Aliens: Colonial Marines achievement guide, roadmap and tracker

Eat This!

Kill a Xenomorph with a shotgun at very close range

83.5% Common

Kill a Xenomorph with a shotgun at very close range

Objective Optional Single-player No glitches

Stand against a Xenomorph and kill it with a shotgun.

Coming Outta the Walls!

Kill a Xenomorph climbing on the walls or ceiling

81.8% Common

Kill a Xenomorph climbing on the walls or ceiling

Objective Optional Single-player No glitches

Kill a Xenomorph thats attached to the walls or ceiling.

Field Promotion

Earn Rank 2 as a Marine

81.5% Common

Earn Rank 2 as a Marine

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Experience is earned from kills, collectables, completing challenges, match bonuses and campaign chapters completed.

Simply reach rank 2 as a Marine to unlock.

Another Bug Hunt

Complete a Challenge

75.4% Common

Complete a Challenge

Objective Ummissable Single-player No glitches

You get challanges as you play the game, complete anyone of them to unlock.

Ready to Fry Half a City

Edit a Marine Loadout

71.4% Common

Edit a Marine Loadout

Objective Optional Unknown No glitches

Simply change your Marine loadout found at "versus", "edit loadouts", "marine loadouts" for this achievement.

Entry Prohibited

Kill 10 Xenomorphs that are using vents

69.7% Common

Kill 10 Xenomorphs that are using vents

Objective Optional Single-player No glitches

Kill 10 Xenomorphs that are coming out of vents on the roofs or walls.

Oorah to Ashes

Collect a Dog Tag

68.7% Common

Collect a Dog Tag

Do-all-the-things Soft-missable Single-player No glitches

Look out for the dog tag collectables as you play the game, collect one for this achievement.

Another Day in the Corps

Complete Distress

68.1% Common

Complete Distress

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you've finished the first mission

Personal Friend of Mine

Collect a Legendary Weapon

63.4% Common

Collect a Legendary Weapon

Do-all-the-things Soft-missable Single-player No glitches

Collect a legendary weapon to unlock this achievement.

Love at First Sight

Survive a Close Encounter with a Facehugger

57.6% Common

Survive a Close Encounter with a Facehugger

Objective Optional Single-player No glitches

When a Facehugger jumps at you you wil grab onto it, simply throw it away from your face to unlock.

Bad Feeling About This Drop

Complete Sulaco Falls

54.9% Common

Complete Sulaco Falls

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you've finished mission 3 (Sulaco Falls).

... But No Cigar

Rescue a teammate from a Close Encounter

53.6% Common

Rescue a teammate from a Close Encounter

Objective Optional Multi-player No glitches

When a Xenomorph grabs your partner, simply free him from the alien's attack.

Need a Deck Of Cards?

Set up a UA 571-C Remote Sentry

52.9% Common

Set up a UA 571-C Remote Sentry

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Set up a UA 571-C Remote Sentry - part of the story.

Let's Rock!

Kill 10 Xenomorphs in a game with the M56A2 Smart Gun

46.9% Common

Kill 10 Xenomorphs in a game with the M56A2 Smart Gun

Grind Missable Single-player No glitches

The M56A2 Smart Gun can be found in Mission 4, simply get 10 kills with it to unlock. You can restart the checkpoint if needed.

Quoth the Raven

Complete The Raven

46.5% Common

Complete The Raven

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you've finished mission 5 (The Raven).

Adios, Muchachos

Gib two enemies at once

40.8% Common

Gib two enemies at once

Objective Missable Single-player No glitches

You must kill 2 Xenomorph enemies, the human enemies does not count. Easiest way to get this achievement is to kill 2 Xenomorphs with the underslung grenade launcher from the pulse rifle.

Still Got a Job to Do

Complete Rampart

39.7% Uncommon

Complete Rampart

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you complete mission 8 (Rampart).

Secreted from What?

Kill 5 Spitters without being damaged by acid

38.9% Uncommon

Kill 5 Spitters without being damaged by acid

Objective Missable Single or multi-player No glitches

Best done in 1vs1 match with a friend, or the spitter aliens can be found in mission 6. Simply use a long range gun to kill them without being hit. If you are hit, restart from checkpoint.

Just a Grunt

Complete Hope in Hadley's

37.7% Uncommon

Complete Hope in Hadley's

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you complete mission 9 (Hope in Hadley's).

No Need For Alarm

Complete One Bullet without setting off the alarm

36.5% Uncommon

Complete One Bullet without setting off the alarm

Story Missable Single-player No glitches

Complete mission 7 without anybody setting off any alarms.The very first scientist will spot you and set off an alarm. This is inevitable, but won't influence the achievement.

Dragged Queen

Complete Home

36.0% Uncommon

Complete Home

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Unlocks when you've finished mission 11 (Home).

Game Over, Man!

Complete all Campaign levels on any difficulty

35.2% Uncommon

Complete all Campaign levels on any difficulty

Story Ummissable Single-player No glitches

Complete the game from start to finish.

Micro Changes in Air Density

Track 100 hostile targets with the Motion Tracker

33.0% Uncommon

Track 100 hostile targets with the Motion Tracker

Objective Soft-missable Single-player No glitches

Simply track 100 targets on your Motion Tracker to unlock.

Don't Count Me Out

Revive a teammate

31.1% Uncommon

Revive a teammate

Objective Optional Multi-player No glitches

Revive your co-op partner in a co-op match to unlock.

Mostly Come at Night…

Find Newt's doll

28.3% Uncommon

Find Newt's doll

Do-all-the-things Missable Single-player No glitches

Newt's doll can be found in mission 5 (The Raven)

Fire Drill

Arm the emergency release and escape in under 2:30 on Sulaco Falls

25.9% Uncommon

Arm the emergency release and escape in under 2:30 on Sulaco Falls

Story Missable Single-player No glitches

Complete the end of mission 3 (Sulaco Falls) under 2:30 minutes to unlock.

Lean and Mean

Earn Rank 20 as a Marine

21.9% Uncommon

Earn Rank 20 as a Marine

Grind Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Experience is earned from kills, collectables, completing challenges, match bonuses and campaign chapters completed.

Simply reach rank 20 as a Marine to unlock.

I Feel Safer Already

Have another player join your party

21.4% Uncommon

Have another player join your party

Objective Optional Multi-player No glitches

Have another player join your game.

No Offense

Melee a Lurker that is pouncing towards you

18.6% Uncommon

Melee a Lurker that is pouncing towards you

Objective Optional Single or multi-player No glitches

Melee attack a Lurker alien that's jumping towards you. Works in single player and multiplayer.

Structural Perfection

Edit a Xenomorph Loadout

16.4% Uncommon

Edit a Xenomorph Loadout

Objective Optional Unknown No glitches

Simply change your Xenomorph loadout found at "versus", "edit loadouts", "Xeno loadouts" for this achievement.

I Can Handle Myself

Purchase all Upgrades for a weapon

14.5% Uncommon

Purchase all Upgrades for a weapon

Grind Soft-missable Unknown No glitches

The earliest you can unlock this achievement is when you reach level 18 for your marine. Upgrading the combat pistol is probably is the easiest weapon to get this with. It has 3 upgrades needed for the achievement

Anytime, Anywhere

Kill a Crusher without it damaging you

14.4% Uncommon

Kill a Crusher without it damaging you

Objective Missable Single or multi-player No glitches

Towards the end of mission 9 (Hope in Hadley's) there is a fight with a crusher. Once it appears, find high ground to avoid damage from it. Kill using your explosives and shooting the body. You must get the kill for this to count. Use restart checkpoint to your advantage if you're damaged by it or don't get the kill. Can also be done in a multiplayer game.

I Like to Keep These Handy

Collect all 6 Legendary Weapons

12.0% Uncommon

Collect all 6 Legendary Weapons

Do-all-the-things Missable Single-player No glitches

Collect all 6 legendary weapons in the game. These are:

Level 1- Hick's Shotgun
Level 4- Gorman's Pistol
Level 5- Hudson's Pulse Rifle
Level 6- Vasquez's Smart Gun
Level 9- Vasquez's Pistol
Level 10- Frost's Flamethrower

Field Modified, Kill Certified

Upgrade every slot for a weapon

10.1% Uncommon

Upgrade every slot for a weapon

Grind Missable Unknown No glitches

The earliest you can unlock this achievement is when you reach level 18 for your marine. Upgrading the combat pistol is probably is the easiest weapon to get this with. It has 3 upgrades needed for the achievement. A weapon skin is also needed.

I Only Need To Know One Thing

Find your family

10.0% Rare

Find your family

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Not Bad For a Human

Complete all Campaign levels on Hardened difficulty

9.8% Rare

Complete all Campaign levels on Hardened difficulty

Story Missable Single-player No glitches

This achievement unlocks when you finish the campaign on Veteran difficulty

They Can Bill Me

Destroy the Legato

9.4% Rare

Destroy the Legato

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

I Heard THAT

Collect all 12 Audio Logs

8.4% Rare

Collect all 12 Audio Logs

Do-all-the-things Missable Single-player No glitches

These look like small laptop computers and highlighted in a light blue color when you're close. Collect all 12 to unlock.

I Don’t Got All Day

Sever the umbilical without missing a shot

7.5% Rare

Sever the umbilical without missing a shot

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Now What Are We Supposed To Do?

Escape the FTL ship

7.4% Rare

Escape the FTL ship

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Majority Shareholder

Spend 30 Commendations

7.2% Rare

Spend 30 Commendations

Grind Soft-missable Single or multi-player No glitches

Commendations are the points you receive to purchase upgrades with. These are earned each time you rank up.

Adaptive Morphology

Upgrade every Appearance slot once for a Xenomorph class

7.2% Rare

Upgrade every Appearance slot once for a Xenomorph class

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

We Are Leaving!

Survive the Queen escape

6.7% Rare

Survive the Queen escape

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Thank You, That Will Be All

Complete Stasis Interrupted on any difficulty

6.4% Rare

Complete Stasis Interrupted on any difficulty

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Easter Egg

Find the Easter Egg

6.3% Rare

Find the Easter Egg

Objective Missable Single-player No glitches

Early in mission 2, keep an eye on the walls to find a keypad.When you use it, it will unlock a door you recently passed that was locked. Once you enter this room, the achievement will unlock.

They're Dead, OK? Can We Go Now?

Kill all the Lurkers in Sulaco engineering

6.1% Rare

Kill all the Lurkers in Sulaco engineering

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

State of the Badass Art

Complete all Campaign levels on Ultimate Badass difficulty

6.0% Rare

Complete all Campaign levels on Ultimate Badass difficulty

Story Missable Single-player No glitches

Complete all Campaign levels on Ultimate Badass difficulty.

Heavy Lifting

Defeat the Raven in under 1:10 on Soldier difficulty or higher

5.7% Rare

Defeat the Raven in under 1:10 on Soldier difficulty or higher

Story Missable Single-player No glitches

Defeat the Raven in under 1:10 minutes on Soldier difficulty or higher. If you're struggling, pause and select "restart checkpoint" to try again

It's a Dry Heat

Kill 3 enemies with a single U4 Firebomb

5.5% Rare

Kill 3 enemies with a single U4 Firebomb

Objective Missable Single or multi-player No glitches

The Firebomb is unlocked at rank 4. Kill 3 alien enemies with a single bomb to unlock. Human enemies does not count for this achievement.

Short, Controlled Bursts

Defeat all Xenomorphs in the Sulaco hanger bay without them crossing your barricade

4.3% Rare

Defeat all Xenomorphs in the Sulaco hanger bay without them crossing your barricade

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Perfect Killing Machine

Upgrade every Loadout slot for a Xenomorph class

4.2% Rare

Upgrade every Loadout slot for a Xenomorph class

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Arbitrarily Exterminated

Kill 2179 Xenomorphs

4.1% Rare

Kill 2179 Xenomorphs

Unknown kind Missability unknown Unknown No glitches

Remember the Fallen

Collect all 35 Dog Tags

3.2% Rare

Collect all 35 Dog Tags

Do-all-the-things Missable Single-player Glitched

Collect all 35 dog tags found in the game. One of the dog tags was glitched and had to restart from checkpoint to unlock but this achievement is unlockable.