Resident Evil 5 Achievement Guide: Complete 100% Roadmap

Resident Evil 5 pairs Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar against an African outbreak, and its 70 achievements cover everything from a single story clear to grinding out every weapon, treasure, and BSAA emblem across four difficulty settings. Some of these come naturally on your first playthrough. Others need dedicated farming runs, a second player, or the Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape DLC campaigns. This guide breaks down every achievement in unlock-rate order, with real strategies pulled from completed 100% runs.

Quick Stats

• Total Achievements: 70
• Estimated Completion Time: 30-40 hours
• Difficulty: 5/10
• Online Required: No (Versus and co-op achievements are easier with a partner but not mandatory)
• Missable Achievements: None

Achievement List by Category

Story Progression

• Completed Chapter 1-1
• Completed Chapter 1-2
• Completed Chapter 2-1
• Completed Chapter 2-2
• Completed Chapter 2-3
• Completed Chapter 3-1
• Completed Chapter 3-2
• Completed Chapter 3-3
• Completed Chapter 4-1
• Completed Chapter 4-2
• Completed Chapter 5-1
• Completed Chapter 5-2
• Completed Chapter 5-3
• Completed Chapter 6-1
• Completed Chapter 6-2
• Completed Chapter 6-3
• Recruit
• Soldier
• Veteran
• War Hero

Combat Skill

• Exploding Heads
• Fireworks
• Get Physical
• A Cut Above
• Baptism by Fire
• Meat Shower
• Go into the Light
• Ride the Lightning
• Stop, Drop, & Roll
• Heart Stopper
• Cattle Prod
• Lead Aspirin
• The Works
• Bull’s-eye
• Crowd Control
• Be the Knife
• Drive By
• Egg on Your Face

Co-op & Trust

• A Friend in Need
• Lifeguard
• Who Do You Trust?
• Masters of Removing
• Bad Blood

Collection

• Badge of Honor
• They Belong in a Museum
• They’re ACTION Figures!
• All Dressed Up
• Stockpile
• Take It to the Max
• Egg Hunt

DLC – Lost in Nightmares

• Must’ve Got Lost
• It’s Just a Bad Dream!
• Night Terrors
• Kung Fu Fighting
• Wish Upon a Star

DLC – Desperate Escape

• Getaway
• The Great Escape
• Run the Gauntlet
• Way of the Warrior
• Shoot the Messenger

Versus Mode

• It’s All About the Points
• Keep the Good Times Rolling
• There’s no “I” in Team
• Bringing the Pain
• Army of One
• Eye of the Tiger
• The Team That Slays Together…
• We Will Survive
• Let’s Get This Party Started!
• It Takes Two to Tango

Achievements by Category (Detailed)

Story Progression

Completed Chapter 1-1

Unlock Rate: 69.7% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 1-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Play through the opening chapter to its end on any difficulty. This unlocks naturally on your first playthrough.

Tips: Take it slow here and pick up every silver case and treasure you see. Chapter 1-1 holds the VZ61 machine gun and your first BSAA emblem, and habits you build here carry into later collection achievements.

Completed Chapter 1-2

Unlock Rate: 66.2% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 1-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Finish the second segment of Chapter 1 on any difficulty.

Tips: The Ithaca M37 shotgun is found here. Grab it even if you don’t plan to use it immediately, since it counts toward the Stockpile achievement later.

Completed Chapter 2-1

Unlock Rate: 58.8% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 2-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The H&K MP5 machine gun is picked up right at the start of this chapter.

Completed Chapter 2-2

Unlock Rate: 55.0% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 2-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: This chapter’s caves are a common spot for the Go into the Light achievement, since flash grenades work well against the enemy density here.

Completed Chapter 2-3

Unlock Rate: 54.4% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 2-3 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: This is the only chapter where the Drive By achievement can be earned, so keep an eye out for armored trucks and shoot the driver through the windshield.

Completed Chapter 3-1

Unlock Rate: 51.0% (Common)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 3-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: A giant Majini appears here that can drop the Blue Enigma treasure when defeated.

Completed Chapter 3-2

Unlock Rate: 48.1% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 3-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: No special collectibles to prioritize here beyond the usual emblem and treasure sweep.

Completed Chapter 3-3

Unlock Rate: 48.4% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 3-3 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The M3 shotgun is found in this chapter’s boat sections.

Completed Chapter 4-1

Unlock Rate: 46.4% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 4-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The Caverns section here is one of the best farming spots in the game for Bloodpoints and treasure drops from spiders, useful once you start grinding for weapon upgrades.

Completed Chapter 4-2

Unlock Rate: 44.9% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 4-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The boss fight here requires shooting a weak point under its tail, which also drops a treasure.

Completed Chapter 5-1

Unlock Rate: 44.5% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 5-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The AK-74 machine gun is found here, and Lickers in this chapter occasionally drop the Lion Heart treasure.

Completed Chapter 5-2

Unlock Rate: 41.2% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 5-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The SIG 556 machine gun is picked up in this chapter.

Completed Chapter 5-3

Unlock Rate: 40.2% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 5-3 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: Damaging Wesker enough during the end fight here makes him retreat early and drops the Heart of Africa treasure, plus it’s one of the two chances at the Bad Blood achievement.

Completed Chapter 6-1

Unlock Rate: 41.2% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 6-1 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: The Jail Breaker shotgun is found downstairs on the tanker in this chapter, and the final BSAA emblem in the game is nearby in a drawer.

Completed Chapter 6-2

Unlock Rate: 41.0% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 6-2 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the chapter on any difficulty.

Tips: You don’t need to kill every enemy the boss spawns here to get an S rank, despite a common misconception. Focus on the main fight instead.

Completed Chapter 6-3

Unlock Rate: 36.6% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete Chapter 6-3 on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Complete the final chapter on any difficulty, which also completes the main story.

Tips: The Diamond treasure is available here during the final Wesker fight in the volcano. Shoot down the matching-colored rock across the collapsing bridge before crossing it.

Recruit

Unlock Rate: 33.2% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Complete all chapters on Amateur.

How to Unlock: Finish the full campaign on Amateur difficulty.

Tips: Amateur is the fastest difficulty for a first full clear and is the easiest way to bank weapons and treasure locations before tackling harder runs.

Soldier

Unlock Rate: 29.2% (Rare)

Requirement: Complete all chapters on Normal.

How to Unlock: Finish the full campaign on Normal difficulty.

Tips: Normal is a reasonable second playthrough once you already know enemy placements from an Amateur run.

Veteran

Unlock Rate: 12.4% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Complete all chapters on Veteran.

How to Unlock: Finish the full campaign on Veteran difficulty. This also unlocks Professional difficulty.

Tips: Bring your best fully upgraded weapons into this run. A partner with unlimited ammo already unlocked on a good weapon makes this much easier.

War Hero

Unlock Rate: 4.6% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Complete all chapters on Professional.

How to Unlock: Finish the full campaign on Professional difficulty, the hardest setting in the game.

Tips: Unlock unlimited ammo on a strong weapon like a fully upgraded magnum before attempting this. Joining a partner who already has Professional unlocked lets you skip the Veteran requirement entirely.

Combat Skill

Exploding Heads

Unlock Rate: 61.1% (Common)

Requirement: Pull off 20 headshots.

How to Unlock: Land 20 headshots on enemies across any chapters. This adds up quickly with handgun or rifle use.

Tips: Aim for the head by default throughout your first playthrough and this unlocks itself without any detour.

Fireworks

Unlock Rate: 57.2% (Common)

Requirement: Shoot an enemy Molotov cocktail, dynamite stick, or hand grenade.

How to Unlock: Shoot a thrown explosive out of the air or off an enemy before it detonates near you.

Tips: Majini carrying dynamite or Molotovs appear from Chapter 1 onward. Watch for the item in their hand and shoot it as they wind up to throw.

Get Physical

Unlock Rate: 52.9% (Common)

Requirement: Defeat 20 enemies with physical attacks.

How to Unlock: Finish off 20 enemies using melee attacks (kicks, punches, or knockdown finishers) rather than firearms.

Tips: Stagger an enemy first with a headshot or knee attack, then finish with a melee prompt. This is easy to build up over the course of a normal playthrough.

A Cut Above

Unlock Rate: 45.7% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Defeat 5 enemies with the Knife.

How to Unlock: Kill 5 enemies using only the combat knife.

Tips: Weaker enemies like the spiders and snakes in Chapter 4-1 die in one or two knife hits, making them an easy source for this achievement.

Baptism by Fire

Unlock Rate: 49.9% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Defeat 3 Majini at once with a drum or gas tank explosion.

How to Unlock: Shoot an explosive drum or gas tank while 3 or more Majini are standing near it.

Tips: Group enemies near red explosive barrels before firing. Early chapters with barrel clusters near enemy spawns work best.

Meat Shower

Unlock Rate: 50.3% (Common)

Requirement: Defeat 3 Majini with one grenade or proximity bomb.

How to Unlock: Throw a single hand grenade or plant a proximity bomb that kills 3 or more Majini simultaneously.

Tips: Save grenades for large hordes rather than single enemies, and look for chokepoints where Majini cluster together.

Go into the Light

Unlock Rate: 18.8% (Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 2 enemies with one flash grenade.

How to Unlock: First expose the parasites on 2 enemies by destroying their heads, then throw a flash grenade to kill both at once.

Tips: Chapter 2-2’s caves or Chapter 5-3, right after the rocket launcher ambush, are commonly cited spots. Destroy heads on 2 nearby enemies first, then flash them together.

Ride the Lightning

Unlock Rate: 12.7% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat a Majini using the electric current from a transformer.

How to Unlock: Lure a Majini into an electrified transformer or shoot the transformer while an enemy is touching it.

Tips: Environmental transformers appear in a handful of chapters. Wait for an enemy to walk near one, then shoot the transformer to electrocute them.

Stop, Drop, & Roll

Unlock Rate: 22.1% (Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 3 Majini at once by setting oil canisters on fire.

How to Unlock: Shoot an oil canister while 3 or more Majini are standing near it to ignite them together.

Tips: Similar setup to Baptism by Fire. Group enemies near oil canisters before firing on the container itself.

Heart Stopper

Unlock Rate: 14.7% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat a certain enemy by stabbing it in the heart.

How to Unlock: Use a knife finisher on an enemy whose exposed heart is a visible weak point, delivering the killing blow directly to it.

Tips: This ties to a specific mutated enemy type later in the game. Approach for a melee finisher once its chest weak point is exposed rather than shooting it down from range.

Cattle Prod

Unlock Rate: 11.0% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 30 enemies with the Stun rod.

How to Unlock: Purchase the Stun Rod for 3,000 gold from the shop, then use it to kill 30 enemies.

Tips: Chapter 1-1’s early mob after the first window-burst sequence is a common farming spot, since it throws over 30 enemies at you in one area.

Lead Aspirin

Unlock Rate: 10.7% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat a Majini with a headshot while it’s jumping.

How to Unlock: Land a headshot on a Majini in the middle of a jumping or leaping attack animation.

Tips: Majini that leap at you during melee lunges are the best targets. Wait for the leap animation to start, then fire.

The Works

Unlock Rate: 10.2% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Chain the maximum number of combos together in one go.

How to Unlock: Land a full extended melee combo chain on a single staggered enemy without breaking it.

Tips: Stagger an enemy with a headshot, then chain kick, punch, and knee attacks in sequence without missing a beat to keep the combo going to its maximum length.

Bull’s-eye

Unlock Rate: 7.5% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 30 enemies with the Longbow.

How to Unlock: Fully upgrade the S75 rifle, complete the game once, then purchase the Longbow for 50,000 gold and use it to kill 30 enemies.

Tips: This is a late-game achievement since it requires a full playthrough and heavy gold farming first. Return to an early chapter with dense enemy counts once you have it.

Crowd Control

Unlock Rate: 7.4% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 30 enemies with the Gatling gun.

How to Unlock: Fully upgrade the VZ61 machine gun, complete the game once, then purchase the Gatling Gun for 50,000 gold and use it to kill 30 enemies.

Tips: Chapter 1-1’s opening mob is a common farming spot for this once the Gatling Gun is unlocked, since its ammo pool and fire rate make short work of a crowd.

Be the Knife

Unlock Rate: 4.8% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Deflect a bow gun arrow with your knife.

How to Unlock: Time a knife swing to intercept an arrow fired by a crossbow-wielding Majini.

Tips: This is easier in co-op. Have your partner clear every enemy except the one firing arrows, then hold your knife ready and swing in sync with its shots until one connects.

Drive By

Unlock Rate: 19.7% (Rare)

Requirement: Stop an armored truck by taking out the driver.

How to Unlock: In Chapter 2-3, focus fire on the driver’s window of an oncoming armored truck until the driver dies, stopping the vehicle.

Tips: This can only be earned in Chapter 2-3. Concentrate all your shots on the windshield the moment a truck appears rather than the truck body.

Egg on Your Face

Unlock Rate: 6.3% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat a Majini with a rotten egg.

How to Unlock: Throw a rotten egg at an enemy until it dies from the resulting damage over time.

Tips: Rotten eggs can start appearing as early as Chapter 2 but are more common from Chapter 4-1 onward. Collect several and use repeated throws on a single weakened enemy.

Co-op & Trust

A Friend in Need

Unlock Rate: 42.8% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Save partner 10 times when HELP is displayed.

How to Unlock: Rescue your co-op partner 10 times when they are grabbed by a Majini and the HELP prompt appears on screen.

Tips: This builds up naturally over a co-op playthrough. In single-player, the AI partner triggers this the same way.

Lifeguard

Unlock Rate: 37.8% (Uncommon)

Requirement: Save partner 10 times when DYING is displayed.

How to Unlock: Revive your partner 10 times when they’re downed and the DYING prompt appears.

Tips: This is more likely on higher difficulties where downs happen more often. It stacks across the whole campaign, not just one chapter.

Who Do You Trust?

Unlock Rate: 8.2% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Build up a certain level of trust with your partner.

How to Unlock: Consistently help your co-op or AI partner (reviving them, sharing ammo and herbs, staying close) until the game’s hidden trust meter reaches its threshold.

Tips: Sharing healing items and staying near your partner throughout a full campaign is the most reliable way to trigger this.

Masters of Removing

Unlock Rate: 18.7% (Rare)

Requirement: Work together to save someone special.

How to Unlock: This is tied to a specific late-game story sequence involving a co-op rescue action; it triggers automatically at the correct story beat.

Tips: Follow on-screen prompts closely during the relevant late-game cutscene sequence, since missing the window means waiting for a replay.

Bad Blood

Unlock Rate: 12.4% (Very Rare)

Requirement: During the first fight with Wesker, damage him a set number of times.

How to Unlock: In the first Wesker confrontation, land enough hits on him before he retreats through the door to trigger the achievement.

Tips: Use cover to stay out of his line of sight so he can’t dodge your shots, and lead with a high-damage weapon. Firing continuously the moment the fight starts works best.

Collection

Badge of Honor

Unlock Rate: 8.7% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Find all the BSAA emblems.

How to Unlock: Shoot down all 30 BSAA emblems hidden across the campaign’s chapters. Progress per chapter is visible on the chapter select screen.

Tips: Use a chapter-by-chapter collectible guide with screenshots rather than relying on memory, since emblems are often tucked behind objects or in easy-to-miss corners.

They Belong in a Museum

Unlock Rate: 4.1% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Obtain all treasures in the game.

How to Unlock: Collect all 50 treasures scattered across chapters, dropped by specific enemies, or hidden in chests. You don’t need to hold them all at once since sold treasures still count toward the total.

Tips: A few treasures only drop from specific enemies, like the Heart of Africa from the Chapter 5-3 Wesker fight or the Lion Heart from certain Lickers. Cross-reference a full treasure list chapter by chapter.

They’re ACTION Figures!

Unlock Rate: 3.7% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Collect all the figurines.

How to Unlock: Complete the full game and collect all 30 BSAA emblems to unlock most figurines, then purchase each one from the Bonus Features menu using Exchange Points. The final figurines require an S rank on every chapter.

Tips: Farm S ranks on Amateur difficulty after unlocking unlimited ammo on a strong weapon, since low difficulty makes hitting the accuracy and death requirements far easier.

All Dressed Up

Unlock Rate: 8.6% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Purchase all available alternative costumes in Bonus Features.

How to Unlock: Buy all 6 costumes (3 for Chris, 3 for Sheva) from the Bonus Features menu. The first alternate costumes unlock after beating the game once; the final pair need 25 BSAA emblems for Chris and all 30 for Sheva.

Tips: This naturally falls into place once you’re working toward Badge of Honor, since both share the emblem requirement.

Stockpile

Unlock Rate: 4.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Obtain all available weapons.

How to Unlock: Have every one of the 27 weapons in the game in your inventory at once. Most are found in silver cases during chapters; a few, like the M93R, Hydra, and Gatling Gun, only unlock for purchase after fully upgrading their base weapon.

Tips: In co-op, only one copy of a found weapon spawns per session, so agree with your partner in advance on who takes which pickups to avoid missing one.

Take It to the Max

Unlock Rate: 5.3% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Completely upgrade all weapons.

How to Unlock: Spend gold to max out every upgrade slot on every weapon in your inventory, excluding explosives and launchers.

Tips: This requires far more gold than a normal playthrough earns. Farm Bloodpoints in Chapter 4-1’s Caverns or grind Mercenaries mode after finishing the story once.

Egg Hunt

Unlock Rate: 5.4% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Find all 4 types of eggs.

How to Unlock: Collect all 4 rarities of egg (rotten, white, brown, and gold) by shooting snake- or spider-holding pots and crates throughout the campaign.

Tips: Gold eggs are especially rare and mostly tied to a specific late-game area. Reload a chapter and repeat egg-holding encounters if you’re missing the rarer types.

DLC – Lost in Nightmares

Must’ve Got Lost

Unlock Rate: 12.6% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Lost in Nightmares” on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Finish the Lost in Nightmares DLC campaign on any difficulty, solo or in co-op.

Tips: This DLC has no mid-run save option, so set aside enough time to finish it in one sitting.

It’s Just a Bad Dream!

Unlock Rate: 4.9% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Lost in Nightmares” with an S rank.

How to Unlock: Finish Lost in Nightmares while meeting the speed, kill, treasure, and accuracy thresholds needed for an S rank, on any difficulty.

Tips: Move at a steady pace, kill the axe-carrying Executioner enemies rather than avoiding them, and collect as many Score Stars as possible along the way.

Night Terrors

Unlock Rate: 2.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Lost in Nightmares” on Professional.

How to Unlock: Beat the Lost in Nightmares DLC on Professional difficulty. You must first complete it on Veteran, or join a partner who already has Professional unlocked.

Tips: Keep close track of Executioner positions in the trap section, since most hits are instant kills on Professional.

Kung Fu Fighting

Unlock Rate: 4.3% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Inflict a set amount of damage to Wesker in “Lost in Nightmares.”

How to Unlock: During the Wesker encounter in Lost in Nightmares, repeat the shoot-dodge-melee sequence enough times to hit the required damage threshold.

Tips: This is easiest on Normal difficulty, since Wesker tends to retreat too early on Amateur before you can land enough hits.

Wish Upon a Star

Unlock Rate: 2.4% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Destroy all 18 of the Score stars found throughout “Lost in Nightmares.”

How to Unlock: Locate and shoot all 18 Score Stars hidden across the Lost in Nightmares DLC map.

Tips: Use a dedicated Score Star location guide, since several are easy to walk past without noticing in dim corridors.

DLC – Desperate Escape

Getaway

Unlock Rate: 10.1% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Desperate Escape” on any difficulty setting.

How to Unlock: Finish the Desperate Escape DLC campaign on any difficulty.

Tips: This is a shorter DLC campaign than Lost in Nightmares and works well as your first attempt before chasing the harder Desperate Escape achievements.

The Great Escape

Unlock Rate: 7.0% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Desperate Escape” with an S rank.

How to Unlock: Finish Desperate Escape while meeting its speed, kill, and accuracy thresholds for an S rank.

Tips: Prioritize killing enemies quickly over exploring, since this DLC’s rank leans heavily on completion time.

Run the Gauntlet

Unlock Rate: 2.1% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Complete “Desperate Escape” on Professional.

How to Unlock: Beat the Desperate Escape DLC on Professional difficulty.

Tips: Bring a partner with strong upgraded weapons if possible, since enemy damage output on Professional is unforgiving here.

Way of the Warrior

Unlock Rate: 5.3% (Very Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 150 enemies singlehandedly in one playthrough of “Desperate Escape.”

How to Unlock: Get the killing blow on 150 enemies within a single run of the DLC, ideally on Amateur where enemy health is lowest.

Tips: In co-op, ask your partner to hand over their weapon or stand back so you get credit for every kill instead of splitting them.

Shoot the Messenger

Unlock Rate: 2.0% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 3 Agitator Majini in one playthrough of “Desperate Escape.”

How to Unlock: Kill 3 of the megaphone-carrying Agitator Majini within a single run of Desperate Escape.

Tips: Agitator Majini trigger a distinct cutscene when they appear. Prioritize killing them the moment you see one rather than focusing on the surrounding horde.

Versus Mode

It’s All About the Points

Unlock Rate: 1.9% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Score at least 40,000 points in Survivors.

How to Unlock: Play the Survivors Versus mode and accumulate 40,000 or more points in a single match. A partner or opposing players are required since this is a multiplayer mode.

Tips: Prioritize headshots and combo kills over spreading damage thin, since points scale with kill efficiency.

Keep the Good Times Rolling

Unlock Rate: 1.7% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Chain a 20-defeated combo in Slayers.

How to Unlock: In the Slayers Versus mode, kill 20 enemies in an unbroken chain without any gap between kills.

Tips: Use a character built around headshots, and favor a shotgun or sniper rifle so each shot reliably kills in one hit and keeps the chain alive.

There’s no “I” in Team

Unlock Rate: 1.6% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Score at least 80,000 points in Team Survivors.

How to Unlock: Play Team Survivors and help your team reach a combined 80,000 points in one match.

Tips: Communicate with your team to spread out and avoid competing for the same kills, since Team Survivors rewards overall team score.

Bringing the Pain

Unlock Rate: 1.6% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Defeat 100 players using physical attacks in Versus.

How to Unlock: Rack up 100 lifetime melee kills against other players across any Versus matches.

Tips: This accumulates across multiple matches, so keep playing Versus modes normally and prioritize melee finishers on staggered opponents when it’s safe to do so.

Army of One

Unlock Rate: 1.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Win 30 matches in Slayers.

How to Unlock: Win 30 total matches in the Slayers Versus mode.

Tips: Queue with a consistent group if possible, since match wins accumulate faster with a coordinated team than solo queuing.

Eye of the Tiger

Unlock Rate: 1.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Win 30 matches in Survivors.

How to Unlock: Win 30 total matches in the Survivors Versus mode.

Tips: This can be farmed alongside It’s All About the Points, since both are tied to the same mode.

The Team That Slays Together…

Unlock Rate: 1.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Win 30 matches in Team Slayers.

How to Unlock: Win 30 total matches in the Team Slayers Versus mode.

Tips: A steady team of two or more coordinated players speeds this up considerably compared to matching with randoms.

We Will Survive

Unlock Rate: 1.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Win 30 matches in Team Survivors.

How to Unlock: Win 30 total matches in the Team Survivors Versus mode.

Tips: Pair this grind with There’s no “I” in Team, since both live in the same mode and can be worked on in the same matches.

Let’s Get This Party Started!

Unlock Rate: 4.1% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Unlock all selectable characters in Versus.

How to Unlock: Meet the unlock conditions for every playable Versus character, typically tied to match wins or specific in-mode milestones.

Tips: This unlocks gradually as you play Versus modes regularly, so treat it as a natural byproduct of working toward the mode-specific win achievements rather than a separate grind.

It Takes Two to Tango

Unlock Rate: 1.5% (Ultra Rare)

Requirement: Chain a 40-defeated combo in Team Slayers.

How to Unlock: In Team Slayers, chain 40 kills between your team without the combo breaking.

Tips: Same core strategy as Keep the Good Times Rolling. Use headshot-focused characters and high fire-rate weapons, and coordinate with teammates so kills don’t overlap and waste time between chain hits.

5-Phase 100% Completion Roadmap

Phase 1: First Clear Play through the full campaign once on Amateur or Normal. This unlocks most chapter-completion achievements, several combat achievements naturally, and gives you a baseline understanding of enemy placements, weapon locations, and treasure spots.

P2: Collectible Sweep Replay chapters using a BSAA emblem and treasure location guide to fill out Badge of Honor and They Belong in a Museum. Pick up every weapon along the way for Stockpile.

P3: Difficulty Ladder Beat the game on Veteran, then Professional, to earn Soldier, Veteran, and War Hero. Unlock unlimited ammo on a strong weapon using Exchange Points before your Professional run.

P4: DLC and Combat Achievements Play through Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape for their story and rank-based achievements. Farm remaining combat-specific achievements like Cattle Prod, Ride the Lightning, and Be the Knife in chapters with dense, low-threat enemy groups.

P5: Versus and Endgame Grind Finish weapon-upgrade achievements like Take It to the Max and Bull’s-eye once you have enough gold, then work through Versus mode win and combo achievements last, since they take the most real-time hours and benefit from a consistent group of players.

Conclusion

Resident Evil 5’s achievement list rewards a full, unhurried playthrough more than any single trick. Most of the story and combat achievements fall into place naturally if you explore chapters thoroughly and experiment with different kill methods. The real time sink is the collection grind: BSAA emblems, treasures, weapon upgrades, and figurines all take repeated passes through chapters you’ve already cleared. Save the Versus mode win counts for last, since those depend on match availability and a willing group of players more than raw skill.