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The Last Caretaker Basketball Achievement: How to Get Five in the Quiet
Short answer: The basketball achievement is Five in the Quiet: sink 5 shots in a row on the empty court. One run of five only moves its Steam counter to 1/5, so you need 5 runs of five in a row, 25 baskets in all. Shoot at a hoop that counts, the court on the roof of Sanctuary Dock 37 where you start (11, 8 on the map) or the hoops at the Lazarus Complex, and walk away from the court between runs. If a clean run leaves the counter where it was, change hoop.
Mother Under the Sea, the other rare achievementLazarus Complex on the map
Game version: Early Access, Update 6 (October 19, 2026)
Five in the Quiet, Step by Step
- Go to a hoop that counts. The roof of Sanctuary Dock 37, where you start (11, 8), or the Lazarus Complex (69, -2): the hoop above the save area or the one on the roof. Sanctuary Dock 37 on the map
- Pick up a basketball. They lie next to the hoops. One ball is enough for the whole achievement.
- Sink 5 in a row. Rim and backboard are fine. A miss starts the run again.
- Walk away from the court. The achievement’s progress on Steam moves to 1/5. If it has not moved, use another hoop.
- Come back for 4 more runs. Leave the court after each one. Five in the Quiet unlocks on the fifth run, after 25 baskets.
What Five in the Quiet Asks For
What is the basketball achievement in The Last Caretaker?
The basketball achievement is Five in the Quiet, one of the game’s Steam achievements. Its task reads: sink 5 shots in a row on the empty court.
It is one of the rare ones: only about 1 player in 100 on Steam has it.
How many baskets do you need for Five in the Quiet?
One run of five is not enough. Steam counts runs: every time you sink 5 in a row, the achievement’s counter goes up by one, from 1/5 to 5/5. So you need 5 runs, 25 baskets in all.
All five runs can be at the same hoop, with the same ball, on the same day. Two runs on the same day on the roof of Sanctuary Dock 37 both counted.
Where the Basketball Court Is and Which Hoops Count
Where is the basketball court?
The hoops at the Lazarus Complex (69, -2 on the map) count: the one above the save area and the one on the roof.
The court on the roof of Sanctuary Dock 37, the building where you start (11, 8 on the map), counts too. Climb the ladder to the roof.
The hoop at the Warehouse has counted as well.
Basketballs lie near the hoops. Sanctuary Dock 37 alone has six, two blue and four orange, and any of them works.
See also: Lazarus Complex on the map · the Warehouse
Why is the basketball achievement stuck at 1/5?
1/5 after your first five in a row is the achievement working, not a bug: that was run one of five.
Before the next run, walk away from the court and come back, or go to another hoop. The counter moves once you leave, and eight baskets without a miss still count as one run.
Some hoops do not register. If a clean run of five leaves the counter where it was, do the run at the Lazarus Complex or on the roof of Sanctuary Dock 37.
Missing once on purpose after a run of five also starts the count again from one.
See also: other things that get stuck
Making Five in a Row
How do you sink five shots in a row?
Any basket counts. The ball can hit the rim or the backboard on the way in.
Keep the pace up: take the next shot within four or five seconds of the last, and keep shooting until the counter moves.
The easy way is to stack three crates into a ramp next to the hoop, walk up with the ball and drop it in from above.
What else is a basketball for?
A basketball is also a memory item for growing humans: it adds 1 Patience, so keep the spare ones.
See also: every memory item and its points
