How to play games with Genymotion SaaS (Cloud)?

It is possible to install and play Android games with Genymotion SaaS. There are several caveats to consider.

Google Play Store is not preinstalled

Google Play Store is not preinstalled.

To obtain Google Play Store, you need to install the Open Gapps package.

Genymotion has made the installation as simple as possible.

Detailed steps are provided in the article How to install Google Play Store (and other Google Apps) in Genymotion?

Most games are only available for Android arm64

Most games are only available for Android arm64.

Make sure to use an arm64 image for your virtual device.

Very few games are available for Android x86, especially modern games.

For best results, Genymotion SaaS recommends using Android 14 or Android 15 arm64 images.

Compatibility List

Compatibility List

Here is a compatibility list for some of the most popular Android games.

| Game | Status | |---|---| | 8 Ball Pool | Partial | | Among Us | Works* | | Arena of Valor | Works | | Block Blast | Works | | Brawl Stars | Fail | | Call of Duty: Mobile | Partial* | | Candy Crush Saga | Works | | Clash Royale | Fail | | Clash of Clans | Fail | | Free Fire / Free Fire MAX | Works | | Genshin Impact | Works* | | Honkai Impact 3rd | Partial | | Honkai: Star Rail | Fail | | Honor of Kings | Works* | | Jujutsu Kaisen (Джуджутсу Кайсен) | Works* | | Last War: Survival Game | Works | | Ludo King | Works | | Monopoly Go! | Works* | | Pokemon GO | Fail | | PUBG Mobile | Works* | | Roblox | Partial | | Royal Match | Works | | Subway Surfers | Works | | Summoner Wars | Works |

*Cannot be installed from Google Play Store. Use Uptodown, ApkPure or an APK instead.

About Gaming enhancements

Genymotion SaaS does not offer macros or keyboard mapping. If you wish to make a feature request to have this feature added in the future, feel free to open a discussion at our Github public discussion board.

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