Overview
Hello and welcome to my achievement guide for The Last Express!This guide has been designed exclusively so you can follow the list chronologically and conveniently achieve every single achievement in one playthrough to avoid confusion and unnecessary spoilers.
101 Ways to Die
There are many ways your journey can end prematurely throughout the coarse of the game, and every time you do so a steam message will pop up telling you how close you are getting the achievement. You do not actually have to die 101 different times, but you should always keep a mind on this list so you can get this achievement during your first playthrough.
All credits and thanks goes to steam user Thalion!
Past Paris part of journey
-You don’t touch Tyler’s body and the conductor finds it.
-The conductor finds you with the body.
-The conductor finds you with blood on your jacket.
-You put Tyler’s body in the bed but you don’t close the bed.
-You knock a lot of times on the harem doors and you’re kicked out of the train.
-You talk to Schmidt before finding Tyler’s body. He goes to his compartment and finds it.
-You use the emergency brake (suicide button).
-Milos comes to your compartment, and finds Tyler’s body on the floor or on the bed.
-Milos kills you with a knife (throat or stomach).
-You hide Tyler’s body in the bed, but you don’t get rid of it before conductor comes to prepare your bed.
Eperney
-If you threw Tyler’s body through the window during day time, police comes to the train. If you don’t hide it’s game over.
Wels
-You don’t hide the Firebird with Max: Kahina finds it sooner or later and the game ends in Vienna.
-Tatiana catches you with the Firebird in your hands: you can’t get it again and Kahina gets it.
-You jump to the locomotive from the roof twice.
-Kahina kills you because she finds you in Kronos’s room before the concert.
-Kahina kills you because you didn’t bring the Firebird or the gold.
-You give the Firebird to Kronos.
-You didn’t show the gold to Schmidt, so the serbian didn’t get their weapons and kill you.
-Vesna kills you with a knife.
-You didn’t save Anna from Vesna, and you find her body.
-The conductor finds Anna’s body with the luggage.
Galanta
-You don’t steal the clock from Alexei’s luggage.
Before Budapest
-You don’t find the bomb.
-You talk to Abbot before defusing the bomb.
-You mess up defusing the bomb: don’t get the box, open the box, use your hands to defuse…
Belgrad
-Serbian #1 knocks you out.
-You go to the restaurant and Vesna kills you.
-Serbian #2 crowbar kills you with a crowbar.
-Vesna kills you with her sword.
-You’re still standing up on the roof when the train approaches the tunnel.
-You didn’t unhook the passenger cars when you get to the locomotive.
-You let the train stop.
-You didn’t stop the train but you didn’t unhook the passenger cars.
Before Constantinople
-You left the firebird in the unhooked cars.
-You wait a lot of time to get the Firebird to Kronos.
-You don’t give the firebird to Kronos.
-You don’t open the Firebird.
-You don’t use the whistle.
Stash the body
When you first enter Tyler’s compartment and find his body on the floor, click on the sofa to make the bed and then hide him inside the bed instead of throwing him out the window. Doing so will avoid a police inspection later on as the body will be found if you throw it out the window. It’s therefore recommended to do this first, and then rewind the clock to throw him out of the window as you are required to get caught by the police investigating for the 101 Ways to die achievement.
Short trip for Tyler
When you first enter Tyler’s compartment and find his body on the floor, open the window and throw him out.
The Black Hand
Meet Milos in your compartment
During the first night you will eventually be asked by one of the conductors for a meeting with his excellency. After that the conductors will start doing their rounds making the beds for the night. Around this time enter your own cabin and Milos will be waiting for you. (This achievement is basically unmissable, as he will be waiting for you the rest of the evening)
Cath’s dream
You can’t stay awake forever
This achievement is unmissable and will be unlocked when you sleep for the first time
Sweet dreams!
Catch the beetle
After the first night you will eventually hear little Francois talking about how he found a beetle on the train but lost it. If you then go to the smoking car and sit by your usual place near the clock, you will see the little bugger scurrying about on the table. Use your matchbook to try and catch it. You might have to wait until it’s in the middle of the table then quickly click on it several times before you catch it.
Secret Diary
Read a young lady’s intimate journal
The Diary is inside compartment E which belongs to Sophia and Rebecca. Since they usually don’t lock the door while going to the restaurant or the smoking car it’s often easy to slip in while they’re away. Sometimes Sophie takes her Diary with her, but if not then it can be found inside their travelling bag. A good time to get it is during the second day on the way to Vienna when they go for lunch.
Russian Ballet
During the concert on the way to Vienna, you will get a chance to obtain the Master Key by sneaking into compartment E and going out the window to reach compartment F. Inside, check the jewelry box for a hidden room where the key lies. After finding the key you can gain entrance to Tatiana room which is compartment B. Inside check her travelling bag and look at a picture.
French Postcards
August Schmidt will also be absent during the concert, and since you have the key you are free to sneak in and snoop at your heart’s content. Inside check his travelling baggage and easily spot a set of revealing pictures which will unlock the achievement.
August’s Letter
In the same location as the French postcards there will also be a letter, read it and the achievement will unlock.
Kronos’s papers
The Master Key does not only open compartments. It also opens the side door between the sleeping car and Kronos’ car giving you the option to ascend the ladder to the roof of the train! From there traverse forward and you will find a part of the roof made of glass. Break it down and you will jump down to Kronos’ private chambers. From there look at the nightstand by his bed and you will find a bunch of documents. Read them and the achievement will unlock.
Steal the gold
Also inside Kronos’ private chambers, look closely at the painting on the wall. There should be a hidden button to the left which opens a secret room in the wall revealing the briefcase . After picking it up, exit the car through the concert area and the achievement will unlock.
Take the money and run
There are a few things that must be done to unlock this achievement. First of all you must take the briefcase with gold from Kronos’ private chambers. After the concert you must make sure Kronos receives the Firebird relic by giving it to him directly or leaving it in your room for his servant Kahina to find it. Lastly show August Schmidt the briefcase of gold to make sure he stays on the train. When you then finally reach Vienna, Robert will bail the train and take the gold for himself.
Get Anna alone
After the ordeal with the bomb on the way to Belgrade. You will be asked by Abbot to have a drink with him in the smoking car. Anna will be there as well having a sip of Vodka. Firstly have that talk with Abbot, and as the conversation is concluding, Anna will leave giving you the option to follow her. Do so and be persistent until she enters her compartment. Knock on her door and enter.
One-way ticket
This achievement will unlock automatically if you can make it all the way to Constantinople.
Good luck!