GameLoop

Pros

• Better performance for specific games
• Download games directly

Cons

• Tencent games only

GameLoop is an Android emulator for Windows specifically for Tencent games.

GameLoop is an Android emulator for Windows, which means that it mimics the Android platform on your Windows desktop, laptop or other device. You can then load APKs—games in particular—and play them with all the benefits your PC provides: a bigger screen, more performance and so on.

If you are familiar with names like Tencent Game Assistant and Tencent Gaming Buddy, then you should know that GameLoop is just the next iteration of those emulators. To understand the importance of GameLoop and its predecessors, it helps to know a little about Tencent. Tencent is a Chinese company and the largest video game company in the world.

Tencent’s influence is not limited to the East, and it has involvement with major video game companies and titles in the West. Not all but many of the games it backs are mobile titles. In fact, it has helped bring popular Western titles, such as Call of Duty, to China on mobile. Gamers in the West do not have readily available access to that particular title even with an appropriate mobile device.

Why use an Android emulator? One reason is as mentioned above: to play games you would not otherwise have access. Another reason is to provide yourself a better gaming experience. While mobile gaming has certainly advanced in recent years, it still lags far beyond PC gaming in terms of usability. GameLoop lets you enjoy a more traditional gaming experience, and a notable American gaming website called GameLoop the best way to play Call of Duty Mobile… period.

It is important to emphasize that GameLoop is a Tencent-specific emulator. What does that mean? Well, it can only load APKs that use Tencent’s particular format. The benefit of such a limitation is that the developers can really focus on optimizations specific to Tencent. It is the reason that Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile and many other Tencent games work better on GameLoop than any other platforms.

Another neat aspect of GameLoop is that you can peruse Tencent’s library of Android games and download them directly without using another app or website. Be mindful that practically all Tencent games are free-to-play and generate income via microtransactions so there is no harm in downloading and using them. GameLoop even helps you organize your Tencent game collection and keep it updated.

The game selection is massive. Our review has already mentioned PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty Mobile. You will also find massively popular titles like League of Legends, ArchAge and Ring of Elysium. When new games are released or existing games are updated, that content is available almost immediately through GameLoop. Emulator updates are required at times to dial in game performance, but due to how Tencent-focused GameLoop is, these games tend to run well even without those updates.

A Tencent-only focus can be a con depending on how you look at it. Games from other developers do not work at all. This means that depending on your interests, you may need to manage multiple Android emulators. However, hardcore games into such things will find the extra effort well worth for the performance benefits that are attained in return.

Tencent does not make many apps of other types. This means that GameLoop is essentially an Android games platform and not a true Android emulator. If you are a user who wants to emulate a wide range of Android apps or is seeking an emulator for development purposes, this is not the program for you. If you want to play Call of Duty Mobile, on the other hand, you will be hard pressed to do better.

Pros

• Better performance for specific games
• Download games directly

Cons

• Tencent games only