Guides
What the Buck guides
Step-by-step help from the first swipe of the credit card to the last prestige node, built from the official notes and full recorded runs of the game.
Where to start
From the first swipe to 47 of 47.
- Beginner guideAmount first, then Damage
- Ending and 100%Goal: destroy $1 sextillion
- Achievements47 achievements, 1 hidden
Every What the Buck guide
- Beginner guide
How to play your first shift: swiping, steering the breaker, the first upgrades to buy and when to end the shift.
- Amount first, then Damage
- Skill tree opens for $0
- First shift ends at $100K
- Ending and 100%
What the ending asks for, how long a full run and a 100% run take, and what is left to do after the credits.
- Goal: destroy $1 sextillion
- 100% took 2 h 46 min in game
- Last nodes reachable since 1.0.1
- Achievements
The full list of 47 Steam achievements, grouped by how you unlock them, with the ones that trip players up.
- 47 achievements, 1 hidden
- One Hour counts table time only
- Grey tab: restart from library
What the Buck guides questions players ask
Why are my achievements not unlocking?
Close the game and start it again from the Steam library; anything earned in the meantime unlocks then. If you came from the demo, uninstall the demo first. You do not need a new save. Details →
What does the last shift cost after the ending?
Before 1.0.1 it kept rising 100 times per shift, up to 50 sextillion for one player. Since 1.0.1 every shift from the ninth on costs 1 sextillion, so the last prestige nodes are reachable. Details →