Update: Our latest update to this list has added the likes of Insurgency: Sandstorm, Ultimate Custom Night, Vampire Survivors, Aliens: Dark Descent, Park Beyond, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath, GRID Legends, Company of Heroes 3, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Mortal Shell, Supraland: Six Inches Under, Minecraft Legends, Fuga: Melodies of Steel, Potion Craft, Dead Space, Lamentum, Atomic Heart and Hot Wheels Unleashed.
Some of these games only feature limited support, which means they might only work with keyboard or mouse, or might also require a controller to progress through the menus.
As always, if you spot any other games with M&K support, please do tell us in the comments below!
Original story: You're probably well aware that the Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S all feature mouse and keyboard support in certain games, but you might not be aware of how far it extends, with over 100 games supporting it!
If you're thinking about hooking up a keyboard and mouse to your Xbox, we've gathered a list of all Xbox games with mouse and keyboard support as a feature. A big thanks goes to the superb, user-updated Xbox KBM database for much of this list, and let us know if you're spotted any other games with KBM support down below.
All Xbox Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support
"Wired USB mice will work only in select games and apps that have enabled mouse navigation. Plug a USB keyboard into your Xbox for getting around the console and easy text entry."
- Aery: Dreamscape (Limited)
- Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition
- Aliens: Dark Descent
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Limited)
- Among Us (Limited)
- ANVIL: Vault Breaker (Limited)
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Arma Reforger
- Art of Rally (Limited)
- Asphalt 9
- Astroneer
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Limited)
- Atlas (Game Preview)
- Atomic Heart
- Block Dropper
- Bomber Crew
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Limited)
- Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
- Bright Memory
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (Limited)
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
- Call of the Sea (Limited)
- Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (Limited)
- Century: Age of Ashes (Limited)
- Chivalry 2 (Limited)
- Cities: Skylines
- Commandos 2: HD Remaster
- Company Of Heroes 3
- Craftopia
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Limited)
- DayZ
- Dead Space (Limited)
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Deliver Us The Moon
- Destroy All Humans!
- Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed
- Disney Dreamlight Valley (Limited)
- DJMax Respect V (Keyboard only)
- DOOM 64
- Dreamscaper
- Evil Genius 2
- Eville (Limited)
- Five Nights At Freddy's 1-4
- Floppy Knights
- Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition
- Fortnite
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel (Limited)
- Gears 5
- Gears Tactics
- Ghostrunner (Limited)
- GRID Legends
- Grounded
- Halo Infinite
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Heavy Metal Machines
- Hello Neighbor 2 (Limited)
- High on Life
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Horror Of The Deep
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- House Flipper
- Hyperdot
- Hypnospace Outlaw
- Immortals Fenyx Rising (Limited)
- Industria (Limited)
- Insurgency: Sandstorm
- Jurassic World: Evolution 2
- Kill It With Fire (Limited)
- Lamentum (Limited)
- Lapin
- Last Oasis (Limited)
- Loot River (Limited)
- Maid of Sker (Limited)
- Maneater
- Medieval Dynasty (Limited)
- Metro Exodus
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Minecraft
- Minecraft Legends
- Monster Sanctuary
- Moonlighter (Limited)
- Moonscars
- Mortal Shell (Limited)
- Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord
- MultiVersus
- Myst
- Neoverse
- Norco (Limited)
- Octopath Traveler
- Operencia: The Stolen Sun
- Orcs Must Die! 3
- Outriders (Limited)
- Paladins
- Park Beyond
- PC Building Simulator
- Pentiment
- Phantasy Star Online 2
- Phantom Abyss
- Pikuniku
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- Praetorians - HD Remaster
- Project Wingman
- Psychonauts 2 (Limited)
- Quake
- Relicta (Limited)
- Remnant: From The Ashes (Limited)
- Roblox
- Roboquest
- Rogue Company (Limited)
- Scorn (Limited)
- Sea of Thieves
- Shotgun Farmers
- Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath (Limited)
- Slime Rancher
- Smite
- Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
- Sniper Elite 5
- Solasta: Crown of The Magister
- Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
- Spellbreak (Limited)
- Splitgate (Limited)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Limited)
- State of Decay 2
- Strange Brigade
- Supraland: Six Inches Under (Limited)
- Surviving Mars
- Surviving The Aftermath (Game Preview)
- Tainted Grail: Conquest (Limited)
- Terraria
- The Anacrusis (Limited)
- The Ascent (Limited)
- The Forgotten City
- The Gunk (Limited)
- The House Of The Dead Remake (Mouse only)
- The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom (Limited)
- The Medium
- The Riftbreaker
- The Sims 4
- They Are Billions
- Tokyo Warfare Turbo
- Tunic (Limited)
- Ultimate Custom Night
- Undungeon (Limited)
- Untitled Goose Game
- Valfaris (Limited)
- Vampire Survivors
- Visage
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Limited)
- War Thunder
- Warframe
- Wargroove Double Trouble
- Warhammer Vermintide 2
- Weird West (Limited)
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- World of Tanks
- X-Morph Defense
- Yes Your Grace
- Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Do you use a mouse and keyboard on your Xbox? Let us know down in the comments.
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Comments 125
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.
@djshep1973 It's not official unfortunately. You can use a mouse in FM to a degree, but Sports Interactive doesn't want to advertise it.
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
As an occasional PC gamer i've always been surprised by the Keyboard part of the equation.
Mouse I can fully understand, it's the fastest, most precise aiming device currently available, perfect for a wide range of genres.
The keyboard is another story, hands cramping from clawing WASD it's just not ergonomic at all and seems like a recipe for RSI. The only benefit is all the additional buttons / hotkeys.
I know there have been some attempts to change this like Razer's Tartarus but i'm surprised they haven't taken off more.
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:
@themightyant Razer Tartarus? Did you perhaps mean the Razer Turret? It's featured in all three links I posted above.
@ThanosReXXX Nope. Definitely meant the Razer Tartarus (v1 or v2). It is, on paper, a far more ergonomic keyboard replacement for PC gaming which has both hotkeys and a sort of d-pad/stick. Not tried it but as someone who gets severe hand cramp/pain from the WASD on keyboard IF I gamed on Pc more I would try something like this. Don’t know if it’s Xbox compatible.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/gaming-accessories/gaming-keyboards/razer-tartarus-v2-gaming-keyboard-10175609-pdt.html
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.
@ChopperCampbell Added, thank you!
@MaccaMUFC Yep, but mouse and keyboard support isn't working properly with it yet (issues like a doubled-up cursor and the virtual keyboard showing up when you click).
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
@Hahaman Are you sure? I've seen reports that the mouse is working correctly with it.
@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
@PhhhCough Happy holidays to you too!
@Agnostic Oh really? Is it confirmed that mouse and keyboard work flawlessly on console, or are there limitations with it?
Great post and list. Thanks @FraserG . I will probably try to play Halo MCC with M+KB soon.
@Agnostic Went straight over my head
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?
I wish Iron Harvest would have M&K support
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.
@Oz58 @Yin Thanks for this! We've updated the list.
PC Building Simulator also has mouse and keyboard support on Xbox.
@TGC_Tank Excellent, thanks for confirming!
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
@introvertd Thank you!
@Oz58 Noted, thank you!
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!
@Nenoeil Changed to "Limited" based on your feedback. Thank you!
Undungeon, has limited support fo KBM. Can't set up the keys.
@Debestyy Added, thank you!
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)
@JEEEPR5 @pludmale Added, thank you!
@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.
@VHSin8K Added, thank you!
Solasta crown of the magister got a update that added mouse and keyboard support!
@Tsutsu-moon Thank you!
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.
@Benwah I wouldn't know, sorry!
@ponyboykiller Does it definitely work 100%? I'm seeing suggestions that there might be some limitations.
@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!
@AdamKulcsar Thank you!
@Nenoeil Noted.
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.
@MoonliBoonli Brilliant, thank you!
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.
@R95 @Bulanek366 Excellent, thanks both!
I noticed that Grid Legends has keyboard and mouse support. I'm not sure why anybody would use it, but it is there!
@VHSin8K It's going on the list! Thank you
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?
@peterandom Nothing yet unfortunately.
@BearFut_1800 Thank you!
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?
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