To be eligible for Google Play Games on PC, your game must at minimum meet compatible build requirements.
Once you have developed a compatible game, you can test it on the developer-focused build of the emulator, and then you can submit your game.
Compatible build requirements
All games must meet minimum playable requirements to be playable on Google Play Games on PC. Once the game is playable on PCs, you can continue to develop your game to become fully certified.
Overall compatible build requirements include:
- Touchscreen controls must not be required for gameplay. All games must be playable using a mouse and keyboard.
- If a game is playable on PCs, direct support for mouse and keyboard isn’t needed to meet this requirement.
- Compatibility mode in games is sufficient.
- Unsupported permissions can’t block gameplay.
- Unsupported Google APIs also can’t block gameplay.
- Games can’t require unsupported features.
- Games must support GLES 3.1 and below, or Vulkan.
For complete details on compatible build requirements, go to the Games Dev Center.
Certification requirements
Fully optimized and certified games are eligible for promotional opportunities in partnership with Google.
You can check each requirement below or to find all compatible build and certification requirements, check the Games Dev Center:
- Platform requirements:
- Compatible build requirements:
- Graphics:
- Use high resolution assets and textures on Windows
- Support Windows aspect ratios
- Scale UI elements for larger screens
- Render at 60Hz
- Audio playback is smooth and in sync
- Device input:
- Cross-Platform play:
- On mobile and PC, Integrate Google Play Games Services v2 sign-in
- Automatically sync save games between mobile and PC
To learn more about when these requirements need integration and how they are tested, check the milestone checklist page.
If you have made your game playable on PC, submit your interest through g.co/play/gamesonpc.
To share the next steps, Google tests to confirm desktop compatibility and quality.
Minimum player requirements
Before you can use Google Play Games on your PC, you computer should meet these requirements:
| Computer components | Minimum requirement | Recommended for better gameplay performance |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 (v2004) | Windows 10 (v2004) |
| Storage | Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space | Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space |
| Memory | 8 GB of RAM | 8 GB of RAM |
| Graphics | IntelⓇ UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable | Gaming-class GPU, like Nvidia GeForce MX450 |
| Processor | 4 CPU physical cores (some games require an Intel CPU) | 8 logical cores (some games require an Intel CPU) |
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Test your game
The most important compatible build requirement is to adapt mobile gestures like swipes and multi-touch gestures to mouse and keyboard actions. Game controllers are also supported, but the minimum requirements determine that a mouse and keyboard must be able to complete all actions in the game.
Learn about user input and game controller support.
Learn more about testing your Google Play Games on PC game.