Quick answer: As of November 12, 2026, Microsoft added 21 more original Xbox games to Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, bringing the library to 25. The new batch includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I and II, Star Wars Battlefront I and II, Republic Commando, Jedi Academy, Morrowind and both TimeSplitters games. KOTOR I and II, BLiNX and Conker also get Xbox achievements for the first time, on PC and console. You need Windows 11 and the Xbox app. Current as of November 12, 2026.
In an Xbox Wire post on Thursday, November 12, 2026, Xbox VP of Next Generation Jason Ronald announced that 21 more original Xbox games are now playable on PC through Xbox Backward Compatibility. That takes the program from 4 games to 25, timed with Xbox’s 25th anniversary.
The 21 new games
Here is the full list of games added today, in supported countries:
- Armed and Dangerous
- Disney’s Chicken Little
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (also in Xbox Game Pass)
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies (also in Xbox Game Pass)
- 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
They join the first four games from July: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy. All four of those are in Game Pass. Microsoft says it also improved performance and stability for that first batch, and every game in the program now supports mouse and keyboard.
Achievements arrive for four games
Starting today, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper and Conker: Live and Reloaded have Xbox achievements for the first time. They work on PC and on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S too, as long as your console has the latest system update.
Microsoft says some achievements may unlock based on progress you have already made, and that it designed them with each game’s developer and publisher. More original Xbox games will get achievements over time.
How to play them on PC
- Windows 11 is required. The games run through the Xbox app on PC and on Windows handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally family.
- Buy or use Game Pass. Microsoft says a game purchase or Game Pass subscription may be required. The Microsoft Store listings we checked for KOTOR, KOTOR II, Republic Commando, Star Wars Battlefront and Morrowind show $9.99 each.
- Already own them digitally? When the program launched in July, Microsoft said digital licenses you already own on Xbox carry over to PC. Today’s post doesn’t restate that for each new game, so check your library in the Xbox app first.
- Hardware. Microsoft’s July minimum specs were a GTX 950, Radeon RX 550, Intel UHD 770 or Arc A310 GPU, a four-core CPU like the Core i3-8100 or Ryzen 3 1200, and 8GB of RAM.
Features vary by game, and the program is only in select markets. Microsoft’s backward compatibility page has the details.
Why it matters
Several of these games, like KOTOR, Jedi Academy and Morrowind, already have their own PC versions on other stores. What’s new is that the original Xbox versions now sit in one library you can play on console, PC, handheld and cloud, with achievements starting to appear. That makes Xbox’s 25th anniversary feel less like a nostalgia trip and more like a preservation push.
Microsoft says more original Xbox games, and more achievements, are coming later. With Grabbed by the Ghoulies and Morrowind in Game Pass, subscribers can try the program today at no extra cost.
Game Beacon checked the game list, achievements and requirements against Xbox Wire’s November 12, 2026 post, Microsoft’s July 2026 launch announcement and live Microsoft Store listings on November 12.
