Playing Original Xbox Games On The Xbox 360 And Xbox One

To play an older-generation game on a newer-generation console, the newer-generation console must be backwards compatible. For example, the Nintendo Wii is backwards compatible with games for the Nintendo GameCube (which is the predecessor to the Wii). This means that GameCube games can be played on the Wii. The benefit here is that you do not need to buy an older console to play older games.

Can I play Original Xbox games on the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One?

It turns out that not all Original Xbox games can be played on the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One i.e. the Xbox One and the Xbox 360 does not support backwards compatibility for all Original Xbox titles. To help you determine which Original Xbox games are supported by backwards compatibility, we have compiled a handy list for you. Make sure to use the 'find' function on your browser (Ctrl + F for PC users) to quickly search for your game!

Original Xbox Games that can be played on the Xbox One:

  • Bloodrayne 2
  • Crimson Skies
  • Dead to Rights
  • Fusion Frenzy
  • Grabbed by the Ghoulies
  • King of Fighters: Neowave
  • Ninja Gaiden Black
  • Pirates!
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
  • Psychonauts
  • Red Faction 2
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

      Original Xbox Games that can be played on the Xbox 360:

      For Original Xbox games to be played on the Xbox 360, an official Xbox 360 hard-drive is required (only of concern to those who have replaced their hard-drives with one that has been manufactured by a third-party).

      • 2006 FIFA World Cup
      • 25 to Life (North America only)
      • 4x4 EVO 2
      • AirForce Delta Storm
      • Aggressive Inline
      • Alias
      • Aliens versus Predator Extinction
      • All-Star Baseball 2003
      • All-Star Baseball 2005
      • America's Army: Rise of a Soldier
      • AMF Bowling 2004 (North America only)
      • Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
      • Amped 2
      • APEX
      • Aquaman: Battle of Atlantis
      • Arena Football
      • Armed and Dangerous
      • Army Men: Sarge's War
      • Atari Anthology
      • ATV: Quad Power Racing 2
      • Auto Modellista
      • Avatar: The Last Airbender
      • Bad Boys 2
      • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance  (North America only)
      • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
      • Barbie Horse Adventures Wild Horse Rescue
      • The Bard's Tale
      • Bass Pro Shops Trophy Hunter 2007
      • Batman Begins
      • Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu
      • Battle Engine Aquila
      • Battlestar Galactica
      • Big Mutha Truckers
      • Bionicle
      • BLACK
      • Blade II
      • Blinx: The Time Sweeper
      • Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space
      • Blitz: The League (North America only)
      • Blood Omen 2
      • BloodRayne 2
      • BlowOut
      • BMX XXX
      • Breakdown
      • Brute Force
      • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
      • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
      • Burnout
      • Burnout 2
      • Burnout 3: Takedown
      • Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures
      • Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts
      • Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2
      • Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures 06
      • Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005 Season
      • Cabela's Deer Hunt 2004 Season
      • Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
      • Call of Duty: Finest Hour
      • Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
      • Call of Duty 3
      • Cars
      • Casino
      • Catwoman
      • Championship Manager 2006 (North America only)
      • Chicago Enforcer
      • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
      • Circus Maximus
      • Close Combat: First to Fight
      • Colin McRae Rally 4
      • Colin McRae Rally 2005
      • Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers
      • Commandos 2: Men of Courage
      • Conflict: Desert Storm
      • Conker: Live and Reloaded
      • Constantine
      • Counter-Strike
      • Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
      • Crash Nitro Kart (North America only)
      • Crash Twinsanity
      • Crime Life Gang Wars
      • Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
      • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
      • Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics
      • Dark Angel
      • Darkwatch
      • Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
      • The Da Vinci Code
      • Dead or Alive 3
      • Dead or Alive Ultimate
      • Dead to Rights
      • Demon Stone
      • Deathrow
      • Destroy All Humans
      • Digimon Rumble Arena 2
      • Dinotopia  (North America only)
      • DOOM 3
      • DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil
      • Drake
      • Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
      • Drive to Survive
      • Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes
      • Dynasty Warriors 4
      • EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3
      • Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
      • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
      • ESPN College Hoops
      • ESPN College Hoops 2K5 (North America only)
      • ESPN Major League Baseball
      • ESPN MLS ExtraTime 2002
      • ESPN NFL 2K5
      • ESPN NHL 2K5
      • Euro 2004
      • Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
      • Evil Dead: Regeneration
      • Ex-Chaser
      • F1 2001
      • Family Guy
      • Fable
      • Fable: The Lost Chapters
      • Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin' da Rules
      • Fantastic Four
      • Far Cry: Instincts
      • Fatal Frame
      • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly DIRECTOR'S CUT
      • FIFA Soccer 06
      • FIFA Soccer 07
      • FIFA Soccer 2003
      • FIFA Soccer 2004
      • FIFA STREET
      • FIFA Street 2
      • Fight Night 2004
      • Final Fight Streetwise
      • FlatOut
      • Ford Mustang
      • Ford vs. Chevy
      • Forza Motorsport
      • Freaky Flyers
      • Freedom Fighters (North America only)
      • Freestyle Street Soccer
      • Frogger Beyond
      • Full Spectrum Warrior
      • Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
      • Futurama
      • Future Tactics: The Uprising
      • Fuzion Frenzy
      • Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
      • Genma Onimusha
      • Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde
      • Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
      • Godzilla: Save The Earth
      • GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
      • Grabbed by the Ghoulies
      • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
      • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
      • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
      • Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.
      • The Great Escape
      • Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball Max'd
      • Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
      • Guilty Gear Isuka
      • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
      • The Guy Game (North America only)
      • Half-Life 2
      • Halo
      • Halo 2
      • Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack
      • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
      • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
      • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
      • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      • He-Man: Defender of Grayskull
      • High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 (North America only)
      • Hitman: Contracts
      • Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
      • House of the Dead 3
      • The Hulk
      • Hunter: The Reckoning (North America only)
      • I-Ninja
      • IHRA Drag Racing Sportsman Edition
      • IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
      • The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
      • Incredibles
      • The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
      • Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
      • Indigo Prophecy
      • IndyCar Series 2005
      • Intellivision Lives
      • Jade Empire
      • JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future
      • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
      • Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
      • Justice League Heroes
      • Kabuki Warriors
      • Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
      • kill.switch
      • King Arthur
      • The King of Fighters Neowave
      • The King of Fighters 2002 & 2003
      • Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
      • The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
      • Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
      • LEGO Star Wars
      • LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
      • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
      • Links 2004
      • LOONS—The Fight for Fame
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
      • The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
      • Magatama
      • Magic: The Gathering—Battleground
      • Manhunt
      • Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
      • Marvel vs. Capcom 2
      • Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
      • Max Payne
      • Max Payne 2
      • Maximum Chase
      • MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf
      • Medal of Honor European Assault
      • Medal of Honor Frontline
      • Medal of Honor Rising Sun
      • Mega Man Anniversary Collection
      • Mercenaries
      • Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
      • MicroMachines
      • Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
      • Minority Report
      • MLB SlugFest 20-03
      • MLB SlugFest 20-04
      • MLB SlugFest: Loaded  (North America only)
      • Monster Garage
      • Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
      • Mortal Kombat Deception
      • MotoGP
      • MotoGP 2
      • MTV Music Generator 3
      • MTX: Mototrax
      • Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit
      • MVP Baseball 2003 (North America only)
      • MVP Baseball 2004 (North America only)
      • MX Unleashed
      • MX vs. ATV Unleashed
      • MX World Tour: Featuring Jamie Little
      • Myst III: Exile
      • Namco Museum
      • Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection
      • NASCAR Thunder 2002  (North America only)
      • NASCAR Thunder 2003  (North America only)
      • NASCAR 2006: Total Team Control
      • NBA Ballers (North America only)
      • NBA Inside Drive 2002
      • NBA 2K3 (North America only)
      • NBA Live 2002
      • NBA Live 2004
      • NBA STREET V3
      • NCAA College Basketball 2K3
      • NCAA March Madness 06  (North America only)
      • NCAA March Madness 2005  (North America only)
      • NCAA Football 06
      • Need For Speed Underground 2
      • NFL 2K2
      • NFL 2K3
      • NFL Blitz 2002
      • NFL Blitz 2003
      • NFL Blitz 2004
      • NFL Fever 2004
      • NHL 2004
      • NHL 2005
      • NHL 2K3  (North America only)
      • NHL Hitz 2003
      • NHL Hitz Pro
      • NightCaster
      • Ninja Gaiden
      • Ninja Gaiden Black
      • NTRA Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships  (North America only)
      • Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
      • Open Season
      • Outlaw Golf 2
      • Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes of X-mas
      • Outlaw Tennis
      • Outlaw Volleyball
      • Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot
      • OutRun 2
      • OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
      • Over the Hedge
      • Pac-Man World 3
      • Pariah
      • Panzer Dragoon ORTA
      • Phantom Crash
      • Phantom Dust
      • Pinball Hall of Fame
      • Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
      • Playboy The Mansion
      • Predator Concrete Jungle
      • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
      • Pro Evolution Soccer 5
      • Pro Race Driver
      • Project Gotham Racing
      • Project Gotham Racing 2
      • Psychonauts
      • Pump It Up: Exceed
      • The Punisher
      • Pure Pinball
      • Puyo Pop Fever  (North America only)
      • Quantum Redshift
      • RalliSport Challenge
      • Rainbow Six Lockdown
      • Rapala Pro Fishing
      • Rayman Arena
      • Raze's Hell
      • Red Dead Revolver
      • Red Faction II
      • RedCard 2003
      • Reservoir Dogs
      • Return to Castle Wolfenstein
      • Richard Burns Rally
      • RLH
      • RoadKill
      • Robin Hood Defender of the Crown
      • Robotech: Battlecry
      • Rocky (North America only)
      • Rocky Legends
      • Rogue Ops
      • Rogue Trooper
      • Rugby 2006
      • Rugby League 2
      • Samurai Jack
      • Samurai Warriors
      • Scarface
      • Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights
      • Scrapland
      • SEGA GT 2002
      • SegaGT Online
      • Serious Sam
      • Shadow The Hedgehog
      • Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
      • Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
      • Shark Tale
      • Shattered Union
      • ShellShock: Nam '67
      • Shenmue II
      • Shincho Mahjong
      • Shrek Super Party!
      • Sid Meier's Pirates!
      • The Simpsons Hit and Run
      • The Simpsons Road Rage
      • Sims 2
      • Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
      • Silent Hill 4: The Room
      • Smashing Drive
      • Sneakers (Japanese version not supported)
      • Soccer Slam
      • Sonic Heroes
      • Sonic Mega Collection Plus
      • Sonic Riders
      • Soul Calibur 2
      • Spawn Armageddon
      • Speed Kings
      • Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
      • Spider-Man
      • Spider-Man 2
      • Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball
      • Splinter Cell: Double Agent
      • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
      • Sponge Bob Square Pants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
      • The SpongeBob Square Pants Movie
      • SpyHunter 2
      • SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run
      • Spyro A Hero's Tail
      • SSX 3
      • Stake
      • Starsky & Hutch
      • Star Wars Battlefront
      • Star Wars Battlefront II
      • Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
      • Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
      • 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
      • State of Emergency
      • Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
      • Street Racing Syndicate
      • Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel without a Pulse
      • The Suffering
      • Super Bubble Pop
      • Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
      • SX Superstar
      • Syberia II
      • Taz Wanted
      • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      • The Terminator Dawn of Fate
      • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
      • Test Drive (North America only)
      • Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
      • Tetris Worlds
      • The Thing
      • Thief: Deadly Shadows
      • Thousand Land
      • Thrillville
      • Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07
      • TMNT Mutant Melee
      • Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
      • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
      • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike
      • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
      • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow
      • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
      • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
      • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
      • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
      • Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
      • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x
      • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
      • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
      • Tony Hawk's Underground
      • Tony Hawk's Underground 2
      • Torino 2006 Winter Olympics
      • Tork: Prehistoric Punk
      • Toxic Grind
      • Transworld Surf
      • Trigger Man
      • Trivial Pursuit Unhinged
      • True Crime: Streets of LA
      • Turok: Evolution
      • Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
      • Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
      • Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan
      • Ultimate Spider-Man
      • Ultra Bust-A-Move
      • Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
      • Urban Freestyle Soccer
      • The Urbz: Sims In The City
      • Van Helsing
      • Vexx
      • Vietcong: Purple Haze
      • Volvo: Drive for Life
      • Wakeboarding Unleashed: Featuring Sean Murray
      • WarPath (North America only)
      • Whacked!
      • Winback 2: Project Poseidon
      • Without Warning
      • World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International
      • World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
      • World Series Baseball 2K3
      • Worms 3D
      • Worms 4 Mayhem
      • Worms Forts: Under Siege
      • Wrath Unleashed
      • WWF Raw
      • WWE Raw 2
      • X2 Wolverine's Revenge
      • Xiaolin Showdown
      • XIII
      • Yourself!Fitness
      • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny
      • Zapper
      • Zathura

      Lists last updated 10 February 2018.

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