More than two decades after the original Xbox launched, Microsoft is finally bringing one of its most popular features to a selection of classic titles. Later in 2026, a handful of original Xbox games will receive Xbox achievements for the very first time, giving players a new reason to revisit some of the console’s most memorable releases.
Four classic Xbox games will receive achievements
Microsoft has confirmed that achievements will be added to the following original Xbox games:
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper
- Conker: Live and Reloaded
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
- Fuzion Frenzy
The update will apply to both the modern Xbox console versions and the recently released PC versions of these games.
While only these four titles have been announced so far, many fans hope Microsoft will eventually expand achievement support to more original Xbox classics.
Achievements will not unlock retroactively
Players should keep one important detail in mind before jumping back into these games.
Microsoft confirmed that achievements will not unlock retroactively. Any progress made before the update arrives will not count toward the new achievement lists. Players interested in earning every achievement may want to wait until the feature officially launches later this year.
For achievement hunters, this effectively means starting fresh once the update becomes available.
A look back at the featured games
Each of the confirmed titles represents a different era of the original Xbox library.
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a 3D platformer starring a cat equipped with a powerful vacuum cleaner that can manipulate time. The game became one of the original Xbox’s most recognizable mascot platformers.
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Conker: Live and Reloaded is the Xbox remake of Conker’s Bad Fur Day. It introduced upgraded visuals and a redesigned multiplayer mode, although many fans remember it for censoring much of the original Nintendo 64 game’s mature humor.
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge combines arcade-style aerial combat with an alternate-history setting. It received strong reviews upon release and remains one of the platform’s most celebrated exclusive action games.
Fuzion Frenzy
Fuzion Frenzy launched alongside the original Xbox in 2001. The party game features dozens of competitive minigames and became a popular local multiplayer title during the console’s early years.
A welcome addition for Xbox fans
Achievements have been a defining part of the Xbox ecosystem since they debuted on the Xbox 360 in 2005. Since then, they have become an important feature for many players and even inspired similar systems across the gaming industry.
Adding achievements to original Xbox games helps preserve these classics while giving both longtime fans and newcomers another reason to experience them. Whether Microsoft plans to expand the feature beyond these first four games remains to be seen, but this is a promising start for fans of the original Xbox library.
