Google Play Games PC launches, brings more Android games to desktop
Have you ever wanted to be a Droidgamer on Desktop? Well, the introduction of Google Play Games PC will allow you to be just that kind of hardcore Android player.
Revealed last year, bringing Android games to PC has been a huge focus for Google. Instead of resorting to third-party apps like Bluestacks, you can now play Android games natively on PC.
With Google Play Games PC, you will be able to use a native mouse and keyboard to play these Android games. Furthermore, you’ll be able to keep your game progress across PC and mobile using Google’s cloud saves.
The service is currently only usable in a short number of regions, although they are popular ones. If you want to pop into the PC beta, you’ll have to be part of one of the following regions:
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Indonesia
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Singapore
What Android games can be played on PC?
Google Play Games PC had a pretty solid selection of titles to play in its launch. While a short selection of games, every title here is rather strong.
If you’re wondering what games you’ll be able to play on the service, look no further. Here is a list of titles available on the PC translation layer, albeit not all of them.
- 1945 Air Force
- Asphalt 9: Legends
- Blade Idle
- Botworld Adventure
- Genshin Impact
- Honkai Impact 3rd
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Arknights
- Evony: The King’s Return
- Horizon Chase – Arcade Racing
- Pirates of the Caribbean: ToW
- Rise of Empires: Ice and Fire
- Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
- Ronin: The Last Samurai
- State of Survival: Zombie War
- Summoners War
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Of course, you’ll have to make sure that your hardware is up to snuff to play the games. Thankfully, playing Android games on PC through this service will require rather paltry specs. Check them out below.
- Windows 10 (v2004)
- Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
- Intel? UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable
- 4 CPU physical cores
- 8 GB of RAM
- Windows admin account
- Hardware virtualization must be turned on
Of course, this is just a beta version of the service. This means that everything can improve, from more games being added to better performance from the service.
Will you be playing Android games on PC? Tell us in the comments below.
