Fate/Grand Order is a game in the JRPG genre, developed by Lasengle. The gameplay mainly revolves around turn-based combat, while the story is presented in the visual novel style. The game is a part of the Fate franchise, and, as such, shares the setting with highly popular visual novel Fate/Stay Night, light novel Fate/Zero, as well as other Fate works. The players familiar with the franchise will find the game’s basic premise familiar – you are a “Master”, a magician that summons and controls “Servants”, which are legendary figures from the past that are given superhuman powers by their legend. For example, one such Servant is King Arthur, an iconic character to the franchise – who is also female in this setting. Just a quirk of the franchise, I’m afraid.
Each player can obtain as many Servants as they want – however, many are difficult to obtain, requiring either significant in-game effort or a purchase made with real money. And while some people might feel that it’s unfair that one can pay to sidestep all the grind, mechanics like this keep the game free to play. It’s not a paywall either – the whole game can be completed with easy-to-obtain, low-rarity Servants. So there’s no real reason to avoid the game just because of its free-to-play nature – and this very nature is what makes it easy to give Fate/Grand Order a try.
One slight problem, however, is that the game is only available on iOS and Android. Not to worry, though, you can still play FGO on PC or Mac. All you have to do is read the guide below to find out how.
Play Fate/Grand Order 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 Fate Grand Order 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 Fate Grand Order. 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 Fate Grand Order and start playing!
Play Fate/Grand Order on PC or Mac using Bluestacks
Note: Playing Fate/Grand Order 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 and 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 Fate/Grand Order 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 Fate/Grand Order from the catalog and run it.
- Bluestacks may offer you to run better engine for this game.
- Install the game and start playing!
Play Fate/Grand Order on PC using Gameloop
If you are looking for an alternative way to play Fate/Grand Order on a Windows PC, Gameloop (formerly Tencent Gaming Buddy) is a great solution. Along with Bluestacks, this is one of the most popular Android emulators, however, only available for Windows. Developers claim Gameloop to be the official emulator of Fate/Grand Order, PUBG Mobile, Pokemon Unite, which uses its own powerful engine. This means you can avoid banning, play on high FPS (up to 90). Gameloop also features an anti-cheat system. To use Gameloop do the following:
- Download Gameloop.
- Type Fate/Grand Order in the search bar.
- Find the game in the list and click Install button.
- Start the game and enjoy playing!
Play Fate/Grand Order on M1 (M2, M3) Mac
Note: According to our research, playing Fate/Grand Order 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 Fate/Grand Order on M1 (M2, M3) Mac do the following:
- On your iOS device download Fate/Grand Order.
- 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 Fate/Grand Order on your Mac device and start playing!