Why are the Steam achievements not showing?

There are a couple of reasons why you can’t see the Steam achievements on your games, and we will highlight the most important of them:

You are playing in offline mode – Steam can only keep track of game achievements for connected players. Thus, Steam’s achievement feature doesn’t work in Offline mode. Permission issues – You might need to run games with administrator rights for Steam achievements to show up. Conflicting software – Some incompatible programs can generate Steam achievement issues. For example, the Discord software can block achievements and other stats tracking. VPN software and services can also stop Steam’s achievement feature from working.

Steam achievement in-game notifications don’t appear for some players even when the achievement feature is working. The Steam Overlay feature must be enabled for players to see in-game achievement notifications. So, some players also need to check that setting.

How can I fix Steam achievements not showing up in games?

Before going to the actual troubleshooting solutions, let’s get some basic things done because they might fix the problem a lot quicker:

Restart Steam and your PC. Although it feels useless, sometimes it might be just the fix you need. Close some apps and services that are not needed for the game. Other readers were also confronted with games not launching on Steam because of this. Make sure your Internet connection is working correctly.

If you have cross-checked these simple methods from the list, let’s start using the solutions below to fix the achievements not showing up issue.

1. Select the Go Online option

As we’ve mentioned above, the Steam achievements won’t show up if Steam is working in Offline mode so, changing this setting will fix the situation.

2. Make sure that Steam Overlay is enabled

This resolution doesn’t fix Steam achievements not unlocking. It will, however, likely fix Steam achievements not showing up in games when the achievement feature is working. SPONSORED

3. Configure Steam games to run with admin rights

4. Remove installed mods for games

An alternative method is to find the mod’s folder for the game in File Explorer. Then you can manually delete all the mods from a game’s modding folder.

5. Clean-boot Windows 10

To restore the original boot settings, simply select the Load startup items and Enable all options in System Configuration. For further potential resolutions, submit a support ticket to Steam. You can submit a help request via Steam’s support page. First, however, you’ll need to sign in to Steam to do so. Alternatively, you can add a post about the issue to Steam’s support forum. Log in to the forum with your Steam account. Then click the Start a New Discussion button on the Help and Tips section of that forum. The Steam community might then be able to suggest some potential fixes. However, give the resolutions above a try before contacting Steam support. Those potential fixes aren’t necessarily guaranteed to work for everyone, but are still worth a try, nonetheless.

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