Challenges and endings
Scritchy Scratchy Challenges Guide
Challenges unlock after your first Prestige. Two appear at first, and more open as you clear them, up to nine. Each is a separate run with its own rule, dollar target and reward. Clearing all nine unlocks the secret catalogue with three tickets. Three achievements track one, five and all nine challenges cleared.
Names and rules come from the official Challenge Update notes and the itch.io devlog. Rewards, difficulty order and troubleshooting for a missing challenge are not documented in the sources read.
At a glance
- Unlock
- After the first Prestige
- Count
- Nine, starting with two
- Structure
- Separate run, own rule, dollar goal, reward
- Completion
- Secret catalogue with three tickets
- Achievements
- 1 / 5 / all nine (8.6% / 4.8% / 3.4%)
How the nine unlock
After the first Prestige, the Challenges tab appears with two available runs. Clearing them opens more until all nine are listed.
Each challenge starts a fresh run with its own rule. Normal progress is not the point; the goal is the challenge dollar target.
The nine rules
| Challenge | What changes |
|---|---|
| Student Loans | Loan terms are forced on the run |
| Ticket Merge | Tickets merge instead of scratching normally |
| Limited Supply | $8,000 start, 15 tickets, Apple Tree cap |
| Lucky Bag | Randomised ticket bag |
| Print Error | Printer ink limits production |
| Shuffle | Table or ticket order is shuffled |
| Gadget Only | Only gadgets can buy, scratch and collect |
| No Luck Involved | No luck upgrades; jackpot x1000, super jackpot x1,000,000 |
| Ticket Furnace | Tickets are consumed as fuel |
Student Loans, Ticket Merge, Lucky Bag, Shuffle and Ticket Furnace descriptions are summarised from the official name list; the official notes detail Gadget Only, No Luck Involved, Limited Supply and Print Error.
Secret catalogue and achievements
Clearing all nine unlocks a secret catalogue with three tickets, which leads toward a new special ending and the headquarters route.
The challenge achievements are Apprentice, Novice and Master, for one, five and all nine clears. Their Steam rates are 8.6%, 4.8% and 3.4%.
Quick answers
- When do challenges appear?
- After the first Prestige. Two are available at the start and more open as you clear them.
- Which challenge should I try first?
- Limited Supply and Print Error have detailed pages here. The sources do not establish a difficulty order, so pick the rule you understand best.
Facts checked: 2026-11-07