The winds of chains might be blowing in the right direction for Android gaming.

Google made several major announcements today that involve Google Play Games, both on PC and mobile. Not only are we getting general availability of Google Play Games on PC, Google is planning to ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. Google Play Games for PC beta now supports remappable keyboard controls. More control options are planned for the future. The recent ...

Google Play Games on PC now offers custom controls across games. There’s also a new sidebar that lets you make quick adjustments during gameplay. Multi-account and multi-instance support are coming ...

Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, ...

It's more for casual players ...

Google Play Games on PC has offered access to a limited selection of Android titles for your Windows computer. Now Google is making all Android games available on PC by default, though developers will ...

Google is trying to make Play Games on PC matter more on Windows. The company laid out a broader plan around GDC 2025 that includes more games, better support for native PC titles, and wider hardware ...

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Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...