Get ready to conquer all achievements in Resident Evil 4 Remake, including the Separate Ways DLC, with our comprehensive guide. Whether you’re a newbie or just looking for specific achievements, we’ve got you covered. Our guide will help you achieve 100% completion in the shortest time possible with minimal runs. Just navigate through the page to find the achievements you’re after. Good luck, have fun, and happy hunting!
Quick Guide
Type of Achievements: Offline (46), Online (0).
Minimum Number of Runs: 5 (3 for Main Game and 2 for DLC, Separate Ways)
Missable Achievements: (At Least) 12. There is no free roam, you must get an achievement in the designated chapter. Not everything will be moved to your next playthrough.
Difficulty-Dependent Achievements: 8 (4 for Main Game and 4 for DLC)
Glitched Achievements: 0.
Disclosure
SPOILER ALERT is in order as some details about story of the game will be revealed here.
First Run
In this run, you are going to enjoy the story in the minimum difficulty, “Assisted”, and get 29 out of 46 achievements along the way. Timewise, this would be your longest run and you should investigate every corner of the map for side-missions, treasures, etc. I am breaking the achievements into two groups, “Continuous Achievements” are the achievements that you must do and trace in different parts/chapters of the game. “Standalone Achievement” are the achievements that you must do in specific location of the game. Some notes:1. Remember to save a lot and use all your slots so you can back-track if something was missed.
2. Some achievements are rather hard to do in the first try. So, make sure that you save before approaching the event to have it covered.
3. Don’t get too easy with your spending. Try to gather as much as resources you can to put together some good money. You will need this to buy some stuff from merchant for your next playthrough.
4. Important: Keep your save file at the latest Merchant just before the endgame.
Standalone Achievements
Knife BasicsParry an enemy with a knife.
Chapters Involved: Any
In-Game Reward: Nothing
Just wait for any enemy in any part of the game to do a charge-attack and just use “Parry” button when you got the prompt on top of your weapon marker on the bottom-right of the screen. The lower the difficulty, the easier it would be to do the parry as the indicator will stay longer as feasible.
Destroy a Clockwork Castellan
Chapters Involved: All chapters, as there is one per chapter
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There is a total number of 16 Clockwork Castellan in the entire game and shooting just one of them will earn you this achievement. There is a continuous achievement for shooting all of them in the entire game and that is what we are looking for in the first run. Here is your guide video to find one out of 16:
Complete a request for the Merchant.
Chapters Involved: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There are a total of 19 Merchant requests in the entire main story and you need to do just one of them to get this achievement done. There is a continuous achievement for doing all of the 19 requests of Merchant in one playthrough and that is what we are looking for in the first run. In the following link, the notice pick-up, the how, the where, and the when of all 19 requests is shown:
Defeat 3 enemies at once with a flash grenade.
Chapters Involved: 3 (Easier to do there)
In-Game Reward: Nothing
Your easiest way to do this is in Chapter 3 in the yard where there are too many crows. Just remember to have a flash grenade equipped and have it done by simply throwing the grenade onto them. There is a guide here:
Complete a game at the shooting range.
Chapters Involved: 3, 9, 11, 14, 15
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This is rather an easy achievement as you just need to complete ANY of the shooting range games. There is a continuous achievement for getting S rank in all of the shooting range games and that is what we are looking for in the first run. If you do that in your first run, then this achievement will get unlocked in the process as well. The video linked below will show you how to complete all of the shooting range games:
Defeat Del Lago.
Chapters Involved: 3
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Upgrade a weapon.
Chapters Involved: Any
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is rather an easy achievement as you just need to upgrade a weapon. Simply gather some money, head to the Merchant, and do an upgrade for any weapon of your preference.
Rescue Ashley as she’s being carried away by the enemy.
Chapters Involved: 5, Also anywhere with Ashley on your side.
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This is a very easy achievement. You just need to shoot the enemy that is carrying Ashley. I am showing the very first part of the game that you can do this… but there will be plenty of opportunities to do this later in the game. Be careful not to shoot Ashley. Here is a quick guide on how to do this one:
Defeat Bitores Mendez.
Chapters Involved: 6
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Use a canon to defeat a Zealot.
Chapters Involved: 7, 8
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
Either in Chapter 7 or in Chapter 8, where you get control of big canons, you have to use that to kill a zealot. Simply aim and blow up the enemy to have the achievement in your pocket. In Chapter 7, zealots will come toward you on the path to the canon itself. In Chapter 8, you can use the canon to kill the enemies standing in front of the gate you got to blow up for story progression. Here is a guide video to showcase how it should be done:
Defeat a Garrador using only knives.
Chapters Involved: 7
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
It is better if you try for this achievement in easier difficulties as you have to do less damage to Garrador. Just be patient and lure him in a way that you can get behind him. Use your strongest knife to do the achievement, though I used kitchen and boot knives to show the worst case. Do NOT postpone this achievement as this chapter is the most isolated and easiest time to do the achievement. Here is your guide video for this one:
Sell a single treasure for at least 100000 ptas.
Chapters Involved: Anywhere with a Merchant, but suggeestion is Chapter 10.
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is a very easy achievement. You just need to pick up a crown off a dead body before the fight with Verdugo and attach the jewels as in-lays onto it. In the video below, you can see where to pick the crown up and which combination will grant you the achievement. Remember to sell the treasure to the merchant to get the achievement.
Get the exclusive upgrade for a weapon.
Chapters Involved: Any
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is rather an easy achievement as you just need to upgrade a weapon to its fullest. Simply gather some money, head to the Merchant, and do all the upgrades for any weapon of your preference. Once you do that, you get an exclusive upgrade for that weapon. Either use a ticket from merchant or just pay for the upgrade to be done and you have your achievement unlocked.
Defeat the Verdugo.
Chapters Involved: 10
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Standalone Achievements Cont.
Hope You Like Thrill Rides!Make it through both minecart sections in the underground tunnel without taking any damage.
Chapters Involved: 11
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This one is rather tricky so remember to save before getting on the carts so you can redo it in case you miss. During the rides, you must shoot the enemies as fast you can, otherwise they will get to you. With lower difficulty, there is a good chance they miss you and that is why you are doing this in this run. For Dr. Salvador (Chainsaw guy), you need to shoot him in the head to stun him. Do that ONLY after he gets close to you for better effect. Remember to lean in the opposite direction of the ride as soon as Luis tells you to. There is a video here as guide:
Reach the top of the clock tower without the lift stopping once.
Chapters Involved: 12
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This one is rather tricky so remember to save before going to the clock tower so you can redo it in case you miss. It is better if you try for this achievement in easier difficulties as you can take out enemies more easily, hence first run in assisted difficulty. It is okay if a few enemies jump on the platform as well ONLY IF you take them out very quickly. Anyways, if the platform stops working, then the achievement is lost. Here is your sample guide on how to do this one:
Throw a grenade into Ramon Salazar’s mouth.
Chapters Involved: 12
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This one is rather tricky so remember to save before the fight so you can redo it in case you miss. Salazar is moving too often, and your best chance is when he is taking damage or right at the beginning. You must make sure to do some damage and do the grenade shot when he is moving slower. There is a guide here:
Defeat Ramon Salazar.
Chapters Involved: 12
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Kill 2 parasites inside a Regenerador with a single bullet.
Chapters Involved: 13
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
You definitely want to do this achievement in Chapter 13, where the Regeneradors are locked inside those big containers. Just use your sniper with the bioscope to locate the bugs inside them and see which two bugs on which Regenerador would do the trick. Mostly it is seen that this will require you to do the shot from one side of a Regenerador as shown in the video below:
Shoot through and destroy 5 targets at the shooting range with a single shot.
Chapters Involved: 14, 15
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
You may want to this achievement in any shooting range that allows you to do 4-A game. That is essential to the easy way of getting this achievement as you will have Punisher handgun with penetrating feature. The rest is easy… just get the targets lined up and shoot 5 with one bullet. Check out the video below to see how it is done:
Defeat Jack Krauser.
Chapters Involved: 14
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Defeat Osmund Saddler.
Chapters Involved: 16
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Escape on the water scooter without taking any damage.
Chapters Involved: 16
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
This one is rather tricky so remember to save before trying to escape the island with Ashley so you can redo it in case you miss. Some very small objects do not damage the scooter, so it is fine to just slide past those. Again, easier difficulty means you have more time to escape so that is why we do it in first run. Here is your quick guide on how to secure this achievement:
Continuous Achievements
BanditObtain all treasures indicated on the village treasure map in a single playthrough.
Chapters Involved: All Chapters
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There are 39 treasures in total for the village. If you gather all the treasures in ONE playthrough, you can unlock the achievement. These achievements have nothing to do with game difficulty. However, please do note that you need to do some backtracking or go off-route to get the treasures. That is why it is better to do them in your first run. In the following guide, you can find the location of all treasures in the main game:
Obtain all treasures indicated on the castle treasure map in a single playthrough.
Chapters Involved: All Chapters
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There are 41 treasures in total for the castle. If you gather all the treasures in ONE playthrough, you can unlock the achievement. These achievements have nothing to do with game difficulty. However, please do note that you need to do some backtracking or go off-route to get the treasures. That is why it is better to do them in your first run. In the following guide, you can find the location of all treasures in the main game:
Obtain all treasures indicated on the island treasure map in a single playthrough.
Chapters Involved: All Chapters
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There are 24 treasures in total for the island. If you gather all the treasures in ONE playthrough, you can unlock the achievement. These achievements have nothing to do with game difficulty. However, please do note that you need to do some backtracking or go off-route to get the treasures. That is why it is better to do them in your first run. In the following guide, you can find the location of all treasures in the main game:
Earn an S rank in all games at the shooting range.
Chapters Involved: 3, 9, 11, 14, 15
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
You can get this achievement in any of chapters above, but remember that in earlier chapters, not all of the games will be open to you. So, if you want to do all the shooting range games in one sitting, then use the Merchant resting point in Chapters 14 or 15. You do not need to make a perfect S rank to have the achievement unlocked. Just make sure you get to the bonus part of each game, and you get good amount of targets. There is a video linked below which shows a very fast way for each game at the shooting range:
Complete all requests from the Merchant.
Chapters Involved: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
In-Game Reward: Nothing
MISSABLE!
There are a total of 19 Merchant requests in the entire main story. If you do all the merchant requests in ONE playthrough, you can unlock this achievement. There is no carry-over of requests to your next playthrough and that is why I am proposing this run to cover them ALL. Remember that you need to do some backtracking for two of the requests. You can use the guide in the following link, where the request notice pick-up location, how, where, when to do the request itself, and how to interact with the merchant to have the request marked as done are shown:
Destroy all Clockwork Castellans.
Chapters Involved: All Chapters
In-Game Reward: “The Primal Knife” for next playthrough.
There is a total number of 16 Clockwork Castellan in the entire game and shooting all of them will earn you this achievement. Upon completion, you will have “The Primal Knife” unlocked for your next playthrough and that is what we are looking for in the first run. This is also necessary for the achievement of acquiring all the weapons in the game. Please refer to this video for a thorough guide for all 16:
Remember that you must purchase the item as a “Bonus Weapon” in the “Extra Content Shop” in the game’s menu for the next playthrough.
Second Run
In this run, you are going to redo the game in the minimum difficulty, “Assisted”, and get 4 out of 46 achievements along the way. This second run should be a “New Game Plus” run as we need the carry over of your items onto your next run. For this run, now that you are familiar with the game, you need to do the game without using any healing item, without talking to Merchant, and just use your handguns and knives. I know it sounds overwhelming, but with assisted difficulty, it is really not. Since we will be doing this a little faster than the first run, you can complete the game way shorter that the first run and unlock the Sprinter achievement for beating the game under 8 hours.
Before starting the run, make sure to load the last save WITH MERCHANT of your first run to fulfill the requirements before the actual run. You need to upgrade Red9, Blacktail, and Krauser’s knife to the fullest. Also, you have to store a sniper with the bioscope in your storage. Finally, you need to fill your inventory with small resources. Once done, finish the current game again, and then start the game as new game plus. You do NOT need maximum life as I did not have it as well. I dragged myself with half of my full life almost across half of the game. I finished the game with red health status at the end. Some notes for this run:
1. Upgrade your Armor to the fullest.
2. Gather treasures as much as you can, this will be required for “Gun Fanatic” achievement.
3. Perform headshots as much as you can to save ammo.
4. As soon as you are given boot or kitchen knives, switch your equipped knife with those. You need to keep your primary knife until Krauser fights later in the game.
5. Do NOT worry about resources, be that easiest difficulty of the game and you having all small resources from last run, it should be more than enough to finish the game.
6. Do NOT sell any of the treasures to Merchant unless you really have to. Once the run is over, you need to combine them for the highest selling price. This is required for getting “Gun Fanatic” achievement after your third run.
7. Do NOT spend your Spinels unless you have to. This is required for getting “Gun Fanatic” achievement after your third run.
8. Remember that you can do the merchant request without talking to him. Just do the requests as much as you can and hold it to the last Merchant. Save your game at the latest merchant and keep going with the game. Once the game is done and you get the achievement for not talking to him, load up your save and this time, talk to him. He will give you all the rewards, hence better chance for you to get “Gun Fanatic” achievement.
9. Save A LOT!
In the following video, you can see a full walkthrough on how this can be done:
Complete the main story without talking to the Merchant once.
Please see notes above for second run.
Complete the main story using only knives and handguns (Excluding specific battles).
Red9 and Blacktail will destroy all enemies and bosses.
You can use whatever game throws at you during the run, like canons, harpoons, etc.
Do NOT use any grenades.
Use your secondary knives, like kitchen or boot knife as much as you can to finish the enemies.
Complete the main story without using a recovery item.
With “Assisted“ difficulty and having an upgraded Armor, you are taking less damage. You are not taking any damage if you are in a boat or on a mining cart. I would suggest having 75% of your health up to chapter 10, but that heavily depends on your game-play style. Remember to save a lot so you can go back and re do a chapter if you lose too much health.
Complete the main story within 8 hours.
You will get this achievement unlocked by following the guide shared above. If somehow it was missed, do not worry about that. You can unlock this when we do the 3rd run.
Third Run
In this run, you are going to run the game in the highest difficulty, “Professional”, and get 5 out of 46 achievements along the way. This will be your hardest run as you have to start a new game on “Professional” difficulty, not a “New Game Plus”, so no carry-over from your last game.
The objective here to achieve S+ rank on professional difficulty. This will trigger if you complete the game within 5 and half hour, using only 15 saves. Since difficulty achievements in RE4 Remake are stacked, if you can manage to get S+ rank on professional, you will unlock ALL difficulty-related achievements. The list is below.
Complete the main story on Professional mode.
Complete the main story on Hardcore mode with an S+ Rank.
Complete the main story on Hardcore mode or higher.
Complete the main story on Standard mode with an S+ rank.
Complete the main story on Standard mode or higher.
Of course, you have the option to do multiple runs on Standard and Hardcore difficulty, but with two runs already in your pocket, this should be rather okay for you by now. I link a video below as a guide on how to do the run on Professional difficulty. The time objective is a piece of cake. For number of saves, remember that you need some strategies for specific parts of the game so make your saves exactly as shown in the video. Remember that you do need to quit the game and load your save from main menu, if you die in the game. Otherwise, you play time will accumulate and eventually you will lose the time objective. I have added a guide for you below to help you through with this one:
If you do this run like it was described here, you will get the following in-game rewards:
Deer Antlers
Sunglasses (Round)
Foam Mask
Fight Cap
Glasses (Square)
Iron Helmet
Gas Mask
Knitted Hat
Glasses (Round)
Fight Helmet
Surgical Mask
Armor
Chicken Hat
Chicago Sweeper
Cat Ears
Wolf Tail
Handcannon
Fourth Run
Congratulations on making it this far. Now that you have all the achievements from the main story, we are going to focus on the DLC, Separate Ways. First run of the DLC is similar to the one of the main story. In this run, you are going to enjoy the story of DLC, Separate Ways, in the minimum difficulty, “Assisted”, and get 3 out of 46 achievements along the way. Needless to say, this would be your longest run, timewise, for the DLC. Some notes:
1. Remember to save a lot and use all your slots so you can back-track if something was missed.
2. I strongly advise to get all the treasures and complete all the requests from the Merchant to have all possible rewards. You need the cache to buy weapons and their upgrades. I have linked separate guides for treasures and Merchant requests in Separate Ways below.
There are relatively easier to get, and Merchant is much more rewarding with Ada in comparison to Leon… not sure why?!
3. Don’t get too easy with your spending. Try to gather as much as resources you can to put together some good money.
4. Important: Keep your save file at the latest Merchant just before the endgame.
Defeat El Gigante in Separate Ways.
Chapters Involved: 3
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Defeat Pesanta in Separate Ways.
Chapters Involved: 5
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Defeat Osmund Saddler in Separate Ways.
Chapters Involved: 7
In-Game Reward: Nothing
This is part of the story, so you are going to do it eventually. Just kill the bastard and the achievement is yours.
Fifth Run
In this run, you are going to run the game in the highest difficulty, “Professional”, and get 4 out of 46 achievements along the way. This run will be a little hard but easier in comparison to the Professional of the main story. You have to start a new game on “Professional” difficulty, not a “New Game Plus”, so no carry-over from your last game.
The objective here to achieve S+ rank on professional difficulty. This will trigger if you complete the game within 2 and half hour, using only 10 saves. Since difficulty achievements in RE4 Remake are stacked, if you can manage to get S+ rank on professional, you will unlock ALL difficulty-related achievements. The list is below.
Complete Separate Ways on Professional mode with an S+ rank.
Complete Separate Ways on Professional mode.
Complete Separate Ways on Hardcore mode or higher.
Complete Separate Ways on Standard mode or higher.
Of course, you have the option to do multiple runs on Standard and Hardcore difficulty, but with 4 runs already in your pocket, this should be rather okay for you by now. I link a video below as a guide on how to do the run on Professional difficulty. For number of saves, remember that you need some strategies for specific parts of the game so make your saves exactly as shown in the video. Remember that you do need to quit the game and load your save from main menu, if you die in the game. Otherwise, you play time will accumulate and eventually you will lose the time objective. I have added a guide to help you go through these achievements as well:
All done and as shown in the video, you will unlock all the following items by completing this run:
✓ Glasses (Windsor)
✓ Sunglasses (Oversized)
✓ Hair Color (Green)
✓ Bear Hat
✓ Glasses (Round)
✓ Sunglasses (Browline)
✓ Cute Bear Earring
✓ Chicken Hat
✓ Countess Set
✓ Chicago Sweeper
✓ Cat Set
✓ Wolf Set
Extra
Now that you have done all the runs and unlocked all special weapons, it is time to buy them from the in-game credit store. Note that you have to actually buy them and have them in your inventory on a new run.
Obtain all weapons.
Once your fifth run is over and you have unlocked all special weapons, load back your last save with the merchant on the second run of the main game and first run of Separate Ways. If you did any requests throughout these runs, have your reward. Then find the best combination of treasures you have gathered to sell them with the highest price. Remember that for this achievement, you JUST NEED TO HAVE EACH WEAPON IN YOUR INVENTORY FOR ONCE. So, if you buy a weapon, sell it, and buy another one, that counts as having both already. That is how you are going to get this achievement. So, if you do have enough money for infinite rocket launcher, just simply sell EVERYTHING and buy it.
You should have majority of them already in your inventory, or had them. All remaining should be bought by Spinels or money directly from the Merchant.
This is the full list of weapons:
Knives
Combat Knife: Default
Fighting Knife: Defeat Krauser (1st run).
Primal Knife: Destroy 16 Clockwork Castellans (1st run).
Handguns
SG-09R: Default
Punisher: Merchant
Red9: Boat in the middle of the Lake (1st Run) or Merchant
Blacktail: Merchant
Matilda: Merchant
Shotguns
W870 Shotgun: 2nd floor of a house in the village square (1st run).
Riot Gun: Merchant
Striker: Merchant
Rifles
SR M1903 Rifle: Merchant
Stingray: Merchant
CQBR Assault Rifle: Library (1st run).
Magnums
Broken Butterfly: Merchant
Killer 7: Merchant
Hand Cannon: New Game on Professional Difficulty with no bonus weapons (Primal Knife and Chicago Sweeper) (3rd run).
Submachine Guns
TMP: Merchant
LE5: Freezer (1st run)
Chicago Sweeper: Professional Difficulty with A rank and under 7 hours (3rd run).
Special Weapons
Bolt Thrower: Merchant
Rocket Launcher: Merchant
Rocket Launcher (Red Tip): Part of Story (1st run).
Infinite Launcher: Only in NG+ (After the 3rd run).
Miscellaneous
Hand Grenade (1st run)
Heavy Grenade (1st run)
Flash Grenade (1st run)
Eggs (1st run)
Kitchen Knife (1st run)
Boot Knife (1st run)
Wrap-Up
Many thanks.
And that wraps up our share on Resident Evil 4: Resident Evil 4 Remake 100% Achievement Guide (Including DLC). If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by MATE2546, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!