How To Download Games On Your Chromebook

Scroll down to google play store and turn on the option to install apps.

How to download games on your chromebook. So that was our guide on how to install and play the popular minecraft game on chromebook. How to tell if a game will work on your chromebook. Enable the play store on your chromebook by clicking the clock in the lower right corner and selecting the settings cog. If you go to a. Let s start by enabling linux apps on your chromebook.

Sideloading android games with linux crostini. There is another option which you might like if you want to sideload android apks including games by switching your chromebook into a dev channel as well as using linux. Step 3 after you ve found an app press the install button on the app page. In the google play store section next to install apps and games from google play on your chromebook select turn on. In the window that appears select more.

And the best part is that you don t need to make any changes to your chromebook. Otherwise you ll have to stick to html5 and flash games for now. At the bottom right select the time. Games that require java like minecraft will not work in chromeos. So you can get it running on chrome os and enjoy desktop games.

Browse apps by category there or use the search box to find a specific app for your chromebook. In the google play store section next to install apps and games from google play on your chromebook select turn on. With the improved linux beta things seem to be much better now for linux apps and chrome os games as a whole. You ll be prompted to agree to the terms of service. If it says stable channel next to your model number then you re good to go.

Select the gear icon to open the settings. At the bottom right select the time. Steam is one of the best digital game distribution platforms and it s officially supported on linux. Now you can download and play games on chromebook by using the google play store beta app in this new developer channel. Get the google play store app.