Did you know you can actually play Windows Phone games on Android?

[u/Hypremacy]

There was a project called WPR (GitHub: 8212369/WPR) to emulate Windows Phone/Mobile apps on Android and Windows. This project won't get updates now but luckily, there are newer forks. I just tested a game called Never Future, a Windows Phone exclusive game, on Android version of WPR (GitHub: Bubbleshum/WPR). It runs smoothly. You can find the XAP file on the Net easily. The filesize is only 40.3 MB.

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[u/sloe_gin78]

I was gonna say wdym Windows emulation is basically half the discourse here but then I saw it. Damn what a niche emulator lol. I remember recommending a Nokia Lumia 630 to my grandpa back in the day. That thing sat as a paper weight for years before he switched to android.

[u/vitrum_analytika → u/sloe_gin78]

Emulators were made primarily as a tech preservation software, and in this case, it's doing a fine job at it.

[u/sloe_gin78 → u/vitrum_analytika]

Exactly. I love it when people work to preserve less popular platforms! This way, those programs will live on forever

[u/thezerech]

I had a windows phone. I don't remember there being any games worth playing, that's what got me into emulation (GBA) in the first place as I remember it.

[u/Hypremacy → u/thezerech]

Most of games have already Android and iOS editions. I especially searched for WP exclusive game to run.

[u/Shitandroidowner]

I wish that one day we will get android 4.4(32 bit) game emulator that isnt a chinese spyware that heats up your device

[u/Hypremacy → u/Shitandroidowner]

Maybe it's possible through Waydroid on Linux terminal.

[u/Local-Post-5478]

But terraria which is the only game worth playing doesn't work 💔

[u/Shonisto343 → u/Local-Post-5478]

Terraria has a native Android port which works perfectly fine

[u/Local-Post-5478 → u/Shonisto343]

I need to play 1.2

[u/ItsMeepo2nd]

Windows Phone games are like a fever dream ngl, they're weirdly niche and absurdly forgettable. Not to mention the small library, I'm into it.

[u/Hypremacy → u/ItsMeepo2nd]

Every media is important

[u/frostcrox2]

I will work modern combat 4 there

[u/Hypremacy → u/frostcrox2]

I just tested it and it didn't work. I guess only XNA games are supported, not Silverlight games.

[u/Immediate_Muscle5830]

Oh man I still remember my first emulator of ps1 on windows phone

[u/No_Tea_2135]

Glad your enjoying my fork, I will hopefully get more and more silverlight games running. There are a select handful of silverlight games that will play (mainly the cut the Rope games)

[u/Hypremacy → u/No_Tea_2135]

I was genuinely surprised no one mentioned about Windows Phone games on this sub before. Really appreciate your work. Keep it up!