CICADAMATA Achievements Guide – Complete Walkthrough

CICADAMATA launches players into a relentless action experience filled with diverse SPHERES and a fast-paced combat system. Mastering movement abilities like DASH and STOMP is essential as you confront waves of enemies, making the achievement journey deeply intertwined with gameplay proficiency and high-score mastery.

For those aiming to capture all achievements, understanding each challenge’s requirements is crucial. Whether it’s clearing specific stages or executing skillful combos, every achievement demands a strategic approach to maximize score and efficiency.

Story Achievements

The story achievements follow your natural progression through the game’s core SPHERES, rewarding completion of key levels and chapters.

I AM JOYEUSE

Grab Joyeuse, the pivotal gun, right in the tutorial sequence to instantly claim this achievement.

PRODIGY

Clear SPHERE 1 + EMERGENCE; this milestone marks your first major checkpoint.

COLD_STORAGE

Finish SPHERE 2 + ICEBOX to advance your achievement collection.

DROWNED

Overcome SPHERE 3 + DEEPDIVE for this unlock.

WINDBLOWN PARTICLES

Complete SPHERE 4 + VERDANT to earn this badge.

I KILLED HAUTECLERE

Finish SPHERE 5 + DEAD ZONE to mark significant progress.

THIS FACE COSTS EXTRA

Successfully complete SPHERE 6 + ENCORE for this completion honor.

LOVE YOU TOO

Finish the CASCADE “loveless initiation”, which corresponds to Chapter 1 of the campaign.

Gameplay Achievements

These achievements challenge your mastery over core mechanics and specific combat feats throughout the levels.

DON’T BE AFRAID OF DYING

Simply die once to earn this achievement.

LONG WAY DOWN

Eliminate a THREAT enemy by causing it to fall. In level 1-1, break the turret’s platform and watch the enemy plummet into the void for a quick completion.

ZONED

ZONED

Enter the ZONED state by earning enough score through your actions.

WIPING ALL OUT

Clear every enemy in a single level to trigger a WIPEOUT and secure this achievement.

SWAN DIVE

Use the STOMP ability while entering water to unlock this achievement.

IT’S TRICKY

Accumulate 50,000 points during one ZONED session. Levels in SPHERE 4 or 5 are ideal grounds due to higher enemy density.

LET’S DANCE

LET’S DANCE

Pick up the Starstruck buff in SPHERE 6.

DESTROYER

Recharge DASH three times in rapid succession.

TAP DANCE

TAP DANCE

Recharge STOMP three times in rapid succession.

Just find a turret and stomp it three times in a row.

SHIMMER

Reach your first DMND clearance level.

You need to earn a DMND score on a level. Try to build your score by chaining attacks, finishing enemies with DASH, and chaining STOMP attacks.

Try to keep the ZONED buff active throughout the level.

THIS TIME, FOR SURE

Finish the same level 7 times.

JOYEUSELESS

JOYEUSELESS

For this achievement, avoid everything except Cores. Do not get hit, attack enemies, pick up rings, collect health, or gain points from other actions.

1-1 and 1-3 are good levels to get this achievement.

EVERY 17 YEARS

EVERY 17 YEARS

You need to earn a DMND rank on every level across all six SPHERES. If you are having trouble reaching the required scores, use a score-farming route to make the DMND requirements easier.

ULTIMATA

ULTIMATA

This is the biggest grind in the achievement list. You need to kill 33,333 enemies.

1-2 can be a good choice to farm because it can be set up for repeated kills. You can also use a macro or TAS if you want to automate the farming.

CICADA Level Achievements

CICADAMATA has a CICADA profile that you can view from the main menu by pressing R.

You gain XP by completing levels and earning score. You can simply play through the game to level up, but 6-1 is a useful farming option. It takes around 1–1.5 minutes and can give you 100,000+ score.

QUAD MACHINE

QUAD MACHINE

COMING UP

COMING UP

WHITE RABBIT

WHITE RABBIT

Sphere Rush Achievements

Sphere Rush Achievements

FOR MYSELF

FOR MYSELF

This mode is fairly straightforward. You can avoid many enemies and focus on collecting Cores to finish the rush.

FOR AUGUST

FOR AUGUST

This is one of the harder achievements because you only have one life and low HP.

The Espers, screen-disrupting enemies, are most threatening during 5-2. Avoiding large groups and careful positioning here are key strategies.

Try to avoid unnecessary fights.

FOR AEGIS

FOR AEGIS

Complete Sphere Rush – Esperia.

Every enemy in this rush is an Esper.

Some levels can become dangerous when several Espers are grouped, so avoid large groups whenever possible instead of trying to fight everything.

FOR THE FANS

FOR THE FANS

This mode replaces ZONED with STARSTRUCK. It is a simpler version of the normal Sphere Rush and should not be too difficult.

Secret Achievements

Secret Achievements

EAT THE PATH

You need to find and interact with all the Terminals throughout the SPHERES.

ST. SANVEI

ST. SANVEI

At the beginning of each level, you get a short briefing. Stay inside the starting box and let the briefing finish.

You need to hear the briefings from six different SPHERES. Once the achievement counter increases, move to the next SPHERE rather than simply moving to another level within the same SPHERE.

TEAR FLESH FROM BONE

TEAR FLESH FROM BONE

This achievement will unlock automatically when you have completed all the achievements listed above.