Achievements are gaming's version of badges of honor. And only the most elite of players earn certain achievements.
Steam has a feature where, anyone who has reached level 10 can go to their profile, and select an "Achievement Showcase" that displays their rarest achievements. Using this, players can easily tell what percentage of people have earned an elusive achievement. Recently, folks on r/Steam started sharing what their most exceptional Steam achievements are, and I thought they were worth sharing. Here are some of the rarest Steam achievements that people own:
Goat Simulator: "An Unnecessary Journey: Throw the dwarf Bilbo into the lava." Percentage of players who own it: 0.6%.
Alien Isolation: "One Shot: complete the game without dying." Percentage of players who own it: 0.37%.
VVVVV: "Less than 50 deaths." Percentage of players who own it: 0.5%.
Civilization V: "Discoverer: Playing as Italy in Scramble for Africa, earn the VP for finding two Natural Wonders." Percentage of players who own it: 0.2%. Funnily enough, Civ v has a TON of rare achievements, because most people never play scenarios.
Europa Universalis 4: "Lion of the North: Start as Sweden and lead the Protestant League to victory against the Emperor." Percentage of players who own it: 0.1%.
Endless Space: "Don't even think about it: Create a custom faction with -195 points or less, and win a game with it on Endless difficulty." Percentage of players who own it: 0.2%.
Crusader Kings 2: "Seven Centuries: Play a game all the way through from 769 to 1453." Percentage of players who own it: 0.08%.
Nidhogg: "Trapped in Donkeyspace: play a match lasting longer than 20 minutes." Percentage of players who own it: .34%
Stanley Parable: "Go Outside: Don't play The Stanley Parable for Five Years." Percentage of players who own this achievement: 6.9%. Incidentally, the game has only been out on Steam for a little over two years. Dun dun dun!
Batman: Arkham Origins: "I Am The Night: Completed the game on New Game Plus without dying." Percentage of players who own it: 0.75%.
Super Hexagon: "Hexagon: Complete the Hyper Hexagonest stage, and witness the end." Percentage of players who own it: 3.0%
Dark Souls II: "The Dark Soul: Earn all achievements." Percentage of players who own it: 1.9%
What about you, what are some of the rarest Steam achievements you own? Let us know in the comments, using the same format as above: Game: "The name of the achievement, and what you have to do to get it." Percentage of players who own it: %." Anecdotes welcome!