Xenonauts 2 launched with a full set of achievements and trophies, and most of them come naturally just by playing through the campaign. The list leans heavily on combat actions, progression, and long term milestones, so you will unlock a good chunk without going out of your way.

A few of them do need specific actions or planning though, especially anything tied to ranks, UFO counts, or difficulty clears.

Full Xenonauts 2 Achievement List And How To Get Them

Most achievements are tied to things you will already be doing, but a few can be missed if you do not know what triggers them.

Here is the full list with what you need to do for each one.

First Contact | Kill a hostile unit in a tactical combat mission
First Of Many | Lose a soldier in a tactical combat mission
Counterfire | Kill an alien with reaction fire
Stunning Work | Knock an enemy unconscious
Welcome To Earth | Shoot down a UFO with an interceptor
Expansionist | Build an additional base on the Geoscape
All Your Base | Capture the Cleaner facility
Unfriendly Fire | Kill your own soldier during combat
God Of War | Get 20 alien kills on one soldier
Future Warfare | Kill an alien using an energy weapon
Maximum Power | Promote a soldier to Colonel
Ultimate Power | Deploy a full squad of Colonels
War Machine | Equip a Vanguard Battlesuit
Air Superiority | Shoot down 20 UFOs with an interceptor
Sunk My Battleship | Shoot down a Battleship UFO
Xenonaut | Reach the alien homeworld
Recruit Victory | Beat the campaign on Recruit
Soldier Victory | Beat the campaign on Soldier
Veteran Victory | Beat the campaign on Veteran
Commander Victory | Beat the campaign on Commander

Achievements You Will Unlock Naturally

A large portion of the list happens just by playing normally. If you are progressing through missions, building your base, and fighting UFOs, you will pick these up without trying.

Kills, stun mechanics, early UFO takedowns, and base expansion all fall into this category. Even losing a soldier is likely to happen at some point unless you are playing extremely carefully.

These are essentially free achievements as long as you keep playing.

Achievements That Need Intentional Setup

Some achievements require you to play in a certain way or focus on a specific goal. These are the ones people miss if they are not paying attention.

Getting 20 kills on one soldier takes time and requires keeping that soldier alive. Reaching Colonel rank also depends on consistent use of the same units.

Deploying a full squad of Colonels is even more demanding, since it requires multiple soldiers reaching max rank and surviving long enough to be fielded together.

UFO And Air Combat Achievements

Air combat achievements are tied to how often you engage UFOs and how effective your interceptors are. Shooting down 20 UFOs will happen over time, but the Battleship kill requires you to be prepared for a tougher target.

These are tied to your air game progression, so stronger interceptors and better loadouts make a big difference.

Difficulty And Campaign Completion Achievements

The final set of achievements comes from finishing the campaign on different difficulty levels. These stack based on difficulty, so completing a higher difficulty will also cover the lower ones.

Commander is the highest challenge, and that is the one that requires the most planning, resource management, and tactical efficiency.

Final Blurb

Xenonauts 2 achievements are mostly tied to how you play rather than forcing weird challenges, which makes the list feel natural to complete. Focus on keeping key soldiers alive, building up your air game, and finishing the campaign on higher difficulties, and you will cover everything without needing to grind anything specific.