Note that this guide applies to both Intel Macs and the new Apple Silicon Macs but Bluestacks and Nox are only usable on Intel Macs right now (Bluestacks can’t be installed on Apple Silicon and Nox doesn’t load).

In this article will go over different ways in which you can play various Android games on your Mac. Bluestacks and Nox are great choices for playing on an Intel Mac while Google’s own Android Emulator is required to be able to play APK games on Apple Silicon Macs which can be installed either independently from, or together with Android Studio. You can play Android games on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs by using Android emulators. Now, you probably have a question your mind right now and that question is: How Can I Play Android Games on a Mac? Your Answer Upfront: There are some Android games that I love to keep open to the side of my screen and check on them during a boring Zoom meeting. I frequently run and play Android games when sitting at my workstation, sometimes for fun and sometimes because I forgot to juice my phone overnight.

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