Twenty-one more original Xbox games can now be played on a Windows 11 PC, taking Microsoft’s list to 25. Star Wars Battlefront, both Knights of the Old Republic games, Morrowind, TimeSplitters 2 and Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb are among them.
Microsoft is releasing them as part of Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Four older titles were already on PC, and Microsoft says it has tuned how they run. Every game on the list, old and new, also supports mouse and keyboard.
The Xbox Wire announcement carries the whole list. Star Wars fans get the biggest share: 11 of the 21 new games, from both Battlefront titles and both Knights of the Old Republic games to Republic Commando, Jedi Academy and The Clone Wars. Shooter fans get TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, plus Red Faction II. Bethesda’s Morrowind, Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, the kids’ game Thrillville and Disney’s Chicken Little round out the rest. The four games that arrived earlier are BLiNX, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies and Fuzion Frenzy.
Achievements arrive for the first time on four of the old games: both Knights of the Old Republic titles, BLiNX and Conker. They also count when you play on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles, provided the console has the latest system update. Microsoft says some achievements can unlock from progress you have already made, and that it plans more for other original games.
Microsoft has already promised the next batch. The catch for now is access. The feature needs Windows 11, works in selected countries only, and some games need a purchase or a Game Pass subscription. Morrowind, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, BLiNX, Conker, Crimson Skies and Fuzion Frenzy are the titles Microsoft marks as also on Game Pass. Each game also needs a download before you can play it.
Achievements are among the features the Xbox community has asked for most, according to Microsoft, which says it worked with each game’s developers and publishers so the new ones suit the spirit of each title. The company also says more original Xbox games will come to PC later, but names no titles and no date.
