"To Be or Not To Be" Achievements Guide

A complete guide to gaining every achievement in To Be or Not to Be.

Introduction

Most of the achievements in To Be or Not To Be are pretty straightforward, but there's a few tricky ones. This guide will list solutions for each achievement in two parts: first, a general hint; and second, a list of the exact choices that will lead to the achievement. Choices are taken from the closest checkpoint, the majority of which can be gained by following the canon storyline, but the four necessary checkpoints that can't also have instructions on how to reach them.

Checkpoints

In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options:
Play as Ophelia / Tell him you’re busy / Return to your work / Your boyfriend Hamlet / Ask him what’s troubling him / Go to see the ghost / Don’t make out / Demand the ghost prove who he is / Talk about the murder / Make a counterargument / Tell the ghost you’re in / Examine list

In Which Ophelia Decides to Kill Everyone
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Drowning / Go with my plan / Confront him / Save Hamlet! / Kill Osric

In Which Ophelia Decides to Play Chess:
In Which Ophelia Decides to Kill Everyone checkpoint / Kill the background characters / Kill sentries / Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern / Kill courtiers / Kill Polonius and Laertes / Kill Gertrude / Play her game

In Which Hamlet is Trapped in a Room With Polonius’ Corpse:
In Which Claudius Reads a Book checkpoint / Go kill your brother / Onward! / Poison in the ear / Run out of the room / Be Hamlet / We broke up / Go stab Polonius

Ophelia's Achievements

To Be She: Choose to Play as Ophelia
Right there in the achievement description.

Mind Control: Control Reality Using Ophelia's Thoughts
Decide that you want to see Hamlet.
Tell him you’re busy / Return to your work / Your boyfriend Hamlet

A Cunning Plan: Find an Oversized Papier-Mache Hamlet Head
Decide that your boyfriend's sick.
Tell him you’re busy / Return to your work / Your boyfriend Hamlet / Wait for him to tell you / Maybe he’s sick?

EXTREME Chiropractor!: Break Three People's Necks
Take a vacation.
Tell him you’re busy / Return to your work / Your boyfriend Hamlet / Wait for him / Maybe he’s sick? / Go on vacation / Any / Any / Run down

J'ACCUSE!: Find a Flaw in Hamlet's Book
Point out how bad Hamlet's book murder plan is.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Get Him to Read a Book / Say no / Do not admit it / Do not admit it

Be Honest: You Just Wanted to Make Out Some More
Don't stab Claudius for many nights.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Stabs / Arrive at drinking hall / 1,000 nights

ULTRA COMBO: Kill Hamlet by Muscle Memory
Just keep killing witnesses.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Drowning / Do your plan after all / Any / Meet up with Hamlet / Not upset / Kill Claudius / Kill the witnesses! / Kill Laerte / Kill Osric / Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern / Greet Hamlet

Crazy Like a FOX: Out-crazy Laertes
Keep being crazy.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Drowning / Do your plan after all / Any / Meet up with Hamlet / Not upset / Continue singing / Act even crazier

Rules Lawyering!: Score a Point Through Your Pedantry
Have a trivia context with Fortinbras after fake-drowning.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Drowning / Do your plan after all / Any / Meet up with Hamlet / Not upset / Continue singing / Go home without incident / Fake my drowning / Go home again / Screw this! / Eemian interglacial period / Trick question!

Such Manners!: Be Polite
Kill the sentries first.
In Which Ophelia Decides to Kill Everyone checkpoint / Kill background characters / Kill sentries / Thank the narrator

Stairmaster: Push Two People in a Row Down Stairs
Kill Ros and Guil first.
In Which Ophelia Decides to Kill Everyone checkpoint / Kill background characters / Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

Live and Let Rye: Observe a Sandwich Overdose
Kill Gertrude fourth.
In Which Ophelia Decides to Kill Everyone checkpoint / Kill sentries / Kill Rosencrantz and Guildenstern / Kill courtiers / Kill Gertrude

Two Moves?!: Be the Worst Possible Chess Player
Kill Gertrude last, then bishop and zigzag.
In Which Ophelia Decides to Play Chess checkpoint / Move your bishop / Make a zigzag wall

Queen Me: Beat Queen Gertrude at Chess
Kill Gertrude last, then copy initially and protect your pawn.
In Which Ophelia Decides to Play Chess checkpoint / Copy her move / Protect the pawn / Protect the pawn (again) / Move the pawn forward / Move up away / Cut to the left / Win chess

Montage!: Train Your Skills Using the Power of Montage
After reading with Claudius, stay as Ophelia.
In Which Claudius Reads a Book checkpoint / Go kill your brother / Onward! / Poison in the ear, / Run out of the room / Be Hamlet / I actually WAS Ophelia! / Be Ophelia / Be Hamlet / Hit the books / Training montage!!

Hamlet's Achievements

To Be He: Choose to Play as Hamlet
Right there in the achievement description.

Yo Hamlet, Smell Ya Later!: Describe Hamlet's Situation in Rhyming Verse
Sit on the throne.
Hold your tongue / Sit on the throne

Inaction Man: Cheat at Solitaire
Try playing solitaire.
Hold your tongue / Leave the room / Agree to go / Play solitaire

MORE HUGS: Experience the Most Awkward Hug Ever
Keep hugging your friends.
In Which Hamlet Meets His Ghost Dad checkpoint / Don’t stare / Follow the ghost / Tell him they got married / Any / Go home / Go see Ophelia / Unbutton your jacket / Continue holding her wrist / Go see Claudius / Any / Answer with the exact words / You sure would / Greet your friends with hugs / Hug them again!

Party Boat: Party on a Boat
Get sent to England.
In Which Claudius Reads a Book checkpoint / Go kill your brother / Onward! / Poison in the ear / Run out of the room / Be Hamlet / We broke up / Go talk to your mom / No time for murders / Tell her you’ll talk later / Party boat

Seal of Approval: Commit Mail Fraud
Open Claudius' letter.
In Which Claudius Reads a Book checkpoint / Go kill your brother / Onward! / Poison in the ear / Run out of the room / Be Hamlet / We broke up / Go talk to your mom / No time for murders / Tell her you’ll talk later / Party boat / Well, I can’t get off / Try to party / Any / Continue partying / Open the letter

They're Fine: Attempt to Puppeteer the Fate of Others
Decide Ros and Guil are fine.
In Which the Author Introduces Pirates checkpoint / Pirates! / Take command / We need all the speed / Try to remember / Any / Commandeer the pirate vessel / Continue climbing / Yes that’s definitely what happened

Freestyled: Lose a Rap Battle Against a Gravedigger
Sing with the gravedigger.
In Which Hamlet Meets a Gravedigger checkpoint / Join in his singing

When Exactly Were You Practicing?: Blatantly Lie About Your Fencing Skills
Fence against Laertes.
In Which Hamlet Meets a Gravedigger checkpoint / Listen to his singing / Look skull / Talk to gravedigger / Tell him you’re Hamlet / Any / Investigate noises / Ophelia’s dead / Go home / Any / Go to bed / Greet the new day / Accept

Royal Note Passer: Get an ENTIRE Court to Read an Incriminating Letter
Remind everyone Claudius tried to have you murdered.
In Which Hamlet Meets a Gravedigger checkpoint / Listen to his singing / Look skull / Talk to gravedigger / Tell him you’re Hamlet / Any / Investigate noises / Ophelia’s dead?! / Go home / Any / Go to bed / Greet the new day / Decline / Enter throne room / You tried to have me murdered

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble: Discover a Delicious Recipe for Stew
Keep the stew clean and eat it.
In Which Hamlet is Trapped in a Room with Polonius’ Corpse checkpoint / Look room / Look chamber / Look area / Look enclosure / Throw Polonius’ body out / Burn curtain / Eat stew / Eat more stew

Nobody Will Miss Polonius: Murder That Guy Polonius for No Real Reason
Make hot air balloons for the body.
In Which Hamlet is Trapped in a Room with Polonius’ Corpse checkpoint / Look room / Look chamber / Look area / Look enclosure / Use sword / Use twine / Make crude hot air balloons / Tie body parts to balloons

Hammertime: Meet Yourself Through Time Travel
Die to Laertes and refuse to time travel.
In Which Laertes Challenges Hamlet to a Swordfight checkpoint / Any / I’m done talking! / Any / Attack his lower body / Attack his lower body again / It sounds dangerous / No / Travel through time

Hamlet, Sr.'s Achievements

Not to Be: Choose to Play as King Hamlet, Sr.
Right there in the achievement description.

This Should Be Fun!: Invent Second Person Pronoun-Paradoxical Auto-Dramatic Irony
Become a ghost.
Become a ghost

Under the Sea: Explore a Sunken Ship as a Ghost
Swim back and find the ship.
Become a ghost / Listen in on conversations / Hold up a piece of paper / Swim back to Denmark / Examine pirate ship

Other Achievements

Decisions, Decisions: Read the Book Within a Book
This can be reached by multiple paths, but have Claudius read the book.
In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options checkpoint / Get Him to Read a Book / Say yes / Look book / Wait till tomorrow / Be Claudius / Read the first page

North by NorthNorth: Inhabit the Author's Consciousness
Be the author before the story even begins.
Read the acknowledgements / Be the author

[Photiel]

Thank you for the guide!

[Airyn]

@Real Gamer Girl
It's one of the 'canon' checkpoints. Follow the skull icon choices and you'll reach it.

[Real Gamer Girl]

I must be doing something wrong, because I can’t seem to find the ‘In which Hamlet Meets a gravedigger’ checkpoint. Does anyone know how to find it?

[🌸 neo 🌸]

OH my God I'm an idiot. I didn't see that! Thank you for answering.

[Airyn]

@Dante
If you check the Checkpoints section at the start of the guide, it has directions for how to unlock all the checkpoints.

[🌸 neo 🌸]

Hey thanks for this guide, it's really helped! I'm missing two achievements though - the two that need the checkpoint "In Which Hamlet is Trapped in a Room with Polonius' Corpse". How on earth do you unlock this checkpoint? I've gone through the story several times selecting the skulls to make sure I got as many checkpoints as I was missing but I can't for the life of me find this particular one. Is anyone able to tell me what choices to make to unlock this, please? I'm so close to getting all the achievements.

[PunkSteve]

Nice Guide. Thanks for the Help.

[tjrr]

Oh gosh, so sorry, i didn't look up entirely. Thanks a lot for your quick answer :)

[Airyn]

@TheRvn Hey, thanks for reading! :) Actually, the introduction section does mention how to reach the checkpoints - all of them except the four listed in the Checkpoints section can be reached by following the canon storyline (marked by the Yorick skulls). "In Which Claudius Reads a Book" can be found by following the skulls, and "In Which Hamlet and Ophelia Plan Murder Options" is listed at the top of the Checkpoints section.

[tjrr]

I think you should add a ''How to'' section regarding how to getting to the checkpoints in the game.