A quarter of a century after the first Xbox went on sale, Microsoft is marking the anniversary by bringing more of the console's original games to Windows PCs. In an Xbox Wire post on Thursday, 12 November 2026, the company added 21 original Xbox titles to Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC.
What exactly did Microsoft announce? The 21 games became playable on PC on the day of the announcement, taking the library to 25. They join the four titles released in July: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy.
Which games are included? Highlights include The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, TimeSplitters 2 and Red Faction II, plus 11 Star Wars games, among them both Knights of the Old Republic titles and both Battlefront games.
Is anything new for achievements? For the first time, players can earn achievements in Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic II, BLiNX and Conker. These also work on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles with the latest system update. "The games you've played are part of your history with XBOX," wrote Jason Ronald, Microsoft's vice president for next generation. All 25 games now support mouse and keyboard.
What do players need? Windows 11 and the Xbox app, in supported markets. According to heise, games already bought digitally for an Xbox console can be played on PC at no extra cost, though disc copies do not count. Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies are on Game Pass; the other new titles are sold individually.
Microsoft says more original Xbox games will get achievements later, without giving a date.
Source: Xbox Wire, heise
