Xbox 360 Games You Can Play on Xbox One

Backward compatibility lets you keep playing your favorites

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by Eric Qualls
A video game writer specializing in Xbox consoles and video games.
Updated November 18, 2018

A big announcement out of E3 2015 was that Xbox 360 backward compatibility was coming to Xbox One. Beginning on November 15, 2015, players of many Xbox 360 games gained the ability to keep enjoying their favorites on their Xbox Ones. As of September 2018, the list includes hundreds of games.

Of course, this list is subject to change. To see an up-to-the-minute list or to look for a game not yet listed here, check out Microsoft's list of backward-compatible games; the company updates the list frequently. Eurogamer also maintains a current list, conveniently organized by date.

Note: We've reviewed several of the following:

  • A Kingdom for Keflings
  • A World of Keflings
  • Aegis Wing
  • Age of Booty
  • Alan Wake
  • Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
  • Alice: Madness Returns
  • Alien Hominid HD
  • Altered Beast
  • Anomaly Warzone Earth
  • Aqua
  • ARKANOID Live!
  • Army of Two
  • Assassin’s Creed
  • Assassin’s Creed II
  • Assassin’s Creed III
  • Assassin’s Creed® IV
  • Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
  • Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD
  • Assassin's Creed Revelations
  • Assassin’s Creed® Rogue
  • Assault Heroes 2
  • Asteroids & Deluxe
  • Astropop
  • Axel & Pixel
  • Babel Rising
  • Band of Bugs
  • Banjo Kazooie
  • Banjo Kazooie®: Nuts & Bolts
  • Banjo Tooie
  • Batman: Arkham Origins
  • BattleBlock Theater
  • Battlefield 3™
  • Battlefield 1943™
  • Battlefield Bad Co.
  • Battlefield Bad Co. 2
  • Battlestations: Midway
  • BAYONETTA
  • Beat’n Groovy
  • Bejeweled 2
  • Bejeweled 3
  • Bellator: MMA Onslaught
  • Beyond Good & Evil HD
  • Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
  • Bioshock
  • Bioshock 2
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • BLACK™
  • Blazing Angels
  • Blinx: The Time Sweeper
  • Blood Knights
  • Blood of the Werewolf
  • Bloodforge
  • BloodRayne 2
  • BloodRayne: Betrayal
  • Blue Dragon
  • Bomberman Battlefest
  • Boom Boom Rocket
  • Borderlands
  • Borderlands 2
  • Bound by Flame
  • Braid
  • Brain Challenge™
  • Brave: The Video Game
  • Breakdown
  • Bullet Soul
  • Bullet Soul -Infinite Burst-
  • Bully: Scholarship Ed
  • Burnout Paradise
  • Burnout Revenge
  • Cabela’s Alaskan Adventures
  • Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013
  • Cabela’s Hunting Expeditions
  • Cabela’s Survival: SoK
  • Call of Duty® 2
  • Call of Duty® 3
  • Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare®
  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops
  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
  • Call of Duty®: Ghosts
  • Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2
  • Call of Duty®: World at War
  • Call of Juarez® Gunslinger
  • CAPCOM ARCADE CABINET
  • Carcassonne
  • Cars: Mater-National
  • Cars 2: The Video Game
  • Castle Crashers
  • Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
  • Castlestorm
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  • Catherine
  • Centipede & Millipede
  • Child of Eden
  • Civilization Revolution
  • COD: Advanced Warfare
  • Comic Jumper
  • Comix Zone
  • Commanders: Attack
  • Condemned
  • Conker: Live & Reloaded
  • Contra
  • Costume Quest 2
  • Counter-Strike: GO
  • Crackdown
  • Crazy Taxi
  • Crimson Skies®: High Road to Revenge™
  • CRYSTAL DEFENDERS™
  • Crystal Quest
  • D&D: Chronicles of Mystara
  • Dante’s Inferno™
  • Dark Souls
  • Dark Void
  • Darksiders
  • Darksiders II
  • DAYTONA USA
  • de Blob 2
  • Dead Rising 2: Case West
  • Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
  • Dead Space™
  • Dead Space™ 2
  • Dead Space™ 3
  • Dead Space™ Ignition
  • Dead to Rights
  • Deadfall Adventures
  • Deadliest Warrior
  • Deadliest Warrior: Legends
  • Deadly Premonition
  • Deathspank T.O.V.
  • Defense Grid
  • Destroy All Humans!
  • DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION
  • DIG DUG
  • DiRT 3
  • DiRT Showdown
  • Discs of Tron
  • Disney Bolt
  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
  • Divinity II — DKS
  • Domino Master
  • Doom
  • DOOM 3 BFG Edition
  • Doom II
  • Doritos Crash Course
  • Double Dragon Neon
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Dragon Age™ 2
  • Dragon’s Lair
  • Driver San Francisco
  • Duck Tales: Remastered
  • Duke Nukem Manhattan Project
  • Dungeon Siege III
  • E4
  • Earth Defense Force 2017
  • Earth Defense Force 2025
  • Earth Defense Force: IA
  • Earthworm Jim HD
  • Eat Lead
  • Encleverment Experiment
  • Escape Dead Island
  • F1™ 2014
  • Fable Anniversary
  • Fable Heroes
  • Fable II
  • Fable® II Pub Games
  • Fable III
  • Fable Trilogy
  • Faery: Legends of Avalon
  • Fallout 3
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Far Cry 2
  • Far Cry 3
  • Far Cry 3® Blood Dragon
  • Feeding Frenzy
  • Feeding Frenzy 2
  • FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION
  • Fighting Vipers
  • Final Fight: Double Impact
  • Flashback
  • FLOCK!
  • Forza Horizon
  • Foul Play
  • Fret Nice
  • Frogger
  • Frogger 2
  • Frontlines: Fuel of War
  • Full Spectrum Warrior
  • FunTown Mahjong
  • Fuzion Frenzy®
  • Galaga
  • Galaga Legions
  • Galaga Legions DX
  • GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLV
  • Gatling Gears
  • Gears of War
  • Gears of War 2
  • Gears of War 3
  • Gears of War: Judgment
  • Geometry Wars Evolved
  • Geometry Wars Evolved²
  • Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
  • Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™
  • Ghostbusters
  • Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
  • Gin Rummy
  • Girl Fight
  • Go! Go! Break Steady
  • Goat Simulator
  • Golden Axe
  • Golf: Tee It Up!
  • Grabbed by the Ghoulies™
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  • Grid 2
  • GRID Autosport
  • Gripshift
  • GTA IV
  • Guardian Heroes (TM)
  • Gunstar Heroes
  • Guwange
  • Gyromancer
  • Gyruss
  • HALF-MINUTE HERO -Super Mega Neo-
  • Halo 3
  • Halo 3 ODST Campaign Edition
  • Halo 4
  • Halo Wars
  • Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
  • Halo: Reach
  • Halo: Spartan Assault
  • Hard Corps: Uprising
  • Hardwood Backgammon
  • Hardwood Hearts
  • Hardwood Spades
  • Harms Way
  • Haunted House
  • Heavy Weapon
  • Hexic 2
  • Hexic HD
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Hitman: Blood Money
  • Hunter: The Reckoning
  • Hydro Thunder
  • I am Alive™
  • Ikaruga
  • ilomilo
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us
  • Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
  • Interpol
  • Iron Brigade
  • Jade Empire™
  • Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad
  • Jet Set Radio
  • Jetpac Refuelled
  • Jewel Quest
  • Joe Danger 2: The Movie
  • Joe Danger Special Edition
  • Joust
  • Joy Ride Turbo
  • JUJU
  • Jurassic Park: The Game
  • Just Cause 2
  • Kameo
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
  • Killer Is Dead
  • KOF Neowave
  • KOF SKY STAGE
  • KOF2002UM
  • Lara Croft: GoL
  • Lazy Raiders
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • LEGO Batman
  • LEGO® Indiana Jones™
  • LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2
  • LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
  • LEGO Star Wars III
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
  • Limbo
  • Lode Runner
  • Lost Odyssey
  • LUMINES LIVE!
  • Luxor 2
  • Mad Tracks
  • Madballs Babo: Invasion
  • Mafia II
  • Magic 2012
  • Magic 2013
  • Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers
  • Magic: The Gathering
  • Marlow Briggs
  • Mars: War Logs
  • Mass Effect
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Matt Hazard: BBB
  • Medal of Honor: Airborne
  • Meet the Robinsons
  • MEGA MAN 9
  • MEGA MAN 10
  • Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
  • METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
  • Metal Slug 3
  • Metal Slug XX
  • MGS PW HD
  • Midnight Club: Los Angeles
  • Midway Arcade Origins
  • Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
  • Military Madness
  • Mirror’s Edge
  • Missile Command
  • Modern Warfare® 3
  • Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine
  • Monday Night Combat
  • Monkey Island: SE
  • Monkey Island 2: SE
  • MONOPOLY DEAL
  • MONOPOLY PLUS
  • MOON DIVER
  • Motocross Madness
  • Mr. DRILLER Online
  • Ms. Splosion Man
  • MS.PAC-MAN
  • Mutant Blobs Attack
  • Mutant Storm Empire
  • Mutant Storm Reloaded
  • MX Unleashed
  • MX vs. ATV Reflex
  • N+
  • NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
  • NEOGEO BATTLE COLISEUM
  • NEW RALLY-X
  • NiGHTS into dream…
  • NIN2-Jump
  • Ninja Gaiden Black
  • Oblivion
  • OF: Dragon Rising
  • Omega Five
  • Operation Flashpoint: Red River
  • Outland
  • Overlord
  • Overlord II
  • P4A
  • Pac-Man
  • Pac-Man C.E
  • PAC-MAN CE DX+
  • PAC-MAN MUSEUM
  • Panzer Dragoon Orta
  • Peggle
  • Peggle® 2
  • Perfect Dark
  • Perfect Dark Zero
  • Phantasy Star II
  • Phantom Breaker: Battlegrounds
  • Pinball FX
  • Planets Under Attack
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • Portal 2
  • Portal: Still Alive
  • Prey
  • Prince of Persia
  • Psychonauts
  • Pure
  • Putty Squad
  • Puzzle Quest
  • Puzzle Quest 2
  • Puzzle Quest Galactrix
  • Puzzlegeddon
  • QIX ++
  • Quantum Conundrum
  • R-Type Dimensions
  • R.U.S.E.
  • Radiant Silvergun
  • Rage
  • Raiden IV
  • Rainbow Six® Vegas
  • Rainbow Six® Vegas 2
  • Raskulls
  • Rayman 3 HD
  • Rayman® Legends
  • Rayman® Origins
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Red Faction II
  • Red Faction: Armageddon
  • Red Faction: Battlegrounds
  • RoboBlitz
  • Rocket Knight®
  • Rockstar Table Tennis
  • Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
  • Sacred 3
  • Sacred Citadel
  • Saints Row
  • Saints Row 2
  • Saints Row IV
  • Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
  • Saints Row® The Third™
  • Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space
  • Sam & Max Save the World
  • Samurai Shodown II
  • Scarygirl
  • Scrap Metal
  • Screamride
  • SEGA Bass Fishing
  • Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
  • Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe
  • Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
  • Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
  • Sensible World of Soccer
  • Shadow Assault/Tenchu
  • Shadow Complex
  • Shadowrun
  • Shadows of the Damned
  • Shank™ 2
  • Shinobi
  • Shotest Shogi
  • Shred Nebula
  • Sid Meier’s Pirates!
  • Silent Hill Homecoming
  • Silent Hill: Downpour
  • Silent Hill: HD Collection
  • SINE MORA™
  • Skate 3
  • Skullgirls
  • Skydive
  • Slender: The Arrival
  • Small Arms
  • Sniper Elite V2
  • Soltrio Solitaire
  • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
  • Sonic & Knuckles
  • Sonic Adventure
  • Sonic Adventure™ 2
  • Sonic CD
  • Sonic Generations
  • Sonic the Fighters
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 3
  • Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I
  • Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode II
  • SOULCALIBUR
  • SoulCalibur II HD
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth™
  • Space Ark
  • Space Giraffe
  • Space Invaders: IG
  • Spec Ops: The Line
  • Spelunky
  • Splinter Cell: Conviction
  • Split/Second
  • Splosion Man
  • SSX
  • SSX 3
  • Stacking
  • Star Wars Battlefront
  • Star Wars Battlefront II
  • Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  • Star Wars Jedi Starfighter
  • Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
  • Star Wars Republic Commando
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
  • Strania
  • STREET FIGHTER IV
  • Stuntman: Ignition
  • Super Contra
  • Super Meat Boy
  • SUPER STREETFIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION
  • Supreme Commander 2
  • SVC: ToeJam & Earl
  • Syberia
  • Tecmo Bowl Throwback®
  • TEKKEN 6
  • Tekken Tag Tournament 2
  • Texas Hold’em
  • The Cave
  • The Darkness II
  • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • The King of Fighters 98
  • The Maw
  • The Orange Box
  • The Splatters™
  • The Walking Dead
  • The Walking Dead: Michonne — Episode 1
  • The Walking Dead: Season Two
  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
  • Ticket to Ride
  • TimeShift
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter™
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Blacklist™
  • Tomb Raider Underworld
  • Tomb Raider: Anniversary
  • Tomb Raider: Legend
  • Torchlight
  • Tour de France 2009
  • Tower Bloxx Deluxe
  • Toy Soldiers
  • Toy Soldiers Cold War
  • Toy Story 3
  • Toybox Turbos
  • Trials HD
  • Triggerheart Exelica
  • Trine 2
  • Tron: Evolution
  • Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
  • Unbound Saga
  • Undertow
  • VANQUISH
  • Virtua Fighter 2
  • Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
  • Virtual-On OT
  • Viva Piñata
  • Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise
  • Winterbottom
  • Wolfenstein 3D
  • Word Puzzle
  • WOTB: Commando 3
  • XCOM®: Enemy Unknown
  • XCOM®: Enemy Within
  • Yosumin! LIVE
  • Zuma
  • Zuma's Revenge!

Bottom Line

The list isn't terribly impressive yet, but it is a good start. Backward compatibility is a lot easier to implement on Xbox One than it was on Xbox 360, so expect more games to come quickly as more publishers sign on.