Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC just jumped from 4 games to 25 for the 25th anniversary, with KOTOR I and II, Morrowind, Republic Commando, both classic Battlefronts and TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect. Four classics also get achievements for the first time ever, on PC and on console.
The original Xbox library just showed up on PC in a big way. Starting today, 21 more original Xbox games are playable on Windows 11 PCs and handhelds through Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, taking the lineup from 4 games to 25 to mark 25 years of Xbox. Knights of the Old Republic I and II, Morrowind, Republic Commando, both classic Battlefronts, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect are all in, and four games are getting something fans have wanted for a long time: achievements.
Xbox announced it on Xbox Wire this afternoon, and Asha Sharma put it in exactly the terms Xbox fans want to hear. “25 original Xbox games are rolling out today on PC, including KOTOR I & II, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Blinx: The Time Sweeper. Select titles are also getting Achievements for the first time,” she wrote on X, adding, “Preserving our history means making sure people can still play the timeless games from the past.” This is the wave we flagged this morning from Microsoft Store records, and it turned out even bigger than the 16 games that leaked.
25 original XBOX games are rolling out today on PC, including KOTOR I & II, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Blinx: The Time Sweeper. Select titles are also getting Achievements for the first time. Preserving our history means making sure people can still play the timeless… pic.twitter.com/flVrkrIvS0
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Every game in the new wave
The 21 games arriving today are 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, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront II, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Thrillville, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
That’s 11 Star Wars games in one drop, a huge slice of the early-2000s LucasArts era on Xbox. They join the four games that launched the program earlier this year: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy.
Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies are also available with Game Pass, along with all four of the original games. Everything else needs a purchase. Xbox says it requires Windows 11, availability is limited to select markets, and features vary by game.
Achievements, 25 years later
This is the part that’ll get the most love. For the first time ever, you can earn achievements in Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper and Conker: Live and Reloaded. The original Xbox never had achievements, so these are new lists, built with each game’s developers and publishers so they “fit the spirit of each title,” according to Xbox.
Even better, they aren’t PC-only. The new achievements also work when you play these games on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S after the latest system update, and in some cases they’ll pop based on progress you’ve already made. Xbox says more original Xbox games will get achievements over time.
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The first four games got upgrades too. Xbox says it improved performance and stability, and every game in the program now supports mouse and keyboard.
Why this is a big deal
This is Xbox doing something nobody else in the console business is doing at this scale. Your old games aren’t locked to a 20-year-old box or a remaster you have to buy again. They can live on a Series X, a Windows 11 PC and a ROG Xbox Ally, and now some of them come with brand new achievements on top. Xbox also says it’s going to keep bringing more original Xbox games to PC, so 25 is a starting line, not a finish line.
For PC players, it’s a gift. TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and Grabbed by the Ghoulies were never on PC before, and getting KOTOR, Republic Commando and the Battlefronts in their original Xbox versions on a handheld is exactly the kind of thing that makes the “this is an Xbox” pitch real. Happy 25th, Xbox. This is how you celebrate an anniversary.
Sources
- Xbox Wire: 25 Original Xbox Games Available Today on PC via Xbox Backward Compatibility
- Asha Sharma on X: 25 original Xbox games rolling out on PC
- Xbox on X: Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC
- Xbox Wire on X: 21 more original Xbox games coming to PC
- OnPoint 4 Gamers: RUMOR: 16 Original Xbox Classics Spotted Heading to PC
Image: Xbox / Microsoft (via Xbox Wire)
