Here are the 25 original Xbox games you can now play on PC

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="The first 25 original Xbox on PC games. | Image: Microsoft" data-portal-copyright="Image: Microsoft" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/XBOX_PCBackCompat.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,93.955555555556" /> <figcaption> The first 25 original Xbox on PC games. | Image: Microsoft </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1031792/xbox-25-year-milestone-notepad">the 25th anniversary of Xbox</a>, Microsoft is beginning to make good on its paid <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/893268/did-microsoft-just-announce-classic-xbox-games-are-coming-to-pc">"next-gen game preservation"</a> promise. Starting today, you can play 25 different <em>original </em>Xbox games on your Windows PC, as long as you have (or are willing to pay) for digital copies. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In July, Microsoft originally launched the idea <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/969117/microsoft-xbox-games-pc-backward-compatibility">with just four Xbox games</a>, so 25 is progress, and Microsoft says all these games are now playable with keyboard and mouse.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Plus, Microsoft says it's adding achievements to original Xbox games for the first time, starting with four games: <em>Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</em> and its sequel, <em>Blinx: The Time Sweeper</em>, and <em>Conker: Li …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/1032321/microsoft-xbox-original-games-pc-backwards-compatibility">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>