Microsoft has expanded XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC to 25 original XBOX games, adding 21 titles on November 12 in supported countries. The entire PC collection now accepts mouse and keyboard input, while four original XBOX games have gained achievements for the first time. Players need Windows 11 and must download the games, and access may require buying a game or holding a Game Pass subscription.
The expansion follows an initial group of four original XBOX games that reached PC earlier this year, including handheld devices in the ROG XBOX Ally family. Those first four releases have also received changes intended to improve performance and stability, according to Microsoft. Availability remains limited to selected markets, and the features offered depend on the individual game.
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Achievement support covers four games, compared with the 25 titles in the expanded PC library. Among the games receiving achievements are Conker: Live and Reloaded, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and BLiNX: The Time Sweeper. Microsoft says it developed the achievements in collaboration with the developers and publishers behind the games, aiming to make the goals suit each title.
Players on XBOX One and XBOX Series consoles can earn the newly added achievements in the supported games as well. Console players need the latest system update before earning them, according to Microsoft. Some achievements may be awarded for progress players have already recorded, though Microsoft qualifies that possibility as applying only in some cases.
The expanded lineup includes TimeSplitters 2, Armed and Dangerous and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, alongside other additions such as Red Faction II. Morrowind and Grabbed by the Ghoulies are also offered through Xbox Game Pass, while the earlier PC group included Fuzion Frenzy and Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge.
Microsoft linked the PC expansion to the 25th anniversary of XBOX, giving the collection 25 games after its four-game start earlier this year. The company says it intends to add further original XBOX games to PC in the future. It also plans to extend achievements to additional original XBOX titles over time.
