List of Microsoft Vista game compatibility

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Content may change dramatically as software updates are made to games, hardware or Windows Vista.

This is a list of older games designed for DirectX 9 (or earlier) that will install on Windows Vista and run (or almost run) on its DirectX 9.0L. Information on glitches and problems is provided where available and it is assumed the latest game patches and device driver updates are installed.

See List of games with DirectX 10 support for new games that are Vista compatible; also games designed under the Games for Windows program should not be listed here. For additional information see iexbeta.com.

Contents:	Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

Game	Known Issues
Age of Mythology	None^[1]

[edit] B

Game	Known Issues
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Cursor ghosting and slow framerate.^[1]
Battlefield 2	Single player fine, but Punkbuster kicks user out of online servers. To fix right click BF2 icon in the Games Explorer, "Customize" and edit Play options, check the "Run as Administrator."^[2]
Black & White	None^[1]

[edit] C

Game	Known Issues
Call of Duty 2	Warns of compatibility issues for install. Works fine except when antialiasing is enabled, screen then goes grey and game crashes.^[3]
Civilization IV	None^[4]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2	None^[1]
Counter-Strike: Source	None^[1]

[edit] D

Game	Known Issues
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic	None for single player, for online launch as you would through XP.^[5]
Darwinia	Very slow framerate.^[6]
Deus Ex	None^[1]
Diablo II	None^[1]
Doom 3	None. "Run as administrator" for patch.^[7]

[edit] E

Game	Known Issues
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	None^[1]

[edit] F

Game	Known Issues
Fallout 2	None^[1]
F.E.A.R.	None^[1]

[edit] G

Game	Known Issues
GameTap	DLL error fixed but alleged audio crackling.^{[citation needed]}
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter	None^[7]
Gothic 3	Game screen flickers, appears to be Nvidia driver problem.^[3]
Grand Theft Auto III	None^[1]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	None. Chose "Run as Administrator" for patch.^[2]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	None^[1]
Guild Wars	None^[1]

[edit] H

Game	Known Issues
Half-Life 2: Episode One	None^[1]
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast	None^[1]
Half-Life 2	None^[6]
Homeworld: Cataclysm	None^[1]

[edit] L

Game	Known Issues
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II	None^[4]

[edit] M

Game	Known Issues
Max Payne	Crashes after intro.^[1]

[edit] N

Game	Known Issues
Neverwinter Nights	A few minor graphic glitches.^[1]
Neverwinter Nights 2	None^[8]
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way	None^[1]

[edit] P

Game	Known Issues
Prey	Does not load and displays video card error,^[1] "Run as Administrator" in game options fixes problem.^[7]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	None^[1]

[edit] R

Game	Known Issues
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	Does not load and displays video card error.^[1]
Rise of Nations	Plays intro then crashes.^[1]
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends	None^[9]
RollerCoaster Tycoon	None^[1]
Rome: Total War	Does not load.^[1]

[edit] S

Game	Known Issues
Sacrifice	None^[1]
Sid Meier's Pirates!	None^[5]
The Sims	None^[1]
The Sims 2	None^[5]
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory	Driver update and reboots necessary.^[8]
Steam	Games bought through Steam may not show up on Games Explorer, or would get an error. Workaround is to load games as you would on XP.^[6]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Freezes on startup.^[1]