PUBG Mobile on PC: How to Play with GameLoop

The simple way to play PUBG Mobile on PC is GameLoop, the free Android emulator made by Tencent, the company that develops the game. You install GameLoop, download PUBG Mobile inside it, sign in with the account you use on your phone, and play with a keyboard and mouse. Your rank, your skins and your UC come with you, and you are matched against other emulator players.

PUBG Mobile on PC requirements

GameLoop's official minimum is modest, roughly an older dual-core processor and a few gigabytes of RAM, and the current list is on GameLoop's download page. Meeting the minimum only gets the game to open, though.

For matches that stay smooth when three squads land on the same roof, plan for more:

• Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
• 8 GB of RAM or more.
• A processor with four cores or more, with virtualization (VT) turned on in the BIOS.
• A dedicated graphics card, or a recent integrated one, with a current driver.
• Free space on an SSD. The emulator and the game take a lot of room together, and updates add more.

If you play on a laptop, keep it plugged in. Most laptops reduce performance on battery.

How to install GameLoop and PUBG Mobile

1. Download GameLoop from its official website and run the installer. Avoid copies from other download sites: you cannot know what was added to them.
2. Open GameLoop, find PUBG Mobile in the game list or with the search box, and press the install button. The emulator downloads the game itself, so you do not need an APK file.
3. Start the game. As on a phone, the first launch downloads extra resources and maps.
4. On the login screen, choose the same sign-in method you linked on your phone. Progress is saved on the account, not on the device, so your level, rank, inventory and UC appear as you left them.
5. Before your first match, set the controls and the graphics in the game's settings.

If you play as a guest on your phone, link that account to a sign-in method on the phone first. Guest progress is kept on the device and will not follow you to the PC.

Keyboard and mouse controls

GameLoop maps the touch buttons to keys for you, and the layout is the one you know from PC shooters. W, A, S and D move, the mouse aims, left click fires and right click aims down sights. Space jumps, C crouches, Z goes prone, R reloads, F picks up items and opens doors, Tab opens the backpack and M opens the map.

One key releases the mouse cursor so that you can click menus and loot lists. The Key Mapping button on GameLoop's side toolbar shows it with every other key. There you can also move a key, change it and save your own layout.

Aiming with a mouse feels different from aiming with a thumb, so spend some time in the training ground before you play ranked. How the aim feels depends on your mouse's DPI and on the game's sensitivity settings together, so change one thing at a time. Our guide to PUBG Mobile sensitivity settings explains what each slider does.

Graphics settings for a steady frame rate

There are two places to look. GameLoop's own settings decide the rendering mode, the resolution, and how much memory and how many processor cores the emulator may use. Start with the automatic choices. If the game stutters, lower the resolution one step before you change anything else.

Inside the game, open Settings and then Graphics. Choose Smooth graphics and the highest frame rate your PC can hold without drops. A steady frame rate wins more fights than shadows do.

Who you play against on an emulator

The game knows when it runs on an emulator, and it puts emulator players in matches with each other. That is fair to phone players, who would otherwise face mouse aim with their thumbs. You can still team up with friends who play on phones: invite them as usual, and the whole team joins emulator matches.

Search results are full of tricks to play "without emulator detected". These are bypass tools. Using one is cheating under the game's rules, and accounts are banned for it, some of them for years.

GameLoop is the PUBG Mobile PC emulator that Tencent built and supports. Other Android emulators can run the game too, but the game does not support them, so nobody will help you when something breaks.

Frequent questions

Is PUBG Mobile on PC free?

Yes. GameLoop and the game cost nothing. UC pays for optional things such as outfits, weapon skins and the Royale Pass, and none of them makes a gun stronger.

Can I play PUBG Mobile on PC without an emulator?

No. PUBG Mobile is made for Android and iOS, so Windows needs an emulator to run it. PUBG: Battlegrounds is the separate PC game. It is also free to play, but it has its own account, its own currency and higher hardware demands.

Is GameLoop PUBG Mobile safe for my account?

Yes. GameLoop is the official emulator, and playing on it is allowed. It is the same game with the same account, maps and updates. Bans come from cheats and from tools that hide the emulator from the game.

Your UC stays on your account, on any device

UC belongs to your account, not to the phone or the PC. A top-up by player ID therefore works the same for emulator players: copy the ID from your in-game profile, and the UC shows on the account wherever you sign in next.

On Mas4Games you can have PUBG Mobile UC loaded by player ID for global accounts, or buy a UC code and redeem it yourself. The store asks only for your player ID, never for a password, and the help center has live support if you need help.