Guide on How to Play Mobile Games on Your PC

Let's face it, mobile games are getting more and more popular. And since this is a website about MMOs, I have to point out that sophisticated mobile MMORPGs are starting to become a thing too; just look at games like Order and Chaos 2 and Stellacept Online. Even if MMOs aren't your thing, there are countless mobile games out there, so whether you just wan't to play on your PC or don't have a smartphone to play on, it's actually quite easy to play mobile games on your computer. So let's get started; follow the video guide or the text guide below:

Step 1) Download and Install an Android emulator.

I strongly recommend using BlueStacks or Nox because it works remarkably well and is available on both Windows and Mac. You can also use Andy the Android Emulator, but I strongly recommend BlueStacks or Nox, as they're by far the most reliable from my experience. The entire emulator is only ~300MB in size, but every app you download in the Play Store will be locally stored on your hard drive too, so keep that in mind when downloading games.

Step 2) Launch the emulator and download a game.

Once you launch BlueStacks, you'll quickly notice that the emulator looks a lot like an Android device. Since you're not actually on a touch screen, your PC's mouse will serve as your touch input device. Once you launch BlueStacks, hit the Search button on the top left to access the Google Play Store. You can find and download games on here the same way you would on a mobile device. Just log into your Google account, find a game, and download it and you should be good to go.

Step 3) Enjoy.

Easy, huh? Well, before you get too excited, not EVERY game will work perfectly on an emulator. For some reason Vainglory doesn't seem to work, but a games like Stellacept Online and Fate/Grand Order seem to work flawlessly. I suspect as the Android emulator scene more developed, more and more games will become compatible. But from my experience, most games seem to work just fine.