KOTOR, Morrowind and TimeSplitters Lead 21 Classic Xbox Games Now Playable on PC
Microsoft just dropped the biggest Xbox nostalgia bomb of its 25th anniversary celebrations. 21 more original Xbox games are now playable on Windows 11 PCs through Xbox Backward Compatibility, and the list reads like a hall of fame: Knights of the Old Republic, Morrowind, both TimeSplitters games, and 11 Star Wars titles in one shot.
The expansion brings the PC backward compatibility library to 25 games in total, and every single one of them now supports mouse and keyboard. If you already own any of these games digitally, your license carries over to PC at no extra cost. No rebuy, no subscription required, just download and play through the Xbox PC app.
This is not a small side announcement. It is Microsoft turning its 25th anniversary into a working preservation project, and it lands alongside the Wolfenstein 3 confirmation, a new id Software game, and fresh Fable gameplay. But for PC players, the backward compatibility drop is the news that actually changes what you can play tonight.
The Full List: All 21 Games Now on PC
Microsoft announced the 21 additions on Xbox Wire on November 12, 2026. Here is every game in the batch, with the two Game Pass titles flagged.
| Game | What It Is | Game Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Armed and Dangerous | Third-person shooter from the LucasArts era | No |
| Disney’s Chicken Little | Family action-adventure based on the film | No |
| The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Bethesda’s landmark open-world RPG | Yes |
| Grabbed by the Ghoulies | Rare’s cult comedy action game | Yes |
| Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb | Classic Indy action-adventure | No |
| Red Faction II | Sci-fi shooter with destructible environments | No |
| Secret Weapons Over Normandy | WWII flight combat from LucasArts | No |
| Star Wars Battlefront | Original large-scale Star Wars battles | No |
| Star Wars Battlefront II | The 2005 sequel, still a fan favorite | No |
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Movie tie-in action game | No |
| Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Lightsaber action from Raven Software | No |
| Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Kyle Katarn’s return, a PC classic in its own right | No |
| Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Space combat set before Episode II | No |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | BioWare’s legendary RPG, one of the best ever made | No |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | Obsidian’s darker, unfinished-at-launch sequel | No |
| Star Wars: Republic Commando | Squad-based Clone Trooper shooter | No |
| Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition | Episode I era space combat | No |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Action game from the prequel era | No |
| Thrillville | Theme park management and minigames | No |
| TimeSplitters 2 | Free Radical’s beloved arcade shooter | No |
| TimeSplitters: Future Perfect | The trilogy finale, with online-style bot matches | No |
The Star Wars haul is the headline within the headline. Eleven of the 21 games carry the Star Wars name, and they cover nearly every genre the franchise touched on the original Xbox: RPGs, shooters, space combat, and large-scale battlefields. KOTOR alone justifies the whole announcement for a lot of PC players. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest RPGs ever made, and it is now officially playable on a modern Windows 11 PC with mouse and keyboard support, no third-party workaround needed.
Morrowind is the other heavyweight. Bethesda’s 2002 open-world RPG defined a generation of PC role-playing, and it arrives on Game Pass as part of this batch. TimeSplitters 2 completes the trio of most-wanted returns: Free Radical’s arcade shooter has been stranded on old hardware for two decades, and its PC debut is the kind of preservation win that fans have been asking Microsoft for since the backward compatibility program began.
The Four Games That Started It
This is the second wave of the program, not the first. Microsoft brought the first four original Xbox games to PC earlier this year:
- BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, also available with Xbox Game Pass
- Conker: Live and Reloaded, also available with Xbox Game Pass
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, also available with Xbox Game Pass
- Fuzion Frenzy, also available with Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft says it has improved performance and stability for those original four as part of this update, and all four are included in the 25-game total. Six of the 25 games overall are available with Xbox Game Pass: the four above plus Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies from the new batch.
What You Get on PC
These are not bare ROM dumps running in a window. Microsoft’s PC backward compatibility platform adds modern options on top of the original games:
- Mouse and keyboard support across all 25 games, which matters enormously for Morrowind, Jedi Outcast, and the shooters in the list
- Up to 4X resolution upscaling, so the old 480p-era visuals scale cleanly to modern displays
- VSync, anisotropic filtering, and enhanced anti-aliasing for a smoother, cleaner image
- Configurable display modes to fit your monitor setup
Microsoft notes that supported features may vary by game, so do not expect every option in every title. Still, the package is a clear step above running these games through unofficial means. The official route also stands apart from community efforts like the unofficial Xbox emulator that runs original Xbox games on PC in 4K at 120 FPS, which requires setup work and carries none of Microsoft’s license or achievement support.
Achievements Finally Arrive for Four Classics
Alongside the 21 games, Microsoft is introducing something the Xbox community has requested for years: achievements in original Xbox games. Starting today, players can earn achievements in four titles for the first time ever:
- 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
The achievement support is not PC-only. The same achievements also unlock when you play these games on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles, as long as you have the latest system update installed. In some cases, achievements may unlock based on progress you have already made, so long-time players could see a few pop the moment they boot a game up.
Microsoft says it worked closely with each game’s developers and publishers to design achievements that fit the spirit of each title, and it plans to bring achievements to more original Xbox games over time. KOTOR getting an official achievement list is the kind of small detail that will pull a lot of players back for another run through Taris and Tatooine.
How to Play Them on PC
Getting started is straightforward, but there are a few conditions worth knowing before you open the store:
- You need Windows 11. The backward compatibility program is a Windows 11 feature, and the games are distributed through the Xbox PC app, which Microsoft has been steadily improving.
- Your existing digital licenses carry over. If you already own any of these games digitally on Xbox, you do not need to buy them again for PC.
- Physical discs do not count. Owning the original Xbox disc alone does not provide a PC digital entitlement, so disc-only collectors will still need a digital license or Game Pass.
- Six of the 25 titles are on Game Pass. The rest require a separate purchase if you do not already own them.
- Handhelds are supported. The games run on compatible handhelds such as the ROG Xbox Ally family, which makes KOTOR on the go a real option.
- Availability is limited to select markets. Microsoft lists the program as available in supported countries only.
Check the compatibility list on xbox.com if a specific title does not show up in your region. Microsoft says it will bring even more original Xbox games to PC in the future, so this 25-game library is a starting point, not a final list.
What This Means for Xbox 360 Games on PC
The obvious next question is whether Xbox 360 games follow. Microsoft has only officially confirmed more original Xbox games and additional achievements for the future, so a 360 announcement is not on the table yet. But there is a strong hint sitting in the background: Wccftech reports that dataminers previously discovered Microsoft’s XeO3 emulation technology powering the PC backward compatibility rollout, and the same code suggested that official Xbox 360 game support on Windows could eventually arrive.
That is still speculation, not a promise. Datamined code shows what a team is working on, not what it will ship. Even so, the pattern is hard to ignore. Microsoft built the original Xbox program, proved it works on PC and handhelds, and is now expanding it aggressively during its anniversary year. If 360 games are ever going to get the same treatment, this is exactly how the rollout would begin. For now, the closest PC players have come to 360-era Xbox games on PC is community work such as the unofficial Gears of War Xbox 360 ports on PC, which shows how much demand exists for that generation.
Bottom Line
Twenty-one games, eleven of them Star Wars, with KOTOR, Morrowind, and TimeSplitters 2 leading the charge. Mouse and keyboard support across the board, up to 4X upscaling, achievements in four classics, and your existing digital licenses carrying over for free. For a program that started this year with just four games, that is a serious acceleration.
The best move right now is simple: open the Xbox PC app, check which of the 21 you already own, and start with KOTOR or Morrowind if you have never played them. Both are the kind of games that explain why people still talk about the original Xbox more than twenty years later. And if you have been waiting for TimeSplitters 2 on PC, the wait is finally over.
News Source: Wccftech, via the official announcement on Xbox Wire.
