Google makes gaming on Chromebooks even easier. Starting with ChromeOS 105, you’ll notice initial testing of game controls in Android touch-only games. This should allow you to control and enjoy more Android games with your Chromebook keyboard since the feature helps simulate touch events.
In this Alpha version of the feature, Google is rolling out a few things to try on Chromebooks. When playing a compatible game like Mr. Otover or Stack Fall, (A full list can be found below) You’ll be able to see an overlay that shows the keys you can use to simulate different screen touches via the keyboard. It is important to note that Google does not intend to use this feature in active play yet. It is still suggested to use the mouse to navigate the menu and in-game dialogues.
ChromeOS 105’s raw controls can send signals like tap, touch, and swipe actions. You’ll also be able to customize the key bindings in the game’s controls menu, via a white square popup menu hovering on the right side of the game window. Currently, these controls can be found in joystick, single-button, multi-button, and swipe games. If you don’t want these controls, you can turn them off as well.
Compatible Games List
- Archiro
- AXES.io
- Heroes of the epic legend of Archiro
- Wizard’s Legend: Fight Master
- Pixel Blade R – Revolution
- Zumbiru: Archiro Hero Shooter
- Archer Hunter – Offline Adventure Game
- Mr. Otover
- Engineering Dash Lite
- Stack Ball – crash platforms
- 3D Fire Balls
- Stack Smash
- Stack Ball Drop – Fall Helix Blast Crash 3D
- Helix Smash
- ball crushing pile
- Ball Stack Crush Blast
- Val’s pile
- Stack Spiral Jump: Ball Smash
- Press Titans 2
- hill climb racing
- Ninja Arashi 2
- Arashi ninja
- Ninja warrior: legend of adventure games
- hovering power
- grimvalor
- 2048 (Androbaby)
- 2048 Origin
- 2048 (Solebon LLC)
- 2048 number puzzle game
- 2048 (S2Apps)
Google says it came up with this feature because it found keyboard support to be critical to Chrome OS, as the majority of ChromeOS users interact with apps using a mouse and keyboard. I also found that many apps from the Google Play Store are only designed with touch interactions in mind, which is a problem for gamers because it requires quick movements or button clicks that you can’t do with a mouse.
Heading into the future, Google plans to add an editor to make adding game controls support any game from the Google Play Store that can be played on a Chromebook. Mouse and gamepad support and more types of touch interactions are other things Google has planned. You can also send feedback to Google via the scrolling menu to help make the feature great for everyone.
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