The needle hits skin for the first time. Welcome to the trade.

No more borrowed chairs — your own studio is open.

Level 5. Customers start taking you seriously.

Level 10. You're part of the furniture now.

Level 15. The shop runs by your rules.

Level 20. A needle veteran with scars and stories.

A second machine on the shelf — the rust bucket has company.

All six machines yours. The right iron for every job.

The best machine in the house — loaded and ready.

The first few bucks for your art. Here we go.

€1,000 in the bank.

€10,000. The shop pays for itself.

€50,000. The competition is jealous.

€100,000. From prison scratcher to ink mogul.

First loan signed. The interest is ticking.

Loan paid off clean — the bank can get lost.

€5,000 in debt. This is getting tight.

Survived a tax audit without going under.

Rating 75. People recommend you.

Perfect rating. People make pilgrimages to you.

Rating on the floor. Can't get much lower.

Ten five-star reviews. Customers love you.

25 five-star reviews. Your shop is a cult.

A flawless 5.0 average with a full house.

A tattoo clean as a textbook.

Your first clean five-star piece.

Ten five-star tattoos racked up.

The customer couldn't take it and bolted.

A five-star piece right after a runaway.

50 tattoos. The hand knows the way.

100 tattoos. From craft to art.

500 tattoos. You are the factory.

1,000 tattoos. A living legend.

Ten different motifs — no cookie-cutter repertoire.

Hand, arm, leg, neck — your work everywhere.

The MOM motif — the classic never fails.

Four stars despite a serious wobble.

Finished a tattoo blackout drunk.

Finished the tattoo with a broken machine.

You owe Vinnie now. Have fun.

First forced job for Vinnie done.

Vinnie paid off in full. Finally quiet.

Turned away Vinnie's clients five times. Bold.

Vinnie's boys cleaned out the register.

Vinnie wrecked your machine.

Uploaded your first custom motif.

Five custom motifs — your style has a system.

Artist name secured online. Now you're somebody.

The fastest reset there is. Bang.

Torched the studio — and insurance pays out.

Accelerant found. Off to jail.

Skipped town at night, debts left behind.

Sold everything, starting over.

Played through all five bankruptcy exits.

Played your first Ink Wars duel.

Won your first Ink Wars duel.

Three five-star tattoos in a row. On fire.

Six five-star pieces in a row. The needle glows.

Ten customers in a row — nobody fled.

Inked with each of your six machines at least once.

Fought back from rock bottom to the top.

A five-star tattoo — completely sober. Almost a miracle.

25 different motifs inked. Nothing's too much for you.

Pushed the debt ceiling to the very last euro.

Survived three months in your own studio. Rent, Vinnie, all of it.

Won five Ink Wars duels. The terror of the lobby.

Opened the achievements board for the first time.

Tried the traditional Samoan tatau in the lab.

Inked a tattoo in glowing neon color.

Cashed over €500 on a single job.