Gears of War 4 Achievements Guide

The Gears of War 4 achievements guide lists every achievement for this Xbox One & PC third-person shooter game and tells you how to get and unlock them all.

In the Gears of War 4 achievement guide we’ll show there are 75 Achievements (16 Secret Achievements) with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points to earn in the Xbox One and PC versions.

Index of Gears of War 4 Guides:

Gears of War 4 Achievements Guide

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1. Zen and the Art of Reloading (5G) — Perform 25 perfect active reloads

2. Level 10 (10G) — Reached level 10

3. Level 50 (25G) — Reached level 50

4. Seriously 4.0 (200G) — Completed Insane Campaign, ribbons, rank placements, Horde maps, re-ups, classes and five skills

5. Gone With The Windflare (5G) — Killed 15 enemies using the environment during a windflare

Location: Normally you don’t need to boost this achievement because you will most likely unlock this during normal progression through the story as there are a lot of windflare sections in the game. If you want to unlock this as soon as possible I recommend Act 2-3. Shortly after the beginning you encounter the windflare section.

Tips: At the Act 2-3 beginning section, select the left path and destroy the wooden barrier so that the haystack can roll down and kill 2 to 3 enemies. After the enemies are killed, reload last checkpoint and repeat until the achievement unlocks.

6. Drop the Beat… down. (5G) — Got 3 Dropshot headshots

7. The Sound Of Silence (25G) — Carried the Customized Lancer Marcus gave you to the end of Act V Chapter 2

8. But You Can’t Pick Your Family (5G) — Found 5 weapons in snot bubbles

Location: Can be done during Act 3-2 when snot bubbles are introduced and you can unlock the achievement right at the first location.

Tips: There are two snot bubbles in the first location of Act 3-2, so destroy one of them, then pick up the weapon and it counts as one. Kill the other one and pick up his weapon too.
Reload last checkpoint and repeat until the achievement unlocks.

9. Ready for More (10G) — Completed all Campaign Acts

10. Learned the Hard Way (20G) — Completed all Campaign Acts on Hardcore or Insane difficulty

11. The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors (30G) — Completed all Campaign Acts on Insane difficulty

12. Collector (5G) — Recovered 5 Campaign collectibles
13. Pack Rat (10G) — Recovered 10 Campaign collectibles
14. Completist (15G) — Recovered all Campaign collectibles

Tip: To find all 50 collectibles, check out our “Gears of War 4 COG Tags Locations Guide“.

15. Remember the Fallen (15G) — Recovered all COG Tags in Campaign

Tip: To find all 50 collectibles, check out our “Gears of War 4 Collectibles Locations Guide“.

Video Guide: 10 of the 50 collectibles are COG Tags. All collectibles are immediately saved so you do not need to reach the next checkpoint or recollect if you die.

16. Brothers Till The End (20G) — Completed all Campaign Acts in Co-op (any difficulty)

17. I Have a Very Particular Set of Skills (5G) — Upgraded a Skill Card to maximum level

18. At First I Was Afraid, I Was Petrified (10G) — Survived the first 10 consecutive waves of Horde in a squad

19. Stay Classy (10G) — Reached level 10 in every launch Horde class

20. Gold Digger (10G) — Spent 100,000 power in the Fabricator (across all sessions)

21. Rollin’ With the Homies (5G) — Earned the maximum Consecutive Match Bonus in Versus

22. Triple Play (5G) — Killed 3 enemies with a single Buzzkill shot

23. I Live. I Die. I Live Again! (5G) — Rescued someone from inside a Snatcher

Location: Can be done in campaign mode. The first snatcher appears near the end of act 3-6. In case you miss it here you find another one at the beginning of Act 4-1.

Tips: To unlock the achievement let the snatcher eat a partner and then shoot at his belly to rescue your partner.

24. Stop Hitting Yourself (5G) — Killed a Guardian with a Guardian weapon

Location: Can be done during Act 1-4 (A Few Snags). This is the first time the guardians appear and it is concurrently the best place to unlock this achievement.

Tips: In the 2nd wave of the 2nd reinforcement wave the guardians appear. Kill one Guardian, pick up the weapon and kill another Guardian.
If you fail, reload the latest checkpoint and try again.

25. Come And Knock on My Door (5G) — Completed one Act in Co-op Campaign

26. Classy Move (5G) — Reached level 10 in one Horde class

27. Chest Candy (10G) — Earned one of each launch Ribbon

28. Custom Made (5G) — Won a Match using a non-Starter Character and non-default Weapon Skin

29. Ranked and Filed (5G) — Achieved a rank in all launch Core and Competitive game modes

30. Whoomp, There It Is! (5G) — They Yanked, you Shanked

Location: Recommended to do during a co-op game, since the computer A.I. rarely lets you shank them.

Tips: Kill someone with an Execution after they get Yanked by someone else. To Yank: Take cover across from an enemy, then hold forward and press X at the same time to Yank them over the cover. Lastly, press Y when prompted (shown above their head when you’re standing next to them) to Execute kill them.
You and a bro / lady need to each do one of these two actions (twice in different orders) to both unlock the achievement.

31. Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. (5G) — Upgraded Fabricator to maximum level

32. Master Craftsman (10G) — Crafted a Legendary card

33. Craftsman (5G) — Crafted a card

34. Pounsus Interruptus (5G) — Killed a Pouncer mid-pounce with Shotgun or Chainsaw

Location: Can be done during the start of Act 5-1.

Tips: You meet pouncers several times before but in Act 5-1 there are 2 pouncers directly at the beginning. Weaken one of the two pouncers and wait until he jumps on you. Kill him with the shotgun or chainsaw while he is in the air.

35. Call a Dr. If Lasting More than 4 Teammates (5G) — Resurrected 4 teammates using the Fabricator

36. Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another? (10G) — Re-upped once

37. Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? (100G) — Re-upped ten times

38. Sugar Daddy (10G) — Deposited 1,000,000 power in the Fabricator lifetime

39. It’s a Start (5G) — Earned 1000 Credits lifetime

40. Moving on up! (10G) — Earned 10000 Credits lifetime

41. I’m Drumpf (20G) — Earned 100000 Credits lifetime

42. Skills That Make Me a Nightmare (10G) — Upgraded 5 Skill cards to maximum level

43. I’ve Killed Things, Seen Places (50G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde in a squad on every Launch Series map

44. Bilford Bogin! (25G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde in a squad

45. Big Ol Hero (5G) — Got the “Big Ol Hero” Ribbon ten times

46. Say Hello to My Little Friend (5G) — Got the final winning kill in Arms Race

47. Now That’s a Knife! (5G) — Killed 10 enemies with combat knife after yanking or kicking

48. Look out! Uh… Never Mind (5G) — Killed 25 enemies by dropping pods on them

49. Killdozer (5G) — Ran over 15 enemies with the Loader

Location: Can be done shortly after the beginning of Act 4-1 when you come to the loader section. Here you can boost the achievement.

Tips: To start boosting, enter the loader and push aside the hill and turn around. Now deal with the many small enemies using the loader. After the enemies are killed reload last checkpoint and repeat until the achievement unlocks.

50. Bounty Hunter (10G) — Completed 20 Bounties

51. How’s it Going to Work? Teamwork! (5G) — Won a Casual Co-op Versus match

52. Talent Gets Kills, Teamwork Wins Games! (5G) — Won a Hardcore Co-op Versus match

53. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work! (5G) — Won a Normal Co-op Versus match

54. To Go Fast, Go Alone. To Go Far, Go Together (5G) — Won an Insane Co-op Versus match

55. Give a Name. Any Name. (20G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde as Sniper on Insane in a squad (any map)

56. I Have Approximate Knowledge of Many Things (20G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde as Scout on Insane in a squad (any map)

57. Oh What a Day! What a Lovely Day! (20G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde as Soldier on Insane in a squad (any map)

58. Job’s Done (20G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde as Engineer on Insane in a squad (any map)

59. I Choose Violence (20G) — Completed 50 consecutive waves of Horde as Heavy on Insane in a squad (any map)

Secret Achievements:

60. And We’re Back (5G) — Completed the Prologue and watched opening credits

61. And You Said We Couldn’t Fly (5G) — Rode the ore transporter counterweight cable

62. As If Snatchers Weren’t Bad Enough (5G) — Survived the Pouncer ambush outside of the tram station

63. Betty’s My Kind of Girl (5G) — Fought your way to the Dam using Jack Jr. and Second Betty

64. Broadcast This! (5G) — Defeated the Speaker and his Swarmak mount

65. Jinn’s Overreaction (5G) — Defeated the Vulture while riding on a Track Mule

66. Long Enough We’ll Need This (5G) — Defended the Speyer Radio Tower while waiting for backup

67. Looks Like an Elevator to Hell (5G) — Rode the ore transporter to the bottom of the mine

68. Not Going to Stop Us, Right? (5G) — Defeated the Hive Boss

69. One Hell of an Exhibit (5G) — Survived the onslaught of Swarm while holding up in the museum

70. Raiding is what Outsiders Do (5G) — Liberated a Fabricator from Settlement 5

71. Still Not Ironic (5G) — Restored power to the Dam by resetting the generators

72. Warriors, Kings….Wizards. (5G) — Survived the King’s chamber and discovered a way out of the catacombs

73. Welcome Home (5G) — Escaped from your childhood home

74. When it Leads to War (5G) — Defended your Outsider Village from the COG

75. You Smell Bad (5G) — Rescued Marcus from the Snatcher pod

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