Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Achievement Guide & Road Map

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Achievement Guide

Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10 [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 14 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 6-8 Hours [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: 1 - "Stories From the North"
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: See 'Note' below

Note: There is a possibility of achievements glitching if you don't fully quit out of the game when you stop playing. To avoid this, always QUIT the game; never quick resume.

Introduction:
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, the dark fantasy, psychological action title from Ninja Theory, has finally landed on Xbox One after its initial PlayStation 4 and PC release in August 2017. In Hellblade, players assume the role of Senua, a Pict warrior on a journey to Helheim to save the soul of her lover. The game blends several genres together, including hack and slash, puzzle, and horror. The achievement list is mostly story-related and everything can be completed in about eight hours.

Abbreviated Walkthrough:
Play through the game at your own pace. Since there are no difficulty-related achievements, you may choose to play on Easy if you desire. There are a total of thirteen achievements that you will obtain naturally as you progress through the narrative and complete the game.

There is one achievement, "Stories From the North," which requires you to collect forty-four collectibles known as Lorestones. These collectibles are, more or less, on the main path to your objective in each chapter but can be missed. Without any chapter select option available, you will need to start a new playthrough if you progress to far and miss any one Lorestone. Fortunately, any Lorestones you have already obtained will carry over into a new playthrough.

Conclusion:
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is an unparalleled and thrilling experience. Though the game's combat leaves room for improvement, its narrative and character writing are extremely nuanced and thought-provoking. The achievement list is very easy, too, since almost everything is a story-related.

[XBA would like to thank BiggD for this Roadmap]

Extinguished

90
Defeat Surtr
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After the initial puzzle door, you will reach the gate to Helheim and be required to complete two trials, Fire and Illusion, in order to proceed. Enter the door on the right that leads to the Fire trial. At the end of this trial, you will need to confront Surtr. The achievement will unlock after defeating him.

The Fight Begins

90
Reaching the Gate for the first time
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

Towards the start of the game, you will eventually reach a beach and then scale a cliff. Soon after, a puzzle door will block your path. The achievement will unlock upon completing the puzzle and venturing towards the gate that leads to Helheim.
Master of Illusion

90
Defeat Valravn
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After the initial puzzle door, you will reach the gate to Helheim and be required to complete two trials, Fire and Illusion, in order to proceed. Enter the door on the left that leads to the Illusion trial. At the end of this trial, you will need to confront Valravn. The achievement will unlock after defeating him.
Source of The Darkness

90
Meet Hela for the first time on the Bridge
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After completing the trials of Fire and Illusion, you will finally be able to open the gate to Helheim. Past the gate, you will need to fight a few enemies and solve a puzzle door. Once this door is open you can continue to venture down the bridge towards Helheim. The achievement will unlock when you reach the end of the bridge and the darkness emerges.
Trust Your Senses

30
Complete the Blindness Shard Challenge
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

As you progress through the game, you will eventually try to pull Gramr out of the Tree but fail in your attempt. You will then be presented with four challenges: Blindness Shard, Tower Shard, Swamp Shard, and Labyrinth Shard.

At this time, you can enter each challenge individually by approaching one of the four blue runestones on the surrounding shore and focusing on it. The achievement will unlock once you have completed the Blindness Shard Challenge.
Different Perspectives

30
Complete the Tower Shard Challenge
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

As you progress through the game, you will eventually try to pull Gramr out of the Tree but fail in your attempt. You will then be presented with four challenges: Blindness Shard, Tower Shard, Swamp Shard, and Labyrinth Shard.

At this time, you can enter each challenge individually by approaching one of the four blue runestones on the surrounding shore and focusing on it. The achievement will unlock once you have completed the Tower Shard Challenge.
Cure For The Plague

30
Complete the Swamp Shard Challenge
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

As you progress through the game, you will eventually try to pull Gramr out of the Tree but fail in your attempt. You will then be presented with four challenges: Blindness Shard, Tower Shard, Swamp Shard, and Labyrinth Shard.

At this time, you can enter each challenge individually by approaching one of the four blue runestones on the surrounding shore and focusing on it. The achievement will unlock once you have completed the Swamp Shard Challenge.
Escaped

30
Complete the Labyrinth Shard Challenge
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

As you progress through the game, you will eventually try to pull Gramr out of the Tree but fail in your attempt. You will then be presented with four challenges: Blindness Shard, Tower Shard, Swamp Shard, and Labyrinth Shard.

At this time, you can enter each challenge individually by approaching one of the four blue runestones on the surrounding shore and focusing on it. The achievement will unlock once you have completed the Labyrinth Shard Challenge.
Gramr Released

90
Pull Gramr out of the Tree
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After completing each of the four Shard Challenges, you will finally be able to pull Gramr out of the Tree, thus unlocking the achievement.
Warrior

50
Escape the Sea of Corpses
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After pulling Gramr out of the Tree, you will suddenly be dropped into the Sea of Corpses, a nightmarish combat trial against a massive horde of enemies. Defeat these enemies with your newly acquired sword and continue to push onward through the ocean of blood. The achievement will unlock once you reach the mountaintop.
Into the Mountain

90
Enter Helheim
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

After escaping the Sea of Corpses, you will return to the Tree where you retrieved Gramr. Follow the path directly ahead and you will eventually ascend some stairs to the mountaintop. Here, you can push past two sets of doors leading into the mountain in order to unlock this achievement.
Tamed the Beast

90
Defeat Fenrir
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

Once you have arrived in Helheim, you will soon learn of Fenrir, a horrifying monstrosity that attacks from the shadows. This chapter is very intense because you will experience intense trauma and die if you stay in the darkness for too long during your travels. As such, make use of your torch, beams of light, and fire braziers whenever you can to stay alive. Eventually, after passing through three sets of puzzle doors, you will reach Fenrir's lair for a battle. The achievement will unlock after defeating him.
The Final Battle

100
Confront Hela
This achievement is story-related and cannot be missed.

At the end of the game, you will confront Hela once more and partake in one final battle. This finale consists of three "phases." In Phase 1, you must defend yourself from an onslaught of various variants of enemies. In Phase 2, you will fight "shadow" variants of the three main bosses you previously encountered; dodge their attacks and use your focus ability when available to cut them down quickly. In Phase 3, succumb to the enemies and the battle will end, thus unlocking the achievement.
Stories From the North

100
Collect all of the Lorestones
(1)
This achievement is missable.

In Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, there are a total of 44 Lorestones that you will need to collect for this achievement. These collectibles are large standing stones that will typically be found along the main path through each chapter.

Each Lorestone has a glowing red-orange ring around it. Along the ring are a series of letters, followed by a dot; the letters represent each collectible and the dots mark the end of a chapter. The letters will turn white once you focus on the Lorestone. If you miss a Lorestone during your playthrough, its corresponding letter will remain orange. Take note that there is no chapter select; if you miss a Lorestone and complete a chapter, you will need to start a new playthrough (fortunately, already collected Lorestones will carry over into new playthroughs).

As to avoid an additional playthrough solely for collectibles, it's encouraged to follow the video guide below during your initial playthrough, courtesy of PowerPyx and free of any story spoilers, for the location of all 44 Lorestones in the game.