Aphotic Descent: 100% Collectibles and Achievements Guide

Hello!

I will do my best in this guide to show you how to get all of the achievements in Aphotic Descent. Also, I will be doing my best to showcase where all of the collectible Recorder logs and zooplankton are.

To start, I will go over the achievements themselves.

The achievements will follow this format:

Achievement Name

Developer Description

My Description

Then I will be providing a level-by-level guide on where the collectibles are.

Now Let’s get started!

Emergency Landing!

Escape the Submarine, Theseus, through the bathysphere.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Very easy just escape on your escape pod.

Most Dangerous Game

Reach the other side of the Kelp Maze.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Probably the hardest section of the game. You cannot outrun the fish, and it will instakill you. My best advice is to keep right after using your blacklight on the kelp.

Abandoned Once More

Investigate the fate of the Lab.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Simply make your way through the lab section.

Lightning Strikes Twice

Redeem the Lab’s Prometheus.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Kill the eel. To do this, you must hit the sparking generators around the eel’s lair. After that, you will use your blacklight to stun the eel and attack the power generator on its back twice.

Dead End, New Beginning

Receive help from the Zooplankton.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Obtained after completing the fight in the cage deep in the cave. Simply cut the zooplankton down from their cages and use your blacklight on their containers so that they will be shot open.

Heartbreaker

Escape the Mud Marsh in one piece.

Story related, cannot be missed.

After gaining your invisibility, you will go through two small marsh sections. To get through the first, you will need to shine your blacklight on three purple plants around the aren to open the next area. In the second, you must simply avoid dying while making it to the exit.

Aphotic Descent

Complete a playthrough of Aphotic Descent.

Story related, cannot be missed.

Complete the game. In the final section, you must find all three parts of your submarine while avoiding the anglerfish.

The LOREEE

Collect all Recorder logs.

In total there are 32. I only needed to collect 31 for the achievement to pop though. I will show where each of them are later in this guide.

Part of the Crew

Collect all Zooplankton.

In total there are 20. I will show where each of them are later in this guide.

In this section there are 6 zooplankton and 3 recorder logs.

[Zooplankton 1] Right side of the escape pod.
[Zooplankton 2] Straight in front of the escape pod.
[Recorder Log 1] Before entering the kelp maze.
[Zooplankton 3] Before entering the kelp maze.
[Zooplankton 4] Head right after entering the kelp maze. There is a purple plant to use your blacklight on. After that it will spawn further down the path.
[Zooplankton 5] After using the black light on kelp, keep left and you’ll run into some coral. Interact with it and use your blacklight on another plant that spawns to get it.
[Recorder Log 2] On the other side of the rock after clearing the kelp with the blacklight.
[Zooplankton 6 and Recorder Log 3] Immediately upon exiting the kelp maze.

In this section there are 4 zooplankton and 15 recorder logs.
[Recorder Log 4] Directly behind you after entering the lab.
[Recorder Log 5] In the bathroom corner.
[Recorder Log 6] Head right after exiting the bathroom. It will be on the desk to the right immediately after entering the room.
[Recorder Log 7] Heading left from the bathroom now, it will be in the room down the hall.
[Zooplankton 7] Unlock by using black light on center sphere of the same room recorder log 7 was in.
[Recorder Log 8] After that room you will head down another hall which takes you to the other side of the room with the fossil. Enter the room across from where you exit and it will be on your left.
[Zooplankton 8] In the same room as data log eight except on the right side of the room.
[Recorder Log 9] Upon entering the water, it will be to your right.
[Recorder Log 10] It will be in the corner of the room directly behind where you drop down into the water.
[Recorder Log 11] Upon opening the door with the right code (245316) it will be on the table of that room.
[Zooplankton 9 and Recorder Log 12] Exiting those rooms, these will be in front of you as you enter the next room on the right.
[Zooplankton 10] In the same room as above but in a different container further in the room.
[Recorder Log 13] In the same room as above, right behind zooplankton 10.
[Recorder Log 14] Exiting the room from above, this one will be right in the entrance to the next room on the right.
[Recorder Log 15] On the other side of the same room as above, laying on the ground.
[Recorder Log 16] Exiting that room head to the next room on your right. It will be on the ground to your left when you enter.
[Recorder Log 17] Same room as above in the opposite corner.
[Recorder Log 18] Headed back up out of the water with the suit upgrade in hand, enter the bathroom you couldn’t before, this one will be laying on the floor.

In this section there are 2 zooplankton and 3 recorder logs.
[Recorder Log 19] After a loading screen and a couple hallways, ignore the observation room on the right, for the moment, and continue forward and up. It will be on the floor of that room.
[Zooplankton 11] Same room as above in an upper corner. Use propulsion to reach it.
[Recorder Log 20] Now, enter the observation room and it will be on the far left desk.
[Zooplankton 12] Break the boxes beside data log 20 and it will be behind them.
[Recorder Log 21] Beside the entrance to the cave.

In this section there are 2 zooplankton and 1 recorder log.
I would recommend grabbing these while you can stun the eel! That way, you don’t get killed trying to grab them. I am unsure if you can still grab them after killing the eel!
[Zooplankton 13] In the water with the eel. If you enter water as soon as you see it, it will be in a crevice directly behind you.
[Zooplankton 14] At the bottom of the central rock structure.
[Recorder Log 22] On the water’s floor.

In this section there are 2 zooplankton and 5 recorder logs.
[Recorder Log 23] After killing the eel and heading out of the water, it will be right before the mouth which leads you deeper into the cave.
[Recorder Log 24] Heading back into water now, it will be on the slope as you enter.
[Recorder Log 25] On the ground below where the purple krill moves first.
[Recorder Log 26] Look up and to the left of the previous log. Head up there and this one will be lying on the ground of the crevice.
[Zooplankton 15] In the corner of the crevice where recorder log 26 is.
[Recorder Log 27] On the floor where the path of the krill ends.
[Zooplankton 16] Above where recorder log 27 is.

In this section there are 3 zooplankton and 2 recorder logs.
[Zooplankton 17] After getting your invisibility it will be in the center of the room you are in.
[Zooplankton 18] At the top of the combat room after getting invisibility.
[Recorder Log 28] On the vine below zooplankton 18.
[Zooplankton 19] Above and to the right of the marsh’s exit.
[Recorder Log 29] On the ground to the left of the marsh’s exit.

In this section there is 1 zooplankton and 3 recorder logs.
[Recorder Log 30] On the ground where the anglerfish originally was.
[Zooplankton 20] Above the container, in a ship’s cockpit, beside where the anglerfish originally was.
[Recorder Log 31] Head left from where the anglerfish was. It will be above you on a ships bow.
[Recorder Log 32] Now, head straight and a bit to the left of where the anglerfish was. It will be in one of the storage containers.