Cxbx-Reloaded
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The facts
Each one read from Cxbx-Reloaded's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Community submissions
- Submitting compatibility entries requires Discord authentication and admin approval, according to the homepage notes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility caveat
- The homepage notes that known compatibility entries were still being imported and that some game cover images may be incorrect, especially regional variants.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility coverage
- The homepage lists 166 of 1,032 games as Playable, 510 as In-Game, 273 as Boots, 83 as Nothing, and 0 as Untested.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limits
- The site reports 166 of 1,032 games as playable to 100% completion with no major issues.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility search
- The compatibility page provides a search input for finding games.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility tracking
- The website provides a compatibility list with statuses for playable, in-game, boots, nothing, and untested titles.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Controller support
- The project README says a WinUSB-compliant driver is optional and needed only for USB pass-through of original Xbox and Steel Battalion controllers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current builds
- The download page lists pre-release builds and says the 32-bit Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio is required.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Latest build
- The homepage lists CI-585c49a, dated April 19, 2026, as the latest build.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network emulation
- The project README says Npcap is used for network emulation on Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- No stable builds
- The project README says Cxbx-Reloaded does not currently have stable builds and offers pre-release builds through its official download page.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cxbx-Reloaded is an emulator for running Xbox games on Microsoft Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- The download page says Cxbx-Reloaded requires the 32-bit Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Screenshot reports
- The homepage says users can attach screenshots to new compatibility reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project README says users can support Luke Usher, initiator of Cxbx-Reloaded, on Patreon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Website availability
- The homepage notes that code deployments may cause temporary outages of 1–5 minutes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Website submissions
- The website requires Discord authentication and admin approval to submit compatibility entries to reduce spam and false reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support
- The project README describes Linux use through Wine and warns that Wine is relatively unstable and may affect compatibility.checked 11 Oct 2026
- macOS and BSD
- The project README says macOS with Wine is known not to work and BSD-based systems are untested.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Windows requirements
- The project README lists Windows 7 or later x64 and a GPU supporting Direct3D 9.0c with Pixel Shader Model 2.x and Vertex Shader Model 3.0 as minimum requirements.checked 11 Oct 2026
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