GameNative 1.3.0. New version for this PC game emulator on Android

We can now try out the new GameNative 1.3.0. This version offers bug fixes and improvements, as well as new features and enhanced compatibility with Steam.

The GameNative app runs on open-source Android and allows you to play PC games; it automatically downloads and configures the necessary settings so the game works. Many of these games are configured based on a compatibility list maintained by the community. We also have DroidDeck as a competitor and Winlator if we want more customization options. If we’re interested in another installable alternative, we can try Steam on ARM Linux.

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GameNative 1.3.0, download and installation

To update GameNative, all you need to do is download the new APK and reinstall it over the current version you have installed on your device.

Download GameNative 1.3.0

Install directly with Google Play or Download de APK GameNative 1.3.0game from its official website.
Check our Gamenative manual for more information and setup.

Change Log

Version bump and README bump by @utkarshdalal in #1857
Add Nexus Mods OAuth and authenticated downloads by @Nightwalker743 in #1850
Update README.md by @utkarshdalal in #1930
Fix top crash clusters from 1.2.0 by @utkarshdalal in #1933
Apply Steam install-script registry entries generically by @butilly in #1925
fix: power control pserver cpu freq detection by @joshuatam in #1934
Fix save import failing for UFS roots with slashes in the root id by @utkarshdalal in #1935
Rockstar launcher stub by @utkarshdalal in #1937
Launch Half-Life 2 with -game hl2_complete so it starts the full game, not the demo by @utkarshdalal in #1941
Use string resources for the Social Club runtime messages by @utkarshdalal in #1940
Pre-mark EA install-script steps from the game root (fixes Sims 4 EA installer on headless Steam) by @utkarshdalal in #1943
Redact credentials and account identifiers from launch env logs by @utkarshdalal in #1944
Stop aliasing steamclient64.dll for headless launches by @utkarshdalal in #1945
Revert “Stop aliasing steamclient64.dll for headless launches” by @utkarshdalal in #1946
Revert steamhost alias by @utkarshdalal in #1947
Let users sign out of their EA and Rockstar accounts by @utkarshdalal in #1948
Added gamefix for saved games for FF XII by @utkarshdalal in #1954
Epic: update, verify files and language change by @utkarshdalal in #1969
Epic backfill: run to completion and refresh the page by @utkarshdalal in #1971
Add native LSFG pipeline as a second frame generation backend by @utkarshdalal in #1968
Fix/hltb search api by @xXJSONDeruloXx in #1966
feat: Native Rust download engine (gn-download) + one-at-a-time download queue by @joshuatam in #1913
Customize CEG executables before launching headless Steam titles by @utkarshdalal in #1974
Allow on-screen button opacity below 10% by @Nightwalker743 in #1952
Removed aspect ratio validation for custom resolution by @lennyomg in #1950
Run the CEG pass as a pre-unpack step and let steamhost report failure by @utkarshdalal in #1976
Improve Nexus mod placement and FOMOD installation by @Nightwalker743 in #1927
fix: download revamp on release build and languages by @joshuatam in #1978
fix: fast download start, live verify feedback, and locale-correct download strings by @joshuatam in #1979
Pin rgschost-20260923 so Rockstar saves stay in Documents\Rockstar Games by @utkarshdalal in #1981
Pin steamhost-20260924.2: stop headless launches from revoking the app’s Steam refresh token by @utkarshdalal in #1985
Support 32-bit Rockstar titles (GTA IV, L.A. Noire) by @utkarshdalal in #1988
Fix prefs deadlock when read from IO threads by @jeremybernstein in #1956
Don’t preload container files under Robolectric by @jeremybernstein in #1964
CI: run the two unit test variants in parallel again and fail fast on a stall by @utkarshdalal in #1994
Add Import Files and Export Files to the game menu by @utkarshdalal in #1992
Always show the Discover tab, add a new-picks dot, put campaigns first on it by @utkarshdalal in #1995
Headless Steam: skip DirectX/.NET install steps, fix CEG for encrypted-manifest titles, show CEG progress by @utkarshdalal in #1998
Play Integrity: retry prepare with backoff, re-prepare lazily and on invalid provider by @utkarshdalal in #1999
Fix Steam input with headless Steam (eg for No Man’s Sky) by @utkarshdalal in #2000
Import custom games on internal storage into the app sandbox, not the public GameNative root by @utkarshdalal in #1977
Add close/opt-out button to sponsor cards in addition to settings, make recommended tab hide-able from settings by @utkarshdalal in #2001
Detect engine, anti-cheat, SDKs and launchers from installed game files by @utkarshdalal in #2002
Session report: clean config_edited_fields, send the badge shown on game_exited by @utkarshdalal in #2003
Revert “Session report: clean config_edited_fields, send the badge shown on game_exited” by @utkarshdalal in #2004
Session report: clean config_edited_fields, send the badge shown on game_exited by @utkarshdalal in #2006
Share Proton and component files across containers with hardlinks (0.4 to 1.7 GB saved per container) by @utkarshdalal in #1973
Best config: send SoC, model, RAM, Android SDK, app version and GPU driver version by @utkarshdalal in #2010
Drop the wall-clock bound from the FileDetector 200k-path test by @utkarshdalal in #2014
Show only owned bytes for container sizes now that Proton and components are hardlinked by @utkarshdalal in #2013
fix: GOG multi-mirror CDN pool + robust verify; selective per-chunk resume for GOG and Epic by @joshuatam in #2007
feat: LEDBAT queueing-delay congestion control for the download window by @joshuatam in #2015
Keep a local history of performance data in the container for users to see history by @utkarshdalal in #2018
Fix for custom game cover images retention. by @Catpotatos in #2016
Launch GOG games with play task arguments by @butilly in #2020
Fix EOS online multiplayer: gethostname() localhost and missing Wine root certificates by @colemccarren in #2009
Fix continuous scrolling with trackpad wheel bindings by @Nightwalker743 in #1991
feat: add microphone input using pulseaudio built-in module by @joshuatam in #1963
Add storefront details to library game pages by @Nightwalker743 in #1965
Add translations for microphone input strings by @utkarshdalal in #2025
Fix Steam Cloud saves resolving to the wrong folder for some root tokens by @jeremybernstein in #1957
fix(gamefixes): Add gamefix for Trover Saves the Universe (Epic) by @Wavewash in #1953
Use clock and thermal data as inputs for known configs by @utkarshdalal in #2027
Share Proton across containers with a copy-on-write overlay instead of hardlinks by @utkarshdalal in #2024
feat: add VR game filter for VR headsets by @moi952 in #1989
Reset clocks and fan after the app is force killed by @utkarshdalal in #2022
Run the GOG script interpreter on bionic with FEX TSO forced on by @utkarshdalal in #2026
Keep custom games on the primary volume in internal storage by @utkarshdalal in #2028
Fixed LA Noire with rockstar launcher by @utkarshdalal in #2030
Apply Steam client and type from known and community configs by @utkarshdalal in #2031
Use container language for Epic launch locale, correct offline mode params by @butilly in #2029
Add option to keep portrait mode below the camera hole by @utkarshdalal in #2032
Match GOG Galaxy’s cloud upload format by @jeremybernstein in #1960
feat: add spoilers zone in HLTB section by @RomainFoucher in #1866
Remove unsupported deck_emu from default ZINK_DEBUG by @ygordreyer in #1987
Update wrapper-gamenative to 20260925 by @utkarshdalal in #2033
Add control profile library by @Nightwalker743 in #1982
Write the container language to the Steam app manifest by @utkarshdalal in #2036
Add physical controller deadzone, sensitivity, and direction tuning by @Nightwalker743 in #1909
Fix installs on adopted primary storage by @danielbuva in #1821
Automatically configure Wine DLL overrides for game mods by @Nightwalker743 in #2008
fix: head-of-line dispatch rescue for the Steam byte-budget download deadlock by @joshuatam in #2039
Sync EA cloud saves for EA titles by @utkarshdalal in #2040
Gather additional data for AI debugging by @utkarshdalal in #2042
Allow saving current controls to any editable profile by @Nightwalker743 in #2041
Add Steam Playtest support by @utkarshdalal in #2034
Send the app’s signing certificate digest with API requests by @utkarshdalal in #2049
GameNative account, in-app AI support chat, Apply and run by @utkarshdalal in #2047
Report active time for the main window in session reports by @utkarshdalal in #2051
Hide adult games from GOG recommendations by @utkarshdalal in #2056
Improve hardware-aware game compatibility and library browsing by @Nightwalker743 in #2048
Add gyro conversion styles by @Nightwalker743 in #2054
Fix Play Integrity failing on devices where the Play Store is not visible to the app by @utkarshdalal in #2057
Fix game page crash on debug builds and prerelease runner getting killed by @utkarshdalal in #2058