Bluestacks
Bluestacks is an Android emulator for Windows that allows you to play Android mobile games on PC. Many click-and-shoot style games can be played on it due to the nature of smartphones.
Downloads
Download Bluestacks 5 from the Bluestacks website
Download Nomousy from Google Drive
Setup Guide
Download and install Bluestacks
Click in the search bar in the top right corner and search for the game you wish to play e.g. "Major Mayhem"
Install Games
Select the game you wish to install and then press "install"
This will then divert you to the Google Play Store where you can download the game directly so again press "Install"
Once completed you can close the tab using the little X by the side of it
Installing APK Games
It is possible to add games that have been discontinued from the Google Play Store by finding and downloading their individual APK files
To add these games you select "System Apps" from the "My Games" library
Select "Media Manager"
Select "Import from Windows" in the bottom left corner and simply select your APK from the Windows File Explorer window
The APK file will be imported
Press Install
The game will then be added to your library
Launching Games
Select "My Games" from the top left and you will now see your game installed
Double click the game to load it
F11 key toggles full screen
It is also recommended to lock your cursor to the game window, to do this click on this button on the right hand menu. This stops you accidentally bringing up the options when playing a game
Unlock the cursor by pressing Escape
Hide Cursor
It's possible to hide the cursor using Nomousy. An example of how to use it is at the Nomousy page.
Scripts
You can use the following AHK script to auto-hide the mouse and launch a game full screen after adjusting the mouse type and installing Nomousy.
You need to copy the shortcuts that Bluestacks creates on your desktop to a folder to launch them from. (Thanks to Codeine/Intoshadows for the script)
Run, C:\*GAME FOLDER HERE*\*GAME NAME HERE*.lnk
Run, C:\*NO MOUSEY FOLDER HERE*\nomousy.exe /hide
sleep 12000
Sendinput, {f11 Down}
sleep, 500
Sendinput, {f11 Up}
sleep, 500
Down::
Process,Close,HD-Player.exe
sleep, 500
Process,Close,Bluestacks.exe
sleep, 500
Run,taskkill /im "HD-Player.exe" /F
sleep, 500
Run,taskkill /im "Bluestacks.exe" /F
sleep 500
Run, C:\*NO MOUSEY FOLDER HERE*\nomousy.exe
ExitApp
Return
Suggested Game List
- Angry Birds Transformers
- Grand Mech Shooter
- Grand Shooter
- Guns & Zombies
- Major Mayhem
- Major Mayhem 2
- Major Militia - War Mayhem
- Missile Command: Recharged
- Shooting Game Gun Assassin 3D (by Game Pickle)
- Smash Hit
- The Lawless