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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.

GameProjectMethodSystemsLast release
Dead or Alive 3doa3-recompRecompWindowsv1.0.3
Oct 2026
Def Jam: Fight for NYDef Jam: Fight for NY RecompiledRecompWindows, macOS, Linuxv0.9.0
Oct 2026
Halo: Combat EvolvedOpenCEDecompWindows, Linuxbuild-206
Oct 2026
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersThe Two Towers RecompiledRecompWindows, Linux1.9.1
Oct 2026
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double AgentSCDA XBE RecompRecompWindowsV1
Oct 2026

In beta 1

They run, with missing pieces or known problems.

GameProjectMethodSystemsLast release
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyballdoaxvb-reRecompWindows, macOS, Linuxv0.5.3
Sep 2026

In progress 1

Still in development.

GameProjectMethodSystemsLast release
SSX TrickySSX-Tricky-PCRecompWindowsv0.2.0

How to play them

  1. Get the game files from a copy of the game you own. Check each project's page for the version it needs.
  2. Download the port from its project page. Every row above links to the port's page on PlayPorted, which links to the project.
  3. 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.