Microsoft has expanded Xbox backward compatibility on PC with 21 additional original Xbox games, bringing the supported library to 25 titles. The new additions, available from November 12, 2026, include Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, TimeSplitters 2 and Star Wars Battlefront II. The expansion also introduces Xbox achievements to four classic games for the first time.
The announcement comes as part of Xbox’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Jason Ronald, Microsoft’s Vice President of Next Generation, confirmed the expansion through an official Xbox Wire announcement, explaining that the company intends to continue bringing original Xbox games to modern PCs and gaming handhelds.
The expanded library is available on Windows 11 devices in supported regions, including compatible handheld systems such as the ROG Xbox Ally family. All 25 games now support mouse and keyboard input, while Microsoft has improved the performance and stability of the four titles introduced when the program launched in July 2026.
The 21 newly supported original Xbox games 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
– TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
The selection includes several Star Wars titles alongside Bethesda’s classic RPG Morrowind and both TimeSplitters sequels. These games can now be accessed through Microsoft’s Xbox backward-compatibility program on supported Windows 11 hardware, although availability depends on the player’s region.
The additions join BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy, which became the first four games supported through Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC in July.
Microsoft has also introduced achievements for four original Xbox games that previously lacked them:
– Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
– Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
– BLiNX: The Time Sweeper
– Conker: Live and Reloaded
These achievements are not limited to PC. Microsoft confirmed that they are also available when playing the supported games on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles.
Console players must install the latest system update to access the new achievement functionality. Microsoft also noted that certain achievements may unlock automatically based on progress already completed in a game.
The company worked with the developers and publishers of the affected titles to design achievements suited to each game. Additional original Xbox games are expected to receive achievement support in the future, although Microsoft has not identified which titles will be updated next.
For PC players, the expanded backward-compatibility library builds on the features introduced with the program’s July launch. Those capabilities include customizable graphics settings, resolution upscaling of up to four times the original resolution, VSync, fullscreen and windowed display modes, anisotropic filtering and enhanced anti-aliasing. Specific features can vary between games.
Access to the newly supported titles is not automatically included with every Xbox Game Pass subscription. Among the 21 additions, Microsoft specifically identifies The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies as available through Game Pass.
The four previously supported games are also available through Game Pass. Other titles may require a separate purchase, depending on ownership and subscription eligibility.
When the program launched in July, Microsoft confirmed that existing digital licenses for its initial four games could carry over from Xbox consoles to PC through Xbox Play Anywhere. However, the November announcement does not explicitly establish the same ownership entitlement for every newly added title.
Players also need Windows 11, compatible hardware and access to a supported market. Game downloads are required, and availability may differ by region.
The expansion forms part of Microsoft’s broader anniversary announcements, which also include a free four-player Firefight mode for Halo: Campaign Evolved.
Microsoft has confirmed that more original Xbox games will join the PC backward-compatibility library, but has not announced the next selection of titles or a release schedule for future additions.
