Do I need to finish Torments to 100% the game?
28 optional challenges, shown inside the Achievements interface, deliberately outside the achievement system.
Quick Answer
No. The 1.0 changelog states that Torments “aren't connected to the achievement system and don't offer anything except bragging rights (you don't need them to 100% the game!)”. There are 28 of them and they live in the Hall of Torments tab of the Achievements interface, which is why players assume they count. The game's public Steam achievement list holds 229 entries and not one of them is a Torment.
Steps
- Open the Achievements interface and switch to the Hall of Torments tab to see the 28 challenges.
- Treat that tab as a separate scoreboard. Your Steam achievement percentage is driven by the 229-entry list, which contains none of them.
- If you are chasing 100%, work the achievement list and ignore the Torments tab entirely until the list is finished.
Requirements / Limits
- Torments arrived with version 1.0; they do not exist on older builds.
- They award nothing. The developer's wording is that they offer nothing except bragging rights.
- They are described as very tough and fully optional, in the same sentence.
- No source publishes what the 28 Torments actually are, so no list appears here.
Common Mistakes
- Assuming they count because the developer put them inside the Achievements interface.
- Confusing a Torment with the difficulty modifiers, which do affect runs and are a separate system.
- Quoting a completion guide written before 20 August 2026, which cannot mention Torments at all.
Sources Checked
- Developer changelog · accessed 23 August 2026Full Release — Version 1.0
Developer changelog, 20 August 2026, re-read in full on 23 August 2026 for the Camp, mission, Friendship, Torment and achievement entries.
- Official store · accessed 23 August 2026Achievement list on Steam (229 entries)
The game's public achievement list, recounted on 23 August 2026: 229 entries, none of them a Torment.
- Official store · accessed 23 August 2026Official Steam store page
Publisher-declared store record: the category list, the squad-control description, the achievement total and the release date. Authoritative about what the publisher declares it is selling, and silent about game internals.