How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

Back in November 2022, Google Play Games entered open beta. Google Play Games allows you to download and play select Android games on Windows PC or laptop. You can play those games like you would play an actual PC game, with keyboard and mouse. Your progress is synchronized with your Google account in your devices, e.g., mobile phone.

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

Right now, Google Play Games is only available to limited countries. These countries are

      • Australia
      • Brazil
      • Canada
      • Hong Kong
      • Indonesia
      • Korea
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • Philippines
      • Singapore
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • United States

More countries will be added to this list soon.

 

Requirements

Google requires quad-core processor and integrated graphics, which is basically a low-end system nowadays not to mention the 8GB RAM and 10GB of storage requirements.

      • Windows 10 v2004 (Build 19041, also 20H1)
      • 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

Click here on How to enable hardware virtualization

 

Installation and Setup

1. On your browser, go to https://play.google.com/googleplaygames and click the Download Beta button.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

2. Click the downloaded file from the browser

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

or browse the destination folder (usually Downloads folder )then double-click the downloaded file.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

3. A window will pop-up, click Yes.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

4. Download will start, wait for it to finish.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

5. After downloading, Google Play Games Beta installation window will appear. Click the Sign-in with Google Button.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

6. You will be directed to your Google accounts in your browser. Select the account you wish to sign in with or sign in with other google account.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

7. After signing in from your browser. You will be redirected to Google Play Games Beta installation window with your Google Play profile. Click the Looks good button.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

8. Click the Accept button in Terms and Conditions window.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

9. Click the Finish button in Privacy window.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

10. Google Play Games Beta window will finally open with your account.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

11. To install a game, select/click a game then click the Install button.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

12. Google Play Games require additional Windows setting to install games. A pop-up will appear requiring you to do so. Click the Continue button.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

13. Windows HyperVisor Platform window will pop-up. Click the Continue button and click Yes for the next pop-up window.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

14. After the installation, click the OK button and restart your computer.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

15. You can now click the Install button from the game’s page. The game will start downloading afterwards.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

16. After downloading, click the Play button to play the game.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

17. The game will launch like it is a PC game.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

Notes

1. Other games, like Genshin Impact, will redirect you to the browser and install the game on Windows, not in Google Play Games beta launcher.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

2. FPS monitoring overlays like MSI Afterburner does not work in Google Play Games. nVidia’s overlay works but not with the FPS counter.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

3. Default Installation folder will be in the system drive (C:\Program Files) and it cannot be changed.

How To Play Android Games On PC With Google Play Games

 

Happy Gaming!

 

 

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Gary
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Though started gaming win NES Classic and Famicom, my love for PC gaming started in the late 90s with Command and Conquer Red Alert, Warcraft II, and PC versions of Golden Axe, Street Fighter, Prehistorik, Prince of Persia and many others. It also started my interest in PC hardware and software starting with DOS and Windows 3.11. I have been a computer technician for several internet cafes and retail stores in 2010s and that's also when I started writing for GamingPCBuilder.com

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