Full list of all 85 XCOM: Enemy Unknown achievements. It takes around 200 hours to unlock all of the achievements in the base game on Windows.
The base game contains 50 achievements, and there are 2 DLC packs containing 35 achievements.
Mind Control an Ethereal. Single player only.
Have a soldier survive every mission in a full game.
Kill 500 aliens.
Kill 50 aliens with explosive weapons.
Win a mission with an all-female squad. Single player only.
Beat the game on any difficulty.
Make contact with the Ethereal hive mind.
Build the Gollop Chamber.
In a single game, complete every Foundry project.
In a single game, complete every Research Project.
Staff the Research Labs with 80 scientists.
In a single game, shoot down one of each alien craft.
Staff the Engineering Department with 80 engineers.
Build a S.H.I.V.
In a single game, complete every Autopsy.
Successfully assault an Overseer UFO.
Build the Hyperwave Relay.
Find a soldier with the Gift.
Gain access to the lowest level in your base.
Acquire 1000 credits in one month.
Recover the Hyperwave Beacon.
Kill an alien while flying. Single player only.
Get satellite coverage over every country on one continent.
Build a Firestorm.
Advance one of your soldiers to Colonel rank.
Kill 150 aliens.
Build a suit of powered armor.
Uncover the alien base's location.
Stun an Outsider.
Earn the "Excellent" rating in every performance category on a terror mission.
Capture a live alien.
Build a Laboratory.
Fulfill a Council request.
Build a Workshop.
Build a base facility.
Shoot down a UFO.
Launch a Satellite.
Build an item.
Complete a Research Project.
Complete a mission without losing a soldier.
Complete the tutorial mission.
Beat the game in Ironman mode on Classic or Impossible Difficulty.
Win a multiplayer match.
Beat the game on Classic difficulty.
Beat the game on Impossible difficulty.
Clear a UFO crash site with one soldier on Classic or Impossible difficulty.
Shoot down 40 UFOs.
Play a multiplayer match against someone with this achievement.
Complete a Very Hard abduction mission in five turns or less on Classic or Impossible difficulty.
Win the game from each of the 5 starting locations.
Take your new ally into the final challenge.
Complete Gangplank.
Complete Confounding Light.
Complete Confounding Light with more than 3 turns left on the timer.
Complete Friends in Low Places.
Designate a highly decorated soldier as the Volunteer
Field a squad consisting entirely of augmented soldiers and SHIVs (min. 4) and win the mission
Field a squad with 4 augmented soldiers, each with a different base ability and win the mission
Deal with the newest global threat
Make certain of the new threat's location
Complete Furies
Field a squad where all members have at least two modifications (min. 4) and win the mission
Kill an enemy as it is psionically attacking you in single player
Complete Deluge
Get a Soldier to have 5 modifications in single player
Eliminate all alien waves
Get at least 4 kills with XCOM Base Security personnel
Have your special-duty soldier kill three enemies in the same mission
Kill an elite enemy Medic with explosive damage in single player
Deploy three tactical subsystems on a single soldier in single player
Proc Combat Rush on the entire squad (min. 4)
Eliminate an enemy's shield and kill it on the same turn in single player
Kill a Muton Berserker in melee combat in single player
Kill an elite enemy Sniper with one of your own snipers in single player
Cause an enemy to suicide
Kill an unseen enemy detected by a specially modified soldier in single player
Eradicate the infestation
Field a fully enhanced squad and win the mission
Beat a new special mission without losing any assets
Use Collateral Damage to blow up a car in single player
Jump two stories in one move in single player
Augment a soldier in single player
Modify a soldier in single player
Stop a squad member from suffocating in single player
Beat the game without buying a Squad Size upgrade (Classic+ difficulty)