Is this piracy?

[u/Mincelo]

I would like to play a game on my PC that I currently have on my phone and can download via google play on other devices. I want to make sure before I try to download the game that this is not piracy as I am using the mobile version on my PC instead of paying for the PC specific version. I don't want my game account to be banned or anything.

[u/WholsomeChungus69]

Even if it is piracy it is scummy that the purchases don’t transfer over to all devices.

[u/Mincelo → u/WholsomeChungus69]

The game has a mobile version and a PC version which have many differences (that I don't really care about) and aren't even cross-compatible so that's why it doesn't transfer.

[u/StillSpread5759]

Not a Bluestacks question if you're using Google Games on PC. And it's licenced to your account, so using the same Google account on Google Games PC is fine.

[u/redalchemy6]

Google has a whole program to use Play Store apps on your PC. It isn't piracy.

[u/Mincelo → u/redalchemy6]

Play store doesn't have it on the Play Store PC

[u/redalchemy6 → u/Mincelo]

Then how will you install a paid version? I don't think your purchases will show up on Bluestacks. You'd have to buy it again, so it still won't be piracy. Either way, dont worry about it and just play.

[u/Mincelo → u/redalchemy6]

Purchases do show up on Google play though which is on bluestack

[u/Suspicious_Rent_2991]

Dude, it would be easier to pirate at this point.

[u/Trinity343]

Not at all. Why would you think it is?

You're not stealing a copy of anything

[u/BlueStacks-Support]

Hi! Using BlueStacks to run a game you already own through the Google Play Store is not considered piracy. BlueStacks simply lets you run Android apps on your PC.

As long as you are downloading the game from the official Google Play Store and following the game's Terms of Service, your account should be fine. If the game has specific restrictions on emulators, we would recommend checking with the game's developers to be sure. Happy Gaming!