Dead as Disco

Story and Idols

1. Let’s Dance. Finish the tutorial that opens a new game.
   1. Start a new game; the tutorial plays first.
   2. If you already finished it before achievements existed and nothing unlocked, continue the save once, since earlier progress is counted when you next load.
   3. If it still does not unlock, start a new game in one of the other two save slots and play the tutorial again. Your main slot is untouched.
2. Why Won’t You Dance With Me. Beat Arora's story level on any difficulty.
   1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Arora's story level.
   2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
   3. Clear the level and beat Arora in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
   4. The same clear also gives the CosMic piece and the “Dance With Me” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
3. Maniac On The Floor. Beat Hemlock's story level on any difficulty.
   1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Hemlock's story level.
   2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
   3. Clear the level and beat Hemlock in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
   4. The same clear also gives the Buzzkill piece and the “Skull Crusher” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
4. Brand New Mission. Beat Prophet's story level on any difficulty.
   1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Prophet's story level.
   2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
   3. Clear the level and beat Prophet in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
   4. The same clear also gives the Money piece, the “Hand of God” tour poster and the “Groove Ahead” graffiti for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
5. Perfection Is Pain. Beat Dex's story level on any difficulty.
   1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Dex's story level.
   2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
   3. Clear the level and beat Dex in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
   4. The same clear also gives the Ragnarock piece and the “Shred the Lightning” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
6. Flaming Out. Beat Dahlia's story level (added in the 29 September 2026 update) on any difficulty.
   1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Dahlia's story level.
   2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
   3. Clear the level and beat Dahlia in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
   4. The same clear also gives the Sugar and Spice piece and the “Living the Dream” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
   5. Dahlia keeps jumping in and out of reach and favours long combos, so wait for her to land before you commit to a string.

Skill trees

1. Beat Kune Do Master. Buy eight skills from Charlie's own skill tree (Beat Kune Do) with Fans.
   1. Fans come from finishing songs in any mode; spend them on Charlie's tree, which is open from the start.
   2. Open the skill trees from The Encore and buy any eight of Charlie's skills. Which eight does not matter.
   Incomplete: Skill names and Fan prices in Charlie’s tree are not confirmed yet, so the total Fan cost for eight skills is unknown.
2. Reckless Power. Buy the four Bass Invader upgrades in Hemlock's skill tree.
   1. Beat Hemlock's story level first; that opens Hemlock's skill tree.
   2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
   3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Hemlock's tree and buy the four Bass Invader upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.
3. Going Galactic. Buy the four Singularity upgrades in Arora's skill tree.
   1. Beat Arora's story level first; that opens Arora's skill tree.
   2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
   3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Arora's tree and buy the four Singularity upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.
4. Chosen One. Buy the four Showstopper upgrades in Prophet's skill tree.
   1. Beat Prophet's story level first; that opens Prophet's skill tree.
   2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
   3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Prophet's tree and buy the four Showstopper upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.
5. Imperfect But Acceptable. Buy the four Thunderstruck upgrades in Dex's skill tree.
   1. Beat Dex's story level first; that opens Dex's skill tree.
   2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
   3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Dex's tree and buy the four Thunderstruck upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.
6. Blossoming Potential. Buy four skills in Dahlia's skill tree, which opens after you beat her story level.
   1. Beat Dahlia's story level first; that opens Dahlia's skill tree.
   2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
   3. In The Encore, use the punching bag, switch to Dahlia's tree and buy four of its Phantom Dance upgrades (about 9,000 Fans for four). Her tree has a few more skills than the other Idols' trees, so you do not need all of them.

The Encore and My Music

1. Lookin' Good. Buy any cosmetic for Charlie at the Vanity station in The Encore.
   1. After the tutorial you have 1,500 Fans.
   2. Go to the Vanity station in The Encore and buy one cosmetic. Casual Hair costs only 100 Fans.
2. Fashion Icon. Buy 15 cosmetics in total at the Vanity station.
   1. Keep buying any cosmetics at the Vanity station in The Encore until you have bought 15. Only the number of purchases counts, not which pieces.
   2. New outfits arrive with updates (the Midsummer update added four full outfits, each with head, glasses, clothes and drumsticks), so there are more than 15 to choose from.
3. Fixin' Up The Place. Collect 10 pieces of memorabilia for The Encore.
   1. Memorabilia are decorations for The Encore. They come from three places: pieces hidden in story levels and boss fights (they glow orange every few seconds or look out of place), rewards for clearing story levels or Challenges, and counters such as defeating 1,000 of an enemy type.
   2. Clear each Idol's story level once for the quickest pieces: every clear hands out at least two pieces.
   3. After each Idol is beaten, talk to them in The Encore. Several pieces only appear once you have done their side quest steps in order.
   4. Ten pieces come quickly: the starting pieces, two or more per story level clear and the Encore pieces in the list below.
4. Sparking Joy. Collect 30 pieces of memorabilia for The Encore.
   1. Memorabilia are decorations for The Encore. They come from three places: pieces hidden in story levels and boss fights (they glow orange every few seconds or look out of place), rewards for clearing story levels or Challenges, and counters such as defeating 1,000 of an enemy type.
   2. Clear each Idol's story level once for the quickest pieces: every clear hands out at least two pieces.
   3. After each Idol is beaten, talk to them in The Encore. Several pieces only appear once you have done their side quest steps in order.
   4. The list below gives every piece with how to get it.
   Full list (87 pieces): Disco Rug, Blue Couch, Bonsai Tree, Pocket Reactor Core, Buzzkill, CosMic, Ragnarock, Money, Sugar and Spice, Spatial Speakers, Mini Paradise Blossom, Oracle 800 Series, Mega Monstera, Disco Wrecking Ball, Vending Machine, Peak Perfection Table, Dex's Mechanical Hand, Maker, Boogie Board, Railroad Crossing, TV Screen, Hanging Microphones, Decorative Fans, Fallen Doll Replica, Lava Lamp, Spray Paint, CHOO CHOO #2, “Echolokators” Song Notes, “Rocker Up!” Hemlock Exclusive, “K*Bubble” Arora Exclusive, “Guitar Soldiers” Dex Exclusive, “Business World” Prophet Exclusive, “Glamour Fair” Dahlia Exclusive, Rawk Energy Holo Ad, Hanging Disco Ball, Inflatable Flamingo Tube, Beach Ball, Soulbud Flower, Hemlock Powerglove, Blackhole Replica, Floral Crown, Fallen Doll Statuette, Arora Cosplay Wig, Chandelier, Floral Chandelier, Cosmic Orb Replica, “Lost Your Head?” Reunion Poster, “One Night Only” Reunion Poster, “Salute” Reunion Poster, “Harmony Presents” Reunion Poster, “The Fire Flower” Reunion Poster, Power Juice Ad, “Your Turn, Youngblood” Poster, “Skull Crusher” Tour Poster, “Dance With Me” Tour Poster, “Shred the Lightning” Tour Poster, “Hand of God” Tour Poster, “Living the Dream” Tour Poster, 8 Bit Wanted Poster, Shiba Wanted Poster, Harmony Farms Cottage Cheese Ad, “Switch It Now” Poster, “The System Has Failed” Graffiti, “Copyright” Graffiti, “I Must Be Perfect” Graffiti, “Disco Is Back” Graffiti, Dahlia Graffiti, “Groove Ahead” Disco Graffiti, Attack, Counter, Dodge, Fever Rush, Takedown, Hemlock's Deal, Arora's Deal, Dex's Deal, Prophet's Deal, Dahlia's Deal, “Choo Choo #2” Polaroid, “Besties” Polaroid, “DED 4 Lyfe” Polaroid, “Prophet's #1 Fan” Polaroid, “24H Solo!!!” Polaroid, “Stardom” Polaroid, “Chilling” Polaroid, “Smoking” Polaroid, “Charlie's Angels” Polaroid.
5. Song Crafter. Add one of your own songs in Infinite Disco under Free Play with Add my music.
   1. From Stage Select, open Infinite Disco and switch to the Free Play tab.
   2. Choose Add my music. Accept the notice that appears the first time, then pick an audio file from your computer.
   3. Enter the song's tempo (BPM), or press Auto Detect next to Tempo, then press Save. The song now appears in your list.
   4. Calibrating the beat offset afterwards is optional for the achievement but makes the song playable.

Challenges

1. Disco Debut. Finish any Challenge that is not a custom one.
   1. In The Encore, go through the exit sign to Stage Select.
   2. Open Infinite Disco, then the Challenges tab, and pick any of the preset Challenges.
   3. Meet its objectives to finish it. Any star rank counts. Custom Challenges you build yourself do not count.
2. One Hit Wonder. Finish any Challenge without taking a single hit.
   1. Pick a short Challenge you know well; the star rank does not matter.
   2. Subway Asylum - Hemlock is the usual pick, because its own goal of not dropping your combo already pushes you to avoid every hit.
   3. Restart as soon as you get hit and try again.
3. Disco Star. Finish 20 different preset (non-custom) Challenges.
   1. Play the preset Challenges under Infinite Disco > Challenges and finish 20 of them at any star rank.
   2. Updates keep adding Challenges (eight came with Dahlia alone), so there are plenty to pick from.
4. Disco Legend. Get a 5-star rank on 20 preset (non-custom) Challenges.
   1. Five stars is the top rank. You need a high score, not a flawless run.
   2. Favour Challenges with a time limit on their objective: finishing fast adds bonus points that push you over the 5-star line.
   3. Buy Charlie's and the Idols' upgrades first; more damage means faster clears and higher scores.
   4. Retry each Challenge until it shows five stars, then move on until you have 20.

Combo, dodges and counters

1. Feeling The Flow. Reach a 200-hit combo.
   1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave with lots of Grunts.
   2. Turn on Maintain Spawn Count, raise Fever generation and add the Double Time mod.
   3. Keep attacking and fire Fever Rush every time it is ready until the counter passes 200.
2. Can’t Touch This. Make 200 perfect dodges.
   1. Security Guards, Moshers, Stardoll Snipers, Surging Echoes, bosses and elite versions all use attacks you must dodge.
   2. Press dodge (Space on keyboard) exactly as the two circles meet to make it perfect.
   3. The quickest way is the Stardoll Sniper Custom Wave described under Flash Dance; the count carries across modes.
3. Flash Dance. Make 2,000 perfect dodges in total.
   1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave that contains only Stardoll Snipers and set it to repeat.
   2. Do not defeat them. Just keep dodging their shots, timing each dodge for when the circles meet.
   3. Stay in the wave until the count reaches 2,000. Can't Touch This unlocks on the way.
4. Break A Leg. Make 100 perfect counters.
   1. Stans, Security Guards, Surging Echoes, bosses and elite versions use attacks you can counter.
   2. Press counter (right mouse button) as the circles meet. A perfect counter wipes out that enemy's health bar in one go.
   3. The Stan Custom Wave described under Perfect Dance Partner is the fastest place to do it.
5. Perfect Dance Partner. Make 1,000 perfect counters in total.
   1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave with about 50 Stans.
   2. Stand in the middle and do not attack. Wait for each swing and counter it as the circles meet.
   3. Keep going until the count hits 1,000. Break A Leg unlocks on the way.

Achievements

26 achievements. None can be missed for good. Labels show which ones need a long grind.

Campaign (6)

Let’s Dance

Finish the tutorial that opens a new game.

1. Start a new game; the tutorial plays first.
2. If you already finished it before achievements existed and nothing unlocked, continue the save once, since earlier progress is counted when you next load.
3. If it still does not unlock, start a new game in one of the other two save slots and play the tutorial again. Your main slot is untouched.

Why Won’t You Dance With Me

Beat Arora's story level on any difficulty.

1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Arora's story level.
2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
3. Clear the level and beat Arora in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
4. The same clear also gives the CosMic piece and the “Dance With Me” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.

Maniac On The Floor

Beat Hemlock's story level on any difficulty.

1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Hemlock's story level.
2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
3. Clear the level and beat Hemlock in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
4. The same clear also gives the Buzzkill piece and the “Skull Crusher” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.

Brand New Mission

Beat Prophet's story level on any difficulty.

1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Prophet's story level.
2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
3. Clear the level and beat Prophet in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
4. The same clear also gives the Money piece, the “Hand of God” tour poster and the “Groove Ahead” graffiti for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.

Perfection Is Pain

Beat Dex's story level on any difficulty.

1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Dex's story level.
2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
3. Clear the level and beat Dex in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
4. The same clear also gives the Ragnarock piece and the “Shred the Lightning” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.

Flaming Out

Beat Dahlia's story level (added in the 29 September 2026 update) on any difficulty.

1. From the bar in The Encore, use the exit sign to open Stage Select and pick Dahlia's story level.
2. Any difficulty counts and the star rank does not matter, so pick the easiest setting offered.
3. Clear the level and beat Dahlia in the closing boss fight. The achievement unlocks on the win.
4. The same clear also gives the Sugar and Spice piece and the “Living the Dream” tour poster for The Encore, which helps with the memorabilia achievements.
5. Dahlia keeps jumping in and out of reach and favours long combos, so wait for her to land before you commit to a string.

Progression (20)

Beat Kune Do Master

(Incomplete) Buy eight skills from Charlie's own skill tree (Beat Kune Do) with Fans. Incomplete: Skill names and Fan prices in Charlie’s tree are not confirmed yet, so the total Fan cost for eight skills is unknown.

1. Fans come from finishing songs in any mode; spend them on Charlie's tree, which is open from the start.
2. Open the skill trees from The Encore and buy any eight of Charlie's skills. Which eight does not matter.

Reckless Power

Buy the four Bass Invader upgrades in Hemlock's skill tree.

1. Beat Hemlock's story level first; that opens Hemlock's skill tree.
2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Hemlock's tree and buy the four Bass Invader upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.

Going Galactic

Buy the four Singularity upgrades in Arora's skill tree.

1. Beat Arora's story level first; that opens Arora's skill tree.
2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Arora's tree and buy the four Singularity upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.

Chosen One

Buy the four Showstopper upgrades in Prophet's skill tree.

1. Beat Prophet's story level first; that opens Prophet's skill tree.
2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Prophet's tree and buy the four Showstopper upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.

Imperfect But Acceptable

Buy the four Thunderstruck upgrades in Dex's skill tree.

1. Beat Dex's story level first; that opens Dex's skill tree.
2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
3. In The Encore, use the punching bag to open the skill trees, switch to Dex's tree and buy the four Thunderstruck upgrades. Together they cost 9,000 Fans.

Blossoming Potential

Buy four skills in Dahlia's skill tree, which opens after you beat her story level.

1. Beat Dahlia's story level first; that opens Dahlia's skill tree.
2. Earn Fans by playing songs: story levels, Challenges and Infinite Disco all pay out.
3. In The Encore, use the punching bag, switch to Dahlia's tree and buy four of its Phantom Dance upgrades (about 9,000 Fans for four). Her tree has a few more skills than the other Idols' trees, so you do not need all of them.

Lookin' Good

Buy any cosmetic for Charlie at the Vanity station in The Encore.

1. After the tutorial you have 1,500 Fans.
2. Go to the Vanity station in The Encore and buy one cosmetic. Casual Hair costs only 100 Fans.

Fashion Icon

Buy 15 cosmetics in total at the Vanity station.

1. Keep buying any cosmetics at the Vanity station in The Encore until you have bought 15. Only the number of purchases counts, not which pieces.
2. New outfits arrive with updates (the Midsummer update added four full outfits, each with head, glasses, clothes and drumsticks), so there are more than 15 to choose from.

Fixin' Up The Place

Collect 10 pieces of memorabilia for The Encore. Tip: Some pieces are unlocked by default. Whether those count toward the 10 is not confirmed.

1. Memorabilia are decorations for The Encore. They come from three places: pieces hidden in story levels and boss fights (they glow orange every few seconds or look out of place), rewards for clearing story levels or Challenges, and counters such as defeating 1,000 of an enemy type.
2. Clear each Idol's story level once for the quickest pieces: every clear hands out at least two pieces.
3. After each Idol is beaten, talk to them in The Encore. Several pieces only appear once you have done their side quest steps in order.
4. Ten pieces come quickly: the starting pieces, two or more per story level clear and the Encore pieces in the list below.

Sparking Joy

Collect 30 pieces of memorabilia for The Encore. Tip: There are well over 30 pieces, so you do not need all of them. Whether default pieces, Polaroids and Deals count toward 30 is not confirmed; aim for 30 furniture, decor and poster pieces to be safe.

1. Memorabilia are decorations for The Encore. They come from three places: pieces hidden in story levels and boss fights (they glow orange every few seconds or look out of place), rewards for clearing story levels or Challenges, and counters such as defeating 1,000 of an enemy type.
2. Clear each Idol's story level once for the quickest pieces: every clear hands out at least two pieces.
3. After each Idol is beaten, talk to them in The Encore. Several pieces only appear once you have done their side quest steps in order.
4. The list below gives every piece with how to get it.

Song Crafter

Add one of your own songs in Infinite Disco under Free Play with Add my music.

1. From Stage Select, open Infinite Disco and switch to the Free Play tab.
2. Choose Add my music. Accept the notice that appears the first time, then pick an audio file from your computer.
3. Enter the song's tempo (BPM), or press Auto Detect next to Tempo, then press Save. The song now appears in your list.
4. Calibrating the beat offset afterwards is optional for the achievement but makes the song playable.

Disco Debut

Finish any Challenge that is not a custom one.

1. In The Encore, go through the exit sign to Stage Select.
2. Open Infinite Disco, then the Challenges tab, and pick any of the preset Challenges.
3. Meet its objectives to finish it. Any star rank counts. Custom Challenges you build yourself do not count.

One Hit Wonder

Finish any Challenge without taking a single hit.

1. Pick a short Challenge you know well; the star rank does not matter.
2. Subway Asylum - Hemlock is the usual pick, because its own goal of not dropping your combo already pushes you to avoid every hit.
3. Restart as soon as you get hit and try again.

Disco Star

Finish 20 different preset (non-custom) Challenges. Tip: Whether replaying the same Challenge counts more than once is not confirmed; finish 20 different ones to be safe.

1. Play the preset Challenges under Infinite Disco > Challenges and finish 20 of them at any star rank.
2. Updates keep adding Challenges (eight came with Dahlia alone), so there are plenty to pick from.

Disco Legend

(Grind-heavy) Get a 5-star rank on 20 preset (non-custom) Challenges. Tip: Five-star score lines differ per Challenge and are not listed here.

1. Five stars is the top rank. You need a high score, not a flawless run.
2. Favour Challenges with a time limit on their objective: finishing fast adds bonus points that push you over the 5-star line.
3. Buy Charlie's and the Idols' upgrades first; more damage means faster clears and higher scores.
4. Retry each Challenge until it shows five stars, then move on until you have 20.

Feeling The Flow

Reach a 200-hit combo.

1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave with lots of Grunts.
2. Turn on Maintain Spawn Count, raise Fever generation and add the Double Time mod.
3. Keep attacking and fire Fever Rush every time it is ready until the counter passes 200.

Can’t Touch This

Make 200 perfect dodges.

1. Security Guards, Moshers, Stardoll Snipers, Surging Echoes, bosses and elite versions all use attacks you must dodge.
2. Press dodge (Space on keyboard) exactly as the two circles meet to make it perfect.
3. The quickest way is the Stardoll Sniper Custom Wave described under Flash Dance; the count carries across modes.

Flash Dance

(Grind-heavy) Make 2,000 perfect dodges in total.

1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave that contains only Stardoll Snipers and set it to repeat.
2. Do not defeat them. Just keep dodging their shots, timing each dodge for when the circles meet.
3. Stay in the wave until the count reaches 2,000. Can't Touch This unlocks on the way.

Break A Leg

Make 100 perfect counters.

1. Stans, Security Guards, Surging Echoes, bosses and elite versions use attacks you can counter.
2. Press counter (right mouse button) as the circles meet. A perfect counter wipes out that enemy's health bar in one go.
3. The Stan Custom Wave described under Perfect Dance Partner is the fastest place to do it.

Perfect Dance Partner

(Grind-heavy) Make 1,000 perfect counters in total.

1. In Infinite Disco, build a Custom Wave with about 50 Stans.
2. Stand in the middle and do not attack. Wait for each swing and counter it as the circles meet.
3. Keep going until the count hits 1,000. Break A Leg unlocks on the way.