[Lock Buster

A Steam Achievement and miscellaneous achievement for the game Escape Academy, unlocked by opening 10 locks.

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Lock Buster is a Steam Achievement (also listed among the game's miscellaneous achievements) in Escape Academy. It unlocks simply by opening 10 locks over the course of normal play. Because it only tracks cumulative lock-opening, it is effectively unmissable for anyone who plays through the escapes honestly rather than copying puzzle solutions from a guide.

Overview

Lock Buster is one of the "count-based" achievements in the game, sitting alongside similar milestones such as opening 30 locks. It requires no special route, no timed performance, and no optional side content — every lock you open while solving rooms counts toward the total. If you play the game yourself and solve the puzzles as intended, the achievement will pop on its own well before you finish the campaign.

How to Unlock

1. Play the escapes normally. Open every lock you encounter while working through the rooms. Locks appear throughout the puzzles, so simply progressing through each escape the way it's designed will accumulate toward the requirement.
2. Don't skip solutions. The achievement is described as unmissable assuming you aren't skipping the solutions using a guide. If you follow step-by-step answers instead of solving the locks yourself, you may bypass the interactions that count toward the total [src-f825a4961b].
3. Keep playing until you hit 10. The counter is cumulative across your playthrough, so there's nothing to reset or optimize — just keep opening locks as you go.

No specific room, order, or sequence is required for this achievement; the inputs do not identify any particular lock or escape as mandatory.

Tips

• Solve rather than copy. The most common way to miss this achievement is to rush through rooms using outside solutions. Engaging with each lock yourself is the entire "strategy" here [src-f825a4961b].
• Treat it as a passive milestone. Because it counts all locks opened, you don't need to go out of your way — it's a natural byproduct of completing escapes.
• Check your progress against the related milestone. If Lock Buster has already unlocked, the next cumulative lock goal is opening 30 locks, so you can keep the same playstyle going without changing anything.

Rewards

Unlocking Lock Buster grants the corresponding Steam Achievement on your profile. It is one of the game's 40 Steam Achievements listed on the store page [src-9c282bac46] [src-40c7c1c77f], and on the achievements page it appears among the 16 visible achievements (with 24 more hidden) [src-f30c4b0486]. No in-game item or currency reward is associated with it in the available sources.

Notes

• The achievement is classified as both a Steam Achievement and a miscellaneous achievement.
• Its unlock requirement is purely a cumulative count (10 locks); the sources do not specify per-room lock locations, so any lock you open in any escape contributes.
• For players chasing full completion, pair this with the other cumulative lock achievement (30 locks) to avoid redundant effort.

Details

achievementType

Steam Achievement / Miscellaneous Achievement

unlockRequirement

Open 10 locks. Unmissable assuming you aren't skipping the solutions using a guide.

Sources

• Escape Academy on Steam
• Steam store page — Escape Academy
• Steam achievements page — Escape Academy
• 100% Achievement Guide - Escape Academy