Xbox backwards compatibility list: Every Xbox 360 game currently playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series
Here is every backwards compatible Xbox 360 game playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S:
- 0 day Attack on Earth
- 3D Ultra Minigolf
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
- Aces of the Galaxy
- Advent Rising
- Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
- Aegis Wing
- Age of Booty
- AirMech
- Alan Wake (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Alaskan Adventures
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Alien Hominid HD
- Aliens vs Predator
- Altered Beast
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Aqua
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the Grade
- Army of Two
- Assassin’s Creed (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Assassin’s Creed II (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Assassin’s Creed 3
- Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- Assassin’s Creed Rogue
- Assault Heroes 2
- Asteroids and Deluxe
- Astropop
- Asura’s Wrath
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth
- Axel and Pixel
- Babel Rising
- Band of Bugs (May 4)
- Banjo Kazooie (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Banjo Tooie (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Bankshot Billiards 2
- Batman: Arkham Origins – disc only
- BattleBlock Theater
- Battlefield 1943
- Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
- Battlefield 3 – disc only
- Battlefield: Bad Company
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Battlestations Pacific
- Bayonetta (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Beautiful Katamari
- Bejeweled 2
- Bejeweled 3
- Bellator: MMA Onslaught
- Beyond Good and Evil HD
- Binary Domain
- BioShock
- BioShock 2
- BioShock Infinite
- Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed
- Blazing Angels
- Blood Knights
- Blood of the Werewolf
- Bloodforge
- BloodRayne: Betrayal
- Blue Dragon
- Bomberman Battlefest
- Boom Boom Rocket
- Borderlands 2
- Borderlands
- Bound by Flame
- Braid (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Brain Challenge
- Brave: The Video Game
- Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway
- Brutal Legend
- Bullet Soul -Infinite Burst-
- Bullet Soul
- Bully
- Burnout Paradise
- Burnout Revenge
- Cabela’s Hunting Expeditions
- Cabela’s Survival: Shadows of Katmai
- Calbela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013
- Call of Duty 2 (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Call of Duty 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Juarez Gunslinger
- Capcom Arcade Cabinet
- Carcassonne
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Cars: Mater-National
- Castle Crashers
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- Castlestorm
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Catherine
- Centipede and Millipede
- Child of Eden
- Civilization Revolution
- Cloning Clyde
- Comic Jumper
- Comix Zone
- Command and Conquer 3 Kane’s Wrath
- Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium wars
- Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge
- Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
- Commanders: Attack
- Conan
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Contra
- Costume Quest 2
- Costume Quest
- Counter-Strike: GO
- Crackdown (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Crackdown 2
- Crazy Taxi
- Crysis 2
- Crysis 3
- Crysis
- Crystal Defenders
- Crystal Quest
- Dante’s Inferno
- Dark Souls (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Dark Void
- Darksiders (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Darksiders 2
- Darwinia+
- Daytona USA
- Dead or Alive 4
- Dead or Alive Ultimate
- Dead Rising 2: Case West
- Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
- Dead Space
- Dead Space 2 (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Dead Space 3 (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Dead Space Ignition
- Deadfall Adventures
- Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Deadliest Warrior: The Game
- Deadly Premonition
- Death by Cube
- DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue
- Defense Grid
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Dig Dug
- Dirt 3
- Dirt Showdown
- Discs of Tron
- Disney Bolt
- Disney Universe
- Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga
- Domino Master
- Doom
- Doom II
- Doom 3 BFG Edition
- Doritos Crash Course
- Double Dragon Neon
- Dragon Age 2
- Dragon Age: Origins (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Driver San Francisco
- Duck Tales: Remastered
- Duke Nukem Forever
- Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
- Dungeon Siege III
- Earth Defense Force 2017
- Earth Defense Force 2025
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Eat Lead
- Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Elements of Destruction
- Enchanted Arms
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
- Escape Dead Island
- F1 2014
- Fable Anniversary (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Fable Heroes
- Fable II (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Fable II Pub Games
- Fable III
- Faery: Legends of Avalon
- Fallout 3 (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Fallout: New Vegas (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Far Cry Classic
- Far Cry 2
- Far Cry 3
- Far Cry Instincts Predator
- FEAR 2: Project Origin
- FEAR 3
- FEAR Files
- FEAR
- Feeding Frenzy 2
- Feeding Frenzy
- Fight Night Champion
- Fighting Vipers
- Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Final Fight: Double Impact
- Flashback
- Forza Horizon (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Foul Play
- Fret Nice
- Frogger 2
- Frogger
- From Dust
- Frontlines: Fuel of War
- Fuel
- Galaga Legions DX
- Galaga Legions
- Galaga
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Gatling Gears
- Gears of War (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Gears of War 2 (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Gears of War 3 (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Gears of War: Judgment (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
- Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Ghostbusters
- Gin Rummy
- Girl Fight
- Go! Go! Break Steady
- Goat Simulator
- Golden Axe
- Golf: Tee It Up!
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Greg Hastings Paintball 2
- GRID 2
- GRID Autosport
- Gripshift
- Guardian Heroes
- Gunstar Heroes
- Guwange
- Gyromancer
- GYRUSS
- Half-Minute Hero – Super Mega Neo Climax
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Disc Only)
- Halo 3 (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Reach (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Halo 4
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Hard Corps: Uprising
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
- Hardwood Spades
- Harms Way
- Heavy Weapon
- Hexic 2
- Hexic HD
- Hitman HD Pack
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Hydro Thunder (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Hydrophobia
- I Am Alive
- Ikaruga
- ilomilo
- Infinite Undiscovery
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Interpol
- Iron Brigade
- Islands of Wakfu
- Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad
- Jet Set Radio
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Jewel Quest
- Joe Danger 2: The Movie
- Joe Danger
- Joust
- Joy Ride Turbo
- Just Cause 2
- Just Cause
- Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Kane and Lynch 2
- King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- King of Fighters 2012 Unlimited Match
- King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match
- King of Fighters Sky Stage
- King of Fighters XIII
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- Lazy Raiders
- Left 4 Dead
- Left 4 Dead 2
- LEGO Batman
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2
- Lego Lord of the Rings
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Lode Runner
- Lost Odyssey
- Lost Planet
- Lost Planet 2
- Lost Planet 3
- Lost Planet Colonies
- Lumines Live!
- Luxor 2 Arcade
- Madballs Babo: Invasion
- Mafia II
- Magic 2012
- Magic 2013
- Magic 2014 – Duels of the Planeswalkers
- Magic: The Gathering
- Marathon: Durandal
- Marlow Briggs and the Mask of the Death
- Mars: War Logs
- Mass Effect (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond
- Max Payne 3
- Medal of Honor: Airborne
- Meet the Robinsons
- Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker HD Edition
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug XX
- Midnight Club LA
- Midway Arcade Origins
- Might and Magic Clash of Heroes
- Mini Ninjas
- Mirror’s Edge (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Missile Command
- Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine
- Monday Night Combat
- Monkey Island: SE
- Monkey Island 2: SE
- Monopoly Deal
- Monopoly Plus
- Moon Diver
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
- Mortal Kombat
- Motocross Madness
- Ms. Splosion Man
- MS.PAC-MAN
- Mutant Blobs Attack
- Mutant Storm Empire
- Mutant Storm Reloaded
- MX vs ATV Alive
- MX vs ATV Untamed
- MX vs. ATV Reflex
- N+ (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
- Nier
- NiGHTS into Dreams
- Nin2-Jump
- Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
- Novadrome
- Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Operation Flashpoint: Red River
- Orcs Must Die!
- Outland
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Overlord 2
- Overlord
- PAC-MAN CE DX+
- Pac-Man Championship Edition
- Pac-Man Museum
- Pac-Man
- Peggle 2
- Peggle
- Perfect Dark (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Persona 4 Arena
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
- Pinball FX
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Poker Smash
- Port Royale 3 Pirates and Merchants
- Portal 2 (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Portal: Still Alive
- Prey
- Prince of Persia (2008)
- Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
- Prince of Persia
- Pure
- Putty Squad
- Puzzle Quest
- Puzzle Quest 2
- Puzzle Quest Galactrix
- Puzzlegeddon
- Quake Arena Arcade
- Quantum Conundrum
- R-Type Dimensions
- R.U.S.E.
- Radiant Silvergun
- Raiden IV
- Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Rainbow Six Vegas (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Raskulls
- RAW – Realms of Ancient War
- Rayman 3 HD
- Rayman Legends
- Rayman Origins
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- Red Dead Redemption (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Red Faction: Armageddon
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
- Ridge Racer 6
- Rio
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- Risen
- RoboBlitz
- Rock of Ages
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
- Rumble Roses XX
- Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
- Sacred 3
- Sacred Citadel
- Saints Row 2
- Saints Row: The Third
- Saints Row IV
- Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
- Saints Row
- Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space
- Sam and Max Save the World
- Samurai Shodown II
- Scarygirl
- Scramble
- Scrap Metal
- ScreamRide
- Screwjumper!
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd and Co.
- Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
- Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
- Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam and Earl
- Sensible World of Soccer
- Shadow Assault Tenchu
- Shadow Complex (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Shadows of the Damned
- Shinobi
- Silent Hill: HD Collection
- Silent Hill Homecoming
- Silent Hill: Downpour
- Sine Mora
- Skate
- Skate 2
- Skate 3 (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Skullgirls
- Slender: The Arrival
- Small Arms
- Sniper Elite V2
- Soltrio Solitaire
- Sonic Adventure
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
- Sonic and Knuckles
- Sonic CD
- Sonic Generations (offers FPS Boost on Xbox Series X / S)
- Sonic the Fighters
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2
- Sonic Unleashed
- Soul Caliber II HD
- Soul Caliber
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Space Giraffe
- Space Invaders Infinity Gene
- Spec Ops: The Line
- Spelunky
- Splinter Cell Blacklist (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Splinter Cell Conviction (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Split / Second
- Splosion Man
- SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!
- SpongeBob’s Truth or Square
- SSX
- Stacking
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Steinsgate (Japan only)
- Strania
- Street Fighter 4
- Super Contra (September 14th)
- Super Meat Boy
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
- Supreme Commander 2
- Switchball
- Syberia
- Syndicate
- Tecmo Bowl Throwback
- Tekken 6
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Texas Hold’em
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
- The Cave
- The Darkness 2
- The Darkness
- The First Templar
- The Maw
- The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
- The Orange Box
- The Outfit
- The Splatters
- The Walking Dead: Michonne (August 29th)
- The Walking Dead: Season One (August 29th)
- The Walking Dead: Season Two (August 29th)
- Thrillville: Off the Rails
- Thrillville
- Ticket to Ride
- Time Pilot
- TimeShift
- Tom Clancy’s EndWar
- Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.
- Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Tomb Raider Legend
- Tomb Raider Underworld
- Too Human
- Torchlight
- Tour de France 2009
- Tower Bloxx Deluxe
- Toy Soldiers Cold War
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Story 3
- Toy Story Mania
- Toybox Turbos
- Trials Evolution
- Trials HD (Tested by Digital Foundry)
- Triggerheart Exelica
- Trine 2
- Tron: Evolution
- Tropico 4
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
- Unbound Saga
- Undertow
- Unreal Tournament III
- Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
- Vanquish
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
- Virtual On: OT
- Virtual-On (Japan only)
- Viva Piñata (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Viva Pinata: Party Animals
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Warlords
- Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (Xbox One X enhanced)
- Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
- Wolfenstein 3D
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- XCOM: Enemy Within
- Yosumin! Live
- Zone of the Enders HD
- Zuma’s Revenge!
- Zuma
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The Xbox One can play certain Xbox 360 games, Xbox Live Arcade games, and even original Xbox games. There are no costs involved, so you can freely play all of your old compatible games if you’re still holding onto the discs.
It is a little more complicated than just inserting an Xbox 360 game into your Xbox One and playing though, and you’ll need a high speed internet connection to download updates for each game you want to play.
Backwards compatibility works the same on all Xbox One consoles, including the original version, the Xbox One S, and the Xbox One X. The only differences are that consoles with more hard drive space can store more backwards compatible games, and a handful of backwards compatible games have been enhanced for the Xbox One X.
What Xbox Games Have Backwards Compatibility on Xbox One?
Microsoft has devoted a lot of resources to backwards compatibility over the years, and new games are added on a fairly regular basis. Some of these games are even enhanced for the Xbox One X, with higher resolutions and better color details.
You can find out if a game you own is compatible by inserting it into your Xbox One. If you get a prompt to download an update, that means it's compatible. If you want to check on a specific game, Microsoft maintains a list of all backwards compatible Xbox 360 and Xbox One games.
Do Digital Xbox Games and Xbox Live Arcade Games Have Backwards Compatibility?
The Xbox 360 introduced two innovations: the ability to buy and download digital copies of games, and Xbox Live Arcade games. Just like physical Xbox One games, many of these are also available to play on your Xbox One.
In fact, Microsoft has a record of all the digital games you purchased on your old Xbox 360. If any of them are available as backwards compatible titles on the Xbox One, and you’re still using the same Xbox network account, you can download and play them on your new console without paying anything.
How to Play Xbox 360 and Original Xbox Games on an Xbox One
Backwards compatibility on the Xbox one relies on emulation. What that means is the Xbox One doesn't have the hardware components required to run games from previous generations, so it uses software.
Instead of running your disc-based games through an emulator, Microsoft has taken a slightly different route. Each backwards compatible game has been tweaked, packaged with an emulator, and made available for download.
When you insert a backwards compatible game into an Xbox One, your console verifies the identity of the disc and then provides you with the option to download an update. This update is actually the entire game packaged with an emulator.
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Even though Xbox One backwards compatibility requires you to download a modified version of each game you want to play, and you don't actually play the game on your physical game disc, you still need to have the disc inserted.
Microsoft uses this as a sort of protection to make sure that you actually own the disc, and to prevent you from downloading a backwards compatible copy to your console and then selling the physical disc.
If you have any backwards compatible Xbox 360 or original Xbox games, here’s how to play them on your Xbox One:
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Turn on your Xbox One, and make sure it's up to date.
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Insert an Xbox 360 or Original Xbox game.
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If the game is backwards compatible, you will see the following message. Select Install to proceed.
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Wait for the download and installation process to complete.
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Once the download process has finished, launch the game to play it.
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If you don't have the game disc inserted, you will see the following message. Select Close, and then insert the game disc to proceed.
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You can install as many backwards compatible Xbox 360 and Xbox One games as you have space for. If you run out of storage space and have to delete a backwards compatible game, you can always download it again later. You may also want to consider upgrading your hard drive or adding external storage.
How to Play Backwards Compatible Xbox Live Arcade Games and Full Digital Download Xbox Games
In addition to backwards compatibility with physical game discs, you can also play digital copies of old Xbox 360 and original Xbox games. That means if you ever bought a digital download of a game on your Xbox 360, and that game is backwards compatible with the Xbox One, it will be available for you to download and play free of charge.
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If you ever purchased any Xbox Live Arcade games on your Xbox 360, these are also available to play on your Xbox one.
When you buy a digital copy of an Xbox game or an Xbox Live Arcade game, the purchase is tied to your Microsoft account through your Xbox network account. So if you're still using the same Xbox network account on your Xbox One that you used on your Xbox 360, you're good to go.
Here's how to download and play previously-purchased Xbox 360, original Xbox, and Xbox Live Arcade games on your Xbox One:
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Turn on your Xbox One and make sure it's fully updated.
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Press the Guide button on your controller, and navigate to My games & apps.
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Select a game to install.
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Select Install all.
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Repeat this process to install all of your old Xbox Live Arcade and digital download Xbox games.
Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-backwards-compatibility-list-xbox-360-games-series-x-6400