Events
Events are a fun way to explore new games by participating in community challenges.
Join Achievement of the Week, monthly challenges, seasonal competitions, and special-themed events to earn unique badges for your profile!
Several events are timed and only last a short while. However, there are typically Evergreen events that allow you to earn the achievements whenever you'd like!
All events have a forum topic for you to read more information. If you find an event that interests you, feel free to read more about it!
Events have a lot of variety and are designed to cater to different groups based on their skill and availability.
To learn more about the events, see the forum topic.
Timed Events
These events are only available for a limited time!
Wii Launch Event
- Active until July 19, 2026
- Forum Topic
This event coincides with the Wii rollout that occurred on March 19.
Users must beat (or master) any Wii game they choose to earn +1 point for each game beaten and +1 for each game mastered. After 15, 25, 35, and 50 points, you earn badges!
Some games have special bounties, giving you multipliers on the points you'd get for beating or mastering, either a 2x or 3x multiplier.
Any new sets released during the event are eligible.
Collect-a-thon MaRAthon
- Active until September 18th, 2026
- Forum Topic
The latest in our genre focused event series. Earn collection based achievements in a handpicked list of games for points. Three tiers of badges are available!
Annual Events
These events recur annually with new editions each year!
They last all year, so don't fret if you start a bit late!
Achievement of the Week (AotW)
Current (2026):
Done every year since 2014, an achievement is selected every week and month for you to collect. Collecting enough every year will get you a badge for your profile!
Each week, five random games are picked and voted on by last week's earners in the RetroAchievements Discord server. Each month, games are nominated and voted on similarly to the above.
The current achievement for the week is always listed on the front page. Feel free to try and earn it!
This event has automatic tracking, meaning as long as you earn the achievement, you won't have to do anything else!
RA Roulette (RAWR)
Current (2026):
Since 2022, each week three random achievements on the site (with limited exceptions, such as no Kaizo or MMORPGs) are rolled for users to collect. Earn 52 in a year for a badge for your profile!
Like with Achievement of the Week, tracking is automatic. You only need to earn the achievement that week to get credit!
Challenge League
Current: Challenge League 8 – Cheevomon League
A year-long challenge with requirements that shift each year. View the forum topic and hop in!
Unlike with the prior events, tracking is a lot more manual.
Ongoing Events
These events are timed but are constantly going on. Unlike the above, they aren't yearly and constantly go on as one single event.
Feel free to hop in or out whenever!
Leaderboard of the Month
Every half-month has a new leaderboard for you to try to get to the top of. While it is ongoing, there are seasonal badges for you to earn.
The Unwanted
A monthly event that revolves around playing underplayed sets. Several sets that are underplayed are picked out each month, and you can earn credits for beating or mastering them!
Peak Streak
An event where you have to master one game a day every day with no interruptions.
After 30 and 100 days, you get a badge!
This event is ongoing, you can start and stop your streak whenever you'd like. However, if you want to participate, you must use the forum for tracking.
PlayJam
An event centered around playing games from DevJam, an event for developers that replicates the experience of rollouts for already existing consoles.
Community Hosted Events
Started in 2026, Community Hosted Events are a framework for players to host event ideas that are smaller in scope or do not meet the criteria of an event team hosted event.
Unlike other events, which are hosted by the events team, these events are proposed by members of the RetroAchievements community, support a wider variety of event styles, are shorter, and allow casual mode participation. However, they do not have their own badges. Instead, you earn points towards a central "Community Events" badge.
To learn more about events, be sure to join the Discord server.
Evergreen Events
Evergreen events are untimed versions of concluded timed events that allow participants to delve into events of the past and be rewarded if they are up to the challenge.
Typically, you must do all the challenges of the original event, and usually require more effort than the original event. For example, the original event may have let you do only a few achievements, while the evergreen would want you to do all of them.
Due to the nature of Evergreen, being untimed, you have as long as you are on RetroAchievements to complete them.
Several events are automated, meaning you only need to earn all the required achievements to get the badge.
A few, however, are non-automated. You need to put in extra effort to do tasks beyond just earning achievements or earning non-specific achievements. For these, use the forum topic to hop in and see what you have to do.
Several spreadsheets exist to help you on your manual journey to the non-automated badges. Read the forum topic to see the up-to-date list of events, more links to help you out, and more information if you're interested in hopping in!
To view a list of all evergreen events, use the information thread above.
Developer Events
If you're a set developer, we have events for you, too!
DevJam
An ongoing event for developers that are inspired by rollouts but are for consoles that already exist on the platform.
See the DevJam page for more information.
DevQuests
A bunch of achievement development-related goals for developers to complete.
See the DevQuests page for more information.
FAQ
In addition to the FAQ on the forum topic, here's some answers to other questions you may have.
What is Automatic Tracking?
Tracking refers to how your progress is recorded. Some events, like the challenge league, require you to post on the forum to progress in the event.
However, events like Achievement of the Week and RA Roulette allow you to simply earn the achievements listed, and your progress will be recorded automatically. You only need to use the forum for specific situations, like swapping to a different achievement for Achievement of the Week.
What are badges?
Events will usually give badges for completing certain requirements. You can see them on the event page.
When you earn an event badge, it will show up on your profile next to other badges.
See badges in the glossary for more info.