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Google Play Games Level Up, a new way we're leveling up the player experience and unlocking greater success for your business.

GDC 2025 Highlights

Tune in to discover how new tools like Vulkan and Android Dynamic Performance Framework (ADPF) are making it easier for developers to improve their gaming experiences across the Android ecosystem.
Tune in to learn how Google Play Games on PC is helping developers expand their reach across devices through major platform upgrades, expanded support, and general availability this year.

Priority workstreams

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Improve graphics performance so you can reduce slow sessions or improve graphics quality.
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React to thermal changes to avoid slow sessions caused by thermal throttling with ADPF. ADPF will also help the system react to changes in the game workload for better performance.
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Make your game run everywhere with multiplatform support and optimizations for large screens.

Developer stories

How game developers are finding success with Android tools.

Highlighted resources

Optimize
Analyze the impact your game has on Android devices by using this powerful graphics profiler, so you can identify performance issues and areas to optimize.
Deliver
Add social and competitive game services such as profiles, leaderboards, and achievements, and then deploy your Android game through the Google Play store.
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Find all your tools in one place.
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Find sample apps and example code.
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Follow guided, step-by-step codelabs to complete game development tasks.

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Get the latest news and tips to grow your games.
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