,578
- Tales of Maj'Eyal — 126,477
These figures reflect the total achievement score available in each game, not a player's personal score. Games with large numbers of achievements or high-value achievements sit at the top.
How the leaderboard works
The site leaderboard ranks players by total achievement score. The page shows the top entries, including:
- TheStranger — 3,127,997
- hannez — 2,788,926
- Skaery — 2,425,901
- AFAK — 2,260,430
- Parzival — 2,248,204
A full leaderboard link is also present, so you can see rankings beyond the top few.
What this means in practice
If you want to compare your own progress, the leaderboard gives you a global reference point, but the score is cumulative across many games. A player near the top has likely earned achievements across a very large library, not just one or two high-value titles. Conversely, a game like Zaccaria Pinball can push a player's score up significantly if they complete a large portion of its achievements.
Next step
To use this practically: check the highest-scoring games list if you want to know which titles offer the most achievement score, and check the leaderboard if you want to see how your total compares. For a specific game, look at its guide page to see the achievement breakdown before deciding whether it is worth pursuing.
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