XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game with a strategic management layer, and a reimagining of the 1994 strategy title UFO: Enemy Unknown. Players lead a squad of soldiers through turn-based combat missions against alien forces, using cover, positioning, and class-based abilities, where fallen soldiers can be lost permanently. Between missions, players oversee a central base: researching recovered alien technology, building facilities, managing funds, and deciding which global threats to respond to as they try to keep member nations from abandoning the project.
We Happy Few
Very common87.5%Complete a mission without losing a soldier.
Combat Ready
Very common86.8%Build an item.
What Wonders Await
Very common86.8%Complete a Research Project.
And So It Begins…
Very common84.0%Complete the tutorial mission.
Eye in the Sky
Very common82.5%Launch a Satellite.
Tables Turned
Very common82.1%Shoot down a UFO.
Up and Running
Very common79.7%Build a base facility.
Happy to Oblige
Very common72.1%Fulfill a Council request.
Prisoner of War
Very common71.0%The Gatekeeper
Common64.2%...and Practice.
Common64.0%Build a Workshop.
Welcoming Committee
Common63.8%Kill 150 aliens.
X Marks the Spot
Common61.9%Theory...
Common58.1%Build a Laboratory.
The Hardest Road
Common57.7%Advance one of your soldiers to Colonel rank.
Off My Planet
Common52.5%As A Scalpel
Common51.8%Earn the "Excellent" rating in every performance category on a terror mission.
All Together Now
Common51.3%Get satellite coverage over every country on one continent.
Man No More
Common49.7%Build a suit of powered armor.
Worth Every Penny
Common49.1%Acquire 1000 credits in one month.
Ride the Lightning
Common47.9%Drums in the Deep
Common46.1%Gain access to the lowest level in your base.
See All, Know All
Common45.7%Beyond the Veil
Common43.4%And Hell's Coming With Me
Common40.8%Pale Horse
Common40.8%Kill 500 aliens.
All Employees Must Wash Hands…
Common40.2%In a single game, complete every Autopsy.
You Have 5 Seconds to Comply
Common40.0%Build a S.H.I.V.
Bada Boom
Uncommon38.3%Kill 50 aliens with explosive weapons.
On the Shoulders of Giants
Uncommon38.0%Taking A Load Off
Uncommon35.7%Stop a squad member from suffocating in single player
The Volunteer
Uncommon35.2%One Gun at a Time
Uncommon33.5%Staff the Engineering Department with 80 engineers.
New Friend
Uncommon33.4%Humanity's Savior
Uncommon31.6%Beat the game on any difficulty.
Oppenheimer
Uncommon30.5%Staff the Research Labs with 80 scientists.
Bait the Hook
Uncommon29.1%A Little Bit Alien
Uncommon28.6%Modify a soldier in single player
Who Needs Limbs?
Uncommon28.5%Augment a soldier in single player
Flight of the Valkyries
Uncommon27.7%Win a mission with an all-female squad. Single player only.
Elite Defense
Uncommon26.8%Beat a new special mission without losing any assets
The Bigger They Are
Uncommon26.8%Zom-B-Gone
Uncommon25.5%Eradicate the infestation
Shieldbuster
Uncommon25.3%Eliminate an enemy's shield and kill it on the same turn in single player
G’day
Uncommon23.2%Kill an elite enemy Sniper with one of your own snipers in single player
Angel of Death
Uncommon23.0%Kill an alien while flying. Single player only.
They Shall Not Pass
Uncommon22.1%Eliminate all alien waves
All Hands on Deck
Uncommon20.4%Get at least 4 kills with XCOM Base Security personnel
Solid Prospect
Uncommon19.5%Complete Deluge
Regenerate This
Uncommon19.3%Kill an elite enemy Medic with explosive damage in single player
Apotheosis Denied
Uncommon18.8%Deal with the newest global threat
Steel Martyr
Uncommon18.6%Deploy three tactical subsystems on a single soldier in single player
Hunter/Killer
Uncommon18.2%In a single game, shoot down one of each alien craft.
Ours are the Furies
Uncommon17.8%Complete Furies
Pain in the Neck
Uncommon16.5%Cause an enemy to suicide
Where in the World
Uncommon15.5%Make certain of the new threat's location
Mind the Step
Uncommon15.2%Jump two stories in one move in single player
Skunkworks
Uncommon13.6%In a single game, complete every Foundry project.
Enemy Within
Uncommon13.3%Get a Soldier to have 5 modifications in single player
Nice Cover
Uncommon12.8%Use Collateral Damage to blow up a car in single player
Remington… Max Remington
Uncommon12.4%Have your special-duty soldier kill three enemies in the same mission
Someone Your Own Size
Uncommon11.9%Kill a Muton Berserker in melee combat in single player
The Meld Squad
Uncommon11.8%Field a fully enhanced squad and win the mission
Anger Management
Uncommon11.3%Proc Combat Rush on the entire squad (min. 4)
All Aboard
Uncommon10.1%Meet New People. Then Kill Them.
Rare9.1%Win a multiplayer match.
Edison
Rare8.2%In a single game, complete every Research Project.
Shooting Stars
Rare8.1%Shoot down 40 UFOs.
Rising Dragon
Rare7.9%Bubonic
Rare6.7%Play a multiplayer match against someone with this achievement.
Xavier
Rare6.0%Mind Control an Ethereal. Single player only.
Wet Work
Rare5.8%Complete a Very Hard abduction mission in five turns or less on Classic or Impossible difficulty.
Earth First
Rare5.5%Beat the game on Classic difficulty.
Tingling Sensation
Rare5.4%Kill an unseen enemy detected by a specially modified soldier in single player
Mental Minefield
Very rare4.7%Kill an enemy as it is psionically attacking you in single player
Mutatis Mutandis
Very rare4.3%Field a squad where all members have at least two modifications (min. 4) and win the mission
Rise of the Machines
Very rare3.2%Field a squad consisting entirely of augmented soldiers and SHIVs (min. 4) and win the mission
Guardian of Earth
Very rare2.4%Designate a highly decorated soldier as the Volunteer
By Our Powers Combined
Very rare2.2%Field a squad with 4 augmented soldiers, each with a different base ability and win the mission
Ain't No Cavalry Comin'
Very rare2.0%Have a soldier survive every mission in a full game.
No Looking Back
Very rare2.0%Beat the game in Ironman mode on Classic or Impossible Difficulty.
Lone Wolf
Very rare1.8%Clear a UFO crash site with one soldier on Classic or Impossible difficulty.
Our Finest Hour
Very rare1.4%Beat the game on Impossible difficulty.
An Army Of Four
Very rare1.0%Beat the game without buying a Squad Size upgrade (Classic+ difficulty)
A Continental Fellow
Ultra rare0.8%Win the game from each of the 5 starting locations.
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