How to play Android games on a computer: a review of programs.

The computer industry does not stand still. Every month, thousands of new applications and games are released, not only for a personal computer, but also for mobile platforms. But what about people who do not have Android devices? How to play Android games on a computer?

Emulator

As with most other platforms, such as Play Station or Nintendo, special emulator programs have been created. They organize on a personal computer an environment that allows you to run games on Android through a computer. Let's look at some possible emulators.

1. Andy. Appearing a little later than the others, this emulator quickly took its rightful place among similar programs. It provides a fairly extensive number of functions, including managing applications on the computer through your mobile device, as through a controller.
2. BlueStacks What can be said about this veteran? This emulator has appeared among applications for a long time, however, it is still a rather crude version with many malfunctions and malfunctions. But apart from playing Android games on a computer, nothing can be done with it. If we talk about user reviews, then they are 80% negative. However, if you don’t have a choice or you need to run Android games on your computer like air, but there is no alternative, then you can use this emulator. Just keep in mind that it will require increased power from your computer.
3. Android SDK. Using this medium to play Android games on a PC is tantamount to hammering nails with a microscope. This is the whole environment and application developer tool for Android. Of course, you can run any application on it, but this emulator works very slowly and takes a long time to load, however, you must definitely mention it as an option.

Chrome

The main surprise is that the Chrome browser now supports Android applications. Before playing Android games on a computer using Chrome, we need to download a browser extension called ARChon Runtime. After downloading it, you will need to unzip the archive into any folder (in order not to forget and not lose it better in the browser directory). Then we perform the following actions.

1. Launch the Chrome browser.
2. Go to the extension settings.
3. We put a tick in the "Developer Mode".
4. Download the unpacked extension by selecting the desired folder.
5. If errors occur during installation, just ignore them.
6. Now you need an application.
7. Remember that this extension works with modified applications, and regular APK files will not work.
8. After downloading the application / game you need, unpack it into a folder and install it in "Chrome", just like the ARChon Runtime itself.
9. After restarting, your game should appear in available browser applications.

Android OS

There is another way to play Android games on a computer. This is a direct installation of the Android operating system on your computer. This is a full version, the same as Windows or Linux.

In order to do this, you need a flash drive and installation package. You can download the OS itself on the official website. An important fact is that this method of installing and running Android applications includes the Live mode. That is, you can not install Android directly on the computer, but simply run the shell from a bootable USB flash drive.

Using any program that can burn the image to disk, write the downloaded file to disk. You can use programs such as UltraIso, DaemonTools, or NeroBurningRom.

Then reboot the computer, enter the BIOS. Configure it so that the initial download takes place from the media you need (disk or flash drive). At the next boot, start the installation and that's it.

Attention! This method is not suitable for all personal computers and works on its own whim. It is highly recommended that you save all your data before starting the installation. User reviews are very ambiguous and patterns by which to determine the appropriate PC architecture have not been identified.

Virtual machine

Another way, including the previous one. Installing the Android OS can be done not on a native personal computer, but on a virtual machine. What it is?

1. Download the Virtual box program from any source. It is designed to emulate the working environment of a personal computer.
2. In the settings, create a virtual hard disk. This will be the allocated memory area on your hard drive designed for the virtual machine to work . Remember that after allocating memory, you cannot resize. Take care of the amount of space in advance.
3. Install Android on this "hard drive", as in the previous chapter, with the exception that you can not worry about your data and the performance of the PC as a whole.