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Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Released | 1985 |
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Total Games | unknown (2,907 present) |
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Windows is the collective name for Microsoft's immensely popular line of operating systems. As well as being widely used by businesses, Windows is the primary operating system PC games are developed for. It is the successor to MS-DOS, which previously held a similar market share in both the home and business markets.
New versions of Windows generally maintain a high degree of compatibility with software developed for past versions of Windows (and limited compatibility with MS-DOS), and new software releases will often work on older versions of Windows. This changed with Windows Vista; some releases (such as Halo 2) are specifically designed to only work with Windows Vista, and so cannot be used on previous versions of Windows.
- Consumer product line
- Windows 1.01 (1985)
- Windows 2.0 (1987)
- Windows 2.1x (1988)
- Windows 3.0 (1990)
- Windows 3.1x (1992)
- Windows 95 (1995)
- Windows 98 (1998) and Windows 98 Second Edition (1999)
- Windows Millenium Edition (2000)
- NT product line
- Windows NT 3.1 (1993)
- Windows NT 3.5 (1994)
- Windows NT 3.51 (1995)
- Windows NT 4.0 (1996)
- Windows 2000 (2000)
- Windows XP (2001)
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 (2003)
- Windows Server 2003 (2003)
- Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (2006)
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (2005)
- Windows Vista (business versions; 2006)
- Windows Home Server (2007)
- Windows Vista (home versions; 2007)
- Windows Server 2008 (2008)
- Windows 7 (2009)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
- Windows 8 (2012)
- Windows 8.1 (2013)
- Windows 10 (2015)
- Windows 11 (2021)
Games for Windows[edit]
Games for Windows is a brand owned by Microsoft and introduced in 2006 to coincide with the release of Windows Vista. The brand represents a standardized technical certification program and online service for Windows games, bringing a measure of regulation to the PC game market in much the same way that console manufacturers regulate their platforms. The branding program is open to both first-party and third-party publishers.
This was later expanded to include Games for Windows – Live, the online gaming service for Games for Windows-branded PC titles. Not all Games for Windows will have "live" content, but those that do will have access to Microsoft's Live network for online play and other features, including voice chat, messaging and friends lists, accessed from an in-game menu called the "Guide". Users can log in with their Xbox 360 gamer-tags to gain Games for Windows achievements and play games and chat across platforms (not every game supports cross-platform play.) Some features, including cross-platform multi-player and multi-player achievements, initially required a subscription to Live Gold.
However, on July 22, 2008, Microsoft announced at Gamefest 2008 that Games for Windows Live is now free of charge. This means that all users are able to access features that would normally be available to only Gold members, such as the features listed above. In addition, Microsoft also announced that a Games for Windows Live Marketplace will launch this fall. Like its console counterpart, Xbox Live Marketplace, users will be able to download content such as game demos, add-ons, and gamer pics. Some items will be free, while others will need to be paid for using Microsoft Points, as determined by the publisher of said items. Microsoft also plans to make the Games for Windows Live interface more PC friendly, and reduce the technical requirements for developers. This is in direct competition with the leading digital distributor on computers, Steam.
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Pages in category "Windows"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 2,907 total.
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- Hack 'n' Slash
- Hades
- Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
- Half-Life
- Half-Life 1: Anthology
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- Half-Life Platinum
- Half-Life Platinum Collection
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Generation
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Minute Hero
- Halo 2
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo Wars
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Hammerfight
- Happy Feet
- Happyland Adventures
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PC)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PC)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harvest Moon Online
- Harvest Moon: Light of Hope
- Harvest Moon: Mad Dash
- Harvest Moon: One World
- Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
- Harvestella
- A Hat in Time
- Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix
- Hatsune Miku: The Planet of Wonder and Fragments of Wishes
- HAUNTED: Halloween '85
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- Hearts of Iron III
- Heavenly Bodies
- Heiankyo Alien
- Hellboy: Asylum Seeker
- Helldorado
- Hellfire
- Hellgate: London
- Hello Kitty Online
- Her Story
- Hero must die. again
- Heroes of Might and Magic
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty
- Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death
- Heroes of Might and Magic IV
- Heroes of Might and Magic V
- Heroes of Might and Magic V Epic Collection
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
- Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
- Heroes of the Storm
- Hexen II
- Hidden Star in Four Seasons
- High Sea Saga DX
- Highway Pursuit
- Hind
- HITMAN
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
- Hitman Triple Pack
- Hitman: Absolution
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Hitman: Codename 47
- Hitman: Contracts
- Hogs of War
- Hogwarts Legacy
- HoloCure - Save the Fans!
- Home Run High
- Homeworld
- Homeworld 2
- Homeworld: Cataclysm
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Horizons: Empire of Istaria
- Hot Springs Story
- Hotshot Racing
- The House in Fata Morgana
- The House of the Dead 2
- The House of the Dead
- Hue
- Hulk
- Human Resource Machine
- Hunt: Showdown
- Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact
- Hydlide
- Hydro Thunder
- Hyper Crazy Climber
- Hyper Princess Pitch
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed
I
- I-Ninja
- Ibb & obb
- Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
- Iconoclasts
- Idol Showdown
- Iji
- Ikaruga
- Ikki Unite
- Imagine Champion Rider
- Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration
- Imperishable Night
- Impossible Spell Card
- In the Hunt
- Incoming
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- The Incredibles
- Incubation: Time Is Running Out
- Independence Day
- Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Indigo Prophecy
- IndyCar Series
- Infernal
- Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars
- Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai
- Inindo: Way of the Ninja
- Injustice: Gods Among Us
- Inscryption
- Interstellaria
- Invisible, Inc.
- Irem Arcade Hits
- Iron Grip: Warlord
- Iron Man
- Ishin no Arashi
- Island Xtreme Stunts
J
- Jagged Alliance
- Jagged Alliance 2
- James Bond 007: NightFire
- Jane's Fleet Command
- Jersey Devil
- Jet Set Radio
- Jets'n'Guns
- Joe & Mac
- Joe & Mac Returns
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
- The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time
- The Journeyman Project
- Judgement Silversword
- Judgment
- Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
- Juiced
- Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights
- JUJU
- Jumbo Airport Story
- Jump Force
- Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
- Just Cause
- Just Cause 2
- Just Tactics
K
- KAL-Online
- Kalimba
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
- Karnov's Revenge
- Katamari Damacy Reroll
- Kero Blaster
- KeyWe
- Kid Chameleon
- KiKi KaiKai
- Killer Instinct (2013)
- Killer is Dead
- Killing Floor
- King of Dragon Pass
- The King of Fighters '94
- The King of Fighters '95
- The King of Fighters '96
- The King of Fighters '97 Global Match
- The King of Fighters '97
- The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
- The King of Fighters '98
- The King of Fighters '99
- The King of Fighters 2000
- The King of Fighters 2001
- The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
- The King of Fighters 2002
- The King of Fighters 2003
- The King of Fighters XIII
- The King of Fighters XIV
- The King of Fighters XV
- King of the Monsters
- King of the Monsters 2
- King's Quest