This means that you may actually wind up having to start a game from scratch rather than bend over backward to try and get that data into BlueStacks. Sometimes mobile games are best played on their home turf!Īnother crucial factor to consider is that it's painful to sync your saved game data to BlueStacks. Not every game SHOULD be emulated for PC or Mac. Every now and then, you have to ask yourself, 'Even if I can play a game on PC instead of mobile, should I?' Sometimes the answer is no. Trying to play Cytus II with my single cursor on PC was a fascinating exercise in failure, but I certainly made a solid go of it. This is a great example of a game that didn't even come with mapped controls already recommended because Cytus II only has two controls available. Believe you me, I tried to play Cytus II on BlueStacks just to see what would happen, and it was both hilarious and impossible. These are mostly going to be games that were originally designed for mobile and make full use of their touchscreen controls. There are a few exceptions where it just doesn't make sense to use BlueStacks.

Don't forget to save your progress! Exceptions & Considerations

Just click the red X over the game's tab to close it out when you're done. Games will be opened in new tabs within BlueStacks, so you can swap back and forth as much as you want to between games or even other programs. You can also map custom controls and/or connect a controller to play whatever way you want to! When playing games on BlueStacks, you'll have a handy dandy menu on the right-hand side that will show you the emulated controls, along with a host of options like toggling the on-screen controls on and off, volume control, etc.

You can close the Google Play Store tab at any time once you're done with it. Downloaded games will now appear under My Games, which you can get back to by clicking the Home tab and then selecting My Games. Games and apps that cannot be added to BlueStacks will lack an Install button next to them. You can also scroll down to the Not On This Device section to view games you've deleted from your phone that can still be installed on BlueStacks.Source: Android Central (Image credit: Source: Android Central)

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