After its initial launch last November, Epic Games is giving all of its users on the Epic Games Store access to a full menu of achievements.
Starting today, Epic Games Store users will be able to find a “My Achievements” area in the drop-down menu accessed by clicking on their profile picture. This area acts as a hub for all the achievements and friends a user has on the Epic Games Store.
By clicking on a friend’s name, users will also be able to view their achievements and vice versa. The page immediately shows how many achievements have been unlocked, how many have been platinum, and how much XP someone has. Of course, anyone who doesn’t want their achievements seen by other people can set their privacy settings to limit who can see that information.
If this system sounds familiar, that’s because it’s apparently made up of elements of Sony and Microsoft’s approach to marking player progress in games. XP acts much like Gamerscore on Xbox, with varying amounts given out depending on what achievement players unlock. Likewise, Epic uses “platinum” to represent unlocking every achievement in a game in much the same way Sony has since rolling out trophies to PlayStation.
Rolling out a menu for achievements like this is just another step in Epic creating parity with Steam. While achievements are a huge part of any platform, Epic added one of the most important features to the Epic Games Store just a few months ago: a shopping cart.
