Apex Legends Mobile is a free-to-play battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment. As the name suggests, it is a mobile version of Apex Legends, with largely the same gameplay and style. It is still an intense, fast-paced shooter where players are grouped into three-person teams. The characters still have distinct abilities, the teams still have to battle each other until there’s only one team left. Apex Legends Mobile didn’t get its name by being an entirely different game.
Yet, Apex Legends Mobile is not just a port that keeps everything as close to the original as possible. There are still significant differences, made to make the game better suited for mobile audiences. For one, the game will not feature the full roster of characters available to Apex Legends players. Another change is that Apex Legends Mobile is a third-person game, while the PC version is played in first-person. The maps and the characters’ abilities have been altered as well – though not in major ways.
Overall, this makes for a rather different, though still similar game. Even if you’ve played Apex Legends in the past, you might still want to check out the mobile version. Maybe you’ll find that it better suits your tastes, or maybe you’ll just find it to be a refreshingly different way to play the game. But, of course, the mobile version is only available on smartphones. That doesn’t mean you can’t play Apex Legends Mobile on PC, though – the guide below will help you with that.
Play Apex Legends Mobile on PC or Mac using Bluestacks
Note: Playing Apex Legends Mobile on PC or Mac via Bluestacks will allow you to use a keyboard and mouse, however, according to the latest updates, this won’t give you an advantage, as the game uses special separate servers for gamers playing with emulators.
Among the variety of Android emulators, Bluestacks is the most advanced one. Firstly, it is available for both Windows and Mac with full functionality. Secondly, it allows effortless automatic transition to PC game controls, convenient hot-keys, that you are used to from any regular PC game. It provides high performance and graphics in any mobile game even on a relatively weak PC or Mac, as computer processors are usually more powerful than smartphone ones. To run Apex Legends Mobile on PC or Mac you need to perform these easy steps:
- Download latest version of Bluestacks for Windows or MacOS.
- Open Play Store and sign-in with your Google account.
- Download Apex Legends Mobile from the catalog and run it.
- Bluestacks may offer you to run better engine for this game.
- Install the game and start playing!
Play Apex Legends Mobile on PC or Mac using Tenorshare Phone Mirror
Tenorshare Phone Mirror is an application that allows you to control your smartphone from a PC or Mac. You will see your phone’s screen on the computer, and will be able to issue commands with keyboard and mouse. With an advanced keyboard mapping abilities, similar to what is offered by Android emulators, you will be able to play Apex Legends Mobile on PC easily, all while enjoying the precision of PC controls.
This method has an obvious disadvantage – it requires you to have a phone capable of running Apex Legends Mobile. However, there are several advantages as well. Because the game doesn’t actually run on your computer, the specifications of your PC don’t matter. What’s more, it is unlikely that you will be banned in any game for using this tool – something that might happen while using emulators.
Tenorshare Phone Mirror can be used to control both iOS and Android devices, so unless you have a weak smartphone, this app will be useful to you.
- Download and install Tenorshare Phone Mirror on your PC or Mac computer.
- Launch it and pair your smartphone with your computer by following the program’s instructions.
- Install Apex Legends Mobile and start playing!
Play Apex Legends Mobile on M1 (M2, M3) Mac
Note: According to our research, playing Apex Legends Mobile on an M1 (M2, M3) Mac may cause a temporary or permanent account ban in the game, that is why it is recommended to play with the secondary account or as a guest.
As you may already know, M Macs (latest Macbook Pro, Macbook Air, Mac Mini, iMac) are able to run many iOS apps and games on MacOS. If for apps it can be useful because many iPad and iPhone apps are very advanced and suitable for desktop usage, in gaming this is just magic. M chips (especially M Pro, M Max, M Ultra) are much more powerful than iPhone and iPad chips, in many types of games (shooters, racing) keyboard and mouse (trackpad) controls are much more useful than touch.
To download and play Apex Legends Mobile on M1 (M2, M3) Mac do the following:
- On your iOS device download Apex Legends Mobile.
- On your Mac go to Mac App Store and click on your profile in the bottom left corner.
- Under account click iPhone & iPad Apps.
- Download Apex Legends Mobile on your Mac device and start playing!