List of XInput games
These Windows games require the XInput library from Microsoft. XInput is used to provide native support for the Xbox 360 controller in Windows, although it is questionable whether PC gamers actually desire this feature. GeneRally, XInput only appears with multiplatform games, presumably to simplify concurrent development of the PC and Xbox versions.
The XInput package does not install to versions of Windows earlier than Windows XP with Service Pack 1. This is of special interest to users of Windows 2000 and base versions of Windows XP because these operating systems are usually able to run Windows games that do not explicitly support them. The requirement of XInput, however, prevents games from running on these systems, regardless of whether an Xbox controller is being used. In some cases, if XInput is the only library preventing the game from running, it is possible to work around the issue by manually copying the dll into the system32 folder. The dll, which has a filename of the form xinput_1_n.dll, can be manually extracted from the DirectX CAB file found on the game disc.
- HaLo 2 (Vista check must be disabled)
- Jade Empire
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Overlord
- Transformers: The Game
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
- Colin McRae: DiRT
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- BioShock
- Shadowrun (2007 video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
- Sega Rally Revo
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance
- CRYSIS
- Gears of War