GameNative promises hassle-free Windows game emulation on Android

Winlator, a popular Windows game emulator for Android, has reached a state where it's capable of smoothly running many AAA games. Of course, to get the best experience, you would need a capable smartphone and do a bit of tinkering with the emulator. GameNative greatly improves on the latter by offering something that requires minimal setup.

The app is a fork of Pluvia and utilizes Winlator as the backend. One of the main aspects that makes it better than Pluvia is support for games with DRM. This makes the Windows emulator for Android capable of running many titles that are generally considered unsupported on Pluvia.

Another big advantage that GameNative has is the ability to run Steam natively. So, users don't really need to do much to get started with Windows game emulation on their Android devices.

In addition, the Windows game emulator has an on-screen keyboard and controller overlay (GameSir G8 Plus curr. $79.99 on Amazon), and there are many performance-related optimizations. It even brings support for cloud saves, but the app can not run games that require an external launcher.

It's also worth noting that while GameNative is more feature-packed than Pluvia, it's still far from the most stable stage. So, users can face issues while trying to emulate certain Windows games. The app is available to download for free from the official GitHub repository, and there's a Discord server available, which can be handy for tips and guides.