{"id":8133,"date":"2026-11-12T09:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamermarkt.com\/blog\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2026-11-12T09:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:35:47","slug":"steam-achievement-sets-beta-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamermarkt.com\/blog\/steam-achievement-sets-beta-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam achievement sets beta: Sets are now open to every user"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You no longer need the Steam achievement sets beta: on 12 November 2026 Valve opened achievement sets and the redesigned achievement page to every Steam user<\/a>. A set you finish stays complete even when its developer adds new achievements to it later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valve introduced the system in a beta on 16 October 2026. It gives achievement hunters several ways to follow a game: overall progress, progress for each developer-created set and the individual achievements behind those totals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding sets in your library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The regular Steam client is enough. Everything starts on a game’s achievement page, which you can open from your Steam library or from your game list on the web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open the achievement page for the game you want to check.<\/li>\n\n
  2. View your overall progress and the progress bars for the sets the developer has created.<\/li>\n\n
  3. Filter achievements by set or by their locked and unlocked status to find the targets you want to follow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    You earn achievements by playing the game. The page brings those achievements together with the groups and progress bars that help you track them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Each set has its own completion trophy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Developers decide how to organise their achievements. A game mode or a character can have a dedicated set, for example. Earn all the achievements currently assigned to a set and Steam adds a set completion trophy to your profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Achievements that have not been assigned to another set belong to the base-game set. When a developer leaves the game with its default arrangement, its achievements appear in a single list. The layout you see therefore depends on the game and its developer’s choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How DLC affects your progress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A developer can group a DLC’s achievements into their own set. That gives the DLC its own progress bar, and the base-game set is completed only through the achievements assigned to it, so you can finish the base-game set without buying the DLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Your overall game progress counts achievements only from DLC you can access. A DLC you do not own does not pull your overall percentage down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Archived achievements and friend comparisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Developers can archive achievements or sets that players can no longer earn. Archived achievements you previously earned remain visible. Unearned archived achievements are excluded from the requirements for completing their set. As the Steamworks documentation<\/a> explains, only the game’s developer can archive them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The redesigned page also includes global statistics and lets you compare your progress with up to three friends. Valve’s beta announcement<\/a> explains that each player’s total depends on the DLC they can access and the archived achievements they earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Do I need the Steam beta to use achievement sets?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    No. Since Valve’s rollout on 12 November 2026, the regular Steam client includes achievement sets. You can access them through a game’s achievement page in your library or from your web game list. The sets you see depend on how that game’s developer has organised its achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Which games had achievement sets during the beta?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Valve named Portal 2, DREDGE, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2 and Euro Truck Simulator 2 in its October 2026 beta announcement as games that had already added sets. A game’s developer controls additional sets, including how its achievements are grouped and how many separate sets appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How do DLC achievements count towards completion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Your overall game progress counts DLC achievements for content you can access. Developers can place a DLC’s achievements in its own set, with its own progress bar. The base game’s set is completed through the achievements assigned to that set. Each DLC set also tracks its own completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why do my friends have different achievement totals?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Achievement totals can vary because players have access to different DLC and may have earned different archived achievements. The achievement page lets you compare your progress with up to three friends. Previously earned archived achievements remain visible, and unearned archived achievements are excluded from a set’s completion requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n