Somerville – 100% Achievement Guide & Endings Explained

Key Takeaways:

• There are 11 achievements/trophies with a total of 1000 points in Somerville.
• You can complete the game and all achievements in 2-4 hours.
• All achievements can be achieved via Chapter Select.
• The game has 5 possible endings and 10 alien orb collectibles to discover.
• Achievements only unlock after story progression, exploration, and specific actions.

Somerville is an emotionally gripping adventure game that takes you on a journey through a post-apocalyptic world. You can get 100% achievement in Somerville by using the Chapter Select feature that allows you to revisit specific parts of the game for any missed trophies or achievements.

This guide will break down every achievement and possible endings that you can use to complete the game and explore its vast world.

How to Unlock 100% Achievements in Somerville?

Story-Related Achievements:

1. Stuck on the John (50 points)

Find somewhere quiet to hide.

How to unlock this achievement?

• In Chapter 5 Checkpoint 3, a huge purple light will chase you through a campground.
• Step into the water area, and there you can see a Porta John in which you can hide.
• Pass the watery area by climbing over a car, and it will set off an alarm.
• Get inside the nearby porta-potty and stay inside until the light leaves to unlock this achievement.

2. World’s Best Dad (50 points)

Clean up after your kid.

How to unlock this achievement?

• Start Chapter 2 Checkpoint 1.
• Play as a baby and grab your night light from the left of the front room.
• Then head to the bags in front of the kitchen. and jump into the kitchen using the box.
• Open two drawers from the kitchen and climb up to open the window.
• Now you will get control of the father. Walk into the kitchen and close the drawers and the window.
• This will give you the world’s best dad achievement.

3. Weary Traveller (50 points)

Take a short rest.

How to get this achievement?

• Select Chapter 4 and Checkpoint 6.
• Go to the campground after crawling through a hole and continue up to a hill.
• Before going down the other side, make sure you sit on the bench at the top of the hill.
• Don’t leave the bench until you see a cinematic scene, and your achievement will be unlocked.

4. Kind of Blue (50 points)

Jazz up the stage lighting.

How to get this achievement?

• Start Chapter 5 Checkpoint 5.
• You need to use the string lights to clear the path ahead.
• Wrap the light around the palm tree and keep using your power until you have cleared your way.
• Climb two ladders, and at the top of the second ladder, flip a switch to turn on the stage lights.
• While holding the switch, activate your power to turn the lights blue.
• This will unlock the achievement.

5. First Contact (200 points)

Make some new friends.

To unlock this achievement, you need to find all 10 alien orbs from different locations of the game.

Locations of alien orbs:

• Chapter 3-3: Push the hay bale on the left near the wreckage.
• Chapter 4-4: Crawl under a log after crossing the jet wreckage.
• Chapter 5-2: Open the red car’s trunk near a street lamp.
• Chapter 5-4: Move the pallet near semi-trucks.
• Chapter 5-6: Open the rocking portable toilet at the tent’s base.
• Chapter 6-4: Enter the tunnel’s back wall opening.
• Chapter 6-7: Head right after flooding the shaft and reaching the top.
• Chapter 6-8: Explore the orange-lit room before climbing the ladder.
• Chapter 9-1: Move a cart in the warehouse to find the orb behind a box.
• Chapter 10-1: Melt alien material near a box truck at the chapter start.

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Secret Achievements in Somerville

6. “Here Boy…” (50 points)

• Open Chapter 5 Checkpoint 1.
• Jump off the freeway and you will notice that your dog hasn’t jumped with you.
• Walk to the first lit-up streetlamp and then return to the freeway drop-off point to see that your dog has taken a different path.
• The achievement will be unlocked for noticing.

Somerville Possible Endings & Related Achievements

Each of these achievements is tied to one of the five possible endings of the game.

7. Resignation (50 points)

Choose the couch.

• In Chapter 13 Checkpoint 3, walk over to the couch where your fake family is sitting.
• Sit down with them even if they are fake and wait for the screen to fade to black.
• The section will restart, and the achievement will unlock.

These achievements can be unlocked in Chapter 14 Checkpoint 1.

8. Resignation Reprise (100 points)

Enter your house.

• Join hands with the circle of people and mimic the alien colors (a “Simon Says” sequence).
• After completing the sequence, your house will appear.
• Walk inside to end the game.

9. War of the Worlds (100 points)

Create an explosion.

• Instead of following the color sequences, hold both abilities& while in the circle.
• Keep holding until an explosion occurs, ending the game.

10. Family First (100 points

Save your family.

• Mimic the alien colors for the first two sequences. For the third sequence, press , ,  to use the blue power three times.
• An orb containing your family will appear. Use your blue power on the left console, and the red power on the right console.
• Now use your both powers at the same time on the final console.
• This frees your family and ends the game.

11. Understanding (200 points)

Achieve the ultimate understanding.

Join hands with the circle of people and mimic the alien colors by using the following sequences:

• Blue Red Blue (, , )
• Blue Blue Blue Purple Purple Purple (, , , +, +, +)
• Blue Blue Blue Red Purple Purple (, , , , +, +)
• Blue Blue Blue Red Purple Purple Red Red Red (, , , , +, +, , , )

Walk through the light-filled doorway with your family to unlock this achievement.

Tips to Get 100% Achievements

1. Use Chapter Select to replay any section to collect missed items or unlock specific achievements.
2. Pay attention to alien orb locations during your first playthrough to minimize backtracking.
3. Replay Chapter 14 multiple times to get all five endings without restarting the entire game.
4. Interact with every object and area to get all the exploration-based achievements.

That’s all you need to know about how to get 100% of the achievements in Somerville.

This is a fun and engaging challenge that enhances your understanding of the game’s world and story. By using this guide, you can complete all tasks, enjoy the narrative, and experience every ending.

With its Chapter Select feature and easy-to-follow achievements, Somerville makes sure that no player is left behind.