Guide: Games With Mouse & Keyboard Support On Xbox One, Xbox Series X

I will never use mouse and keyboard for video games, I refuse to..

@Bmartin001 Maybe for a console RTS?

@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.

Not sure if it supports keyboard input (not tried it), but Football Manager 2021 (Xbox edition) definitely supports mouse input, on Xbox.

@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.

@FraserG That’s a shame; still I’m happy that it works to the extent that it does, for now.

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!

Could be interesting for my Series S where it is set up.

I hope we get some Age of Empires for it then that will be a really good use for this.

I game on Xbox and PC and while I do prefer any game with any sort of aiming with mouse and keyboard, I wont hesitate to play them with a controller too. Sometimes I can double dip achievements on my favorite games that way. Sims and RTS games are purely M&K though, no exceptions. I tried playing Two Point Hospital with a controller and just said no.

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.