21 more Xbox classics are now officially playable on PC – including 11 Star Wars games

Back in July (in German), Microsoft made four original Xbox games playable on PC: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fuzion Frenzy. Now, the company is expanding the lineup significantly with 21 more classics for Windows PCs. There's particularly good news for Star Wars fans, as no fewer than 11 games come from the sci-fi universe. These include Battlefront and Battlefront II, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

There are also some interesting additions from outside a galaxy far, far away. With The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, a major RPG classic is now playable on PC in its original Xbox version. The adventure takes players to the fantasy island of Vvardenfell, which they can explore freely. Meanwhile, TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect bring two fast-paced first-person shooters to the lineup, featuring time travel and firefights across different historical eras.

The complete list of 21 new additions:

• Armed and Dangerous
• Disney’s Chicken Little
• Grabbed by the Ghoulies
• 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 II: Jedi Outcast
• 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
• Star Wars: Starfighter – Special Edition
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• Thrillville
• TimeSplitters 2
• TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

The games are available through Microsoft's Xbox app for PC, with current store prices ranging from approximately $4.99 to $14.99. These titles could be particularly interesting for handheld gaming PCs, as they're all around 20 years old and have relatively modest graphics requirements. Incidentally, plugins such as Unifideck now make it possible to access Microsoft games and Xbox Game Pass on the Steam Deck without installing Windows. The plugin supports experimental downloads and local gameplay, eliminating the need for streaming.

On Reddit, some users initially wondered why Microsoft was bringing games like Morrowind or Battlefront to PC again, since PC versions already existed. Once it became clear that these were the original Xbox versions, many felt the idea made sense. Others would have preferred remasters or a release on Steam.