XCOM: Enemy Unknown

62 / 85 achievements73%

Ultra Rare×6

Very Rare×8

Rare×11

Uncommon×19

Common×18

About XCOM: Enemy Unknown's achievements

XCOM: Enemy Unknown has 85 Steam achievements, 10 of them ultra-rare — unlocked by under 5% of players. The rarest is "A Continental Fellow", earned by just 1.0% of players. Below is the complete achievement list with global rarity and a full achievement difficulty breakdown.

Rarest achievement

1.0%

of players earned "A Continental Fellow"

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown achievement difficulty

10
12%

Ultra Rare

18
21%

Very Rare

20
24%

Rare

19
22%

Uncommon

18
21%

Common

Distribution of all 85 achievements by global unlock rate

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All XCOM: Enemy Unknown achievements

Your unlocked achievements

85 achievements

✓No Looking Back

Beat the game in Ironman mode on Classic or Impossible Difficulty.

Ultra Rare2.2%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Our Finest Hour

Beat the game on Impossible difficulty.

Ultra Rare1.7%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓An Army Of Four

Beat the game without buying a Squad Size upgrade (Classic+ difficulty)

Ultra Rare1.2%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Rising Dragon

Very Rare9.1%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Xavier

Mind Control an Ethereal. Single player only.

Very Rare6.1%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Earth First

Beat the game on Classic difficulty.

Very Rare5.8%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Ain't No Cavalry Comin'

Have a soldier survive every mission in a full game.

Ultra Rare2.3%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Edison

In a single game, complete every Research Project.

Very Rare8.5%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓New Friend

Uncommon35.9%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Bait the Hook

Uncommon31.3%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Enemy Within

Get a Soldier to have 5 modifications in single player

Very Rare13.8%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Someone Your Own Size

Kill a Muton Berserker in melee combat in single player

Very Rare12.4%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓By Our Powers Combined

Field a squad with 4 augmented soldiers, each with a different base ability and win the mission

Ultra Rare2.4%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓Guardian of Earth

Designate a highly decorated soldier as the Volunteer

Ultra Rare2.7%✓ 3 Jul 2026

✓All Hands on Deck

Get at least 4 kills with XCOM Base Security personnel

Rare21.5%✓ 21 Oct 2014

✓Regenerate This

Kill an elite enemy Medic with explosive damage in single player

Rare20.2%✓ 30 Jan 2014

✓G’day

Kill an elite enemy Sniper with one of your own snipers in single player

Rare24.0%✓ 25 Jan 2014

✓Shieldbuster

Eliminate an enemy's shield and kill it on the same turn in single player

Rare26.2%✓ 15 Jan 2014

✓Anger Management

Proc Combat Rush on the entire squad (min. 4)

Very Rare11.9%✓ 11 Jan 2014

✓Zom-B-Gone

Eradicate the infestation

Rare26.5%✓ 11 Jan 2014

✓Mind the Step

Jump two stories in one move in single player

Rare15.9%✓ 5 Jan 2014

✓Elite Defense

Beat a new special mission without losing any assets

Rare27.7%✓ 5 Jan 2014

✓Bada Boom

Kill 50 aliens with explosive weapons.

Uncommon38.8%✓ 2 Jan 2014

✓Who Needs Limbs?

Augment a soldier in single player

Rare29.5%✓ 1 Jan 2014

✓A Little Bit Alien

Modify a soldier in single player

Rare29.6%✓ 29 Dec 2013

✓Taking A Load Off

Stop a squad member from suffocating in single player

Uncommon37.2%✓ 29 Dec 2013

✓Humanity's Savior

Beat the game on any difficulty.

Uncommon31.7%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓The Volunteer

Uncommon35.0%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓On the Shoulders of Giants

Uncommon37.7%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓Flight of the Valkyries

Win a mission with an all-female squad. Single player only.

Rare28.0%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓As A Scalpel

Earn the "Excellent" rating in every performance category on a terror mission.

Common51.3%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓Skunkworks

In a single game, complete every Foundry project.

Very Rare13.6%✓ 8 Jan 2013

✓You Have 5 Seconds to Comply

Build a S.H.I.V.

Uncommon39.3%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Oppenheimer

Staff the Research Labs with 80 scientists.

Uncommon30.3%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓All Employees Must Wash Hands…

In a single game, complete every Autopsy.

Uncommon39.7%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓And Hell's Coming With Me

Uncommon40.4%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Pale Horse

Kill 500 aliens.

Uncommon40.7%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓See All, Know All

Uncommon45.1%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Theory...

Build a Laboratory.

Common57.5%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Drums in the Deep

Gain access to the lowest level in your base.

Uncommon45.8%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓One Gun at a Time

Staff the Engineering Department with 80 engineers.

Uncommon33.3%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Beyond the Veil

Uncommon42.7%✓ 7 Jan 2013

✓Off My Planet

Common51.7%✓ 6 Jan 2013

✓Worth Every Penny

Acquire 1000 credits in one month.

Uncommon48.3%✓ 4 Jan 2013

✓Ride the Lightning

Uncommon47.1%✓ 2 Jan 2013

✓Angel of Death

Kill an alien while flying. Single player only.

Rare22.9%✓ 31 Dec 2012

✓Man No More

Build a suit of powered armor.

Uncommon48.8%✓ 31 Dec 2012

✓The Hardest Road

Advance one of your soldiers to Colonel rank.

Common56.5%✓ 31 Dec 2012

✓Welcoming Committee

Kill 150 aliens.

Common62.7%✓ 30 Dec 2012

✓All Together Now

Get satellite coverage over every country on one continent.

Common50.5%✓ 29 Dec 2012

✓...and Practice.

Build a Workshop.

Common62.9%✓ 29 Dec 2012

✓X Marks the Spot

Common60.7%✓ 28 Dec 2012

✓Happy to Oblige

Fulfill a Council request.

Common71.0%✓ 28 Dec 2012

✓The Gatekeeper

Common63.0%✓ 28 Dec 2012

✓Prisoner of War

Common70.0%✓ 27 Dec 2012

✓Up and Running

Build a base facility.

Common78.9%✓ 27 Dec 2012

✓Tables Turned

Shoot down a UFO.

Common81.4%✓ 27 Dec 2012

✓Eye in the Sky

Launch a Satellite.

Common81.7%✓ 26 Dec 2012

✓Combat Ready

Build an item.

Common86.2%✓ 26 Dec 2012

✓What Wonders Await

Complete a Research Project.

Common86.2%✓ 26 Dec 2012

✓We Happy Few

Complete a mission without losing a soldier.

Common87.0%✓ 26 Dec 2012

✓And So It Begins…

Complete the tutorial mission.

Common83.3%✓ 26 Dec 2012

Locked — 23 remaining

A Continental Fellow

Win the game from each of the 5 starting locations.

Ultra Rare1.0%

Lone Wolf

Clear a UFO crash site with one soldier on Classic or Impossible difficulty.

Ultra Rare2.0%

Rise of the Machines

Field a squad consisting entirely of augmented soldiers and SHIVs (min. 4) and win the mission

Ultra Rare3.5%

Mutatis Mutandis

Field a squad where all members have at least two modifications (min. 4) and win the mission

Ultra Rare4.7%

Mental Minefield

Kill an enemy as it is psionically attacking you in single player

Very Rare5.1%

Tingling Sensation

Kill an unseen enemy detected by a specially modified soldier in single player

Very Rare5.8%

Bubonic

Play a multiplayer match against someone with this achievement.

Very Rare6.1%

Wet Work

Complete a Very Hard abduction mission in five turns or less on Classic or Impossible difficulty.

Very Rare6.2%

Meet New People. Then Kill Them.

Win a multiplayer match.

Very Rare8.4%

Shooting Stars

Shoot down 40 UFOs.

Very Rare8.6%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Very Rare11.1%

The Meld Squad

Field a fully enhanced squad and win the mission

Very Rare12.3%

Remington… Max Remington

Have your special-duty soldier kill three enemies in the same mission

Very Rare13.1%

Nice Cover

Use Collateral Damage to blow up a car in single player

Very Rare13.3%

Where in the World

Make certain of the new threat's location

Rare16.3%

Pain in the Neck

Cause an enemy to suicide

Rare17.3%

Hunter/Killer

In a single game, shoot down one of each alien craft.

Rare18.1%

Ours are the Furies

Complete Furies

Rare18.8%

Steel Martyr

Deploy three tactical subsystems on a single soldier in single player

Rare19.3%

Apotheosis Denied

Deal with the newest global threat

Rare19.6%

Solid Prospect

Complete Deluge

Rare20.5%

They Shall Not Pass

Eliminate all alien waves

Rare23.2%

???

Hidden achievement — tap Reveal secrets to spoil

Rare28.7%