All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support

I will never use mouse and keyboard for video games, I refuse to..

@Bmartin001 do you also refuse to use a game controller when playing on PC?
Just seems like a weird stance to take. If it suits the game better and you have the equipment, then why not?

I used a mouse and keyboard for gears tactics on Xbox one and I couldn't imagine playing it with a controller. I tried the controller briefly at the start but KB+m was just a better fit for me.

It's a shame that certain games with adapted controller schemes don't also include the original mouse and keyboard option such as Two Point Hospital and the Command and Conquer games on 360. It puts me off purchasing them

@NicolausCamp @CrazyJF I just really don't like playing with mouse and keyboard i tried it once before and i didn't like. Plus i strongly prefer console to PC.

I use Mouse and keyboard for first person games as best option but third person and driving games I use the controller 😁

I love the Xbox controller, but for certain game like Cities Skylines a mouse and keyboard is much preferable.

The reality is that certain games are best played with a M&KB. That's the truth! Pit me against a gamer on a controller in an FPS, and I can promise you, 90% of the time I'll drop them before they even see me if I use a M&KB. Certain games though are definitely better played with a controller. I find it easer to play games like AC with a controller than a M&KB, and fighting games can definitely benefit from a controller rather than a M&KB. Racing games are also better played with a controller!

I find a controller just far more relaxing. I might use a controller for an RTS or sim style game.

@G8crasha You and probably a lot of others play FPS games better on a M&K, but with Halo MCC being crossplay now, I've noticed that even with a controller, I'm destroying the majority of M&K users I'm coming up against.

A M&K isn't going to give the advantage to a low skill player.

@Richnj @G8crasha I think I'm the opposite now; from years of KB&M use on PC, I've adapted to a controller fro the likes of Halo as I do a lot of stuff from the comfort of my couch now. It will vary from player to player.

@Richnj True, but I've been a PC gamer since '95, so I grew up on FPS titles using M&KB. Even though I have an XSX, and I was an avid PS4 player before, I'm far more skilled with a M&KB, but I can tell you now, if all I had was a controller, and I played a MP game like Warzone, I'd be buried by other players, even those with less skill but who are used to playing such titles with a controller! It's the delicate movement of the stick that screws me over!

Still waiting for support for them on Two Point Hospital and Zoo Tycoon. 😭

That list is a lot longer than I would have guessed!

I greatly prefer controller to mouse and key, but, there are times where M&K just makes sense - like Hypnospace Outlaw for example. Playing that with a controller is antithetical to the intended experience, and it's honestly weird that they even made using a controller possible.

Literally just last night I was trying to play NOLF on PC with a controller, and I just could not get it to work properly. Eventually I just gave up and started the PS2 version, even though it looks and runs quite a bit worse, just because I pretty much always avoid M&K whenever possible.

Sometimes I am forced to use M&K though, like with Thief Gold, Thief 2, and Black Mesa for example, and it honestly detracts from the experience for me - I just kinda hate it. I know some would say that's crazy, or "get good" or whatever, but I grew up with controllers, and I think I will 99% always prefer them.

I find it odd that Sudden Strike 4 is not on that list ah well guess I will just play it on PC instead

I'm actually kind of surprised at how little this list is. Some games are just better played with mouse/keyboard and I have a hard time thinking that it would be a stretch to include it as an option on console, especially when most of the games have PC releases.

Wish Destiny was on this list.

Personally, I really appreciate the M&K support from Xbox. I am a console and PC gamer but having played competitively on FPS games in my teens and early 20s I just can’t play them on controller without feeling frustration because I can’t aim properly compared to the mouse. I know what I want to do, but I can’t execute the action.

I have friends who can aim well on controller and they can’t use M&K, but I’m the opposite and as such I generally play them on PC. The exception is Destiny 1 which I love. If that had M&K support or was released in PC I would enjoy experiencing it all over again but with a M&K.

A bigger list than I expected. Surprised not to see Halo Wars 2 on there.

@Iceman5x5 If it involves any kind of aiming I'll take Mouse and Keyboard over controller so that would include 3rd person shooters as well for me. Hell for GTA V I use mouse and keyboard for most of it and only pick up the controller when I have to drive.

We need MORE games with mouse and keyboard support. I'd use my Series X a lot more when that happens.

It kills me that Halo Wars 2 doesn't have M&K support...

I'll have to try it out. I can imagine The Sims 4 being better with mouse and keyboard on the Xbox

KB+M in FPS games gives so much more precision because you can use more muscles, your whole arm, instead of just one finger
I wonder if I will be given an option to play only with controller users as myself. I'm bad enough with controller to be but vs KBM

We need more RTS games on console.
I don't care if they are digital and only support KBM, that would be better than nothing!

It's so ironic how the only DOOM game you can play with M+KB is the only one that was console exclusive ahahahah

I would really appreciate this for BL3

Well, there's plenty of so-called lapboards, combining all the features of a keyboard and mouse, but completely tailored towards couch gaming, so that could be an option for some people:

• https://www.ign.com/articles/best-lapboards-for-gaming
• https://www.amazon.com/Couch-Keyboard/s?k=Couch+Keyboard
• https://www.androidauthority.com/best-gaming-lap-desks-1106617/

@themightyant Razer Tartarus? Did you perhaps mean the Razer Turret? It's featured in all three links I posted above.

Didn't realize Halo MCC on Xbox had this support. But can you remap the keyboard? I game left handed with k/m and use the keypad for movement.

Cluster lazy F*cks @ Bestheda provided KBM support for Doom 64 which was designed for gamepads and has absolutely no use of KBM support, but lets ignore Doom Eternal which needed it the most..
makes sense.

@themightyant Ah, okay. You had me wondering there for a moment...

I love that you guys update this page but I really wish that MS/Xbox would just put it on the game description if a game was K & M compatible or not.....it can't be that difficult to do!!

@Xiovanni With most fps games going crossplay I have to disagree. I've come from being a mainly pc gamer to being a console gamer and enjoy having a choice of input devices. I think fps and 4x strategy games are far better on mouse and keys but in the same token I cant imagine playing Mario galaxy or dead cells on m+k, it just wouldn't work. As for pc gamers being toxic I think I've had the same kind of experiences on both pc and console with regards to that. I'm not sure it's the platform but rather the game

mouse and keyboard by far superior for FPS but the setup for my tv is just horrible for it so controller it is.

@Woodinghal i dont know i find playstation gamers pretty toxic in crossplat games like Apex not always but more times then not they are the ones bitching you died and calling you trash even though you had more kills and dmg then them...

as a user of the keyboard & mouse for space engineers on the Xbox( which isn't on the list), i can say that using it made it easier for me to transfer & play it as a pc space engineers player,

p.s. i also use my Xbox controller on the pc for most games

I cannot stand playing with a controller so having mouse and keyboard support is wonderful for me. I've been gaming since the original pong console so it's not like i'm not used to controllers. I'm just no good with them. Some games are ok with a controller but for most i'll take a mouse and keyboard any day.

It blows my mind that some of the strategy games aren’t supporting K&M, like Civilisation 6

Planet Coaster also has full K&M support but is missing from this list.

As we are now able to stream games from Nvidia GeForce Now through the Edge browser, surely that increases the list massively for mouse and keyboard support? I’m considering subscribing to Nvidia GeForce Now but is it hit and miss when streaming from the Edge browser on the Series X? I do have excellent internet connection/speed.

Nice update!
For first person shooters and RTS games its perfect.

Had hoped to find no man's sky on here, just replaying it on xsx 4k etc, and inventory management is good, no issues, but would be better with kbm.
Ah well

@G8crasha
ya most mouse and keyboard players think that they can run over a controller player 90% of the times on FPS and its not true at all. i play controller on SpiltGate for example and i had a lobby of all m&k players and i finished with the most kills and least deaths in back to back games. you would be surprised when someone who has been using a controller his whole life how good they can get with it. i cant wait for Halo Infinite cause im going to poop on m&k players that are way over confident in their own skills with m&k vs controller

Does anyone have evidence of Guardians of the Galaxy working? Running on series x

Gunk has kbm support on xbox

@FraserG man, no rest for the weary, huh. I see your mug on more articles than anyone else. Keep up the great work and happy holidays, from the colonies

Great post and list. Thanks @FraserG . I will probably try to play Halo MCC with M+KB soon.

I tried getting into mouse and keyboard games on my razer laptop but can't seem to manage it. I use an Xbox Series controller.

@Bmartin001 same , playing with a controller just feels right

Why isnt Halo Wars I and II on this list?

Where is Age of the Empires?

Lack of gyro aiming on Xbox (and PS for that matter) is a crucial blow to my enjoyment and basically rules out any FPS that's not on Steam or Switch.

But I've had enough. I just ordered the Razer Turret for Series X. I can play all games on Steam with gyro, but since I have Gamepass anyways, and Xbox is easier to jump into than PC, I'm gonna learn KB/M so I can enjoy CoD, Gears, Halo, Zombie Army 4 and Metro Exodus without having to fire up the PC every time.

I'd much rather use gyro because I love controllers. But I just can't do right analog for aiming. I won't do it. It's too archaic and should have phased out a decade ago. The fact we're still using such a horrible control scheme when the solution has been around for years astounds me.

But, so be it. If I have to learn KB/M to escape this 20-year dated input prison, that's what I'll do.

I am annoyed that Crusader Kings 3 doesn't have Mouse n Keyboard support. I even messaged the studio on Twitter about it and got no response at all. I get they spent a lot of time making the controller controls, but it would be easier to play with M&K

It would be cool if we could click on any of the games in this list and it gave us the corresponding controls for mouse and keyboard

This makes me sad.

Keyboard and mouse have such an advantage in some games because mouse is way more accurate than a controller.

It means if you want to win, you can't play with controller.

That's terrible

Xbox KBM database homepage has pop-up Porn ads. Just a warning if you're sensitive.

Is the console version of World of Tanks really better with KBM?

@PxDemaR i have tried it. since my controller broke i had too. its much easier to aim with m&k. but the devs are quite lazy and its extremely janky. i cant even look at the scoreboard. but the easy aiming makes up for it all. also i notice less input delay which is weird.

on another note completely unrelated

. i know of two games which aren't on the list which allow m&k. and im nowhere near knowledgeable on this kinda stuff. it just makes me worried about what other games allow m&k and aren't on the list
space engineers allows m&k
also kerbal space program allows m&k(its nearly unplayable on a controller
unless im blind i dont see these two on the list.
i wonder what else isnt on the list?
however i was pleasantly surprised to see ark survival on the list. aiming with controller on that game is terrible. just because of poor input coding

@G8crasha sure

@G8crasha fps will always benefit from m+k anit no doubt about that

It would be nice if we could use mouse and keyboard support when playing streamed games with a computer.

I think it is criminal for Battlefield games to not support M&K

Kill it with fire don't know if its full supported yet, and pikuniku i believe that has full support.

What Remains of Edtih Finch + Dreamscaper both have Mouse and Keyboard support.

PC Building Simulator also has mouse and keyboard support on Xbox.

The Rift Breaker has keyboard mouse support.
It's on game pass and it is a fun RTS blend style game. Great graphics and quick gameplay make for an entertaining game where you run around in a mech and terraform a new planet for earth. There is some pesky natural wildlife to contend with and you are amply equipped with a mech sword and multiple mech armaments (lots of fire power).

@Bmartin001 I agree, except for point and click games.

Scorn has mouse and keyboard support but it’s limited.

Would be nice if Diablo 2 and 3 got keyboard and mouse support

COD: MW2 has full mnk support

Sorry but Cyberpunk 2077 has a limited support for keyboard. You can't change keybindigs and by default it's for qwerty keyboards only.

I use a Keyboard and Mouse for my xbox with mostly all my games, how can I not do it when its so fun!

Undungeon, has limited support fo KBM. Can't set up the keys.

LAPIN, has support for KBM

High on Life, has full Mouse and keyboard support

You can add the following:
Deep Rock Galactic (full m&k support)
INDUSTRIA (limited - must use default keybinds and can't see them anywhere in-game, I had to Google for the default m&k keybinds but they worked very well, just like on PC)

@G8crasha THat used to be the case. Now really good controller player destroy M&K players in games like Apex Legends at pro level.

I bought the Praetorians HD Remaster because of this list, it came bundled with Commandos 2 HD Remaster which also works with K&M but seems to be missing from this list.

Really wish the XBox store and game library had a tag icon for games that use keyboard and mouse. I always prefer gamepad, but there are a few exceptions. Mostly RTS and Sim games, but a few games are just poorly designed for controllers (Ark: Survival Evolved) and are way better served with KBM support. Thankfully that IS available for Ark, but wish I had known ages ago.

I think it also would help a lot with many of those games on Game Pass Streaming.

Solasta crown of the magister got a update that added mouse and keyboard support!

Looks like "the house of the dead" doesn't work anywmore. I have read that since a certain OS update , the mouse support is not functionning anymore. I'm I the only one ?

On Hogwarts legacy page on the Xbox store for accessibility options, says full keyboard support. I will be testing this at 9pm tomorrow night when the game is playable.
Edit: It is full K&M support on Xbox.

@FraserG only the mouse is suppose to work, but looks like it's not the case anymore. I got a refund from xbox store.

@FraserG yes it works 100% I was playing for over 5 hours last night with only K&m. So I would say so.

@ponyboykiller thanks for confirming ... might be my mouse brand (Logitech g502), I always play game with K/M if it's available but this one didn't work for me ... weird

@ponyboykiller just curious, are you playing on ONE or X/S console ?

@Benwah I have a Corair keyboard and a razer mouse. And on Xbox Series X can’t get lay it for the ONE until April bro.

@FraserG : The Ascent has a LIMITED keyboard/mouse support. You can't rebind keys or mouse buttons. Such a shame for a game like this...

Hello, i noticed that Atomic Heart isnt on the list, it has full k&m access!

Anyone else not able to play Bannerlord 2 with keyboard and mouse despite supposedly being able to? I've looked around for answers or other people with a similar issue with no luck.

Hi, the House of the dead works with mouse only with Xbox one on Xbox series U can use only gamepad 😭😭😭

Destiny 2 have keyboard and mouse support

Does anyone know if RE4 remake will have mouse and keyboard support on xbox?

For anyone wondering, just bought RE4 remake for my xbox, and it doesn't work with mouse and keyboard, sadly

Potion craft alchemist allows full mnk support from what i can tell

Anyone know if TERA works with keyboard and mouse?

I decided to sell the Xbox for the mouse and keyboard. Why don't you support all Xbox games with a mouse and keyboard?

Hello, Mortal Shell have mouse & keyboard limited support.

Warhammer 40k Boltgun supports Mouse and Keyboard. Controls can’t be customized and prompt’s don’t change to keyboard prompts.

Mouse and Keyboard works in menu after restart, however controller needs to stay connected.

I would say limited support but working

Company of Heroes 3 have KBM support.

I noticed that Grid Legends has keyboard and mouse support. I'm not sure why anybody would use it, but it is there!

Aliens: Dark Decent has full keyboard and mouse support. You need a controller to press ‘A’ on the menu, other than that it’s fully implemented.

Will use for Cities 2.

@FraserG Has there been any update on KBM support for cloud gaming? Didn't they say that was coming soon last summer?

i use a wireless keyboard and mouse on my xbox for some games, i also use the xbox controller on my pc, i think that using them for different type of games is better

Does Bramble the mountain king have mouse and keyboard support on Xbox Series X/S?

The game Remorse the list probably have support on xbox, Could you confirm it for me to see if I can buy it :3

@FraserG the game "remorse the list" in técnical say keyboard and mouse, can you check if the game have the support :3

Hi, Quake 2 requires the xbox controller turned on or can it be played without the controller turned on?

Hello, the new Texas Chainsaw you can use a keyboard and mouse

Accidentally found out today that Dragonball Z kakarot supports keyboard in the menus and mouse for the camera control in gameplay

They Are Billions has full K&B support. Worth trying if you're looking for a good RTS game.

Praey For The Gods has non rebindable M&K support

Do games ever get updated to support kbm later, post release?
I ask because Starfield does not support kbm on Xbox at the moment.
It does show PC game pad support in game details but that does not mean kbm support on xbox

Roblox needs to be changed to keyboard and mouse (limited) due to the fact that main menu navigation has to be done via a controller but everything that’s done while in a game is able to (mostly) be done via keyboard and mouse

@Flyingfinnstar depending on the game, and player feedback a lot of games don’t launch with keyboard and mouse but it gets added later. Insurgency: Sandstorm is an excellent example of that

Add The First Descendant (Mouse only)

@Bmartin001 you're missing out. You probably experienced it before with high latency

blacktail also supports mnk on xbox

I think settlers new allies also has mk support

Assassin's Creed Mirage has mnk support.

New Game Pass game Ghostlore has m+k support

@FraserG Believe it or not, the new Forza Motorsport has K+M support

@FraserG Cities: Skylines Remastered also has M&K support, though it was pretty ropey when I last tried it back at release.

how do I request doom 3.Realy need M+k to make it great

Why Cyberpunk and immortals fenyx are limited but hogwarts legacy are not? At least here, cyberpunk works very nice, and Hogwarts Legacy u can't change spells without joystick (on the screen of choose speels) // Ty guys for the work, it helps so much !

Unfortunately Dead Space 2023(tried from gamepass ) does not seem to support keyboard and mouse.
It seems to detect somehow the keyboard in the menu, but you cannot see which controls are which - it lists the controller layout even though you select the keyboard change them and the mouse it's not detected at all(Isaac rotates from num keys 2,4,6,8 instead of the mouse lol.)

Life Is Strange: True Colors has non rebindable Keyboard and mouse support. It's very strange as it's not displayed in the HUD, but it fully works. The ABYX buttons correspond to 1234

@pchris1792 Yeah I tried Dead Space and I don't know why it was listed.

@pchris1792 yes, it seems like half-backed support.

Not for a specific game but an overall update for Xbox series x m&k support with 'the ability to remap Xbox controls to a keyboard'

You need to have the adaptive controller or the elite wireless series 2 controller. Link below.

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-update-adds-feature-weve-begged-for-394855-20231113

Dungeons 4 has kbm support, but quite limited

Sorry for any mistake I used a translator... Remnant 2 works partially, the layout on the screen shows control buttons in such a way that you have to guess which key to press. You can never have the controller on with the game open, or you will no longer be able to turn off without closing the game, you must enter the game through the keyboard with the controller off. There's a certain magnetism to the cursor in the menu items, which makes it a bit weard to use the mouse.

Coral Island has KBM support, I haven't played it yet, I just tested it in the menu, but it worked and the layout changed to the right keys. My joystick was off. Seems a nice support.

Remnant 2 is supported, but the layout is of the controller's buttons. At first it's quite confusing, so I'll try to help a little:
Dont launch the game with joystick on. Never turn on your joystick when the game is open (even in quick resume) . (About the game, i'm loving it. Is a gunfire soulslike but no sadic, if u die soooo many times the boss turn a bit weaker, atleast looks to me.)
W/A/S/D Move
Z: Cancel the pop-up of new item adquired (important)
Right Click: Aim
Left Click: Melee attack
R+L Click: Aim and shot
L click + shift: change aim side
Space: dodge
Q: First Skill
C: Second Skill (in middle-game)
E/F/X can do the "X" on controller functions, deppending the situation.
ESC/B can do the "B" on controller functions, deppending the situation.
SPACE: can do the "A" on controller functions
1 : Health potion
2/3/4/5 : Items of quick use
R: recharge
F: Use the mod of the weapon (selected skill to weapon)
G: Ping
Alt: stealth
Shift: Run
X/ scroll: Change weapons
T: Skills page
I: Inventory
O: Options
P: Class page
M: Map
J: Some page in menu but i forgot (is not the journal)

Teardown has "full" mouse and keyboard support (you can't rebind the keys, but everything else works fine), tho it's maybe a bit weird and buggy since at first I couldn't use my keyboard, and could only use my mouse on the menus and to move the camera, but it fixed itself later and could use my keyboard as well with no problem whatsoever

@Bmartin001 your loss tbh 🤷

I don't see it but I just played The Wandering Village which has Keyboard and Mouse support. It seems full support (although the menus the mouse worked but the cursor wasn't visible, could just have been a bug, I haven't tried it again yet).

Does anybody know if the new avatar game supports keyboard and mouse ?

Valheim doesn’t support mk

The finals support mouse and keyboard but limited the icons don't change in the game the still the same controller icons but the game runs smoothly with mouse and keyboard without any problem you just have to know the keyboard buttons 🔥👍🏻

Games which are also on Game Pass or free as of Dec 2023:

Game Pass games:

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
Among Us
ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition
ASTRONEER
Atomic Heart
Car Mechanic Simulator 2021
Chivalry 2
Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition
Cities: Skylines - Remastered
Coral Island
DayZ
Deep Rock Galactic
Disney Dreamlight Valley
DOOM 64
Dungeons 4
F1 Manager 2023
Forza Motorsport Standard Edition
Gears 5
Gears Tactics
Ghostlore
GRID Legends
Grounded
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Hello Neighbor 2
High On Life
HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED - Game Of The Year Edition
House Flipper
Hypnospace Outlaw
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Insurgency: Sandstorm
Jurassic World Evolution 2
Loot River
Medieval Dynasty
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Minecraft
Minecraft Legends
Monster Sanctuary
Moonlighter
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
NORCO
Pentiment
Phantom Abyss (Game Preview)
Pikuniku
Psychonauts 2
Quake
Quake II
Remnant: From the Ashes
Remnant II - Standard Edition
Roboquest
Scorn
Sea of Thieves 2023 Edition
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
Sniper Elite 5
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order
State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Supraland: Six Inches Under
Terraria
The Gunk
The Last Case of Benedict Fox
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Wandering Village (Game Preview)
TUNIC
Valheim (Game Preview)
Vampire Survivors
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Free:

Asphalt 9: Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Century: Age of Ashes
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
Paladins
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
ROBLOX
Rogue Company
SMITE
Splitgate
THE FINALS
The Sims 4
War Thunder
Warframe
World of Tanks

Chivalry 2 as of this moment lacks any meaningful mouse and keyboard support if it even has any at all, i cant find any info that supports it

Coral Island has lost kbm support in some of the latest patches

Jotun: Valhalla Edition limited works with kbm