Objective Modes

An Objective Mode defines what players are competing on in a Contest. The mode determines both how the score works and how winners are decided — which is why it also determines whether a Contest is a Battle or a Bounty.

Quick mapping

Mode family

Contest type

How winners are decided

Points

Battle

Highest score at the end of the duration

Hunter

Bounty

Boolean — did you hit the objective?

The six live modes

🎯 Points modes (Battle Contests)

Achievement Points

Whoever earns the most achievement points during the Battle window wins.

Contest type: Battle
Best for: Long-running grind competitions; favorite-game weeks; tournament events.
Platforms: Steam, PSN, Xbox.
How it scores: Achievements unlocked during the Battle window contribute their rarity-weighted points (or gamerscore on Xbox).
Historical achievements do NOT count — only what you unlock during the Battle.

Completion Achievement Points

Whoever earns the most achievement points from games they 100%-complete during the Battle window wins.

Contest type: Battle
Best for: Backlog clearing events where finishing a game matters more than scattered achievements.
Platforms: Steam, PSN, Xbox.
How it scores: Only achievements from games you fully complete during the window contribute. A game you partially complete contributes nothing.
Distinction from Achievement Points: Achievement Points counts every achievement during the window. Completion Achievement Points only counts achievements from games you finish.

Dota 2 Points Battle

Whoever performs best in Dota 2 during the Battle window wins.

Contest type: Battle
Best for: Dota 2 communities running competitive seasons or weekly events.
Platforms: Steam (Dota 2 specifically).
How it scores: Based on MMR change, match wins, and performance metrics during the window. Specifics depend on Contest configuration.
Requirement: Your Steam profile and Dota 2 match history must both be public. See the Dota 2 setup steps in Connecting Steam.

🏃 Hunter modes (Bounty Contests)

Achievement Hunter

Players race to unlock a specific achievement in a chosen game.

Contest type: Bounty
Best for: "First to unlock the secret ending of Game X" challenges; group plays where everyone aims for the same milestone.
Platforms: Steam, PSN, Xbox.
What you do: Just play the game and unlock the achievement during the Bounty window.

Platinum Hunter

Players race to earn the platinum trophy in a chosen PlayStation game.

Contest type: Bounty
Best for: PSN platinum hunters; long-running platinum events with prize splits.
Platforms: PSN only.
What you do: Earn every other trophy in the game — the platinum auto-unlocks. Make sure your PSN trophies are visible to Anyone.

Completion Hunter

Players race to 100%-complete a chosen game.

Contest type: Bounty
Best for: Completionist sprints; events celebrating game launches.
Platforms: Steam, PSN, Xbox.
What you do: Unlock every achievement / earn every trophy. Completion of all DLC may or may not be required depending on how the host configured the Bounty.

Coming soon

The following Objective Modes are in active development. They'll roll out in the months ahead.

Achievement Collector (Battle, coming soon)

Most achievements unlocked total — across any games — during the Battle window. Pure activity contest.

Platinum Collector (Battle, coming soon)

Most platinum trophies earned during the Battle window. Multi-platinum hunters welcome.

Completion Collector (Battle, coming soon)

Most games 100%-completed during the Battle window. Backlog warriors compete here.

Guild vs Guild (Contest type, coming soon)

A new Contest type where two guilds compete head-to-head with aggregate scores. Distinct from individual Battles.

Platform eligibility summary

Mode

Steam

PSN

Xbox

Riot

Battle.net

Achievement Points

✅

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Completion Achievement Points

✅

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Dota 2 Points Battle

✅ (Dota 2)

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Achievement Hunter

✅

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Platinum Hunter

—

✅

—

Completion Hunter

✅

—

Coming Soon

Achievement Collector

✅

—

Platinum Collector

—

✅

—

Completion Collector

✅

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Riot and Battle.net Contests are based on rank progression and competitive stats — not the achievement modes above. Look for them under the Riot and Battle.net filters when browsing Contests.