It is possible to install and play Android games with Genymotion Desktop, but there are some caveats.
1. Google Play Store is not preinstalled
You need to install the Open Gapps package to get Google Play Store. We have made our best to make the installation as simple as possible: you will find all the detailed step at How to install Google Play Store (and other Google Apps) in Genymotion?
2. Most games are only available for ARM64
This means that most game will not be available if you run Genymotion Desktop on a PC or a Mac Intel: if you try to install them from Google Play Store, you will get the errors "This app won't work for your device", "Your device isn't compatible with this version" or "Not available for device".
Most Android games will only work if you use Genymotion Desktop on an Apple Mac M series computer. See the Compatibility List below for details.
Compatibility List
Here is a compatibility list for 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Ball Pool | Partial | Partial |
| Among Us | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Arena of Valor | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Block Blast | Works | Works |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | Fail (arm64 only)* | Partial** |
| Candy Crush Saga | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Free Fire / Free Fire MAX | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Genshin Impact | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Honkai Impact 3rd | Fail (arm64 only)* | Partial |
| Honkai: Star Rail | Fail | Fail |
| Honor of Kings | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Last War: Survival Game | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Ludo King | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Monopoly Go! | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Pokemon GO | Fail | Fail |
| PUBG Mobile | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works** |
| Roblox | Partial | Partial |
| Royal Match | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Subway Surfers | Fail (arm64 only)* | Works |
| Summoner Wars | Works | Works |
Notes
*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.
**Cannot be installed from Google Play Store, but from
Aptoide,
Uptodown
or an APK.
3. About gaming enhancements
Genymotion Desktop does not offer macros or keyboard mapping yet. If you wish to help us implement such features, feel free to open a discussion at our Github public discussion board.