10 Disgusting Video Game Achievements That Came Out Of Nowhere

9. Gross! - The Forest

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Much like our last entry, the title of this one already makes it suitable for our list but in a very, very different way.

2014 survival horror game The Forest features some truly tense gameplay moments, genuinely creepy villains, and an achievement for drinking water out of a cooler you definitely shouldn’t be drinking out of. That said, The Forest requires you to maintain your hunger and thirst metres so I guess you’d better take your sustenance where you can get it.

Even if that water does come from a cooler that happens to include a severed head. Drinking from this particular, almost-definitely-toxic water source will grant you the ‘Gross!’ achievement.

Quite a conversation piece for a mid-afternoon water cooler chat though, I guess.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.