All Users Can Now Access YouTube's "Playables" Free Game Catalog

YouTube just launched its Playables program on desktop and mobile devices, adding to the growing list of businesses that are involved in the gaming industry. The most recent upgrades indicate that the gaming "app store" on YouTube is become more accessible.

According to the firm, all users will soon be able to access its Playables collection of free, light games on the YouTube desktop site and in the YouTube app. Before the games were made accessible to YouTube Premium members in November 2023, they were first made available for testing to a select set of people.

Because YouTube Playables are not monetized through in-app purchases or paid downloads, they do not directly contradict the app store model or breach Apple's standards. They do, however, face competition from the free games available on the App Store, which are often downloaded by casual gamers and generate revenue via advertising.

Visit the YouTube website or download the app for Android or iOS, then look for Playables in the sidebar to begin playing. Players will be able to monitor their highest scores and save their progress on YouTube. More than 75 games are available to choose from, including crossword puzzles and chess as well as well-known casual mobile apps like Trivia Crack, Angry Birds Showdown!, and Cut the Rope.

With light-hearted, enjoyable games like Angry Birds Showdown, Words of Wonders, Cut the Rope, Tomb of the Mask, Trivia Crack, and so many more that you can play right now, YouTube's blog article describes playables as "a fun, interactive way to experience YouTube."

YouTube originally entered the gaming space last year when it began offering Playables to its Premium subscribers. There were many fewer games in the first phase, and it was only available for a few time before ending in March of this year.

Offering a variety of casual games is one of the most popular tactics employed by IT businesses to draw in new members or keep existing ones. LinkedIn just released a collection of games that seem to be really fun. The New York Times, Netflix, and Hearst have all included games into their regular operations.

The parent company of YouTube, Google, entered the gaming market in 2019 with the introduction of the Google Stadia cloud gaming subscription service. It has been little over three years since Google shut down Stadia in 2023.