TV Box Gaming Guides

Android TV boxes are emerging to become an ideal platform for playing video games due to at least two contributing factors: (1) The TV box manufacturers have been rapidly improving their hardware specifications (processor, graphics and memory). (2) The Android operating system has grown to become a serious gaming platform with tons of console-quality game apps available.

Being able to run on TV boxes has in turn enabled Android games to leap from the small screens of smartphones and tablets to the big screens in the living rooms. This trend has therefore been propelling Android as a new disruptive force into the game console world. Thanks to the ever-increasing popularity of TV boxes, Android has positioned to become the only gaming platform that spans seamlessly across all screen sizes. And that makes it very appealing to game developers.

The biggest challenge to TV box gaming is to make gamepad controllers work with the games. Many Android game apps (especially newer ones) already support gamepad controllers natively. For others that are designed for touchscreen-only, sometimes there is a way to use a special key-mapping app to make them work by mapping gamepad controls to touch input.

Best Games for Your TV Box

We have selected a handful of great games that work well on TV boxes. They either support gamepad controllers natively or can be adapted using a key-mapping app.

Bomb Squad

★★★★★ [Action, Age 5+, Free, Gamepad] An action-packed multi-controller family game. Fun for the whole family.

PUBG Mobile

★★★★ [Third-Person Shooter, Age 12+, Free, Gamepad Mapping] The famous Player Unknown's Battle Ground, now available on Android. Multi-player battle royale game similar to Fortnite.

Real Racing 3

★★★★ [Racing, Age 5+, Free, Gamepad] A realistic car racing game from Electronic Arts.

We are still working on many of the game guides, so please be patient. We will continue to add more games as we find them.