List of Games for Windows - LIVE games
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Key points
- List of games that feature Games for Windows - LIVE integration; some games have LIVE removed from certain versions (see Games for Windows - LIVE removed).
- For a list of Steam games that use Games for Windows - LIVE, see The Big List of 3rd Party DRM on Steam.
- Players outside the Xbox LIVE Countries and Regions must use a local profile. Local profile support is listed beside the game when known.
Activation details
- There are two kinds of GFWL activation, Server-Side Activation (SSA) and Legacy (Per-Title 5x5).
- Both Server-Side Activation (SSA) and Legacy (Per-Title 5x5) titles can also utilize Zero Day Piracy Protection (ZDPP) to prevent access to games before the release date. Protected titles are marked as such.
Server-Side Activation (SSA) titles
- Server-Side Activation (SSA) include a unique product key with the game. The key is permanently bound to the Microsoft account, similar to Steam. These games have no activation limits.
- If an SSA product key is bound to an account that is not in a supported region the key will be lost (and, consequently, access to the game).
- Any game with Module Authentication (MA) disables the possibility of creating a local profile to play.
| Name | Notes | Local profile |
|---|---|---|
| AFL Live | No longer available digitally. | |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition | Product keys activate on Steam (Steam version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE).[1] | |
| Age of Empires Online | The game required a constant connection and became unplayable on July 1, 2014 rendering all achievements discontinued.[2] | |
| Batman: Arkham City | ZDPP. Product keys activate on Steam (Steam version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE).[3] | |
| Battle vs. Chess | ||
| Blacklight: Tango Down | ||
| Bulletstorm | ZDPP & MA; but still can be played offline after activation and profile download. | |
| CarneyVale: Showtime | No longer available digitally. | |
| Colin McRae: DiRT 2 | Additional DRM: SecuROM, used for CD check only (no activation). Some online services for this title are offline rendering some achievements discontinued. | |
| Crash Time 4: The Syndicate | No longer available digitally. | |
| Dead Rising 2 | ZDPP. Games for Windows - LIVE removed from Steam version. | |
| Dead Rising 2: Off the Record | ZDPP. Games for Windows - LIVE removed from Steam version. | |
| DiRT 3 | Additional DRM: SecuROM, activation limit unknown. A revoke tool is available. | |
| F1 2010 | ||
| F1 2011 | ||
| Fable III | Additional DRM: SecuROM, 5 activations per month. GFWL can be disabled with Fable III GFWL Remover. | |
| Game Room | No longer available. Does not support local profiles but can be played offline. Cross platform with Xbox 360. | |
| Gotham City Impostors | Free to Play version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE. | |
| Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet | Games for Windows - LIVE removed from Steam version. | |
| Lost Planet 2 | ZDPP | |
| Microsoft Flight | Does not support Local profiles but can be played offline. Some online services for this title are offline as of October 2014 rendering some achievements discontinued. | |
| Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection | ||
| Ms. Splosion Man | ||
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | ||
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | ||
| Rugby League Live | No longer available digitally. | |
| Section 8 | Online matchmaking services are offline rendering some achievements discontinued. | |
| Section 8: Prejudice | Online matchmaking services are offline as of February 2013 rendering some achievements discontinued. | |
| Street Fighter X Tekken | ||
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | Product keys activate on Steam (Steam version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE).[4] | |
| Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends | ||
| Toy Soldiers | Steam version has choice of Steam or Games for Windows - LIVE. | |
| Tron: Evolution | ||
| Virtua Tennis 4 |
Legacy (Per-Title 5x5) titles
- Simple product key check; requires internet access for online profile but does not attach the key to the Microsoft account.
- Activation limit between 10-20 (usually 15) for online profiles; Microsoft support can help reset the limit but will not reset a second time and the game must be purchased again.
| Name | Notes | Local profile |
|---|---|---|
| 007: Quantum of Solace | No longer available digitally. | |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | Two versions exist, one is a regular retail product which is no longer on Steam. the other is the Game of the Year edition which is available on steam but no longer uses Games for Windows - LIVE. All retail product keys activate on Steam.[3] | |
| Battlestations: Pacific | ||
| BioShock 2 | Product keys activate on Steam (Steam version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE). A Russian region of the game exists with a separate stackable achievement list. This version also activates on Steam, but take note that the Steam version only supports English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.[5] | |
| BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | No longer available digitally. Versions without GFWL are available. Cross platform with Xbox 360. | |
| Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition | ZDPP. Does not use SSA.[6][7] Product keys activate on Steam.[8] | |
| The Club | ||
| Fallout 3 | Key can be completely ignored (no profile/activation required). Connecting to a Microsoft account requires product key, unlimited activations. Still has SecuROM DRM that requires the DVD. GFWL can be disabled by running the game through FOSE. | |
| FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage | ||
| FUEL | Additional DRM: SecuROM, unlimited activations. | |
| Gears of War | No longer available digitally. | |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Requires Rockstar Games Social Club account. Can be disabled with XLiveLess. | |
| Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | Requires Rockstar Games Social Club account. Can be disabled with XLiveLess. | |
| Halo 2 | No longer available digitally. Can be disabled with XLiveLess. | |
| Hour of Victory | No longer available digitally. | |
| Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights | No longer available digitally. | |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | ||
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes | No longer available digitally. | |
| Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition | Cross platform with Xbox 360. | |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | Steam version has LIVE removed.[9] LIVE can be disabled with XLiveLess. | |
| Resident Evil 5 | Steam version has LIVE removed. | |
| Shadowrun | No longer available digitally. Does not support Local profiles or offline play. Cross platform with Xbox 360. | |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes | ||
| Stormrise | ||
| Street Fighter IV | ||
| Universe at War: Earth Assault | Cross platform with Xbox 360. | |
| Vancouver 2010 | No longer available digitally. | |
| Viva Piñata | No longer available digitally. |
Games for Windows - LIVE from Marketplace only
- These games only have Games for Windows - LIVE when purchased from the Games for Windows Marketplace.
- These versions are no longer available for sale following the Marketplace's closure on August 25, 2013 for new purchases.[10]
Server-Side Activation (SSA) titles
| Name | Notes | Local profile |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Void | ||
| Mahjong Wisdom | ||
| Tinker | No longer available. | |
| Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey |
Legacy (Per-Title 5x5) titles
| Name | Notes | Local profile |
|---|---|---|
| Osmos | ||
| World of Goo |
Games for Windows - LIVE removed
- These games have had Games for Windows - LIVE removed from certain versions in favour of Steam or other services.
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition | Steam version transitioned to Steamworks. Retail keys activate on Steam.[1] |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | GFWL and SecuROM removed from Steam version. All product keys activate on Steam. Non-GOTY keys are upgraded to GOTY version.[3] |
| Batman: Arkham City | GFWL and SecuROM removed from Steam version. All product keys activate on Steam. Non-GOTY keys are upgraded to GOTY version.[3] |
| BioShock 2 | Steam version switched to Steamworks. All retail and digital keys activate on Steam.[11] |
| BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | Re-released without Games for Windows - LIVE. The original version cannot be upgraded. |
| Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition | Steam version was migrated to Steamworks on February 16, 2015. All product keys activate on Steam.[8] |
| Dead Rising 2 | Steam version was migrated to Steamworks on March 17, 2015.[12] Retail product keys activate on Steam.[13] |
| Dead Rising 2: Off the Record | Steam version was migrated to Steamworks on March 17, 2015.[12] Retail product keys activate on Steam.[13] |
| DiRT 3 | Steam version owners received DiRT 3 Complete Edition which does not use GFWL. Retail product keys activate on Steam.[14] |
| Gotham City Impostors | Free to Play version does not use Games for Windows - LIVE. |
| Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet | Steam version switched to Steamworks. GFWL removed.[15] Amazon.com still sells the Games for Windows - LIVE version. |
| Iron Brigade | Games for Windows - LIVE was removed in the Steam Matchmaking update.[16] |
| Ms. Splosion Man | Steam version migrated to Steamworks on June 20, 2014.[17] Other versions are not affected. GFWL can be accessed if still desired[18] |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | Steam version migrated to Steamworks.[9] |
| Resident Evil 5 | Steam version migrated to Steamworks. Retail product keys activate on Steam.[19] |
| Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition | Steam version migrated to Steamworks.[20] GFWL saves can be optionally imported. All product keys activate on Steam. |
| Toy Soldiers | Steam version gives choice of GFWL or Steamworks (saves and achievements are separate for each). GFWL completely optional.[21] |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | Games for Windows - LIVE has been removed.[22] All achievements that require matchmaking are discontinued. |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising | Games for Windows - LIVE has been removed.[23] All achievements that require matchmaking are discontinued. |
Zero Day Piracy Protection (ZDPP)
- Both Server-Side Activation (SSA) and Legacy (Per-Title 5x5) titles can utilize this additional protection.
Zero Day Piracy Protection (ZDPP) is an additional DRM check used to prevent access to the game in retail copies before the release date. It relies on an online service to decrypt encrypted critical game files stored on the retail disc, and when the user tries to launch the game the Zero Day Piracy Protection Tool is launched instead. This tool connects and transmits the ID of the protected game to Microsoft's online ZDP service hosted at https://zdp.gamesforwindows.com/Zdp/Zdp.svc/. The online service looks up the release date for the requested game ID and validates if the date have passed. If so the service will respond with the decryption codes for the protected files which the local tool will use to decrypt the encrypted files, allowing the game to be played.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ace Combat Assault Horizon enhanced Edition title Update - Game for Windows Live functionalities replaced by Steamworks funtionalities. - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: ACE COMBAT™ ASSAULT HORIZON Enhanced Edition
- ↑ Blog | Age of Empires Online - The Rest of AOEO
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Important Batman Arkham Announcement - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Batman: Arkham City GOTY
- ↑ SSFIVAE GFWL to Steamworks Transition : ComboFiend > Manage Blog
- ↑ Bioshock 2 Steamworks FAQ
- ↑ Steam Community - Rejoice, no Denuvo. - last accessed on 2018-02-26
- "It's mostly older titles, yeah, but there were a few more recent ones, and Dark Souls definitely does work: It has ZDPP, but not SSA (I have NO IDEA why that page keeps getting updated to show that it has SSA, because it definitely doesn't; the Wikipedia page is the same way). The nice thing about ZDPP is that once the files are decrypted, you can back them up like save data and just overwrite the encrypted versions that are put there after a fresh installation, and everything starts exactly how it should. I've tested this myself, and I was able to get the game running from a brand-new installation completely offline.
EDIT: I don't have much going on today, so I tried my retail copy of the GFWL version of Dark Souls, and it worked perfectly. Complete offline installation on a machine that had never had anything related to GFWL installed on it before, and I was playing in about 20 minutes. I even got an old save file to load!"
- "It's mostly older titles, yeah, but there were a few more recent ones, and Dark Souls definitely does work: It has ZDPP, but not SSA (I have NO IDEA why that page keeps getting updated to show that it has SSA, because it definitely doesn't; the Wikipedia page is the same way). The nice thing about ZDPP is that once the files are decrypted, you can back them up like save data and just overwrite the encrypted versions that are put there after a fresh installation, and everything starts exactly how it should. I've tested this myself, and I was able to get the game running from a brand-new installation completely offline.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-02-26
- Confirmed myself using a retail copy of the game, the ZDPP extracted files (DARKSOULS.exe, fmod_event.dll, fmodex.dll) and a virtual machine disconnected from the Internet. The game is playable using no profile at all (progress can't be saved) as well as when using a local profile (progress can be saved). No server-side activation required to start playing the game after the ZDPP files have been extracted.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 HOW TO: Replace Games for Windows Live functionality with Steamworks functionality in Dark Souls™ Prepare To Die Edition for PC :: Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition General Discussions
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition LIVE - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Red Faction: Guerrilla Steam Edition
- ↑ PC Marketplace closing | PC Marketplace - Xbox.com
- ↑ News - BioShock 2 Updated
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record now on Steam, on sale - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Dead Rising 2
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Steamworks Migration / Troubleshooting FAQ (Updated!) :: Dead Rising 2 General Discussions
- ↑ DiRT 3 Complete Edition - Now Available With 100% Less GFWL
- ↑ Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Goes GFWL-Free with New Indie Bundle
- ↑ Update: GFWL Gone, progress wiped :: Iron Brigade General Discussions
- ↑ Steamworks update! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Ms. Splosion Man
- ↑ http://steamcommunity.com/app/105420/discussions/0/522729358512938354/#c45350244936638030
- ↑ "Gold Edition" Content Now Available! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Resident Evil 5 / Biohazard 5
- ↑ Just Updated with Steamworks - Super Street Fighter® IV Arcade Edition, 75% off!
- ↑ News - Toy Soldiers Product Update
- ↑ Dawn of War II Patch Notes and Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II General Discussions
- ↑ Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Patch Notes/Updates :: Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II - Chaos Rising™ General Discussions