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  • Time to 100%:55-60 hours
  • Minimum Playthroughs:3
  • Extra Content required:No
  • Total Achievements:40
  • Single Player:40
  • Multiplayer/CoOp:0
  • Does difficulty affect achievements?:Yes, need to finish on impossible
  • Do achievements stack?:Yes
  • Missable:Almost all of them
  • Glitched:0
  • Grind:0

Does it worth your time?

Not your usual XCOM game. It plays faster since you jump immediately into combat and the story cutscenes and dialogues are all skipable. There are gameplay options added that will make playthroughs less boring and less stressful. Finally using mods and console commands will still unlock achievements.

First Playthrough

Start the campaign on normal or expert and choose to play the tutorial for the City on Fire Complete the tutorial. , the rest of the options available don't matter. Soon you will have to choose your next investigation. You will have to finish all three of them during the campaign and the order matters for Every Timeline Complete all versions of each Faction’s Takedown mission over multiple campaigns. . For this playthrough choose 1rst The Progeny, 2nd Gray Phoenix and 3rd Sacred Coil. Thank You For Your Business Buy 20 unique Scavenger Market items in a single campaign. is the hardest achievement. Basically you want to gain as much as intel as possible and delay the story missions for as long as possible. There are 11 agent specific achievements, but only 8 agents are available per playthrough, so make sure to complete them for the agents you chose. Capture a Praetorian, a Ronin and a Sorcecer for Use the Large Cuffs Capture a Praetorian. , Caged Sword Capture a Ronin. and Impossible Dream Win the campaign on Impossible difficulty. . For the mission select screen there is Field Commander Unlock all Field Abilities. and Friendly Neighborhood XCOM Have Rank 3 Field Teams in all nine districts. . For the agents All Hands On Deck Have 8 Agents in the squad in a single campaign. , Overqualified Reach max rank with all Agents in a single campaign. and Book Smart Complete all of one Agent’s class training. . No Stone Left Unturned Complete every Spec Op at least once in a single campaign. for Spec Op and Hammer And Tongs Complete 20 Assembly Projects in a single campaign. for the research. Finishing the campaign will earn you Heroes of City 31 Win the campaign. .

Second Playthrough

Start a new game and for the difficulty choose impossible. You can skip the tutorial and choose any other additional option you want. The investigation order should be 1rst Gray Phoenix, 2nd Sacred Coil and 3rd The Progeny. You want to keep track of the Breach points for I’ll Let Myself In Use every type of Breach point. . If you do not choose the same agents you can complete Chimera Unleashed Use every Agent in at least one mission. . Finish any achievement you may have missed from the first playthrough and also do not forget the agent specific achievements. Finishing the campaign will earn you Impossible Dream Win the campaign on Impossible difficulty. .

Third Playthrough

Start a new game and choose story difficulty. For the investigation order choose 1rst Sacred Coil, 2nd The Progeny and 3rd Gray Phoenix. Now is a good time for Pacifist Route Complete a mission without killing a single enemy. , Up Close and Personal Complete an encounter by only dealing damage with melee attacks. and …and Clear Clear an entire encounter during the Breach turn. . If Reinforced Steel Replace an Agent mid-mission with an Android. , A New Look Launch a mission with no human agents in the squad. , Superior Firepower Equip an Epic Weapon. , Machine Learning Fully upgrade an Android. and Army of One Complete a mission with only one Agent left standing. didn't come naturally, you can finish them now. Also finish Need a Lift Move a VIP with Shelter’s Relocate and Torque’s Tongue Pull. if you haven't yet. Finishing the campaign will earn you Phoenix Down Complete the Gray Phoenix Investigation. .

Time Saving Resources

XCOM: 100% Achievement Squad - Steam achievement guide
Steam Workshop Items - My recommended mods to use

Achievements List

  • Heroes of City 31
    Win the campaign.
  • Impossible Dream
    Win the campaign on Impossible difficulty.
  • Phoenix Down
    Complete the Gray Phoenix Investigation.
  • Sacred Foiled
    Complete the Sacred Coil Investigation.
  • Child’s Play
    Complete the Progeny Investigation.
  • Reinforced Steel
    Replace an Agent mid-mission with an Android.
  • A New Look
    Launch a mission with no human agents in the squad.
  • City on Fire
    Complete the tutorial.
  • …and Clear
    Clear an entire encounter during the Breach turn.
  • Use the Large Cuffs
    Capture a Praetorian.
  • Caged Sword
    Capture a Ronin.
  • Bottled Lightning
    Capture a Sorcerer.
  • Chimera Unleashed
    Use every Agent in at least one mission.
  • Field Commander
    Unlock all Field Abilities.
  • Superior Firepower
    Equip an Epic Weapon.
  • Hammer And Tongs
    Complete 20 Assembly Projects in a single campaign.
  • Machine Learning
    Fully upgrade an Android.
  • Friendly Neighborhood XCOM
    Have Rank 3 Field Teams in all nine districts.
  • All Hands On Deck
    Have 8 Agents in the squad in a single campaign.
  • Thank You For Your Business
    Buy 20 unique Scavenger Market items in a single campaign.
  • Overqualified
    Reach max rank with all Agents in a single campaign.
  • Book Smart
    Complete all of one Agent’s class training.
  • Every Timeline
    Complete all versions of each Faction’s Takedown mission over multiple campaigns.
  • No Stone Left Unturned
    Complete every Spec Op at least once in a single campaign.
  • I’ll Let Myself In
    Use every type of Breach point.
  • Extra Hours
    As Godmother, activate Overtime and down an enemy on both turns.
  • …Makes the Dream Work
    Complete an objective with an action from Terminal’s Cooperation.
  • Impregnable
    Have Kinetic Armor on all 4 squad members at once.
  • Mind Nuke
    Use Verge to do 10 or more damage with one Mindflay.
  • Chain Reaction
    Use Claymore to detonate a Shrapnel Bomb with another explosive.
  • Ducks in a Row
    Use Blueblood to hit 3 or more enemies with one Phase Lance shot.
  • Kill Switch
    Hack an enemy Android with Patchwork and trigger Self-Destruct.
  • Daisy Chain
    Relocate the same unit with Shelter and his ghost in one turn.
  • Brawler
    Use Zephyr to hit 3 or more enemies with one use of Crowd Control.
  • Watch your Step
    Use Torque to Tongue Pull an enemy into poison.
  • Anger Management
    Kill an enemy with Axiom while Berserk.
  • Army of One
    Complete a mission with only one Agent left standing.
  • Pacifist Route
    Complete a mission without killing a single enemy.
  • Up Close and Personal
    Complete an encounter by only dealing damage with melee attacks.
  • Need a Lift
    Move a VIP with Shelter’s Relocate and Torque’s Tongue Pull.