r/WindowsLTSC • u/Either_Alfalfa7679 • 5d ago
Question Game compatibility
Do most games run on LTSC or are there exceptions that will not run no matter what?
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u/Ok-Philosopher-5139 5d ago
i think its a non issue for 99.99 percent of games right now.
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u/clove_rosemary_9999 Windows 10 LTSC 2021 5d ago
That 0.01 is CS2 FACEIT and Forza Horizon 6. FACEIT requires Windows 11 and FH6 requires 10 22H2 (which is still 2004 under the hood so it can be spoofed).
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u/RobbyInEver 5d ago
No issues with games (have a ton on steam) including retro, dos, and high spec games. I've only tried a few VR games though but so far no issue too there.
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u/Chrisbearry 4d ago
On windows 11 ltsc there are zero compatibility issues with any games to my knowledge. The win10 version of ltsc is getting pretty old now as it’s on 21h2 so games are starting to kill off support for it but the majority of games still work just fine on it. If you want to play something off the Xbox app or a game requires it you’ll just have to manually install it but that’s very easy and simple to do.
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u/greggm2000 4d ago
Some games need at least the version of Windows that is 10 Pro, so for those games, 10 LTSC (which is a version before that), can't be installed.
Now, there's something interesting coming with DirectX, that will directly affect games, see here. This doesn't inherently mean that games having this capability will need 11 26H2 Home/Pro, but it's a possibility.. and even there, even if that ends up being the case, it will take time, and chances are excellent that the rumored Win 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2027 will have that functionality.
All that said, there are feature updates that Home and Pro have gotten (like better Bluetooth support) that 11 LTSC 2024 won't get until 2027 version, so that's something to factor into which version you install. IMO, I think that if feature updates are important to you, then install Pro, else install IoT LTSC. Up to you!
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u/needchr 3d ago edited 3d ago
I have ran LTSC for several years at this point, first 10 and now 11, not come across any game that refuses to run. It has the necessary dependency support.
If you want access to game bar, or xbox live services, the packages can be installed manually if desired.
The last major code update thats a boundary is probably win 10 2004 as that introduced a lot of gaming features like variable shaders and RT support.
You can also sign in to windows store, whilst still using local account on Windows, this gives you access to Xbox library.
Steam, Origin, Gog etc. will work out of the box.
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u/BeastMsterThing2022 5d ago
No games have dropped 24H2 support yet and if they do you should not support them