Tracking down Tuhala in Smalland: Survive the Wilds
The Something Wicked achievement is one of the rarest unlocks in Smalland: Survive the Wilds, sitting at just 0.7% of players on the Epic Games Store. That number tells you everything: most players never find Tuhala the Witch at all. She is not handed to you through the main quest flow, and the game gives you almost no direction. This guide covers what the achievement requires, how it fits into the broader achievement list, and what to keep in mind as you search.
Finding Tuhala in the wild
What is the Something Wicked achievement?
Something Wicked is one of 13 total achievements in Smalland: Survive the Wilds on Epic Games Store, and it carries a weight of 100 XP toward the 1000 XP total available across all achievements. The unlock condition is straightforward in description: find the Witch, Tuhala. The execution is another matter entirely.
With only 0.7% of players having unlocked it, Something Wicked is the single rarest achievement in the game. For context, even the next hardest achievements sit noticeably higher in unlock rates. The Key (find the key for the walnut chest) sits at 0.9%, and Mastermind (meet with Nok) sits at 1%. Tuhala is harder to find than any of them.
The 0.7% unlock rate comes from Epic Games Store achievement data. Steam numbers may differ, but the rarity signal is consistent across both platforms based on community reports.
How the achievement list puts Tuhala in context
Before going after Tuhala, it helps to understand where this achievement sits in the natural progression of the game. Most players unlock the beginner-tier achievements first, and the unlock rates reflect this clearly.
The pattern here is that the achievements requiring you to find specific named characters, Nok and Tuhala, are among the hardest to unlock. The game's world is large relative to your tiny character size, and NPCs like Tuhala do not announce themselves.
Why is Tuhala so hard to find?
Smalland is built around exploration at a miniature scale. What looks like a short distance on a map can take significant time to cross when you are the size of an insect navigating grass, roots, and terrain obstacles. Named characters like Tuhala exist in specific locations in the world, but the game does not mark them on your map by default or give you a quest pointer directing you to them.
The 0.7% unlock rate suggests that most players complete a significant portion of the game without ever stumbling across her naturally. Compared to meeting the Elder (5% unlock rate), which appears to be a near-mandatory early story beat, finding Tuhala requires deliberate exploration rather than following the critical path.
If you have already met Nok (the Mastermind achievement at 1%), you are in the right mindset for finding Tuhala. Both require actively seeking out named NPCs rather than waiting for the story to deliver them to you.
What to do before searching for Tuhala
Based on the achievement unlock order visible in the data, a few milestones make sense to hit before committing serious time to the Tuhala hunt.
- Complete One VERY small step by meeting the Elder. This is the most common achievement and likely gates early story content.
- Unlock Stone Age and Insect hunter by collecting stone and chitin. These are basic survival materials you will need anyway.
- Claim a tree (Safe!) to establish a base and respawn point before venturing into unknown territory.
- Collect silk (Smooth as silk) and bones (Vertebrate hunter) to progress your gear before exploring dangerous areas.
Getting gliding unlocked (Hang time, 1% unlock rate) is worth prioritizing too. Gliding opens up vertical traversal that makes exploration significantly faster across Smalland's terrain.
Heading into unexplored areas without a claimed tree or established base means a long run back if you die. Set up a safe point before committing to a long search.
How many achievements are there in total, and where does Something Wicked rank?
Smalland: Survive the Wilds has exactly 13 achievements on Epic Games Store, worth a combined 1000 XP. Something Wicked is tied for second-highest XP value at 100 XP, alongside Hang time. Only The Key (150 XP) is worth more. The rarity and XP value together make Something Wicked one of the most rewarding achievements in the game to chase.
For players working toward a full 1000 XP completion, Tuhala is unavoidable. She is not optional if you want everything.
Where to find more Smalland guides
The source data available on Tuhala's exact location is limited to the achievement description itself. As community documentation grows, more precise location guides will emerge. For the latest strategies, walkthroughs, and survival tips, check the Smalland: Survive the Wilds guides collection for updated resources.
Smalland sits firmly in the action games genre, and its survival-exploration loop rewards the kind of patient, methodical exploration that Tuhala's low unlock rate demands. The players who find her are the ones who treat every corner of the map as worth checking.