Achievement Scavenger vs Achievement Watcher Next

Achievement Scavenger is a desktop companion for tracking game achievements and following completion guides. It tracks progress for Steam, PlayStation, RetroAchievements, and Xbox while detecting launched games and showing live achievement status and rarity. It can capture a screenshot when an achievement unlocks and warn about missable achievements before a point of no return. Community walkthroughs combine step-by-step text and embedded media with live tracking and interactive checklists for collectibles and side quests. Mini Mode stays on top while playing, offers five overlay styles, and can be toggled with Ctrl+Shift+T. A local server and QR code let users open a mobile-optimized tracker, walkthroughs, and checklists on a phone. GitHub Gists can back up and restore history and checklists across devices. The project is GNU GPL licensed and costs nothing. Installation is listed for Windows 10/11 and Linux/Steam Deck. Depending on the tracking services used, setup may require API keys, tokens, or accounts. Hints, chapters, checklists, and missable flags come from a separate community database.

Achievement Watcher Next gathers achievements, rarity and playtime from game launchers, local saves and supported emulators in a Windows library. Sources include Steam and compatible saves, GOG, Epic, Ubisoft, EA, Xbox PC, console emulators, RetroAchievements, Games for Windows LIVE and some mod patches. The library offers search, filters, rarity tiers, progress achievements, covers, collections and unlock history. Achievement lists and product details are cached locally, allowing offline use. Automatic alerts use an in-game popup when visible, or a Windows notification otherwise, without duplicating an unlock notice. The Ctrl+Shift+K overlay offers searchable, filterable achievement lists, rarity badges, hidden descriptions and gamepad navigation. The project says achievement reading is read-only, requires no account of its own or Steam Web API key, and does not upload library data, playtime, folders or screenshots. Epic unlock-state retrieval can use an optional account connection. The app is free for Windows 10 and 11, with installer and portable ZIP downloads through GitHub releases.