It is published by TrueGaming Network, which also publishes the TrueSteamAchievements and TrueTrophies sister websites, catering respectively to Valve's PC platform, Steam, and Sony's PlayStation.

[3][4] In 2014, the TrueAchievements Xbox One application was made available to allow users to access several of the site's features directly on their consoles.

TrueAchievements was designed and programmed by Richard Stone, and launched in March 2008.

It was conceptualized when Richard Stone determined that the current GamerScore system devised by Microsoft was inherently unbalanced; it would sometimes appear to offer only a few points for difficult tasks in-game, and many points for somewhat trivial tasks in-game.

As of 2019[update] the website is hosted by RapidSwitch on three leased servers at its Maidenhead Datacentre, and receives 850,000 unique visitors a month and around 20 million monthly page views.

[5] The majority of content, including game solutions and walkthroughs, are primarily provided by the users of the site.

The site is also staffed by a number of unpaid volunteers who oversee the moderation of the user content, game walkthroughs, reviews and other editorials.

TrueAchievement score is obtained by taking the base Gamerscore value of an achievement and multiplying it by its rarity, resulting in a more accurate representation of skill required to obtain it.

On 27 December 2011, The game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim had 47,115 tracked owners.

The TrueAchievement score is displayed on user's pages, along with other pertinent information such as their Gamerscore, the number of achievements they have unlocked, their most recent achievements and played games, and other customizable information.