Since Play Games is connected to your Google account, it's easy to pay for content with your saved payment methods, if that's something you want to do. It appears all the supported titles are free-to-play, and that means they're all rife with in-app purchases. While most games are installed via the Play Store client, there are some, like Genshin Impact, that require you to download via your browser. Thus, you can install the same games on your PC and phone, syncing progress between devices as you play.Ĭurrently, Google has only included 85 games worldwide, and some will only be available in select countries - a content-rich gaming experience this is not.

You log into the Play Games client with your Google account, and all the games connect to the Play Store cloud. Nor is it the stripped-down Google-free experience of the Windows Subsystem for Android. Google Play Games on PC is not the same as the full Play Store client you can access with services like Bluestacks. The selection of games is very limited, but they do run surprisingly well. The previous test of Google Play Games has expanded, giving players in the US and other countries a chance to play mobile games on their computers. You can get a sense for the service in the video from Google below.Google has given up on streaming games to you from the cloud, but it's moving forward with the expansion of Android games for Windows. There are 85 games currently available via the service including 1945 Air Force, Blade Idle, Cookie Run: Kingdom, and Evony: The King’s Return. However, the key selling point is the ability to sync game saves between PC and mobile, meaning you can play on the move and pick-up your progress when you get back to your PC. There’s also support for physical controllers, including the mouse and keyboard for more precise play. Gamers will be able to enjoy a carefully chosen line-up of Android games via their desktop or laptop PC and take advantage of the larger display and optimised graphics. Hopefully it won’t be too long before Brits can jump aboard. “As we move towards a full release, we will continue to add new features and evaluate developer and player feedback,” Arjun Dayal, the director of Google Play Games says in a blog post. Google isn’t including the United Kingdom in the beta for the time being, but the wider roll out suggests the company is preparing to launch the service as a fully-fledged product globally.

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