Iron Blight Achievements Guide: All 22 Steam Unlocks

Use the 22-achievement checklist below to match each Iron Blight goal to its route. For Clay Pigeon, kill a Gopnik while airborne; for Red Express, the community documents a campaign clear under two hours. The October 17 update specifically attempts a Clay Pigeon fix. Plan collection and timed runs separately so optional weapon detours do not consume your speedrun budget.

Current achievement checks

Goal	Latest relevant evidence	What to check before committing
Clay Pigeon	October 17 lists a potential fix	Correct enemy, airborne killing shot and Steam award; see the attempt steps below.
Red Express	Hidden on Steam; community says under 2 hours.	Route and timing plan; current-build chapter-select eligibility is not assumed.
Recorded	Steam lists Cassette Tape Mode; older guides report award trouble	Inspect the active modifier and preserve completion evidence rather than treating a global percentage as a current-build test.
Saves for any challenge	October 17 removed accidental quick save/load in Prasnova	Use only the options offered by your mode; check the save changes.

If an award fails, keep the completed run and record the achievement, build, start chapter, mode, modifiers and Steam connection state. Verify the requirement and the award separately before repeating the ending.

Story achievements

Achievement	Official Steam requirement	Useful guide
I'll Be Back	Finish the prologue.	Full walkthrough
Nobody Sleeps Here Anymore	Finish the St. Toma Dormitory.	St. Toma Dormitory route
Prasnova No More	Finish the Prasnova District.	Prasnova route
End Of The Line	Complete the main campaign.	Full walkthrough

Combat achievements

Achievement	Official Steam requirement	Practical reminder
Like A Watermelon	Gib a mutant's head.	Keep headshots deliberate; do not spend ammunition only for this early.
Double Tap	Kill a downed mutant before it gets up.	Confirm the threat is down before using a finishing shot.
Blood Piñata	Gib a mutant's head with a melee weapon.	Attempt it only when the area gives you room to retreat.
Harder They Fall	Kill a Gora.	Check an existing recovery checkpoint before committing.
Economy Class	Kill 2 mutants with a single shot.	A close, lined-up pair is safer than forcing the shot.
AAAAA Put A Boot In It	Stun 20 zombies with the kick.	Treat the kick as space-making, not as a replacement for an exit.
Even Death May Die	Kill a Kuvalda.	Keep an earlier checkpoint where the mode permits.
Get Off Me	Push 4 mutants with a single kick.	This is easiest to attempt only when several enemies are already grouped.
Clay Pigeon	Kill a Gopnik while it's airborne.	Encounter and timing checks.

Clay Pigeon: how to attempt it

The killing shot must hit a Gopnik while it is airborne. Alma's route reports a possible Gopnik jump over the falling tree near the Village entrance. Use that as a documented encounter to watch for, rather than assuming any airborne mutant counts or that every load produces the same jump.

1. Before entering the encounter, have a loaded weapon ready; the community route recommends a shotgun or rifle for Gopniks.
2. Keep the landing area in view and wait for the jump. Fire during the airborne part instead of spending the attempt on a grounded target.
3. Check that the shot killed the enemy before it landed, then check Steam's achievement state.
4. If it fails, distinguish a surviving target, a grounded killing shot and a missing award. An existing checkpoint may let you retry, but Prasnova quick save/load is no longer a supported shortcut after October 17.

The update calls its achievement change a potential fix. These steps connect the condition to a community-documented encounter; they are not a claimed successful October 17 unlock by the wiki.

Collection achievements

Achievement	Official Steam requirement	Useful guide
The Hoarder	Pick up 50 items.	Inventory guide
Na Zdorovye!	Get drunk.	Keep a safe moment for the interaction.
Alpha Operator	Find all gun mods.	12 documented attachment locations
A Souvenir From Pakistan.	Find the MP5.	MP5 pickup route.
Soviet Steel	Find all guns.	Weapons and route order

MP5 and Soviet Steel checklist

Use the MP5 pickup guide to add the community-documented detour to your weapon checklist. Steam confirms Find the MP5 and Find all guns as the relevant requirements. After the pickup, check the inventory and Steam unlock state; finding an item and receiving its award are separate checks because Patch 1.05 describes only an attempted achievement fix. The new location evidence was reviewed October 9, 2026; other challenge conditions retain the verification below.

Challenge and hidden achievements

Achievement	Official Steam requirement	What is confirmed
Blightbreaker	Complete the campaign on Hardcore difficulty.	Patch 1.02 changed the Hardcore damage multiplier, so use a current build.
Iron Might	Complete the campaign on Ironman Mode.	Steam confirms the mode requirement; its full rules are not described in the official patch notes.
Recorded	Complete the campaign in Cassette Tape Mode.	Steam confirms the mode requirement. Patch 1.05 only attempted an achievement fix; a current-build unlock test is still needed.
Red Express	Hidden on Steam; community says under 2 hours.	Route and timing plan; current-build chapter-select eligibility is not assumed.

Plan a clean achievement run

1. Complete a normal route first with the walkthrough, learning mandatory tools and area transitions.
2. For collection, add the MP5 detour and attachment checklist; check each pickup before leaving its room.
3. For Red Express, use a separate under-two-hour plan that skips those optional returns.
4. Before a modifier completion, confirm the mode shown by the current run. Keep an earlier checkpoint where the mode permits, without assuming arbitrary manual saves are available.
5. Record the completion screen and Steam award state if the condition is met but no achievement appears.

Are Recorded and Red Express currently confirmed?

Recorded's listed condition is a Cassette Tape Mode campaign completion. Earlier wiki review found it in global achievement data, while older community guides describe it as unobtainable. Neither establishes a reproducible unlock on the current build. If you attempt it, verify the selected modifier at the start and keep the ending result and build for a report.

Red Express is documented by the community as an under-two-hour completion. Steam's public page keeps the requirement hidden, so the Red Express guide attributes the condition and distinguishes Alma's Patch 1.05 Chapter 2 route from a current-build test.

Verification and sources

October 17 patch wording, the community Red Express condition and Gopnik encounter reviewed October 19, 2026. The 22-entry Steam checklist retains its September 25 review; no new achievement run was performed. The update was read via the SteamDB transcript.