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List of PC games with features removed compared to their console versions

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games

This list is to compile major features, content, and changes that are not in the PC versions of games, even though they are present in the console versions of the games. This list is about native support, and will not list if the game has a mod to restore these features.

Multiple things missing

  • Bejeweled 2 - Missing achievements, online leaderboards, and lacks a 16:9 option compared to the Xbox Live version.
  • Burnout Paradise - Missing updates, and missing Cops 'n Robbers, and Big Surf Island DLC.
  • Cave Story+ - Missing the Switch-exclusive local multi-player mode, Sand Pit mode, two alternate soundtracks, as well as graphical enhancements.
  • Crazy Taxi - Missing original arcade/Dreamcast music and multiplayer mode from PSP version.
  • Dangerous Driving - No HDR support, leaderboards and achievements are missing.
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - Missing Soft Engine, enhanced particle effects, various online modes, and extra stages added in the PS4/Xbox One versions.
  • Devil May Cry 3 - Missing Freestyle Mode and the Bloody Palace co-op added in the Switch version.
  • Devil May Cry 5 - Missing Legendary Knight Mode, Turbo difficulty, as well as the ray-tracing added in the PS5/Xbox Series X|S versions.
  • Diablo 3 - No local multi-player, no controller support, and missing Zelda-themed cosmetics exclusively from the Switch version.
  • DmC: Devil May Cry - Missing Must Style Mode, Gods Must Die Mode, Hardcore Mode, Turbo Mode, Vergil in Bloody Palace, Classic Skins, as well as numerous gameplay features from the PS4/Xbox One versions.
  • F.E.A.R. - Missing additional weapons, instant action levels, a bonus mission (which is different for each console version), and some content added for the expansion packs.
  • FlatOut 2 - No splitscreen support, and missing two songs only present in the Xbox release, Nine Black Alps - Cosmopolitan, and AFI - Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37.
  • Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved - Missing retro game style, achievements, and leaderboards are only local, no online leaderboards like on the Xbox 360.
  • Half-Life - Lacks Models, Maps, and Decay expansion from the PS2 port.
  • Halo 2 - No splitscreen support, missing Blastacular pack DLC content.
  • Islanders - Missing six island types, new colors, added resources, and "more" from the console versions.
  • Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights - Missing widescreen support, and missing splitscreen support.
  • Need for Speed: Carbon - No splitscreen support, missing DLC, and missing widescreen support.
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Missing foliage animation and the Solid Snake outfit from the console versions.
  • OneShot - Unidentified "collectible content and features" exclusively from the console versions.
  • Pac-Man World Rally - Missing 2-player modes from the console versions, along with 2 new playable characters and game modes exclusively in the PSP version.
  • Plants vs. Zombies - Missing widescreen support, 2-player modes, console-exclusive mini-games, Quick Play, "Bonus Game" Mode, Last Stand's Puzzle Mode, and additional achievements from both the console and mobile versions.
  • Rayman 2: The Great Escape - Missing widescreen support, unlockable Rayman 2 prototype from the PS1 Version and Enhancements from PS2 and Dreamcast Versions.
  • Rayman Legends - Missing the Wii U version's ability to take control of Murfy in certain levels, the Switch version's Kung Foot tournament mode, and some console-exclusive characters (all in one place on Switch).
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids - Missing the Xbox 360 version's exclusive minigames, as well as graphical enhancements.
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - Missing the character X-Ray Skater and a level Oil Rig exclusively from the Xbox version.
  • TowerFall Ascension - Missing Madeline and Badeline from Celeste as playable characters alongside the six-player mode exclusively from the Switch version.
  • Red Faction - Missing bot and splitscreen support for multiplayer.
  • Return to Castle Wolfenstein - Missing the Cursed Sands prequel mission from the console versions alongside new weapons (one exclusively on the Xbox version: the Shotgun), two new enemies, co-op mode, and DLC Maps.
  • Saints Row 2 - Missing all updates and DLC.
  • Sea of Solitude - Missing photo mode, gyro controls, the rewritten script, new voice actors, and the "augmented cutscenes and animations" from the Switch version.
  • Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - Missing Metal Sonic & Death Egg Zone DLC, as well as console-exclusive characters like Banjo-Kazooie. Windows version is also missing online play support and Ryo Hazuki - Forklift Truck DLC.
  • Sonic Adventure DX - Missing all DLC from the original Dreamcast version and unlockable Game Gear games from the GameCube version.
  • Sonic Lost World - Missing several Wii U-exclusive features such as 2-player modes, Nintendo-themed DLC stages, bonus minigames, etc.
  • Split Second - Missing all the updates, and DLC.
  • Star Wars: Battlefront II - Missing Xbox DLCs and Title Updates.
  • Stranglehold - No controller support, missing an update, and Map Pack DLC.
  • Undertale - Missing the Dog Shrine and achievements from the console versions, and the Mad Mew Mew boss fight from the Switch version.
  • Unreal Tournament 3 - Lacks community mod support from the PS3 version and Xbox 360 exclusives.
  • Virtua Fighter PC - Missing Tournament Mode and Squeeze Display Mode from the 32X version.

Missing levels

Missing game modes

Missing multiplayer features

Missing characters

Missing graphical features

Missing control features

Missing audio

Missing bonus material

Missing ability to buy DLC