Achievements

In *Murder by Choice*, **achievements** are earned based the player's actions, rewarding the player with different amounts of energy depending on the energy earned. This includes choices the player makes during the game's story, the number of times the player does a certain action, and unique interactions with the locations. There are 80 total achievements, many of which you automatically get playing the game.

**The descriptions of the achievements include spoilers.**

## General

These are achievements that theoretically apply to any chapter, but can be entirely completed in Chapter 1.

* "Heads or Tails?": *"Make 50 choices."*
* "All Things Considered": *"Make 100 choices."*
* "Storyteller": *"Make 250 choices."*
* "Carte Blanche": *"Make 500 choices."*
* "Beginner Collector": *"Find 9 collectibles."*
* "Enthusiastic Collector": *"Find 21 collectibles."*
* "Accomplished Collector": *"Find 36 collectibles."*
* "Master Collector": *"Find 51 collectibles."*
* "Hooked": *"Play 3 days in a row."*
* "Gamer": *"Play 7 days in a row."*
* "Addicted": *"Play 14 days in a row."*
* "All Work No Play": *"Play 21 days in a row."*
* "The Seeker": *"Complete 10 Hidden Object Scenes without using Hints."*
* "Finders Keepers": *"Complete 30 Hidden Object Scenes without using Hints."*
* "Eagle Eye": *"Complete 60 Hidden Object Scenes without using Hints."*
* "Needle in a Haystack": *"Complete 100 Hidden Object Scenes without using Hints."*
	+ Chapter 1 has barely over 100 hidden object scenes, so you would need to essentially avoid using hints in every hidden object scene if you want to get this achievement before completing Chapter 1.
* "Head Start": *"Complete 5 Mini-games without skipping any."*
* "Challenge Accepted": *"Complete 10 Mini-games without skipping any."*
* "I Came to Play!": *"Complete 20 Mini-games without skipping any."*
* "Bring It On!": *"Complete 30 Mini-games without skipping any."*
* "Say Cheese!": *"Take 5 photos."*
* "Snapshot": *"Take 15 photos."*
* "Flashing Lights": *"Take 30 photos."*
* "Paparazzi": *"Take 50 photos."*

## Chapter 1 (Choices)

These are achievements that are earned based on the choices the player makes in Chapter 1. Not every choice that results in a different path has their own achievements.

* "Ms. Fortune": *"Janet wins the draw to board the Admiral’s boat."*
* "Lucky Devil": *"Jax wins the draw to board the Admiral’s boat."*
* "Red Looks Nice": *"Cover the dinner table with a red tablecloth."*
* "I Prefer Yellow": *"Cover the dinner table with a yellow tablecloth."*
* "Licensed to Carry": *"Keep Lukas’ handgun to yourself."*
* "Better Safe than Sorry": *"Give Lukas’ handgun to the Admiral."*
* "Search Party": *"Team up with Jax and Portia to find Freddie."*
* "Rescue Party": *"Team up with Dr. Kat and Margot to find Freddie."*
* "Janet’s Friend": *"Side with Janet in the Portia–Janet conflict."*
* "Portia’s Friend": *"Side with Portia in the Portia–Janet conflict."*
* "The Trickster": *"Trick the Admiral into leaving his suite after Portia’s death."*
* "As Straight as a Die": *"Be honest with the Admiral after Portia’s death."*
* "Mon Amie": *"Give the antidote to Margot."*
* "Howdy Partner": *"Give the antidote to Jax."*
* "No Gun, No Problem": *"Side with the Admiral about throwing the sniper rifle away."*
* "A Lost Lead": *"Side with Ruben about not throwing the sniper rifle away."*
* "Eyes of Alisha": *"Listen to the “Eyes of Alisha” story."*
* "Barking Dogs": *"Listen to the “Barking Dogs” story."*
* "Animal Lover": *"Give Genie a treat yourself."*
* "Trust Issues": *"Let Ruben give Genie the treat."*
* "Lone Wolf": *"Confront Jax alone about the footage of Lukas’ death."*
* "Team Player": *"Confront Jax together with Ruben about the footage of Lukas’ death."*
* "Twisted Arm": *"Force Jax to come clean with Janet about his affair with Margot."*
* "Encouraging": *"Encourage Jax to tell Janet about his affair with Margot."*
* "Deal Maker": *"Encourage Ruben to sign the Project Genetica contract with the government."*
* "No Deal": *"Advise Ruben not to sign the Project Genetica contract with the government."*
* "True Detective": *"Identify Margot as the culprit."*
	+ There is no achievement for incorrectly identifying Mrs. Bird as the culprit.
* "More than a Gardener": *"Choose Q to help capture Margot."*
* "Not a Western": *"Choose Jax to help capture Margot."*
* "Justice Served": *"Decide to lie to Margot about keeping her safe after the trial."*
* "Serve and Protect": *"Decide to make sure Margot is protected after the trial."*

## Chapter 1 (Minigames)

These are achievements the player can earn from playing certain minigames in Chapter 1 in a specific way.

* "Lockpicker": *"Pick the lock on Dr. Kat’s luggage without resetting a pin."*
	+ Push up the pins in ascending order of length.
* "Pianist": *"Play the piano without making a single mistake."*
* "High Stakes": *"Play the Admiral at blackjack and win without skipping the Mini-game."*
* "Pro Driver": *"Complete Freddie’s racing game without hitting an obstacle."*
* "Lab Assistant": *"Extract nectar from the Miraculus without filling the middle vial of the synthesizer over 7 mL."*
* "Safecracker": *"Crack the safe in fewer than 10 moves."*
* "Mathematician": *"Start the encryption by solving any other cell before the middle one."*
* "Electrician": *"Avoid dead-end cables that create sparks."*
* "Spare Parts": *"Fix the hatch lock without using all the spare parts."*
* "H4X0R": *"Hack into the USB without letting the key pass the lock slot."*
* "Camera Eye": *"Complete the memory test on your first attempt."*
* "Perfect Pitch": *"Enter the musical code for the vault without any mistakes."*
* "Boardgame Fanatic": *"Play Four-In-A-Row with Dr. Kat and win."*
* "Haven Engineer": *"Link all the Haven systems back together without resetting them."*
* "Blown Away": *"Trap Genie between two or more opposing fans."*

## Chapter 1 (Extras)

These are miscellaneous achievements that can only be earned playing Chapter 1.

* "Obie the Fish": *"Interact with the goldfish in the foyer."*
* "Practice Makes Perfect": *"Interact with the piano."*
	+ The piano is found in the parlor.
* "Tick Tock and We Stop!: *"Stop the metronome."*
	+ The metronome is found in the parlor.
* "Stargazer": *"Interact with the telescope in the night."*
	+ The telescope is found on the veranda.
* "8 Ball": *"Pot the 8 ball."*
	+ The 8 ball is found in the club room.
* "Jack of Spades": *"Stick the enamel pin back on Freddie’s jacket."*
	+ This can only be achieved if Carla did not give the pin to Ruben at the beginning of the game. Freddie's jacket is at his Cave Suite.
* "Flower Power": *"Water the plant in the greenhouse."*
* "Sea Devil": *"Scare the Sea Devil fish."*
	+ This fish is found to the left while diving underwater.
* "Tour Guide": *"Visit all locations on Isla Esperanza."*