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