Yet Another Zombie Survivors Potato Guide — Curly Little Potato & Easter Egg

What Is the Potato?

The Curly Little Potato is a hidden Easter egg object in Yet Another Zombie Survivors. It is not a weapon, not a Survivor and not part of any build — it is a secret tucked into the game by Awesome Games Studio, and finding it unlocks its own hidden achievement.

It is also one of the most searched things about the game, which is exactly why this page exists: hidden achievements show up as blank slots in your Steam list, and the potato is the one players get stuck on.

How to Find the Curly Little Potato

Honest general guidance while you hunt:

• Explore the edges of the map. Easter egg objects in games like this reward players who wander off the objective line rather than beelining the mission.
• Slow down between waves. You cannot inspect the scenery while kiting a horde; use quiet moments to actually look around.
• Do not trust pre-1.0 screenshots blindly. Version 1.0 changed the achievement’s reward (see below), and older guides may describe the hunt using outdated details.
• Compare notes with the community. The official Discord and r/YAZS are the fastest places to sanity-check a sighting.

Curly Little Potato Achievement

Finding the Curly Little Potato unlocks its dedicated achievement. Because it is classed as a hidden achievement, Steam does not show you the description or requirement in advance — the entry only reveals itself once unlocked. That is normal, and it is why the achievement sits near the top of “YAZS hidden achievement” searches.

If you are working through the full list, treat the potato as a mid-campaign detour: it is much easier to hunt once you know the maps well from the Main Story and Survivor missions. Our achievement hub shows where it fits in the efficient unlock order.

What Does the Achievement Unlock?

This reward change is the single most important thing to know about the potato in the current version, and it is the reason so many older guides mislead: the hunt is the same idea, but what you get for finishing it is not what pre-1.0 content describes.

Easter Egg Item

The Easter Egg is the item you receive for the Curly Little Potato achievement in Version 1.0. Yes — an Easter egg object that awards an item literally called the Easter Egg, which is entirely in character for a game that hides a potato in a zombie apocalypse.

Potato Tips

• One-time unlock. The achievement is permanent; you only need to find the potato once across all your runs.
• No build required. The hunt is about exploration, not power — do it on a comfortable run rather than a Torments push.
• Pair it with missions. You will cover far more ground if you hunt while clearing missions instead of running laps with no objective.
• Hidden means hidden. The achievement will not appear in your Steam list with a description until unlocked, so do not wait for the game to tell you what to do.

FAQ

Where do I go next?

• All 229 Steam Achievements — where the potato fits in the completionist route
• All 79 Missions — the content you will naturally explore while hunting
• Beginner Guide — if you are still learning the maps
• Luck Explained — another much-searched system, honestly documented