List of games with DirectX 9 support

This is a list of released and upcoming games that support DirectX 9 (available for Windows XP and later). Information regarding developer, publisher, date of release and genre is provided where available.

Released games

Title

Release Date (Year-Month-Day)

Developer

Publisher

Genre(s)

Notes

35MM

2016-05-28

Носков Сергей

Носков Сергей

Adventure, Walking simulator

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

A Virus Named TOM

2012-08-01

Misfits Attic

Misfits Attic

Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Adele: Following the Signs

2016-06-02

Unosquare Studios

Unosquare Studios

Action platformer

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Aero's Quest

2016-06-08

Soloweb Studios
Ravens Eye Studio

Soloweb Studios

Action platformer

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Age of Conan: Unchained

2008-05-20
2008-05-23

Funcom

Eidos Interactive

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with patch v1.04.5 on March 25, 2009. DirectX 10 support also available for Rise of the Godslayer.

Age of Empires 3

2005-10-18
2005-11-04

Ensemble Studios

Microsoft Game Studios

Real-time strategy

Only supports DirectX 7.0, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0 and 9.0c

Akin

2016-06-06

ThinkOfGames

ThinkOfGames

Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Alan Wake

2012-02-16

Remedy Entertainment

Remedy Entertainment

Action-adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Alwa's Awakening

2017-02-02

Elden Pixels

Elden Pixels

Adventure, Platformer

Only supports DirectX 9.

Alien Swarm

2010-07-19

Valve Corporation

Valve Corporation

Top-down shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

2017-04-20

Reactive Drop Team

Reactive Drop Team

Top-down shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Aliens vs. Predator

2010-02-16
2010-02-19

Rebellion Developments

Sega

First-person shooter, survival horror

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Anno 1404

2009-06-23
2009-06-25

Blue Byte
Related Designs

Ubisoft

Real-time strategy, city-building

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10. DirectX 10 support also available for Anno 1404: Venice.

Anno 2070

2011-11-17
2011-11-15

Blue Byte
Related Designs

Ubisoft

Real-time strategy, city-building

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11. DirectX 11 support also available for Anno 2070: Deep Ocean.

Antenna

2014-03-11

LWNA

LWNA

Platformer, Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

ArcheAge

2013-01-15
2013-07-23
2014-09-16
2014-09-16

XL Games

XL Games

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Assassin's Creed

2008-04-08
2008-04-10

Ubisoft Montreal

Ubisoft

Action-adventure, stealth, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10.1 was removed with patch v1.01.

Audiosurf 2

2015-05-26

Audiosurf, LLC
Dylan Fitterer

Audiosurf, LLC

Puzzle, rhythm

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Banished

2014-02-18

Shining Rock Software

Shining Rock Software

City-building

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Batman: Arkham City

2011-11-22
2011-11-25

Rocksteady Studios

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Action-adventure, beat 'em up, stealth, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Batman: Arkham Origins

2013-10-25

WB Games Montréal

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Action-adventure, beat 'em up, stealth, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010-03-02
2010-03-05

EA Digital Illusions CE

Electronic Arts

First-person shooter

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11. DirectX 10 and 11 support also available for Bad Company 2: Vietnam.

BattleForge

2009-03-23
2009-03-27

EA Phenomic

Electronic Arts

Real-time strategy

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10, 10.1 and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch in September 2009.

BioShock

2007-08-21
2007-08-24

2K Boston
2K Australia

2K Games

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

BioShock 2

2010-02-09
2010-02-09
2010-03-04

2K Marin
2K Australia
2K China
Digital Extremes
Arkane Studios
Darkside Game Studios

2K Games

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Blacklight: Retribution

2012-04-03
2012-04-03

Zombie Inc.

Perfect World Co.

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

BlackSite: Area 51

2007-11-12
2007-11-29
2007-11-30

Midway Austin

Midway Games

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Blue Mars

2009-09-02
(open beta)

Avatar Reality

Avatar Reality

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

2014-10-14

2K Australia
Gearbox Software

2K Games

First-person shooter, Action role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

'''''Call of Juarez

2006-09-15
2007-06-05

Techland

Ubisoft

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with patch v1.1.1.0 on June 20, 2007. DirectX 10 Enhancement Pack released on October 12, 2007.

'''''Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

2009-06-30

Techland

Ubisoft

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

'''''Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

2013-05-22

Techland

Ubisoft

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

'''''Call of Juarez: The Cartel

2011-09-07

Techland

Ubisoft

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

'''''Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

2012-10-16

Torn Banner Studios

Torn Banner Studios

Action, hack and slash

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Civilization V

2010-09-21
2010-09-24

Firaxis Games

2K Games

Turn-based strategy, 4X

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11. DirectX 11 support also available for Brave New World and Gods & Kings with backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs provided by DirectX 11.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2

2009-12-01
2009-12-10

Codemasters

Codemasters

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Company of Heroes

2006-09-12
2006-09-29

Relic Entertainment

THQ

Real-time strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with patch v1.7 on May 29, 2007. DirectX 10 support also available for Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor.

Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason

2008-12-05
2008-12-05
2009-02-27
2009-04-15

Action Forms

505 Games
1C Company

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Crysis

2007-11-15
2007-11-15
2007-11-16

Crytek

Electronic Arts

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10. DirectX 10 support also available for Crysis Warhead and Crysis Wars.

Crysis 2

2011-03-22
2011-03-24

Crytek

Electronic Arts

First person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with "Ultra Upgrade" on June 27, 2011. A High-Res Texture Pack was also released.

Curse of Mermos

2015-01-15

Team101

Team101

Action

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Deep Dungeons of Doom

2014-10-14

Bossa Studios

Bossa Studios

Dungeon crawler, RPG, Pixel graphics, Adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

2011-08-23
2011-08-26

Eidos Montréal

Square Enix

Action role-playing, first-person shooter, stealth

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Devil May Cry 4

2008-07-08
2008-07-11

Capcom

Capcom

Action, hack and slash

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Dirt 3

2011-05-24
2011-05-24

Codemasters

Codemasters

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Dishonored

2012-10-12

Arkane Studios

Bethesda Softworks

Action-adventure, Stealth

Only supports DirectX 9.

Dragon Age II

2011-03-08
2011-03-11

BioWare

Electronic Arts

Role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse

2015-02-26

Dimps

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Fighting, Role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

[...] Wars

2009-03-17

Paleo Entertainment

Paleo Entertainment

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Dungeons & Dragons Online

2006-02-28

Turbine, Inc.

Atari
Codemasters
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

MMORPG

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11; support for DirectX 10 added with Module 8 on October 29, 2008; support for DirectX 11 added with Update 7 on October 20, 2010.

Enemy Front

2014-06-10

CI Games

Bandai Namco Games

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Eve Online

2003-05-06
2003-05-06
2003-05-23

CCP Games

CCP Games

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch on November 19, 2013.

F.E.A.R. 3

2011-06-21
2011-06-24

Day 1 Studios
Monolith Productions

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

First-person shooter, survival horror

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

F1 2010

2010-09-22
2010-09-24

Codemasters

Codemasters

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v1.01 on November 2, 2010.

F1 2011

2011-09-20
2011-09-23

Codemasters

Codemasters

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

2013-08-27

Square Enix Business Division 5

Square Enix

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Far Cry 2

2008-10-21
2008-10-24

Ubisoft Montreal

Ubisoft

First-person shooter, action-adventure, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 10.1.

Far Cry 3

2012-11-29
2012-11-29
2012-11-30
2012-12-04

Ubisoft Montreal
Massive Entertainment
Ubisoft Reflections
Ubisoft Shanghai

Ubisoft

First-person shooter, action-adventure, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11. DirectX 11 support also available for Blood Dragon.

Football Manager 2005

2004-11-05

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2006

2005-10-21

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2007

2006-10-20

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2008

2007-10-18

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2009

2008-11-14

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2010

2009-10-30

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2011

2010-11-05

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2012

2011-10-21

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2013

2012-11-02

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2014

2013-10-31

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2015

2014-11-30

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2016

2015-11-13

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Football Manager 2017

2016-11-03

Sports Interactive

Sega

Sports, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.

Fury

2007-10-16

N3V Games

Gamecock Media Group

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Gears of War

2007-11-06
2007-11-09

Epic Games
People Can Fly

Microsoft Game Studios

Third-person shooter, tactical shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

2012-10-23

Black Forest Games

Black Forest Games

Puzzle, platformer

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11. DirectX 11 support also available for Rise of the Owlverlord with backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs provided by DirectX 11.

Global Agenda

2010-02-01

Hi-Rez Studios

Hi-Rez Studios

Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with patch v1.3 on June 3, 2010.

Glorious Mission

2012-09-17

Iron Horse Studios

Giant Interactive

First person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v1.5 on December 7, 2012.

Grand Theft Auto IV

2008-12-03

Rockstar North
Rockstar Toronto

Rockstar Games

Action-adventure, Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

2010-04-13

Rockstar North
Rockstar Toronto

Rockstar Games

Action-adventure, Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Gravity Badgers

2013-11-28

Wales Interactive

Wales Interactive

Puzzle

Supports DirectX 9.0c.

Guilty Gear 2: Overture

2016-03-31

Arc System Works

Arc System Works

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.

Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

2016-12-14

Arc System Works

Arc System Works

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

2015-12-09

Arc System Works

Arc System Works

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.

Hellgate: London

2007-10-31
2007-11-02

Flagship Studios

Namco
Electronic Arts

First-person shooter, action role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Homefront

2011-03-15
2011-03-18

Kaos Studios
Digital Extremes

THQ

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

I am Bread

2015-04-09

Bossa Studios

Bossa Studios

Action-adventure, simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.0.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover

2011-03-31
2011-04-19

1C: Maddox Games

1C Company
Ubisoft

Combat flight simulator

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Infinity Runner

2014-07-14

Wales Interactive

Wales Interactive

Action-adventure

Supports DirectX 9.0c.

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

2009-12-01

Ubisoft Montreal

Ubisoft
Lightstorm Entertainment
20th Century Fox Games

Action-adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 10.1.

King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame

2012-01-27

NeocoreGames

Paradox Interactive

Real-time tactics, turn-based strategy, role-playing

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11.

L.A. Noire

2011-11-08
2011-11-11

Team Bondi
Rockstar Leeds

Rockstar Games

Action-adventure, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch on February 16, 2012.

'''''Lightfish

2011-09-19

Eclipse Games

Eclipse Games

Maze, Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

'''''Line of Sight

2017-01-31

BlackSpot Entertainment

BlackSpot Entertainment

First person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

'''''Linelight

2017-01-31

My Dog Zorro

My Dog Zorro

Maze, Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

2007-06-26
2007-06-29

Capcom

Capcom

Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10. DirectX 10 support also available for Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition.

Lost Planet 2

2010-10-12
2010-10-15

Capcom

Capcom

Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Master Reboot

2013-10-29

Wales Interactive

Wales Interactive

Action-adventure

Supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Max Payne 3

2012-06-01
2012-06-01
2012-06-01

Rockstar Vancouver
Rockstar Toronto
Rockstar London
Rockstar New England

Rockstar Games

Third-person shooter

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10, 10.1 and 11.

MechWarrior Online

2013-09-17

Piranha Games

Infinite Game Publishing

Vehicular combat, action

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v13273 on March 4, 2014.

Medal of Honor

2010-10-12
2010-10-14

EA Digital Illusions CE

Electronic Arts

First person shooter

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11. DirectX 10 and 11 support only available in multiplayer mode.

Metro 2033

2010-03-16
2010-03-19

4A Games

THQ

Survival horror, first-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Metro: Last Light

2013-05-14
2013-05-17

4A Games

Deep Silver

Survival horror, first-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

2006-10-13
2006-10-17
2006-10-26

Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Game Studios

Flight simulator

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with Service Pack 2 update. DirectX 10 support also available for Flight Simulator X: Acceleration.

Might & Magic X: Legacy

2014-01-23

Limbic Entertainment

Ubisoft

Role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Milkmaid of the Milky Way

2017-01-04

Mattis Folkestad

machineboy

Point and click adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

MotoGP 13

2013-06-21

Milestone S.r.l.

Plug In Digital
Bandai Namco Games

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3

2013-10-24

CyberConnect2

Namco Bandai Games

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution

2014-09-15

CyberConnect2

Namco Bandai Games

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

NecroVisioN

2009-05-25
2009-05-27

The Farm 51

505 Games
Aspyr
1C Company

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

NecroVisioN: Lost Company

2010-02-20

The Farm 51

505 Games
Aspyr
1C Company

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Neverwinter

2013-06-20

Cryptic Studios

Perfect World Entertainment

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Nexuiz

2012-05-10

IllFonic

THQ

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Oil Rush

2012-01-25

Unigine Corp

Unigine Corp

Real-time strategy, tower defense

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11.

Order of War

2009-09-22
2009-09-24

Wargaming.net

Square Enix

Real-time strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10. DirectX 10 support also available for Order of War: Challenge.

Ori and the Blind Forest

2015-03-11

Moon Studios

Microsoft Studios

Metroidvania, platform

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Outlast

2013-09-04

Red Barrels

Red Barrels

Survival horror

Only supports DirectX 9.0c. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

Panzar

2013-04-12

Panzar Studio

Panzar Studio

Action

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11.

Pid

2012-10-31

Might and Delight

D3 Publisher

Puzzle-platformer

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Planet Explorers

2016-11-08

Pathea Games

Pathea Games

Adventure, role-playing, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Poi

2017-02-01

PolyKid

PolyKid

3D platformer

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Project CARS

2015-05-07
2015-05-07
2015-05-08
2015-05-12

Slightly Mad Studios

Slightly Mad Studios

Sim racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

PT Boats: Knights of the Sea

2009-01-30
2009-12-24

Akella

1C Company

Action, real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

PT Boats: South Gambit

2010-11-30

Akella

1C Company

Action, real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Red Faction: Armageddon

2011-06-07
2011-06-10
2011-06-10

Volition

THQ
SyFy Games

Third-person shooter, action

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Red Faction: Guerrilla

2009-09-15
2009-09-18

Volition
Reactor Zero

THQ

Third-person shooter, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Red Faction: Guerrilla Steam Edition

2014-12-02

Volition
Reactor Zero
Nordic Games

THQ
Nordic Games

Third-person shooter, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Resident Evil 5

2009-09-15
2009-09-17
2009-09-18

Capcom

Capcom

Survival horror, third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Rooster Teeth vs. Zombiens

2014-12-18

Team Chaos

Team Chaos

Action, strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

2009-10-02
2009-11-05
2009-11-05
2009-11-05
2010-02-02
2010-02-05

GSC Game World

bitComposer Games

First-person shooter
Role-playing
Survival horror

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10, 10.1 and 11.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

2008-08-25
2008-09-12
2008-09-15

GSC Game World

Deep Silver

First-person shooter, role-playing, survival horror

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 10.1; support for DirectX 10.1 added with patch v1.5.06 on October 29, 2008.

Saints Row: The Third

2011-11-15
2011-11-18

Volition

THQ

Action-adventure, third-person shooter, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Serious Sam 3: BFE

2011-11-22

Croteam

Devolver Digital

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with Update 196052 on December 20, 2013.

Shadow Warrior

2013-09-26

Flying Wild Hog

Devolver Digital

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v1.5.0 on March 31, 2015.

Shadowrun Returns

2013-07-25

Harebrained Schemes

Harebrained Schemes

Tactical role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.

Sovereignty: Crown of Kings

2017-02-02

Gothic Labs
The Lordz Games Studio

Slitherine Ltd

Turn-based strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Star Trek Online

2010-02-02
2010-02-05

Cryptic Studios

Perfect World Entertainment

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch on January 5, 2012.

Surgeon Simulator 2013

2013-04-19

Bossa Studios

Bossa Studios

Simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.0.

Tales of Berseria

2017-01-26

Bandai Namco Studios

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

TERA

2017-01-31

Bluehole

Gameforge

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Only supports DirectX 9.

Teslagrad

2013-12-13

Rain Games

Rain Games

Puzzle-platformer

Only supports DirectX 9.0 and 9.0c.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

2013-08-20
2013-08-23

2K Marin

2K Games

Tactical shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

2006-03-20

Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Softworks

Action role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011-11-11

Bethesda Game Studios

Bethesda Softworks

Action role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.

The Lord of the Rings Online

2007-04-24

Turbine, Inc.

Turbine, Inc.
Midway Games
Codemasters

MMORPG

Supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11; support for DirectX 10 added with "Book 11" on October 24, 2007; support for DirectX 11 added with "Volume 3: Book 2" on September 8, 2010 for current subscribers and September 10, 2010 for new players.

The Secret World

2012-07-03
2012-07-03

Funcom

Funcom
Electronic Arts

MMORPG, action-adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

The Silver Case

2016-10-06

Grasshopper Manufacture
Playism

Grasshopper Manufacture

Action role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.

The Talos Principle

2014-12-11

Croteam

Devolver Digital

Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

The UnderGarden

2010-11-10

Artech Studios

Retroism

Puzzle, Relaxing, Exploration

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Thrillville: Off the Rails

2009-10-09

Frontier Developments

LucasArts

Real-time strategy, Simulation, Action, Party

Only supports DirectX 9.

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

2009-03-17

Ubisoft Bucharest

Ubisoft

Combat flight simulator

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 10.1.

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2

2010-11-12

Ubisoft Bucharest

Ubisoft

Combat flight simulator

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist

2013-08-20
2013-08-22
2013-08-23

Ubisoft Toronto

Ubisoft

Action-adventure, stealth

Only supports DirectX 9.0c, 10 and 11.

Tomb Raider

2013-03-05

Crystal Dynamics
Nixxes Software

Square Enix

Action-adventure, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Total War: Rome II

2013-09-03

The Creative Assembly

Sega

Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Total War: Shogun 2

2011-03-15

The Creative Assembly

Sega

Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v2 on May 9, 2011. DirectX 11 support also available for Fall of the Samurai with backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs provided by DirectX 11.

Two Worlds II

2010-11-09
2011-01-25

Reality Pump

TopWare Interactive

Action role-playing, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10; support for DirectX 10 added with patch v1.1 on December 23, 2010.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

2016-12-03

Capcom
Eighting

Capcom

Fighting

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Universe at War: Earth Assault

2007-12-10
2008-01-25

Petroglyph Games

Sega

Real-time strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

War Thunder

2013-08-15

Gaijin Entertainment

Gaijin Entertainment

Vehicle simulation, combat flight simulator

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Warframe

2013-03-25

Digital Extremes

Digital Extremes

Third-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Wargame: European Escalation

2012-02-23

Eugen Systems

Focus Home Interactive

Real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

World in Conflict

2007-09-18
2007-09-21

Massive Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment

Real-time tactics

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10. DirectX 10 support also available for Soviet Assault.

World of Warcraft

2004-11-23
2005-02-11

Blizzard Entertainment

Activision Blizzard

MMORPG

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; support for DirectX 11 added with patch v4.1.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

2012-10-09

Firaxis Games

2K Games

Turn-based tactics, tactical role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Youtubers Life

2016-05-18

U-Play online

U-Play online

Life simulation, Business simulation

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Zombie Night Terror

2016-07-20

NoClip

Gambitious Digital Entertainment

Puzzle

Only supports DirectX 9 and 11.

Beta/early access program games

Current game event marker

This section contains information video games accessible to public, but not yet released as finished product.

Title

Release Date (Year-Month-Day)

Developer

Publisher

Genre(s)

Notes

Arcane Worlds

2014-01-28

Ranmantaru Games

Ranmantaru Games

Action-adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Attack Heroes

2016-04-15

Ejoy Games

Ejoy Games

Role playing game, Strategy

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

Children of Liberty

2014-04-18

Lantana Games

Lantana Games

Stealth game platformer

Only supports DirectX 9 and 10.

DayZ

2013-12-16

Bohemia Interactive

Bohemia Interactive

Survival horror, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Dungeon Kingdom: Sign of the Moon

2015-11-19

Hydro Games

Hydro Games

role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Fall of Freya

2016-09-30

GOTY LLC

GOTY LLC

Survival, First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0 and 10. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

From the Depths

2014-08-07

Brilliant Skies

Brilliant Skies

Sandbox, Real-time strategy

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Gang Beasts

2014-08-29

Boneloaf

Double Fine Presents

Beat 'em up, party

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Godus

2013-09-13

22cans

22cans

God game

Only supports DirectX 9.0 and 10.

Gravi

2013-10-08

Hashbang Games

Hashbang Games

Puzzle-platformer

Only supports DirectX 9.0 and 10.

Grim Dragons

2017-02-02

Punkster Inc

Punkster Inc

Action-adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0 and 11.

GunFleet

2017-02-06

Areo Gaming

Areo Gaming

MMOG, Action, Shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 10.

Paranormal

2012-10-19

Matthew C Cohen

Matthew C Cohen

Survival horror

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

Savage Lands

2015-03-05

DigitalDNA Games

Signal Studios

Role-playing, open world

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11; backward compatibility for DirectX 10 and 10.1 GPUs is provided by DirectX 11.

Space Beast Terror Fright

2015-04-06

nornware AB

nornware AB

First-person shooter

Only supports DirectX 9.0c. 32-bit operating systems are not compatible.

Upcoming games

Current game event marker

This section contains information about video games in production. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature, and the content may change dramatically as more information becomes available.

Title

Release Date (Year-Month-Day)

Developer

Publisher

Genre(s)

Notes

Bloom: Memories

2015-??-??

Studio Fawn

Studio Fawn

Adventure, role-playing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Drift Stage

2015-??-??

Super Systems

Super Systems

Racing

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

FATHOM

TBA

Kung Fu Robots

Kung Fu Robots

First-person shooter, real-time strategy, vehicular combat

Only supports DirectX 9.0c and 11.

Impact Winter

2017-04-??

Mojo Bones

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Adventure, Survival

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

State Of Mind

2017-??-??

Daedalic Entertainment

Daedalic Entertainment

Action Adventure

Only supports DirectX 9.0c.

Worlds Adrift

2017-??-??

Bossa Studios

Bossa Studios

MMO sandbox

Only supports DirectX 9.0.

See also

  • List of games with DirectX 10 support
  • List of games with DirectX 11 support
  • List of games with DirectX 12 support
  • Lists of video games