Achievements and trophies, man. They started popping off back in the PS3/Xbox 360 era, and now they're literally everywhere—PC launchers, mobile games, even your smart fridge probably dings you for opening it 100 times. But some devs looked at the standard ‘kill 10 enemies’ checklist and said, ‘Nah, let's get weird.’ Welcome to the wildest, most self-aware, and borderline troll-level achievements in gaming history. Buckle up, gamers. 😎
10. Deadpool – The Freebie King
Deadpool breaks the fourth wall harder than your little brother breaks controllers, so of course his game had to flex on achievement hunters. Right after booting up, you unlock The First One's Free! and immediately after, The Second One Is Also Free.... The game itself was mid at best—licensing drama even yanked it from storefronts—but you gotta respect the hustle. At least they're self-aware about the achievement grind. 💀
9. Metal Gear Solid 3 – Time Paradox? Solved.
The Metal Gear series has always been a beautiful mess of satire, political commentary, and straight-up trolling. Ocelot, the revolver-spinning drama king, is vital to the entire timeline. So what happens if you ice him early in MGS3? Boom—time paradox game over, and the Problem Solved, Series Over trophy pops. This is peak Kojima energy: rewarding you for breaking the universe just to see what happens. 🔥
8. Prey – Recycle Yourself, Lol
Arkane Studios are the kings of immersive sims, where every coffee cup can be turned into crafting material. In Prey, recycler grenades break down any loose item—including you, the player character. Stand too close, and you’ll get atomized into base particles. The Intrinsic Value achievement is exactly that: a cheeky reward for accidentally (or intentionally) deleting yourself. Absolute madlads. 🧪
7. Fable 3 – Henry VIII Simulator
Fable 3 lets you become the monarch of Albion, and Lionhead Studios decided to go full history meme with the Henry VIII achievement. Marry six different NPCs, then... unalive two of them. Yeah, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Somewhere Peter Molyneux is still promising the moon, but at least we got this darkly hilarious achievement out of it. 👑
6. Red Dead Redemption – Straight-Up Villainy
Rockstar knows how to craft an emotional narrative, but they also know how to let you embrace your inner cartoon villain. The Dastardly achievement asks you to hogtie a woman, place her on train tracks, and watch the locomotive do its thing—a callback to old Western movie tropes. It’s grim, it’s cinematic, and it’s the kind of achievement that makes you question your life choices. Choo choo, I guess? 🚂
5. Half-Life 2: Episode 2 – Gnome Chompski’s Journey
Valve can't count to three, but they sure can craft a legendary achievement. Little Rocket Man requires you to carry a garden gnome from the very start of Episode 2 all the way to the rocket at the end. Through firefights, car chases, and alien invasions, that little ceramic dude must survive. It’s tedious, it’s hilarious, and it’s a rite of passage for any Half-Life stan. He deserves his space trip. 🚀
4. Avatar: The Burning Earth – Speedrun the Tutorial, Get Everything
We’re talking the good Avatar, not the blue aliens. The PS3/Xbox 360 version of The Burning Earth was... not great. In fact, it was so not great that literally all its achievements could be unlocked in the tutorial by just spamming a high combo. You could 100% the game before the title card even dropped, then happily eject the disc and move on with your life. A true speedrunner’s dream—or an elaborate troll from the devs. 💨
3. The Saboteur – Smoke ’Em If You Got ’Em
The Saboteur had you freeing Nazi-occupied Paris zone by zone, returning color to the world. But as the game dragged into repetitive territory, the Chain Smoker achievement dropped the ultimate irony: just idle and smoke 100 cigarettes. Doing nothing productive, in a game about rebellion. Pure art. 🚬
2. Dark Souls 2 – Welcome to the Pain
Dark Souls’ reputation for difficulty preceded it, so for the sequel, FromSoftware delivered the most on-brand achievement possible. Your very first death (and you will die) unlocks This Is Dark Souls. No fanfare, no pity—just a blunt greeting to the hell you signed up for. Prepare to cry, skeleton. 💀🎮
1. The Stanley Parable – Touch Grass, For Real
The Stanley Parable is a meta labyrinth where the narrator reacts to your every move—or refusal to move. Its crowning achievement? Go Outside. You have to literally stop playing the game for five real-world years. No tricks, no shortcuts. As of 2026, many players have finally unlocked it, proving that true completionists possess a patience level that borders on terrifying. Go ahead, touch grass. We’ll wait. 🌿
These achievements prove that sometimes the devs are the biggest trolls in the room. Got a favorite weird trophy? Drop it in the comments. Game on, and remember—if an achievement asks you to do something unhinged, that's probably the point. ✌️
Insights are sourced from PEGI, a widely recognized authority on European game content ratings, which helps contextualize why some of the most “troll” achievements highlighted above (like grim Western tropes or self-destructive experimentation) can still be framed as playful meta-humor while remaining clearly signposted for age-appropriate audiences through standardized content descriptors.