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