Android games on Windows - this is how it works

Android games you can also play on Windows on your computer screen. All you need is a small app player.

Play Android games on your Windows PC

With the free "BlueStacks App Player" Android apps also run on your computer:

1. Download the BlueStacks App Player our download area and install the tool.
2. Now find the game. Before you can download a game for the first time, you need to register with your Google account or create a new account. In addition, you need to activate "App Sync" and log in with your account again here.
3. If you then click on "Lets go", you will be redirected to the Google Play page. There, as with your smartphone, you must accept the terms of use of the game (or the app). Then the download will start.
4. Then go back to the BlueStacks home page. Clicking on the "All Apps" button will display all installed games and apps.
5. When you start a game now, you will first see the game control for your PC. All touch gestures and smartphone movements are replaced by different buttons.
6. You can hide the ad with "Don't show again for this app" for the next game.

Open Android games on Windows

To start the game again later and continue playing, you have two options:

1. From the BlueStacks home page, go to your installed apps. Then click on the game, it will start.
2. On Windows 7, you can find the "Apps" tab in the libraries. This hides all installed BlueStacks apps that you can open with a double click.

BlueStacks on Windows 7

Note:

The BlueStacks app is still in an early beta version, so it sometimes crashes or runs slowly. Alternatively, you can also use the free tool "Manymo" use.

In our video guide, we will show you how to Use Android as the operating system, for example, on a notebook or Ultrabook.