It Reaches Handshot Achievement
How to unlock the Handshot achievement in It Reaches.
It Reaches Guide Team
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2026-09-08 (updated 2026-09-08)
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Difficulty: Easy
Verification: VerifiedLast reviewed: 2026-09-08
Verification: VerifiedLast reviewed: 2026-09-08Based on the current Steam version of It Reaches.
Quick Answer
How to unlock: Shoot a Venus Hand Trap (the hands along the floor that grab and hold you). First ones appear in the Sewer Hideout drainage pool area.
Shoot a Venus Hand Trap. Unlocked by 41.2% of players.
Chapter & Missable
Chapter
The Sewer Hideout
Missable?
Yes — save before leaving
Global unlock rate
41.2%
How to Unlock
- Play to the sewer hideout — this achievement can be missed, so is tied to that part of the game.
- Shoot a Venus Hand Trap (the hands along the floor that grab and hold you). First ones appear in the Sewer Hideout drainage pool area.
- If it does not unlock, reload your last save before the chapter transition and check the related collectible or trigger above.
Verification
Official description; first appearance confirmed in the Sewer Hideout per walkthroughs.

