Passive Challenge · Civilian · The Basics
One Step Closer Passive Challenge
An automatically tracked Civilian Challenge. One Step Closer holds 5 increasing milestones, tracked while you play — you never select it as your active Challenge.
Quick answer
What counts: Escape Items
Targets build up in order: 9 → 18 → 30 → 60 → 90
- Type
- Passive Challenge
- Role
- Civilian
- Category
- The Basics
- Milestones
- 5 (automatically tracked)
- Rewards include
- XP · Perk Points · item or cosmetic rewards
Milestone progression
Milestone 1
- Target
- 9
Reward 500 XP · 100 Perk Points
Milestone 2
- Target
- 18
- Requires
- Milestone 1
Reward 750 XP · 200 Perk Points · Tint 3
Milestone 3
- Target
- 30
- Requires
- Milestone 2
Reward 1,000 XP · 300 Perk Points · Hustler's Luck
Milestone 4
- Target
- 60
- Requires
- Milestone 3
Reward 1,250 XP · 400 Perk Points
Milestone 5
- Target
- 90
- Requires
- Milestone 4
Reward 1,500 XP · 500 Perk Points · Cunning Smartass
How this Passive Challenge progresses
- What counts
- Escape Items
- Tracked action
- Automatic — recorded from normal gameplay.
- Role
- Civilian
- Challenge type
- Passive
- Milestones
- 5, in order
- Tracking
- Automatic
Civilian families only progress while you are playing as a Civilian. Later milestones only start progressing once the milestone before them is complete.
Why isn't One Step Closer progressing?
Check these in order
- Are you playing the correct side?
- Civilian families only progress while you are playing as a Civilian.
- Are you performing the exact tracked action?
- This family records: Escape Items A similar action with a different counter will not move it.
- Are you on the correct milestone?
- Milestones unlock in order. A later milestone only starts progressing once the milestone before it is complete.
- Still no progress?
- Recheck the in-game Challenge screen after the match and confirm you are looking at the same family and milestone. If every condition above is met, a tracking issue remains possible — this page does not treat it as a bug.
Rewards
Milestone 1 · target 9
500 XP · 100 Perk Points
Milestone 2 · target 18
750 XP · 200 Perk Points · Tint 3
Milestone 3 · target 30
1,000 XP · 300 Perk Points · Hustler's Luck
Milestone 4 · target 60
1,250 XP · 400 Perk Points
Milestone 5 · target 90
1,500 XP · 500 Perk Points · Cunning Smartass
Every milestone in this family awards XP, Perk Points, item or cosmetic rewards. Rewards are shown per milestone — this page does not add them into one total.
More from The Basics
Passive vs Progressive
This is a Passive Challenge. It tracks automatically across the Civilian role. Character-, Michael variant- or weapon-specific sequential chains are Progressive Challenges.
FAQ
- What counts for One Step Closer?
- Escape Items
- How many milestones does One Step Closer have?
- This family has 5 milestones in the current data.
- What rewards does One Step Closer give?
- Milestones in this family award XP, Perk Points and item or cosmetic rewards.
- Why isn't One Step Closer progressing?
- Check the role, the exact tracked action, the milestone you are currently on and any Profile Level requirement first. The troubleshooting list on this page covers each of those in order.