There are also abandonware sites where you can search for and download older games for free that have already been modified to be compatible with Windows 10. A few games they have made compatible with newer operating systems are Eye of the Beholder and Beneath a Steel Sky. GOG has also made it its mission to track down older games and make them available for purchase again, too. Sure, you're technically purchasing a second copy of the game if you previously owned (or still own) it on CD, but you're paying for the convenience of not downloading extra software or messing with Windows settings at that point. Duke Nukem 3D and Vampire: The Masquerade-Bloodlines are two such games that have been re-released on the digital store front over the last several years. Some developers will release remastered versions of older games to be compatible with modern operations systems. There are several third-party software solutions that are great workarounds, and a few Windows settings that you can turn off (although I would not necessarily recommend).įirst, check Steam to see if it happens to have the game you want to play. (Image credit: Future) But what if compatibility mode doesn't work?
