Google is turning its Play Games app for PC into a Steam competitor
Google thinks it can succeed where the likes of Amazon and others have failed.


- Google has announced that it’ll now offer native computer games in the Play Games app for PC.
- These native PC titles will join a wide variety of Android games in the app.
- There’s been no shortage of failed PC game stores, though, as Steam continues to be the preferred storefront for most users.
Google has offered a Play Games app on PC for a few years now, allowing people to run Android games on their computers. The search giant wants to step things up, though, and it’s just announced that it’ll offer native PC games on the app.
The company made the announcement at the 2025 Game Developers Conference: