I recently bought my computer and well ya , i have vista home basic edition, and believe me , vista is damn crappy when it comes to playing games , so i was searching through the net , browsing through all the sites that offer information as to which games are compatible with vista and , compiled this best list i came across .
Check out below the list of vista compatible games ( subject to change based on new information)
Games
* GTA: San Andreas (32 Bit)
* Age of Empires 3 (patch 1.08 and higher)
* Baldurs Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast v1.3.5521 (32 bit)
* Battlefield 1942 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 (32 Bit)
* Battlefield 2 Patch 1.3 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Battlefield 2142 Betas 1 and 2 [NOTE: Requires elevated privileges.]
* Black and White 2 v. 1.0-1.2
* Call Of Duty 2 (on ATI9600)(Punkbuster servers will work if you go to compatibility mode and set to run program as administrator)
* Call of Duty v1.5 (32 Bit)
* Civilization IV (Original and Warlords)
* Comanche 4 (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Generals (32 Bit)
* Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (64 Bit)
* Company of Heroes (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike Source (32 Bit)
* Counter-Strike v1.x (32 Bit)
* Crazy Taxi 3 (32 Bit)
* Crysis (32 & 64 Bit)
* Cue Club
* Dark Age of Camelot (Darkness Rising Client) v1.84 (64 Bit)
* Dawn of War (32 Bit)
* Delta Force Black Hawk Down (32 Bit)
* Deus Ex: Invisible War (tested version 1.2)
* Devil May Cry 3 (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Dismount – Latest Versions of All Games (32 Bit)
* DOOM 3 (32 Bit)
* Dungeon Siege II
* Dungeon Siege II Broken World
* Eve On-Line
* EverQuest 2 (32 Bit)
* Far Cry (32 & 64 Bit)
* FEAR (32 & 64 Bit)
* FEAR Combat (32 & 64 Bit)
* Final Fantasy XI [NOTE: Backup updated PlayOnline folder from previous installation, copy over PlayOnline folder in Vista. Disregard incompatibility warning]
* FlatOut 2
* Flight Simulator X – Beta 3 (32-bit)
* Goonzu
* GTA III
* GTA San Andreas
* GTA Vice City
* GTR2 v1.0 (32 Bit)
* Guild Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Guilty Gear XX#reload (on ATI9600)
* Half-Life (32 Bit)
* Half-Life 2 (32 Bit & 64 Bit) [NOTE: Steam loads 64bit version of HL2 in x64)
* Heroes of Might and Magic IV
* Hitman : Blood Money version 1.0 [Note: Do not install patch 1.2
* Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb v1.01 (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Just Cause (32 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lego Star Wars II (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Lineage II
* Madden NFL 2007
* Matrix - Path of Neo (on x800pro with ATI Vista beta driver)
* Medal of Honor Pacific Assault Spanish (32 Bit)
* Metal Gear Solid - Integral
* Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (32 Bit)
* Myst V: End Of Ages (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed Underground 2 (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed: Most Wanted (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed: Carbon (32 Bit)
* Need for Speed: Prostreet (32 Bit)
* Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
* Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* Painkiller (32 Bit)
* Pirate King Online
* PKR (32 bit) [Online poker game]
* Planescape : Torment v1.1 (32 bit)
* Prey (32 bit)
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (32 Bit) [NOTE: Installer requires elevated privileges.] [NOTE: Will only run Starforce Protection updated driver]
* Quake 4 (32 Bit)
* Quake III: Arena (32 Bit)
* Red Alert 2 (32 Bit)
* rFactor (32 bit)
* Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (32 bit)
* Rogue Trooper (32 Bit & 64 Bit)
* RTCW (32 Bit)
* SimCity 4 (32 Bit)
* Star Wars Battlefront II (32 Bit)
* Starcraft (32 bit) [Note: RC1 Only 10/26/06. See notes in error section]
* Steam Engine v1.48.0.0 – All Games (32 Bit)
* Trackmania United
* Terminator 3: The War of the Machines (32 Bit)
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion v1.1.511 (32 Bit)
* The Sims (32 Bit)
* The Sims 2 (32 Bit)
* Titan Quest v1.20 (32 Bit)
* Toca Race Driver 3 [32bit] (Starforce driver incompatible – need noCD + Original DVD in DVD drive to run the game)
* Tomb Raider : Legend Note: Only with latest NVIDIA drivers
* Trackmania Nations (32 Bit) [NOTE: Will only run with Starforce Protection Updated driver]
* Tri-Towers v2.1.3 [NOTE: Gives error after exit & can't register]
* Tron 2.0
* Unreal Tournament 2004 (32 Bit)
* Vietcong 2
* Warcraft III Reign of Chaos
* Warcraft III The Frozen Throne
* Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne v1.18 (32 Bit)
* Winning Eleven v8 (32 Bit)
* World of Warcraft (32 & 64Bit)
* World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (32 & 64Bit)
* ZDameon (Doom Multiplayer)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 African Adventure Expansion (32 Bit)
* Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species Expansion (32 Bit)
* 2006 FIFA World cup (32 Bit)
Of course you can always check out whether some of the un-listed games can work on your computer or not , but i know a great site where you can see whether some of the most popular and latest games will work on your computer. Check out the Links Column.
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