Scratch the Ticket Achievements
How the 98 Steam trophies map onto scratching, idle buildings, and the apartment fantasy.
Scratch the Ticket ships with 98 Steam achievements. That number is not a side checklist. It is a map of two games sharing one desk: the first-person scratch loop, and a Cookie Clicker-style idle layer whose building names only became obvious once global stats went live. This page groups the public Steam names so you can hunt without confusing Scratch the Ticket with Scritchy Scratchy’s 34-trophy list.
We do not invent hidden percentages or unpublished secret steps. Names below come from Steam’s global achievement board for App 4626940. Some titles have typos in the live schema (Ship сount uses a Cyrillic с). Track them in-game, not by renaming them on this wiki.
Spy, UV, and information trophies
The most visible family is Spy count: 1, 10, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300. Almost every player pops Spy count: 1. Spy count: 300 sits with a tiny unlock rate. That curve tells you the intended playtime: information gadgets are not a tutorial toy. They are a grind track. Pair the hunt with Spy and UV Flashlight and Gadget Timing so you are not burning Spy charges on Role B warm-ups from Ticket Types.
Jackpots Count uses the same milestone ladder (1 through 300). If you chase jackpots by refusing every cash-out, you will also chase bankruptcies. Use Cash-Out Strategy and treat jackpot trophies as a long tail, not a first-night project.
Apartments and Victory Cup
The marketing fantasy is one insanely expensive downtown apartment. Steam stats show Apartments Count at 1, 5, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90, plus Victory Cup with the flavor “Four walls. Your own space. Finally.” Buying the first apartment is rare (a few percent of owners in the first days). Stacking dozens is a completionist sink. Read Apartment Goal for the emotional target, then come back here when you realize the counter keeps going.
Beat it without cheats sits at the bottom of the global list. Treat gadgets as intended tools, not as a moral failure. The trophy name is a dare for a later run after you already understand How to Play.
Idle building counters
Achievement names reveal the passive layer reviewers compared to Cookie Clicker: Bakery Count, Hacker count, Mayor count, SolarPower count, Sputnik count, Ship count, UFO calls, and Suns Count. Each uses stepped totals (1 / 10 / 50 / 100 and beyond). Planetary flavor achievements unlock as Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Planet Earth, Venus, Mercury, and Sun “is open.” That is a second progression spine beside printers. Strategy for spending cash on that spine lives on Idle Upgrades.
If a review said “scratch tickets become worthless once cookie clicker starts,” they were describing this split. You can still play the desk as a nerve test. You can also let bakeries tick while you hunt UFO calls. Decide which loop you opened Steam to play before you rage at the other one.
What is not worth 100 percent
Launch reviews already warn that most trophies are grindy and that a four-hour story-shaped session can feel complete without them. That is healthy advice. 98 icons exist so completionists have a treadmill. They are not a required skill check for enjoying LUCKY SLOT or SIXTH Sense.
Do not install trainers to force counters. This is a single-player Steam title with Steam Cloud. Cheating trophies only ruins the only audience that cares: you. If a session goes toxic, Save Files is a softer reset than refunding a trophy hunt.
Practical hunt order
- Pop Spy 1 and Jackpots 1 while learning cash-outs.
- Unlock the first idle building you actually understand on Idle Upgrades.
- Buy Apartment 1 only when Upgrade Path says the bankroll can survive a bomb.
- Ignore 300-count ladders until you like the loop enough to idle with the game open.
- Save “Beat it without cheats” for a dedicated run.
Related reading
Review Roundup explains why trophy grind shows up in Mixed reviews. Release Hotfix covers day-one LED Panel purchase fixes that could block gadget-related progress. Official Steam achievement UI remains the authority if a name patches.
Hunt trophies as a side dish. The main course is still the cell you almost scratch, then cash instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
How many Steam achievements does Scratch the Ticket have?
98. Steam’s store and global stats both list that total.
What is Victory Cup?
A rare trophy with the flavor text “Four walls. Your own space. Finally.” It sits beside the apartment counters. See Apartment Goal.
Do I need 100 percent to finish the game?
No. Launch reviews treat a few-hour session as a complete visit. The long counters are optional grind.
Why do some Ship trophies look misspelled?
Steam’s schema uses a Cyrillic character in “Ship сount.” Match the in-game name rather than “fixing” it.