A lot of us will probably also use Windows Server 2008 R2 to play games! On this page games that work and don’t work are listed. If you have a game that is not listed on this page, please leave a comment and share your experiences. Make sure you have applied all game-related fixes for Windows Server 2008 R2 at step 9 of the manual before reporting a non-working game.
To view all games that are working in the non-R2 version of Windows Server 2008, click here.
Games Compatibility
| Game | Website | Compatible | Issues | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Mythology - Titans Expansion | No | Installs fine, but when executed, does not run, locks computer, requiring hard reset. No error message presented. | ||
| Aion | Yes | - | - | |
| Anno 1404 | http://anno.ubi.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| ArmA: Armed Assault - 1.16 Beta | Yes | - | Patch 1.16 is important for 4GB+ and ATI users | |
| Armed Assault 2 | Yes | - | - | |
| Battlefield 2142 : Northern Strike | Yes | - | - | |
| Battlefield 2 (and all Expantions) | Yes | - | - | |
| Bioshock | http://www.bioshockgame.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| Call Of Duty | http://www.callofduty.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| Call of Duty 4 | Yes | - | - | |
| Crysis (32-bit) | http://games.ea.com/crysis/ | Yes | - | - |
| Doom 3 | http://www.idsoftware.com/games/index.php | Yes | - | - |
| Dyson | Yes | - | - | |
| Eduke32 (Duke Nukem 3D) | Yes | - | - | |
| ET: Quake Wars | Yes | - | - | |
| ezQuake (Quake 1) | Yes | - | - | |
| Fallout Tactics - Brotherhood of Steel | Yes | - | - | |
| FlatOut 2 | Yes | - | - | |
| Frets on Fire | Yes | - | - | |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/ | Yes | - | - |
| Gothic 3 | http://www.gothic3.com/ | Yes | Doesn't start, executable just exits quietly. | Download & Apply Patch |
| Guild Wars | Yes | - | - | |
| Fallout 3 | http://fallout.bethsoft.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| Far Cry 2 | http://farcry.ubi.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| IcyTower | Yes | - | - | |
| Mafia | Yes | Unknown | works great after settings compatibility to Vista SP2 | |
| Max Payne | Yes | Unknown | works great after applying unofficial patch | |
| Max Payne 2 | Yes | - | - | |
| Medieval Total War 1 / Viking Invasion | Yes | - | - | |
| Monopoly by Parker Brothers | Yes | - | - | |
| Need for Speed - Porsche Unleashed 2000 | Yes | - | - | |
| Nexuiz | Yes | - | - | |
| Oblivion | Yes | - | - | |
| OpenArena | Yes | - | - | |
| Operation Flashpoint CWC/Resistance (Update 1.96) | Yes | - | - | |
| Osmos | Yes | - | - | |
| Project IGI 2 | No | This application requires DirectX version 8.1 or later | None yet. | |
| Quake 3 (with ioquake3 engine) | Yes | - | - | |
| Red Orchestra OstFront 41-45 | http://www.redorchestragame.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| rFactor 1.255 | http://www.rfactor.net/ | Yes | - | - |
| Rome Total War - Barbarian Invasion - Alexander | Yes | - | - | |
| Sauerbraten | Yes | - | - | |
| Savage 2 | Yes | - | Requires Administrator rights | |
| Second Life client | Yes | - | - | |
| Silent Hunter III | http://www.silenthunteriii.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| Smokin | Yes | - | - | |
| Soldier of Fortune 2 - Double Helix | Yes | - | - | |
| Stalker Clear Sky | Yes | - | Remember to install the last patch | |
| Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl | No | - | - | |
| Starcraft | Yes | Menu is discoloured. | - | |
| Steam & Valve games (Half-Life 1 & 2 engine powered games) | Yes | - | - | |
| Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 | Yes | - | - | |
| StepMania | Yes | - | - | |
| Street Fighter IV | http://www.streetfighter.com/ | Yes | Unknown | Comment |
| Team Fortress Classic | http://www.teamfortress.com | No | Screen flashes quickly and then it closes. | - |
| Team Fortress 2 | http://www.teamfortress.com | Yes | - | - |
| Teeworlds | Yes | - | - | |
| Test Drive Unlimited | Yes | - | - | |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 | Yes | - | - | |
| Theatre of War 1.081 | Yes | - | - | |
| The Saboteur | Yes | - | - | |
| Tremulous | Yes | - | - | |
| UltraStar Deluxe | Yes | - | - | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | http://www.unrealtournament2004.com/ | Yes | - | - |
| Unreal Tournament 3 | Yes | - | - | |
| Urban Terror | Yes | - | - | |
| Wizardry 8 | Yes | - | - | |
| Wolfenstein | Yes | - | - | |
| WolfQuest | Yes | - | - | |
| World of Goo | Yes | - | - | |
| World of Padman | Yes | - | - | |
| WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger | No | Too many problems (sound etc etc)...And, the software house that made this game went bankrupt...so no updates | - | |
| Zdaemon (Multiplayer DooM) | Yes | - | - |
All credits for keeping this list up-to-date go to Win2008[R2]Workstation crew member xxcom9a!