Can I play my Windows 7 games on Windows 8?

[Windows Central Question]

can i play my wndows7 games on windows8

i have a lot of games for xp and windows 7 can i play these games on windows 8 ?.

 

[KarmaEcrivain94]

Re: can i play my wndows7 games on windows8

Yes. Other than very very very rare exceptions, you can without any problem. Some will even run smoother.

 

[RumoredNow]

If there is ever a problem getting a game to run; right click the .exe or shortcut icon and select Properties > Compatibility Tab > run in compatibility mode > select the last known valid OS version that ran the game.