How to play games with Genymotion Desktop?

How to play games with Genymotion Desktop?

It is possible to install and play Android games with Genymotion Desktop, but there are several caveats to consider.

1. Google Play Store is not preinstalled

You need to install the Open Gapps package to get Google Play Store.

Genymotion has made the installation as simple as possible. The page provides detailed steps in How to install Google Play Store (and other Google Apps) in Genymotion?.

Many games will not install from Google Play Store. If a device shows the error "Your device isn't compatible with this version.", use Aurora Store instead.

Aurora Store setup steps are available in How to install and setup Aurora Store on Genymotion?.

2. Most games are only available for Android arm64

Most games are only available for Android arm64.

If a local device uses Genymotion Desktop on a PC or a Mac Intel, many games will refuse to install. The refusal can happen even if Aurora Store or an APK file is used.

This issue happens because Genymotion Desktop local devices on PC/Mac Intel use Android x86/x86_64. Most games are now only compiled for Android arm64 (arm64-v8a).

A user can use Genymotion Desktop on an Apple Mac M series. A user can also use a Cloud device. The page references the Compatibility List below for details.

Compatibility List

This compatibility list covers some of the most popular Android Games.

Fail: cannot install or does not work. Partial: installs but starting a game may not be possible. Works: Installs and works without problems.

All games have been tested using Android 14 & 15.

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

• Only available for arm64: if Genymotion Desktop is used, either an Apple Mac M is needed, or a Cloud device from Genymotion SaaS is needed (see How to use a Genymotion SaaS cloud device in Genymotion Desktop? ).

Cannot be installed from Google Play Store. Use Aurora Store instead - see How to install and setup Aurora Store on Genymotion?

** We offer arm64 Android images for Genymotion SaaS Cloud with the same compatibility as with Mac M. For more information about our Genymotion SaaS Cloud solution, please visit our website.

About Gaming enhancements

Genymotion does not offer gaming enhancement features, such as macros or keyboard mapping.

If a user wishes to make a feature request, the page instructs the user to open a discussion at Github public discussion board.