Guide
Every Xbox game you can play natively on PC
7 Xbox games run as native PC programs, with no emulator. Fans rebuilt them in 1 decomp and 6 recomps, and 5 of these ports are playable now. This list is built from the PlayPorted catalog, so it changes as projects ship.
7 ports · Updated
Playable now 5
Their projects call them playable.
| Game | Project | Method | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead or Alive 3 | doa3-recomp | Recomp | Windows | v1.0.3 Oct 2026 |
| Def Jam: Fight for NY | Def Jam: Fight for NY Recompiled | Recomp | Windows, macOS, Linux | v0.9.0 Oct 2026 |
| Halo: Combat Evolved | OpenCE | Decomp | Windows, Linux | build-206 Oct 2026 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | The Two Towers Recompiled | Recomp | Windows, Linux | 1.9.1 Oct 2026 |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | SCDA XBE Recomp | Recomp | Windows | V1 Oct 2026 |
In beta 1
They run, with missing pieces or known problems.
| Game | Project | Method | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball | doaxvb-re | Recomp | Windows, macOS, Linux | v0.5.3 Sep 2026 |
In progress 1
Still in development.
| Game | Project | Method | Systems | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSX Tricky | SSX-Tricky-PC | Recomp | Windows | v0.2.0 No release yet |
How to play them
- Get the game files from a copy of the game you own. Check each project's page for the version it needs.
- Download the port from its project page. Every row above links to the port's page on PlayPorted, which links to the project.
- Point the port at your game files the way its project page describes.
Some ports take a long time to reach a release, and how they are made explains why. Decomp vs recomp covers the difference.
Questions
Is this emulation?
No. Each port is the game rebuilt as a native program, so it runs without an emulator.
Do they work on Steam Deck and Linux?
4 of these ports ship for Linux, which is what Steam Deck runs. Check each port's page for its systems.
What about Mac?
2 ship for macOS. Check each port's page for its systems.
Can I download the games here?
No. PlayPorted links to the projects and never hosts game files. Every port needs game files from a copy you own.