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Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Released | 1985 |
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Total Games | unknown (2,908 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 2,908 total.
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- Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gold Rescue Team
- The Polar Express
- Pool Slide Story
- Pop'n Pop
- Popful Mail
- Port Royale 2
- Portal
- Portal 2
- Postal
- Postal 2
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- Potionomics
- Power Golf
- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Power Spikes II
- PowerSlave
- Prehistoric Isle 2
- Prey
- Primal Carnage
- Prince of Persia (2008)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Princess Maker
- Princess Maker 2
- Princess Maker 4
- Princess Maker 5
- Princess Maker: Faery Tales Come True
- Princess Maker: Go! Go! Princess
- Prison Architect
- Pro Evolution Soccer 6
- Project Nomads
- Project Snowblind
- Project Spark
- Project Torque
- Prototype
- Pseudoregalia
- Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
- Psychic Force 2012
- Psychonauts
- Psychonauts 2
- Pulstar
- The Punisher (2005)
- Puyo Pop Fever
- Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo 2
- Puyo Puyo Champions
- Puyo Puyo Sun
- Puyo Puyo Tetris
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
- Puzzle Bobble
- Puzzle Bobble 2
- Puzzle Bobble 2X / Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3 / Bust-A-Move 3 S-Tribute
- Puzzle Bobble 3
- Puzzle Bobble 4
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
- Puzzled
R
- R-Type Final 2
- R.U.S.E.
- Race Driver: GRID
- Radiant Silvergun
- Rage of the Dragons
- Ragnagard
- Ragnarok Online
- Ragnarok Online 2
- Raiden II
- Raiden III
- Raiden IV
- Raiden V
- Railroad Tycoon 3
- Rainbow Cotton
- Rainbow Islands
- Rakion: Chaos Force
- Rama
- Rappelz
- Ratatouille
- Ray'z Arcade Chronology
- RayForce
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- Rayman Legends
- Rayman Origins
- Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
- Rayman: Raving Rabbids (Wii)
- Real Bout Fatal Fury
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
- Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Red Faction
- Red Faction: Guerrilla
- Remember Me
- Resident Evil
- Resident Evil (Nintendo GameCube)
- Resident Evil 2
- Resident Evil 2 (2019)
- Resident Evil 3 (2020)
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
- Resident Evil 4
- Resident Evil 4 (2023)
- Resident Evil 5
- Resident Evil 6
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- Resident Evil Zero
- Resident Evil: Revelations
- Resident Evil: Revelations 2
- A Ressha de Ikou
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein
- Return to Monkey Island
- Revelations: Persona
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- Revival! Eggerland
- Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess
- Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom
- Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
- Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles
- RICO
- Ridge Racer Unbounded
- Riding Hero
- RIFT
- Rig Racer 2
- RIP 2: Strike Back
- Rise of Nations
- Rise of the Argonauts
- Rise of the Phoenix
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Risen
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- Ristar
- Riven
- River City Girls
- River City Girls 2
- River City Girls Zero
- River City Melee Mach!!
- River City Melee: Battle Royal Special
- River City Ransom: Underground
- River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
- River City Super Sports Challenge: All Stars Special
- River City: Rival Showdown
- Robo Army
- Robocraft
- Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked!
- Rocksmith
- Rogue
- Rogue Legacy
- The Rogue Prince of Persia
- Rokko Chan
- Roller Champions
- RollerCoaster Tycoon
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
- RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies
- RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms X
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
- Romancia
- Romancing SaGa 2
- Romancing SaGa 3
- Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
- Rome: Total War
- Rome: Total War - Alexander
- Room to Grow
- ROSE Online
- Roundabout
- Rugrats Adventure Game
- Rugrats Go Wild
- Rugrats Go Wild Double Pack
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- The Rugrats Movie Activity Challenge
- Rugrats Mystery Adventures
- Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland
- Rugrats: All Growed Up
- Rugrats: Munchin Land
- Rugrats: Totally Angelica Boredom Buster
- Rumble Fighter
- The Rumble Fish 2
- The Rumble Fish
- Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
- Rune Factory 4
- Rune Factory 5
- Runes of Magic
- Russian Car Driver
- Rusty Hearts
- RⒶGE 2