The Darkness Guide
Written by: sircuddles
Welcome to the Advanced Achievement Guide for The Darkness. Make sure and view the entire achievement list before you read on further so have a better understanding of what you are trying to accomplish. If you finish this guide and find that you still need additional help with these achievements, hop on over to the forums and ask away.This guide spans 10 pages, has 109 images, and contains 1 YouTube video.
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The Darkness Achievement ListThe Darkness ForumTable of Contents
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Page 1 - Introduction
Page 2 - Multiplayer Achievements
Page 3 - Single Player Achievements
Page 4 - Secret Achievements
Page 5 - Heart of Gold
Page 6 - Letters Guide
Page 7 - Collectible Phone Numbers
Page 8 - Secret Phone Numbers
Page 9 - The Video
Page 10 - Frequently Asked Questions
Page 2 - Multiplayer Achievements
Page 3 - Single Player Achievements
Page 4 - Secret Achievements
Page 5 - Heart of Gold
Page 6 - Letters Guide
Page 7 - Collectible Phone Numbers
Page 8 - Secret Phone Numbers
Page 9 - The Video
Page 10 - Frequently Asked Questions
Single Player Achievements
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13. Anti Hero (25 pts)
Complete game on normal setting.
14. Legendary Dark (35 pts)
Complete game on hard setting.
This achievement is currently glitched. There is no way to know if your copy is glitched, and there's nothing you can do about it. You may or may not unlock these achievements on your first time through. It is recommended that you play through on Medium first, then Hard. Most of the time if you play on Hard first, you either get one achievement (may not be the Hard achievement) or no achievements. If you do not unlock the achievement, you have to replay the game again.
The reason this happens is thought to be that the game (for whatever reason) changes difficulty levels on its own without you knowing, which wrecks your chances of getting the achievement. Since the cause is unknown, the following is the only way to guarantee the achievement:
1. Beat the game on Medium first.
2. Replay the game, but do so by using Load Chapter on chapters 1-5, playing through each chapter in it's entirety in one sitting.
So once you've beaten it on Medium, go to Load Chapter and select Chapter 1, set the difficulty to Hard. Beat the full chapter without exiting the game or going back to the main menu. Do the same for all chapters.
Again, this is the only way to guarantee the achievement. It's a slight hassle, but it beats replaying it 5 times all the way through.
15. Cannibal (25 pts)
Devour 300 enemies.
When you kill an enemy, go over the body and press A to devour it's heart. It's recommended you do this to every enemy you encounter, you'll gain this achievement as soon as you devour the 300th heart. If you eat every heart on your way through the game (including side-quests), you will get this achievement before you finish.
If you're near the end of the game and worried about your heart count, don't worry. The final section of the game has a massive supply of baddies to eat.
16. Fashionable (25 pts)
Collect all the Darkling outfits.
Follow the descriptions and click on the pictures if you need a clearer view of the location.
1. Potato Sack Outfit
At the start of the game as you go to meet Jenny. It's at the top of the stairs as you exit the subway (see Image 1), can't miss it.
2. Jungle Outfit
After your first helicopter encounter and you go through Whitefish Pool, you'll be in an alley (see Image 1). Look to your left (see Image 2). You'll see a door with a vent above it (see Image 3). Creeping Dark your way through and grab the outfit.
If you miss this your first time through, you must reload Chapter 1 in order to obtain it, you can't back-track to this area.
3. Fireman Outfit
Sidequest (Little Petey) - In the apartment with the snitch. It's on the wall where the door you enter in is, can't miss it.
4. Construction Outfit
Sidequest (Vinny) - On the last mission, it's inside the room where your hit is. As you enter, look to your right, can't miss it. See the Heart of Gold guide for the exact location of the final hit.
5. Lumberjack Outfit
Sidequest (Dana) - You'll find it in her apartment, can't miss it.
6. Roadworker Outfit
On the way to City Hall, it's in the back of the abandoned train (see Image 1) just before you talk to two bums.
7. EB Games/Gamestop 2K - Dial GAME (2463).
8. UK Exclusive - Dial 5664.
These two are not required to unlock the achievement.
17. Bringing People Together (5 pts)
Trap 5 enemies within a Black Hole.
This can be obtained in a number of places including the end of the game. I found the easiest place (by far) to be during the sidequest missions. Terence Willis' quest (Whitefish Pool Hall Gang) I found was easiest; as it contains exactly 5 people standing in a group (let the chick walk around until she gets close to the group). This achievement can also be gained along with the Gunslinger achievement.
18. Rogue Killer (15 pts)
Kill 15 enemies using Creeping Dark.
Select Creeping Dark and press RB. Go near an enemy and press RT to kill. You get this power in Chapter 1.
19. Void Bringer (15 pts)
Kill 20 enemies using Black Hole.
Couldn't be easier. You'll get this about 2 seconds after getting the Black Hole power in Chapter 3. The more darkness power you have, the stronger the black hole, so always power up to full before you use it or it may not have enough power to suck everyone in.
20. Gunner (15 pts)
Kill 30 enemies using Darkness Guns.
You get these in Chapter 2. You need to be in the Darkness while using them, and they're the only way to permanently kill the soldiers in WWI (other than eating their hearts).
21. Ripper (15 pts)
Kill 30 enemies using Demon Arm.
You get this power in Chapter 2. To kill someone, select the power and press and hold RB while pointing at an enemy. It will impale them, let go of RB and their body will fall to the ground. The enemies in WWI where you first acquire this power do not count for the achievement. You need to wait until you go back to the normal world.
24. Darkness Master (100 pts)
Only for those who are completely in tune with the Darkness.
Use the Achievement menu in game to check your progress on this. It requires getting double the amount of kills with each darkness power as their related achievement. Meaning once you kill 15 enemies with Creeping Dark and get Rogue Killer, you'll need to kill another 15 more to meet the requirement for this achievement. Once you've killed the proper number with each power, the achievement will unlock.
With the above 'kill X with X power' achievements, you can use the 'kill/die' method. Find an area with lots of enemies, kill all except the last one with whatever power you choose, then die. When it reloads you can do it all over again. Each time you die the achievements update with your kill count, so if you want to get this early using this method you can.
22. Summoner (5 pts)
Summon 5 Darklings.
23. Legendary Summoner (25 pts)
Summon 50 Darklings.
All you have to do is summon this number of darklings. Only one per hole counts toward the achievement, however there is a way around this. Basically find a spot where there are 2-4 holes. Summon the Darklings, then die. When you respawn, you can summon from the same holes again and they will count towards the achievement.
25. Roadkill (10 pts)
Kill the workers in the tunnel.
The workers are in the tunnel during the opening sequence of the game. One of the most annoying achievements in the game. The number of workers you need to kill is unconfirmed, and there are a lot of theories (like kill the last worker for sure) as to how to unlock it. There are a total of 10 workers, just kill as many as you can and know that it will unlock as soon as you get it (meaning right after you kill one of them, you'll get it).
Easiest way to do this is with the following settings:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Sensitivity: Higher than default, this should help with turning/spinnin pts)
- Auto-aim: Maxed
- Shoot out the window immediately when you get control
- Aim high. A lot of the time they'll keel over, but they aren't dead. Aiming high with auto-aim will help you make sure you kill them with one shot.
Note: It's highly recommended you view the achievement video to learn the locations of the workers so you don't have to watch the 10 minute sequence over and over to get the achievement.
26. Ghandi (10 pts)
Find a peaceful solution. At least momentarily.
When you get to the part of the game with Dutch Oven Harry, talk to the bum in the alley (see Image 1). He'll tell you the password is 'Hit me', use it to get into the door and don't pull out your weapons. Go to Roach (see Image 2), the guy on the phone and wait until the achievement has unlocked, then waste them all.
Make sure you get the Jungle Outfit while you're here, this is the alleyway that contains it!
27. Romantic (10 pts)
Real guys stick around for their ladies.
Wait around at the beginning of the game on the couch with Jenny. After you make out and wait a few seconds, the achievement will unlock, you can then get up and leave.
28. Heart of Gold (50 pts)
Help those in need.
Complete all the sidequests. See page 5 for the full walkthrough.
29. Gunslinger (25 pts)
Kill 7 enemies within 15 seconds.
There are lots of places to get this one. The end of the game, leaving City Hall, etc. There are two sure-fire ways to get it (especially if you've beaten the game already and need to load a chapter), and they depend on when you do the sidequests.
If you didn't do Vinny's second sidequest in Chapter 3:
1. Load up Chapter 5 on Easy.
2. Speak to Vinny to continue the main quest, and stick around to let him talk some more and accept his sidequest.
3. Go to Aunt Sarah's on Lower East Side. Kill the guy in front of her house who's watching her, then go talk to her and Butcher.
4. Return to Vinny and 'hand in' both quests. Get his second kill quest as well as the continuation of the storyline.
5. Doing this will put 2 groups of people at Grinder's Lane. A group of 5 cops (second kill quest) and 3 guys from the main storyline (1 outside, 2 inside).
6. Run around the corner and let off a Black Hole (with full darkness power) and shoot like crazy at the same time. Turning up auto-aim really helps with this. If you don't see the achievement unlock and everyone is dead outside, quickly run inside (or shoot through the window if a guy is there) and kill the last couple guys. There are a total of 8 enemies, 2 were inside for me.
If you did do Vinny's second sidequest in Chapter 3:
1. Load up Chapter 3 on Easy.
2. Talk to Jimmy The Grape to continue the storyline.
3. Talk to Vinny and get to his second quest (like above).
4. This time when you go to Grinder's Lane, there will be the group of 5 cops and 2 civilians. These two only show up during Chapter 3, which is why there are two methods for doing this. Kill the cops with a Black Hole and then kill the two civilians.
You won't have Black Hole if you reload a Chapter (you can get it while playing through though, just do it after City Hall). Alternatively, you can simply use your guns or rush through City Hall until you get Black Hole and then go to Grinder's Lane.
30. Anti Air (15 pts)
Bring down the Chopper.
Leaving City Hall you'll come under attack by a chopper and SWAT. Aim at the skylight and let off a Black Hole, chopper goes down.
31. Take a Look at the Sky (50 pts)
Take down 6 airplanes.
You get this in Chapter 4. Simply shoot down 6 planes while on the tank. If you don't get enough before going over the second 'rail bridge', reload the checkpoint. These accumulate, so you can get 1 each time and reload the checkpoint and it will unlock once you've shot down the 6th plane.
32. Knuckle, Meet Face (5 pts)
Perform a melee kill for the first time.
Two ways to do this; With a two handed weapon pressing LT, or running out of ammo in a one handed weapon and using RT. Both will do a melee attack, just kill someone with it (should take a few hits).
33. Up Close and Personal (5 pts)
Perform an execution move for the first time.
34. Executioner (10 pts)
Kill 25 enemies using execution moves.
41. Legendary Executioner (20 pts)
Kill 50 enemies using execution moves.
When you get close to someone and press RT, you'll do an execution. Do lots of them. You can kill and die in order to get this achievement, like all of the other 'kill' achievements.
35. Picking Up Stuff (5 pts)
Unlock a collectible for the first time.
36. Gatherer (5 pts)
Unlock 25 collectibles.
37. The Collector (10 pts)
Unlock 50 collectibles.
38. The Obsessive Collector (15 pts)
Unlock 75 collectibles.
39. Completionist (20 pts)
Unlock 100 collectibles.
There are a total of 73 phone numbers and 27 letters which are found in WWI and delivered using a Mailbox in real world. See page for the 7 phone numbers and page 6 for the letter locations.
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Complete game on normal setting.
14. Legendary Dark (35 pts)
Complete game on hard setting.
This achievement is currently glitched. There is no way to know if your copy is glitched, and there's nothing you can do about it. You may or may not unlock these achievements on your first time through. It is recommended that you play through on Medium first, then Hard. Most of the time if you play on Hard first, you either get one achievement (may not be the Hard achievement) or no achievements. If you do not unlock the achievement, you have to replay the game again.
The reason this happens is thought to be that the game (for whatever reason) changes difficulty levels on its own without you knowing, which wrecks your chances of getting the achievement. Since the cause is unknown, the following is the only way to guarantee the achievement:
1. Beat the game on Medium first.
2. Replay the game, but do so by using Load Chapter on chapters 1-5, playing through each chapter in it's entirety in one sitting.
So once you've beaten it on Medium, go to Load Chapter and select Chapter 1, set the difficulty to Hard. Beat the full chapter without exiting the game or going back to the main menu. Do the same for all chapters.
Again, this is the only way to guarantee the achievement. It's a slight hassle, but it beats replaying it 5 times all the way through.
15. Cannibal (25 pts)
Devour 300 enemies.
When you kill an enemy, go over the body and press A to devour it's heart. It's recommended you do this to every enemy you encounter, you'll gain this achievement as soon as you devour the 300th heart. If you eat every heart on your way through the game (including side-quests), you will get this achievement before you finish.
If you're near the end of the game and worried about your heart count, don't worry. The final section of the game has a massive supply of baddies to eat.
16. Fashionable (25 pts)
Collect all the Darkling outfits.
Follow the descriptions and click on the pictures if you need a clearer view of the location.
1. Potato Sack Outfit
At the start of the game as you go to meet Jenny. It's at the top of the stairs as you exit the subway (see Image 1), can't miss it.
2. Jungle Outfit
After your first helicopter encounter and you go through Whitefish Pool, you'll be in an alley (see Image 1). Look to your left (see Image 2). You'll see a door with a vent above it (see Image 3). Creeping Dark your way through and grab the outfit.
If you miss this your first time through, you must reload Chapter 1 in order to obtain it, you can't back-track to this area.
3. Fireman Outfit
Sidequest (Little Petey) - In the apartment with the snitch. It's on the wall where the door you enter in is, can't miss it.
4. Construction Outfit
Sidequest (Vinny) - On the last mission, it's inside the room where your hit is. As you enter, look to your right, can't miss it. See the Heart of Gold guide for the exact location of the final hit.
5. Lumberjack Outfit
Sidequest (Dana) - You'll find it in her apartment, can't miss it.
6. Roadworker Outfit
On the way to City Hall, it's in the back of the abandoned train (see Image 1) just before you talk to two bums.
7. EB Games/Gamestop 2K - Dial GAME (2463).
8. UK Exclusive - Dial 5664.
These two are not required to unlock the achievement.
17. Bringing People Together (5 pts)
Trap 5 enemies within a Black Hole.
This can be obtained in a number of places including the end of the game. I found the easiest place (by far) to be during the sidequest missions. Terence Willis' quest (Whitefish Pool Hall Gang) I found was easiest; as it contains exactly 5 people standing in a group (let the chick walk around until she gets close to the group). This achievement can also be gained along with the Gunslinger achievement.
18. Rogue Killer (15 pts)
Kill 15 enemies using Creeping Dark.
Select Creeping Dark and press RB. Go near an enemy and press RT to kill. You get this power in Chapter 1.
19. Void Bringer (15 pts)
Kill 20 enemies using Black Hole.
Couldn't be easier. You'll get this about 2 seconds after getting the Black Hole power in Chapter 3. The more darkness power you have, the stronger the black hole, so always power up to full before you use it or it may not have enough power to suck everyone in.
20. Gunner (15 pts)
Kill 30 enemies using Darkness Guns.
You get these in Chapter 2. You need to be in the Darkness while using them, and they're the only way to permanently kill the soldiers in WWI (other than eating their hearts).
21. Ripper (15 pts)
Kill 30 enemies using Demon Arm.
You get this power in Chapter 2. To kill someone, select the power and press and hold RB while pointing at an enemy. It will impale them, let go of RB and their body will fall to the ground. The enemies in WWI where you first acquire this power do not count for the achievement. You need to wait until you go back to the normal world.
24. Darkness Master (100 pts)
Only for those who are completely in tune with the Darkness.
Use the Achievement menu in game to check your progress on this. It requires getting double the amount of kills with each darkness power as their related achievement. Meaning once you kill 15 enemies with Creeping Dark and get Rogue Killer, you'll need to kill another 15 more to meet the requirement for this achievement. Once you've killed the proper number with each power, the achievement will unlock.
With the above 'kill X with X power' achievements, you can use the 'kill/die' method. Find an area with lots of enemies, kill all except the last one with whatever power you choose, then die. When it reloads you can do it all over again. Each time you die the achievements update with your kill count, so if you want to get this early using this method you can.
22. Summoner (5 pts)
Summon 5 Darklings.
23. Legendary Summoner (25 pts)
Summon 50 Darklings.
All you have to do is summon this number of darklings. Only one per hole counts toward the achievement, however there is a way around this. Basically find a spot where there are 2-4 holes. Summon the Darklings, then die. When you respawn, you can summon from the same holes again and they will count towards the achievement.
25. Roadkill (10 pts)
Kill the workers in the tunnel.
The workers are in the tunnel during the opening sequence of the game. One of the most annoying achievements in the game. The number of workers you need to kill is unconfirmed, and there are a lot of theories (like kill the last worker for sure) as to how to unlock it. There are a total of 10 workers, just kill as many as you can and know that it will unlock as soon as you get it (meaning right after you kill one of them, you'll get it).
Easiest way to do this is with the following settings:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Sensitivity: Higher than default, this should help with turning/spinnin pts)
- Auto-aim: Maxed
- Shoot out the window immediately when you get control
- Aim high. A lot of the time they'll keel over, but they aren't dead. Aiming high with auto-aim will help you make sure you kill them with one shot.
Note: It's highly recommended you view the achievement video to learn the locations of the workers so you don't have to watch the 10 minute sequence over and over to get the achievement.
26. Ghandi (10 pts)
Find a peaceful solution. At least momentarily.
When you get to the part of the game with Dutch Oven Harry, talk to the bum in the alley (see Image 1). He'll tell you the password is 'Hit me', use it to get into the door and don't pull out your weapons. Go to Roach (see Image 2), the guy on the phone and wait until the achievement has unlocked, then waste them all.
Make sure you get the Jungle Outfit while you're here, this is the alleyway that contains it!
27. Romantic (10 pts)
Real guys stick around for their ladies.
Wait around at the beginning of the game on the couch with Jenny. After you make out and wait a few seconds, the achievement will unlock, you can then get up and leave.
28. Heart of Gold (50 pts)
Help those in need.
Complete all the sidequests. See page 5 for the full walkthrough.
29. Gunslinger (25 pts)
Kill 7 enemies within 15 seconds.
There are lots of places to get this one. The end of the game, leaving City Hall, etc. There are two sure-fire ways to get it (especially if you've beaten the game already and need to load a chapter), and they depend on when you do the sidequests.
If you didn't do Vinny's second sidequest in Chapter 3:
1. Load up Chapter 5 on Easy.
2. Speak to Vinny to continue the main quest, and stick around to let him talk some more and accept his sidequest.
3. Go to Aunt Sarah's on Lower East Side. Kill the guy in front of her house who's watching her, then go talk to her and Butcher.
4. Return to Vinny and 'hand in' both quests. Get his second kill quest as well as the continuation of the storyline.
5. Doing this will put 2 groups of people at Grinder's Lane. A group of 5 cops (second kill quest) and 3 guys from the main storyline (1 outside, 2 inside).
6. Run around the corner and let off a Black Hole (with full darkness power) and shoot like crazy at the same time. Turning up auto-aim really helps with this. If you don't see the achievement unlock and everyone is dead outside, quickly run inside (or shoot through the window if a guy is there) and kill the last couple guys. There are a total of 8 enemies, 2 were inside for me.
If you did do Vinny's second sidequest in Chapter 3:
1. Load up Chapter 3 on Easy.
2. Talk to Jimmy The Grape to continue the storyline.
3. Talk to Vinny and get to his second quest (like above).
4. This time when you go to Grinder's Lane, there will be the group of 5 cops and 2 civilians. These two only show up during Chapter 3, which is why there are two methods for doing this. Kill the cops with a Black Hole and then kill the two civilians.
You won't have Black Hole if you reload a Chapter (you can get it while playing through though, just do it after City Hall). Alternatively, you can simply use your guns or rush through City Hall until you get Black Hole and then go to Grinder's Lane.
30. Anti Air (15 pts)
Bring down the Chopper.
Leaving City Hall you'll come under attack by a chopper and SWAT. Aim at the skylight and let off a Black Hole, chopper goes down.
31. Take a Look at the Sky (50 pts)
Take down 6 airplanes.
You get this in Chapter 4. Simply shoot down 6 planes while on the tank. If you don't get enough before going over the second 'rail bridge', reload the checkpoint. These accumulate, so you can get 1 each time and reload the checkpoint and it will unlock once you've shot down the 6th plane.
32. Knuckle, Meet Face (5 pts)
Perform a melee kill for the first time.
Two ways to do this; With a two handed weapon pressing LT, or running out of ammo in a one handed weapon and using RT. Both will do a melee attack, just kill someone with it (should take a few hits).
33. Up Close and Personal (5 pts)
Perform an execution move for the first time.
34. Executioner (10 pts)
Kill 25 enemies using execution moves.
41. Legendary Executioner (20 pts)
Kill 50 enemies using execution moves.
When you get close to someone and press RT, you'll do an execution. Do lots of them. You can kill and die in order to get this achievement, like all of the other 'kill' achievements.
35. Picking Up Stuff (5 pts)
Unlock a collectible for the first time.
36. Gatherer (5 pts)
Unlock 25 collectibles.
37. The Collector (10 pts)
Unlock 50 collectibles.
38. The Obsessive Collector (15 pts)
Unlock 75 collectibles.
39. Completionist (20 pts)
Unlock 100 collectibles.
There are a total of 73 phone numbers and 27 letters which are found in WWI and delivered using a Mailbox in real world. See page for the 7 phone numbers and page 6 for the letter locations.
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