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Achievement Idler: Black

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

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Quick resume

Achievement Idler: Black is an Achievement spam "game" that you start up to idle in the background and get the achievements.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Casual

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    Pros

    • Affordable price
    • Delivers 5000 achievements passively
    • No microtransactions or dlc
    • Simple and easy to use
    • Useful for achievement collectors

    Cons

    • No actual gameplay or interactivity
    • Long waiting time to unlock all achievements
    • Crashes or closing resets progress
    • Can cause steam to lag or become unresponsive
    • Repetitive and boring for most players

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Strategy, Experimenting, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      -4

      "Players have minimal control; the game runs passively and requires idling without interaction."

    • Competence
      -5

      "No skill or challenge involved; achievements are earned automatically over time without player input."

    • Competition
      Insufficient data
    • Continuation
      -3

      "Players often stop playing after achievements are earned; game sessions are long but passive and easily abandoned."

    • Cooperation
      Insufficient data
    • Creativity
      -5

      "No creation or customization; the game is a static black screen with a countdown."

    • Domination
      Insufficient data
    • Escapism
      2

      "Some players use it as a distraction or background activity, but engagement is minimal."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for achievement collection; no obligation or pressure described."

    • Experimenting
      -5

      "No experimentation possible; the game follows a fixed, repetitive routine."

    • Exploration
      -5

      "No exploration; environment is a static black screen."

    • Expression
      -5

      "No customization or personalization options."

    • Fantasy
      -5

      "No narrative or imaginative fiction; purely mechanical achievement farming."

    • Fellowship
      Insufficient data
    • Growth
      -5

      "No learning or skill development; purely passive achievement gain."

    • Health
      -5

      "Promotes sedentary play with no physical activity."

    • Idle
      5

      "Designed specifically for idling; players leave it running to accumulate achievements."

    • Intimacy
      Insufficient data
    • Leadership
      Insufficient data
    • Progression
      5

      "Focus on accumulating a large number of achievements as a form of progression."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Passive and low-stress experience; some players find it relaxing to let it run."

    • Sensation
      -4

      "Minimal sensory stimulation; black screen and repetitive achievement pop-ups."

    • Status
      4

      "Players motivated by increasing achievement count and profile showcase."

    • Story
      -5

      "No story or narrative elements."

    • Strategy
      -5

      "No strategic or problem-solving elements."

    • Thrill
      -5

      "No suspense or risk; completely predictable and controlled."

    • Value
      3

      "Low cost and delivers on promise of achievements; some complaints about time investment."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or destructive elements."

    • Survival
      -5

      "No survival or threat elements; stable and passive environment."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026