RetroAchievements

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Achievement-data restriction

The GPL licence for the web application does not cover achievement trigger logic, which the terms describe as proprietary to the community.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Achievement processing

The emulator checks achievement conditions against game RAM every frame and awards an achievement when all conditions are simultaneously true.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Achievement sets

Emulators distinguish core public sets, unofficial or user sets that award no points, and local sets visible only on the player's computer.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

API availability

The public Web API exposes game, user and achievement data as JSON and requires an account API key.api-docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

API endpoints

Documented API areas include games, leaderboards, systems, achievements, comments, feeds, events and support tickets.api-docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

API limits

API access is rate limited, and developers are asked to cache static data and use requests reasonably.api-docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Community events

The site features community events, including RA Roulette and Achievement of the Week.retroachievements.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Community features

The website provides game pages, rankings, forums, events, user profiles, achievement sets and developer statistics.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Developer API

RetroAchievements provides public API documentation for developers.api-docs.retroachievements.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Documentation depth

Documentation covers general use, emulator support, policies, API integration, achievement development, tutorials and contribution workflows.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Documentation licence

The main documentation site is released under GPL-3.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Emulator integration library

The project directs emulator developers to the rcheevos integration library and a separate emulator integration guide.api-docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Emulators

The downloads directory lists supported emulators including PCSX2, Dolphin, PPSSPP, Flycast, BizHawk, and others.retroachievements.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Funding model

Patreon contributions fund the server, Discord bot, periodic backups and an ad-free experience.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Game coverage

The site lists supported games across systems from Atari 2600 to PlayStation 2, including Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and other platforms.retroachievements.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Growth history

By January 2014 the project reported four emulators, more than 5,000 achievements and over 1,000 registered players.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

Hardcore mode

Hardcore mode disables save-state loading, cheats, and most speed-altering emulator features; it is required for game mastery and some leaderboards.docs.retroachievements.org · read 11 Oct 2026

Hardcore rules

Hardcore-compliant emulators must correctly support achievements, Rich Presence and leaderboards, and cannot allow save states, rewind or gameplay cheats in hardcore mode.docs.retroachievements.org · read 14 Oct 2026

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