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

Google Play Store is not preinstalled.

You need to install the Open Gapps package to get Google Play Store. The support article states that it made the installation as simple as possible. The support article says that detailed steps are available 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 message "Your device isn't compatible with this version.", use Aurora Store instead. See 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 you run a local device with Genymotion Desktop on a PC or a Mac Intel, you may encounter problems such as the following.

• If you try to install from Google Play Store, you may get errors such as "This app won't work for your device", "Your device isn't compatible with this version", or "Not available for device".
• If you try to install from an APK file, you may get an error.

The support article says this happens because Genymotion Desktop local devices on PC/Mac Intel use Android x86/x86_64. The support article says most games are now only compiled for Android arm64 (arm64-v8a).

The support article says your best option is to use Genymotion Desktop on an Apple Mac M series computer. The support article also says you can use a Cloud device. The support article points to the Compatibility List for details. The article links to a page about Apple silicon Apple Mac M series. The article links to Cloud device connection documentation at a Cloud device.

Compatibility List

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

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

| 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 | Partial | | Royal Match | Fail* | Works | | Subway Surfers | Fail* | Works | | Summoners War | Works | Works | | Whiteout Survival | Fail | Works* |

If you use Genymotion Desktop, you either need to use an Apple Mac M.

If you use Genymotion Desktop, you can also use a Cloud device from Genymotion SaaS.

The article links to How to use a Genymotion SaaS cloud device in Genymotion Desktop?.

The support article says Cannot be installed from Google Play Store. Use Aurora Store instead.

The support article links to How to install and setup Aurora Store on Genymotion?

Genymotion does not offer gaming enhancement features. Gaming enhancement features mentioned include macros and keyboard mapping.

If you wish to make a feature request, you can open a discussion at the Github public discussion board. The article links to Github public discussion board.

Request Technical Support

A support request link is provided as Request Technical Support