Is it possible to play PUBG Mobile on PC or Mac?
PUBG Mobile is a Battle Royale mobile game developed by Lightspeed & Quantum Studios of Tencent Games – an independent group of developers that managed to copy the original PUBG experience into a mobile world back in 2018. The game draws its players into a well-known battle royal format with hundred of players fighting against each other for their spot on a single map. Each player is gear-naked and tasked to scavenge through various maps to find new weapons, gear, and supplies to craft explosives and self-healing items. There is also a number of diverse vehicle options to find and speed up your journey across continuously-shrinking battle terrain. People who played PUBG on both PCs and smartphones know it is important to keep their hands always on pulse ready to combat enemies and become number 1 at the end of a matchup. Just as any other online game, PUBG Mobile is constantly updated bringing plenty of new content and feelings to its old and young players. PUBG Mobile is developed solely for Android and IOS devices. Despite this, you can still launch it on Mac or Windows to try its gaming experience on a much bigger screen. Learn how to in our tutorial below.
Play PUBG Mobile on PC or Mac using Bluestacks
Note: Playing PUBG 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 PUBG 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 PUBG 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 PUBG 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 PUBG 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 PUBG 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 PUBG Mobile and start playing!
Play PUBG Mobile on PC using Gameloop
If you are looking for an alternative way to play PUBG Mobile 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 PUBG Mobile, 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 PUBG Mobile in the search bar.
- Find the game in the list and click Install button.
- Start the game and enjoy playing!
Play PUBG Mobile on M1 (M2, M3) Mac
Note: According to our research, playing PUBG 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 PUBG Mobile on M1 (M2, M3) Mac do the following:
- On your iOS device download PUBG 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 PUBG Mobile on your Mac device and start playing!