Late-game 100% bottlenecks at a glance
If only the last few achievements remain, start with the longest counters and rare collection layers. A current 100% completion discussion independently identifies Foil RNG as a late-game grind, so keep both documented foil routes running while other trash-cycle counters advance.
Keep these tracks running together so a trash cycle can advance money, bags, collectibles, cards, and cereal progress at the same time.
| Bottleneck | Public target | Best companion route |
|---|---|---|
| Foil collection | A full foil set, then all foil cards | Foil guide and tracker |
| Cosplay | 3 found outfits for To Be Continued… | Cosplay case route |
| Money held | $100,000 at one time | Late-game money guide |
| Recycling | 999 garbage bags | Annihilation counter |
| Beer | 1,000 cans | Many Hoppy Returns! counter |
| Figurines | 12 finds | Six landmarks plus trash heaps |
| Audiotapes | 7 counted finds | Audiotape counter guide |
| Kotalion | Get 'em All! | Card checklist and ending prep |
Before the grind: protect collectible progress
Make a separate manual save and keep it until you have tested a reload. Before opening another trash heap, collect every loose card, fragment, tape, figurine, cosplay case, and cereal box.
This setup matters because current reports describe both upgrade-save loss and loose collectibles disappearing during a heap change. Neither report has a developer-published recovery path.
Stage 1 — stack the one-time and early counters
- Turn on the radio for Wow, It Works?.
- Collect the first card, audiotape, figurine, cosplay outfit, and cereal box.
- Buy one upgrade.
- Recycle seven bags for Removal while working toward 69, 256, and 999.
- Drink 12 cans while working toward 42, 146, and 1,000.
- Land compactor throws from 10, 20, and 30 meters; the longer hits can finish the shorter distance goals first if they register.
Stage 2 — bank money before heavy upgrades
The four money achievements require you to have $1,000, $10,000, $50,000, and $100,000. Because upgrades spend the same balance, pause purchases at each threshold until its achievement unlocks.
After the $100,000 milestone is secure, spend toward 20 upgrades, one MAX stat, and all upgrades. Maxing every stat also unlocks Jenny’s current $10,000 cereal-box purchase route.
Stage 3 — finish finite collectibles
| Track | Milestones | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Figurines | 1, 5, 9, 12 | Six map pickups plus trash-heap finds. |
| Audiotapes | 1, 5, 7 | Trash-heap pickups; use the 6/7 troubleshooting checklist if the counter stalls. |
| Cosplay outfits | 1, 3 | Search cases during repeat heap cycles and collect each one before requesting the next pile. |
| Cereal boxes | 1, 10 | Trash finds plus Jenny’s late-game $10,000 route. |
Stage 4 — complete the card layers
- Finish the 10-card blue set for Water-walker.
- Finish the 10-card white set for Airbender.
- Finish the 10-card red set for Firestarter.
- Finish the 10-card purple set for The Dark Master.
- Before selling duplicates, exchange each eligible three-copy same-Quality stack through the binder Level Up button.
- Get Kotalion for Get 'em All!; the August 27 update prevents selling it, so it stays in the collection.
- Track foil progress separately for A True Fan and The Collector. Both cereal boxes and Level Up can produce a foil, but no odds are published.
Do beer and trash-bag progress carry across saves?
The August 27 official update says the counters for collected trash bags and drunk beer cans are now calculated correctly “from save to save.” Install the current build before judging a stalled long-counter achievement.
The patch note does not publish the internal formula, expose a numeric counter, or explain whether every manual slot is merged into one account total. Use the wording as a cross-save counter fix, not as permission to assume how separate slots combine.
Stage 5 — close the long counters
- Continue repeatable trash cycles until Recycling 256 and Annihilation 999 unlock.
- Finish Is That All? when the game recognizes all yard garbage removed.
- Complete 146 beers, then Many Hoppy Returns! at 1,000.
- Confirm Power Overwhelming after every upgrade and Champion after one stat reaches MAX.
- Review the Steam list for any missed radio, throw, savings, or first-pickup achievement.
Ending and final credits after Kotalion
A current Steam discussion places the ending prompt after obtaining Kotalion. One current-build player reports that choosing the ending shows credits over gameplay rather than a separate cinematic, and that the same save can still be continued afterward.
If you want to see the credits immediately, make a separate manual save before answering the prompt. If you already chose to keep playing, no official replay control or hidden final-cutscene trigger is published. Do not restart or overwrite a useful completion save just to test a community report.
All public milestone tracks
- Recycling: 7, 69, 256, and 999 bags, plus removing all garbage in the yard.
- Money held: $1,000, $10,000, $50,000, and $100,000.
- Beer: 12, 42, 146, and 1,000 cans.
- Compactor throws: 10, 20, and 30 meters.
- Figurines: 1, 5, 9, and 12; cosplay outfits: 1 and 3.
- Audiotapes: 1, 5, and 7.
- Upgrades: 1, 20, all upgrades, and one stat at MAX.
- Cereal boxes: 1 and 10.
- Cards: four full 10-card color sets, Kotalion, a full foil set, and all foil cards.