[Q] Playing android games on PC? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I know this is a weird question but is it possible to play android games on pc with an emulator or something? I heard that there is an android emulator for pc so you can check out the os design and stuff like that but is it possible to install games (.apk) on it and play it?
Thanks for answers.

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The Android SDK comes with an emulator, and you can use adb to install apps onto it, but it is incredibly slow!

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Haxxler said:
I know this is a weird question but is it possible to play android games on pc with an emulator or something? I heard that there is an android emulator for pc so you can check out the os design and stuff like that but is it possible to install games (.apk) on it and play it?
Thanks for answers.
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theres an android build for x86 hardware, you can run it from a virtual machine and load apps into it.
to try it go here

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firefly6240 said:
theres an android build for x86 hardware, you can run it from a virtual machine and load apps into it.
to try it go here
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Though that's likely to not work with some games - if they've used any C++ code, that'll be compiled for the Arm CPU rather than x86

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Youwave for Android works great! My son wanted to play Robodefense on the PC so I found this little piece of software that's simple and uses .apk files I had on my G-Tablet.
http://www.youwave.com/

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LuisB3 said:
Youwave for Android works great! My son wanted to play Robodefense on the PC so I found this little piece of software that's simple and uses .apk files I had on my G-Tablet.
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Thanks, how do you get the android files from the market to the pc to begin with? Playing robo defense on the phone will wipe out the battery quick

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mystvearn said:
Thanks, how do you get the android files from the market to the pc to begin with?
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try 4shared

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gitaar100 said:
try 4shared
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This hosts warez items which is not allowed here (neither the discussion).

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Blue stack player
you can play android games on pc using blue stack player ...You can check more information here
[email protected]@com/2011/10/play-android-games-on-windows-7

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yes its possible, i dont have the software though . but i believe you can find it, use google

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I had high hopes for youwave after installing Android SDK and packages (They were really slow). Youwave seems nice and quick, but the first two apps I tried to play wouldn't work due to them not being supported by youwave

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You can use Emulators to play games on PC
Some emulators come with inbuilt app store from which you can install and play the games.
For example Youwave. But they do have limitation like they cannot handle games that use ARM native code.
Also some famous games like fruit ninja , Angry Birds are available to be played online itself.

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Try Google Chrom browser

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Irufan said:
Try Google Chrom browser
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Only very few games can be played on browser.

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Simple program to play apks on your pc
I use BlueStack app to play games and apks on the pc.
Check it out here:
http://download.cnet.com/BlueStacks-App-Player/3000-18513_4-75593133.html
Hope this helps you out. If this helps please click the thanks button.

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its easy
Its easy. just install bluestacks and start playing your fav games

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try Bluestacks
if you wanna run androd apps on your pc try blue stacks......... it works great and provide all the features like an android phone or tablet........... you can also search for ur favrt apps and install it......... if you find this ans helpful please thank me.....

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Download bluestack app from play store and then go to www.bluestacks.com from ur pc and register there.
Than enter pin in app installed in mobile dats it enjoy..!!!

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Bluestacks
Download bluestacks and play any game on your PC.