Key facts
- Microsoft added 21 more original Xbox games to PC backward compatibility on November 12, 2026, bringing the total library to 25 titles during the platform's 25th-anniversary celebration.
- Players who already own any of the newly added games on Xbox console receive the PC version for free.
- PC backward compatibility requires Windows 11, a download, and is offered only in select markets, with features varying by game.
- The achievement rollout covers both waves of PC support, with the Knights of the Old Republic pair newly arriving and BLiNX and Conker already available.
Microsoft added 21 more original Xbox games to PC backward compatibility on Nov. 12, 2026, bringing the total PC library to 25 titles during the platform’s 25th-anniversary celebration. Xbox Wire framed the release as part of 25 years of Xbox. The first four PC titles had arrived earlier in 2026, and Microsoft said it plans more games over time.
BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy made up that initial wave. Those four games launched earlier in 2026 alongside support for handhelds in the ROG Xbox Ally family.
The Star Wars selections make up the majority of the 21 newly added titles. PC players now have both Battlefront games, both Knights of the Old Republic titles, Republic Commando, Revenge of the Sith, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight II Jedi Outcast, Jedi Starfighter, Starfighter – Special Edition, and The Clone Wars.
Non-Star Wars additions include Armed and Dangerous, Disney’s Chicken Little, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, Red Faction II, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, Thrillville, TimeSplitters 2, and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
Every original Xbox game in the PC library supports mouse and keyboard and a traditional controller. Xbox said it made performance and stability improvements for the first four PC games alongside the expansion. The feature requires Windows 11.
PC backward compatibility requires a download and is available only in select markets, with features varying by game. Buying a title or maintaining an Xbox Game Pass subscription may be necessary.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies are available with Xbox Game Pass among the newly added titles, and those four earlier PC launch games are also on Game Pass.
Players who already own any of the newly added games on Xbox console receive the PC version for free. The 21 additional classic Xbox games released on PC are also playable on Xbox Series and Xbox One consoles.
Xbox introduced achievements for four original Xbox games on PC and consoles on Nov. 12, 2026: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, and Conker: Live and Reloaded. Xbox described achievements as one of the community’s top requested features and said it worked with developers and publishers to design them.
Achievement support applies on Xbox One and Xbox Series with the latest system update, and in some cases achievements may unlock based on progress already made. Xbox said it collaborated with the creators and publishers of each game to design achievements suited to individual titles. The rollout covers both waves of PC support, with the Knights of the Old Republic pair newly arriving and BLiNX and Conker already available.
Xbox plans to add more original Xbox games to PC backward compatibility and bring achievements to more titles over time.
Bringing more games to PC and adding achievements are ways to ensure players can continue to play the games they love wherever they choose, Xbox said. The company also said the games players have played are part of their history with the platform. Xbox made the comments as part of its 25th-anniversary message about game preservation and player choice.
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