SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED: How Rare Is It
What this page helps you decide: whether SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED is worth going after, and how far into the game's difficulty curve it sits
SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED is held by 21.9% of everyone who has played SILENT BREATH on Steam — about one player in 5. That makes it the 19th hardest of the game's 32 achievements. Steam describes it as "Explore the Lake". Below: how it compares with the achievements either side of it, where the real difficulty wall in this game sits, and what the percentage does and does not tell you.
How rare this actually is
21.9% of everyone who has played SILENT BREATH on Steam has this one, which is about one player in 5. That puts it 19th hardest of the 32 achievements in the game. 18 achievements are rarer, and 13 are more common. For scale, the most common achievement in the game sits at 64.5% and the rarest at 0.1% — a spread of roughly 645 times between the two ends. The median achievement sits at 14.4%, so this one is on the common side of the game.
What sits either side of it
Just above it is YOU CAN'T SCARE ME at 25.9% (about 1 in 4). That one asks you to experience 50 scares in a single run. Just below it is NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU at 20.3% (about 1 in 5). The step between them is 1x in players-per-unlock terms, which is the real measure of how much further you have to go.
Where the difficulty really jumps
The sharpest drop in the whole list is between STORY UNTOLD (0.5%) and FINAL ACT (0.1%) — completion falls by about 5x in a single step. That is where most players stop. This achievement sits before that wall, so it is part of what most players do finish.
Step-by-Step
- Read what Steam actually asks for: Explore the Lake.
- Set expectations from the number: at 21.9%, roughly one player in 5 gets there.
- If you clear this, NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU at 20.3% is the next wall.
Data Tables
| Achievement | Global completion | Players per unlock | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DEAD DON'T MAKE NOISE | 64.5% | 1 in 2 | Most common |
| YOU CAN'T SCARE ME | 25.9% | 1 in 4 | One step easier |
| SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED | 21.9% | 1 in 5 | This page — 19th hardest |
| NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU | 20.3% | 1 in 5 | One step harder |
| FINAL ACT | 0.1% | 1 in 1000 | Rarest in the game |
FAQ
How rare is SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED in SILENT BREATH?
21.9% of Steam players have it — roughly one in 5. It is the 19th hardest of the game's 32 achievements.
What do you have to do for SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED?
Steam lists it as: Explore the Lake
Is SWIMMING IS NOT ALLOWED harder than NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU?
No — NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU is rarer at 20.3% against this one's 21.9%.
Sources
- Official SILENT BREATH global achievement stats (Steam) — Steam's own global completion percentages, captured 2026-08-28. The page declares 32 achievements and we parsed exactly 32, which is the check that the figures line up with the right names.