Postgame completion guide
100% Completion Roadmap
Village in the Shade does not use one simple global completion percentage. Full completion spans the story, Catalog, achievements, Chief Deliveries, villagers, seasonal content and Midnight collections. This roadmap arranges those tracks in a low-backtracking order.
Working definition: formal completion means the story, supported platform achievements and explicit system rewards. Broader full-content completion adds relationships, recipes, optional narrative scenes and non-achievement collections.
Current baselines
Completion overview
These values come from the current repository. Unknown targets remain unknown rather than becoming invented percentages.
Shade Catalog
2,428
Sunshine Catalog
2,286
Platform records
52
Machine Parts
30/30
Chief categories
8
Chief subgroups
32
Lost Books
55
Night Furniture
33
The Catalog total is not a user progress count. Registering 2,428 entries in Shade or 2,286 in Sunshine is a mode-specific target, not a universal game percentage.
Independent tracks
What counts, and who owns the details
Use this master list to choose the next system. The linked specialist guide owns the individual requirements.
Eight Rules and story clear
Both modes8 Rules
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Before clear
Open authority guideEnding choices
Both modes2 endings
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Before clear
Open authority guidePlatform achievements
Shade52 achievements
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideCollection Catalog
Both modes2,428 Shade entries
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideChief Deliveries
Both modes32 subgroups
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideVillager friendship
Both modes14 villagers
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideOrdinary villager Requests
Both modes100 completed Requests
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideLost Books
Both modes55 books
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideNight Furniture
Shade33 entries
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideMidnight collection systems
ShadeTarget remains qualitative or unresolved.
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideFox Shrine offerings
Shade4 seasonal/cycle rounds
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideOkami Pool and Nushi
ShadeTarget remains qualitative or unresolved.
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideMeteorite tool families
Both modes5 applicable tools
Platform requirement: Yes, supported platform context · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideBuildings and upgrades
Both modesTarget remains qualitative or unresolved.
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideRecipes and processed goods
Both modesTarget remains qualitative or unresolved.
Platform requirement: Not established · Postgame: Available
Open authority guideRecommended order
Eight phases with less backtracking
This is a planning order, not a guaranteed fastest route or a required calendar schedule.
01
Finish the story
Complete the Eight Rules, then use the Walkthrough and Endings guides for the final choice and clear-data save behavior.
02
Unlock postgame utility
Use the Miracle Whistle after story clear, discover the Hot Spring and consider the ¥50,000 Garden to Quarry Back Road as a high-value utility.
03
Clear core progression
Finish Chief Deliveries, upgrade the five applicable tools to Meteorite and build the machine, house and livestock coverage your collection needs.
04
Plan seasons and contests
Keep seasonal crops, festival actions, branded products and High-Quality Delivery inputs moving. Missed seasonal content should be checked against its owning guide.
05
Complete relationships
Befriend all eligible villagers, fulfill ordinary Requests and learn relationship recipes without confusing a completed Request counter with every unique request.
06
Finish Midnight collections
Work through Lost Books, Night Furniture, Machine Parts, Old Mouse Coins, Fox Shrine offerings and Okami Pool progression as their access opens.
07
Clean the Catalog
Use in-game entry numbers and category tabs to route the final gaps. Prioritize variants, processed goods, shop stock, seasonal items and special rewards.
08
Close achievement grinds
Finish lifetime shipping, crop, forage, animal, hunting, crafting, processing, cooking, clinic and Magatama counters on supported platforms.
Mode-aware planning
Shade and Sunshine are different completion universes
Do not carry horror-mode requirements into the safe mode without a canonical record.
Village in the Shade
2,428 Catalog entries
This is the current platform achievement context. Midnight anomalies, cursed items, Fox Shrine progression, Okami Pool and Night Furniture belong here when their records apply.
The repository currently models 52 achievement records. Switch players should treat this as a supported-platform track, not a universal trophy requirement.
Village in the Sunshine
2,286 Catalog entries
Sunshine has a smaller current Catalog snapshot because some Midnight and cursed-content entries are unavailable. Follow the mode-specific systems that are available rather than forcing Shade-only tracks.
The two totals must not be added together, and the announced September 29 Furniture Catalog feature is not part of either current live total.
Formal platform track
Achievement completion without platform confusion
The repository records exact counters and semantics. This list is a summary, not a replacement for the individual achievement guide.
Milestones and systems
Catalog milestones are 300, 500, 1,000 and full Catalog. Other explicit rewards include all Chief Deliveries, all Fox Shrine offerings, Rain Whistle, Hot Spring, Machine Parts repair and Meteorite upgrades.
Long grinds
- Farm Worker: 10,000 crops
- Living off the Land: 500 forageables
- Stock Farmer: 1,000 animal products
- Kindness to Animals: 500 interactions
- Trapper: 100 trapped animals
Separate counters
Lifetime shipment value is not wallet balance. Requests are completed Requests, not necessarily unique IDs. Wild-bird drops are not Bird Bath output. Clinic wakeups are achievement-only tasks, not a universal lifestyle goal.
Long-grind targets
Close the counters deliberately
These targets are sourced from the current achievement records. They are not Catalog requirements unless a separate record says so.
| Achievement | Target | Semantic boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Worker | 10,000 crops | Harvest 10,000 crops; this is not a planted-tile count. |
| Living off the Land | 500 forageables | Gather 500 forageables. |
| Stock Farmer | 1,000 animal products | Collect 1,000 animal products. |
| Kindness to Animals | 500 interactions | Interact with animals 500 times. The official text does not specify which individual actions count. |
| Trapper | 100 trapped animals | Trap 100 animals; keep this separate from the bow-hunt achievement. |
| Builder | 500 workbench crafts | Craft 500 times at a workbench. This is distinct from the 50-structures Builder. |
| Do Process | 100 uses | Use a processor 100 times. |
| Kitchen Duty | 100 cooking actions | Cook 100 times. |
| ER Regular | 10 clinic wakeups | Wake up in the clinic 10 times. |
| Magatama Magnate | 500 Magatama pickups | Pick up 500 Magatama; this is a pickup total, not necessarily 500 held at once. |
| Birdwatcher | 100 bird drops | Pick up 100 items dropped by wild birds. |
| As You Wish | 100 villager requests | Grant 100 ordinary villager requests. Do not automatically add Helping Tickets or Chief Delivery groups. |
| Filthy Rich | 10,000,000 yen shipped | Reach ¥10,000,000 in total shipment value, not ¥10,000,000 held in the wallet. |
Seasonal and weather checks
Do it when the source is available
Calendar and weather gates are reasons to plan ahead, not proof that content is permanently missable.
Spring
Badminton achievement and Spring crops, flowers, forage and Fox Shrine sequence.
Summer
Festival purchases, Chief Delivery access and summer crop, fish and shop rotations.
Autumn
Baked Sweet Potato achievement, autumn sources and quality delivery preparation.
Winter
Mochi achievement, winter crops and flowers, Snow content and late-year cleanup.
Weather-gated content
Rain maps to Karakasa and Lost Book No. 43. Thunderstorm maps to Fujin & Raijin, and Snow maps to Yuki-onna. Use the Weather guide for exact boundaries. Do not substitute Rain for Thunderstorm.
Future update boundary
The announced September 29, 2026 update can block certain feature-unlock events on Thunderstorm days, including Farmland Expansion and Furniture Catalog. It is not part of the current live completion total.
Postgame cleanup
What is safe to leave until later
Postgame is a useful completion phase, but not every narrative scene is guaranteed to remain recoverable.
High-value postgame work
- Catalog late rewards, random sources and category gaps.
- Collect Lost Books and finish Midnight Furniture routes.
- Complete Machine Parts, Old Mouse Coins, Fox Shrine and Okami Pool progression.
- Use the Miracle Whistle and Back Road to make repeated cleanup more efficient.
Optional narrative completion
Seeing both endings and branch-specific dialogue can be a worthwhile broader goal, but the current achievement and collection records do not make both endings a universal Platinum or Catalog requirement. Use Endings for the exact choices.
The Old Mouse Coins target is 30 cumulative coins, not 30 unique map collectibles. Nushi Scale count and exact Okami Pool stage totals remain unresolved.
Final-gap troubleshooting
Common completion blockers
Identify the owning system before repeating a farm loop.
Do not use a fake fastest route or hour estimate. Completion pace depends on mode, calendar, shop rotation, story state and which records are already registered.
FAQ
Completion roadmap questions
The master roadmap stays concise while specialist pages own detailed requirements.
Is there one official 100% completion percentage?
No single official global percentage is documented in the current repository. This page organizes independent completion tracks instead of inventing a weighted total.
Can I complete the Catalog after the ending?
Yes. The current Catalog guide treats postgame as a practical cleanup phase for late rewards, random sources and remaining category gaps.
How many Catalog entries and achievements are there?
The current canonical snapshots are 2,428 Shade entries and 2,286 Sunshine entries. The repository contains 52 platform achievement records.
Do I need both endings for completion?
Both endings are an optional narrative goal unless an exact current achievement or collection record requires both. Do not label one ending Good or True unless the Endings guide does so.
What should I do first after finishing the story?
Save clear data, use the postgame utilities that matter to your route, then finish Chief Deliveries and permanent progression before seasonal, Midnight and Catalog cleanup.
Do Switch players need all 52 trophies?
No. The 52-record platform achievement set applies to supported trophy or achievement platforms. Switch versions do not have platform trophies, so keep in-game completion separate.
Do I need every villager at Stage 6?
The current achievement says to befriend all villagers, while the Friendship system documents six stages. The exact achievement threshold is not asserted as Stage 6 for every character.
Are all Midnight systems required in Village in the Sunshine?
No. Mode applicability matters. Night and Midnight tracks should not be required for Sunshine players where that content is unavailable; Sunshine also has its own smaller Catalog snapshot.
Use the Year 2+ Progression guide when late crop cleanup is year-gated versus Contest, delivery, building or postgame-gated.
For the detailed supernatural-object and Midnight collectible track, open Cursed Objects & Midnight Items.
Use Milestone Awards & Rewards for long-term counter checkpoints and Wild Birds & Bird Drops for the 20/100 collected-item boundary. Use Foraging & Wild Plants for seasonal gathering and the Crops Guide & Crop Database for normal crop records without replacing this overall completion sequence.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.