Microsoft’s backwards compatible program for the Xbox One was introduced in November 2015. The program allows players to utilize Xbox 360 titles on its next-gen sibling. The Xbox One’s Backwards Compatible upgrade was a hit with consumers and contributed to the system’s increase in sales.
Xbox 360 titles selected for the backwards compatible program are announced regularly. When they are announced, Major Nelson‘s blog drops the news first, and we will constantly update this page when backwards compatible games are made known. The bold letters symbolize the most recent entries into the program. For example, Lost Odyssey was one of three games made available on Xbox One earlier today.
XBOX ONE BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE LINEUP (As of September 27th, 2016):
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Aegis Wing
- Age of Booty
- Alan Wake
- Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
- Alien Hominid HD
- Altered Beast
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Arkanoid Live
- Assassin’s Creed
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Asteroids & Deluxe
- Aqua
- Babel Rising
- Banjo Kazooie: Nuts n Bolts
- Banjo Tooie
- Banjo Kazooie
- BattleBlock Theater
- Bayonetta
- Bejeweled 2
- Bejeweled 3
- Bellator: MMA Onslaught
- Beyond Good & Evil HD
- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
- Bloodforge
- Blood Knights
- Blood of the Werewolf
- BloodRayne: Betrayal
- Bomberman Live: Battlefest
- Boom Boom Rocket
- Borderlands
- Bound by Flame
- Braid
- Brain Challenge
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Juarez Gunslinger
- Capcom Arcade Cabinet
- Carcassonne
- Castle Crashers
- Castlestorm
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- The Cave
- Centipede & Millipede
- Comic Jumper
- Comix Zone
- Condemned
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Crazy Taxi
- Crystal Quest
- Crystal Defenders
- Dark Souls
- Dark Void
- de Blob 2
- Dead Space
- Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue
- Defense Grid
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut
- Dig Dug
- Dirt 3
- Dirt Showdown
- Discs of Tron
- Disney Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- Domino Master
- Doom
- Doom II
- Doom 3: BFG Edition
- Doritos Crash Course
- Double Dragon: Neon
- DuckTales Remastered
- Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
- Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
- Dungeon Siege III
- E4: Every Extend Extra Extreme
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Encleverment Experiment
- Fable II
- Fable III
- Faery: Legends of Avalon
- Fallout 3
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
- Feeding Frenzy
- Feeding Frenzy 2
- Final Fight: Double Impact
- Flashback
- Flock
- Forza Horizon
- Fret Nice
- Frogger
- Frogger 2
- FunTown Mahjong
- Galaga
- Galaga Legions DX
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Gatling Gears
- Gears of War
- Gears of War 2
- Gears of War 3
- Gears of War: Judgment
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Golden Axe
- Go! Go! Break Steady
- Grid 2
- Gripshift
- Guwange (Added on September 29th)
- Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo Wars
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
- Hardwood Spades
- Heavy Weapon
- Hexic 2
- Hexic HD
- Hydro Thunder
- Gunstar Heroes
- I Am Alive
- Ikaruga
- Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos
- Iron Brigade
- Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad
- Jet Set Radio
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Joe Danger Special Edition
- Joust
- Joy Ride Turbo
- Just Cause 2
- Kameo
- Kane & Lynch 2
- The King of Fighters ’98
- Lazy Raiders
- Left 4 Dead
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Lego Batman
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Lode Runner
- Lost Odyssey (Added September 29th)
- Lumines Live!
- Magic: The Gathering 2012
- Mars: War Logs
- Mass Effect
- The Maw
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug XX
- Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
- Mirror’s Edge
- Missile Command
- Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine
- Monday Night Combat
- Monkey Island: SE
- Monkey Island 2: SE
- Motocross Madness
- Ms. Splosion Man
- Ms Pac-Man
- Mutant Blobs Attack
- MX vs. ATV Reflex
- N+
- NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
- Neogeo Battle Coliseum
- Nights Into Dreams
- Of Orcs and Men
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Outland
- Pac-Man
- Pac-Man C.E
- Pac-Man CE DX+
- Pac-Man Museum
- Peggle
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
- Pinball FX
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Portal: Still Alive
- Portal 2
- Prince of Persia
- Putty Squad
- QIX++ Puzzlegeddon
- Rayman 3 HD
- Rayman Origins
- Red Dead Redemption
- Red Faction: Battlegrounds
- R-Type Dimensions
- Runner 2
- Sacred 3
- Sacred Citadel
- Saints Row IV
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space
- Sam & Max Save the World
- Samurai Shodown II
- Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
- Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
- Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
- Shadow Complex
- Shank 2
- Skullgirls
- Small Arms
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic CD
- 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 II
- Soulcalibur
- Soulcalibur II
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Space Giraffe
- Spelunky
- Splosion Man
- SSX
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Super Meat Boy
- Supreme Commander 2
- Syberia
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- Ticket to Ride
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Torchlight
- Tour de France 2009
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers Cold War
- Toy Story 3 (Added September 2016)
- Trials HD
- Tron: Evolution
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
- Unbound Saga
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Wolfenstein 3D
- World Puzzle
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Zuma
- Zuma’s Revenge!
With over 250 Xbox 360 titles ready to be played on Xbox One, there’s little reason to wonder why the program is so popular. Unfortunately, not every 360 game will make the cut. It’s up to the individual publishers, not Microsoft, to decide which games will get into the program.
Have an idea of what should come next? See a personal favorite in the lineup? See nothing? Let us know in the comments below!
