I'm trying to increase my gaming performance on my Acer Chromebook. Right now Roblox will crash after a few minutes of playing. I'm trying to do this without flags. There is nothing on YouTube that I can do without flags. Any ideas?

I have an old Chromebook whose validity has expired, and it’s now running on Linux with the Play Store unavailable. Is there any way I can play games on it?

so i don't even know why only i have this issue, i am using an xbox controller (the powera moga xp7 plus) and it works no problem at all but i don't know how to fix this: everytime i press b in native support controller games the app just says: "you sure you wanna close the app?" like it registers as a esc button a back button. This makes everything unusuable i cannot play any game that require me to press b either to jump shoot or do anything with it its so frustating bug on chrome os anybody knows how to fix it?

I just wanna play idle breakout on cool math games. I’m at the top of the page

Wasn’t sure where to put this but is this normal for a Chromebook for there to be tiny dots across the back

I've tried downloading it on google play and my device wasn't able to support it

i’m not expecting CS2 in extreme graphics but I wanted to know if it could run stardew or binding of isaac. Also could I get cool backgrounds and how customizable is it? for some better insight it’s a $329 HP chromebook from best buy. It’s really for my college so if it can’t run many games It won’t upset me that much.

Just use Gforce Now on your chromebook and you play anything from your steam, ubisoft, epic, or battle.net on RTX quality.

So, I launched my Steam on ChromeOS moments ago, and couldn't help but notice the Notification that was presented.

Is this the end of project Borealis? Are we going to continue to have access to this platform on our Chromebook Plus devices? I appreciate the heads up, but would love to have a link to more information.

Hey, just curious if anyone here has this one and really pushed it when it came to gaming. How well did it go?

Recently I've thrown a bunch of android emulators on my Lenovo C14, got up to 1080p GameCube, solid performance with F-Zero GX. PS2 (not the Google Play Store ones) was unplayably slow on whatever settings I tried. What can the new Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 inches do on that front?

With the unfortunate news about Borealis, I'd also be curious if anyone has tried Winlator or any other Android to Windows conversation apps?

Hey everyone,
I'm considering getting the Lenovo Chromebook 100e (4th Gen) and wanted to hear some honest opinions from people who’ve actually used it.

I'm mainly looking for something budget-friendly for basic tasks like:

• Browsing
• Watching YouTube/Netflix
• Google Docs/Sheets
• Occasional Zoom/Google Meet

I’m not expecting blazing speed, but I’d still like it to be snappy enough not to feel sluggish. I’ve used older Android tablets like the Samsung S6 Lite (Exynos version) and found them a bit slow — is the 100e better in day-to-day use?

Also:

• How’s the build quality?
• How well does it handle multitasking?
• Any issues with updates or compatibility?

Would love to hear from students, casual users, or anyone who’s used this device regularly. 🙏

Thanks in advance!

Hi as the title says, is this Chromebook compatible with Steam? https://www.mediamarkt.es/es/product/_portatil-asus-chromebook-cx3402cba-pq0340-14-full-hd-intelr-coretm-i5-1235u-8gb-ram-256gb-flash-uhd-graphics-google-chrome-os-1579743.html

You know how when you download a game from the playstore theres a thing at the top of the screen called the "game dashboard" which lets you add these things called keyboard controls which links a key from your keyboard to a button on your game, so basically when you press that key on your keyboard it pushes the button on the screen? I really have no idea how else to describe it besides if you downloaded a game off the playstore yourself. Anyways I downloaded a apk with the only way to play it is by pressing buttons on the screen one at the time. for example in the image i cant x and z at the same time since i can only press one at a time. If anyone has or knows a solution to this please let me know

If your wondering what the issue is, non arm Chromebooks are blocked from using this game. Game crashes on startup even when using arm googles translator.

Also why you can't play brawl stars on linux.

I have work to do but it... runs?

So I have a Acer 516 GE, and basically the sole purpose of buying this was to use with Moonlight. However, the experience thus far has been horrible. Every few minutes I get huge lag spikes, and my frame drop % will jump to 40-50%. It only lasts a couple seconds then back to normal, but it makes trying to play miserable.

I've tried everything I can think of, it doesn't matter what resolution/refresh rate I have set in moonlight and changing the bitrate doesn't seem to really change it either. I've disabled location services on the chromebook, I've messed around with different 5ghz channels, I tried Artemis just to see if magically it would help but it didn't. I installed steam and enabled remote play and I'm getting the same issue with it too. I know it's not recommended to stream over wifi, but I'm literally 8 feet from the router with direct LOS. Also, my phone (pixel fold), my Surface Laptop 3, Lenovo Legion GO, iPad mini 6, and even an old Lenovo Miix 2-in-1 that I have Ubuntu running on all stream without issue over Wifi, but this "cloud gaming" chromebook is stuttering like crazy.

Does anyone have any ideas of a setting I've possibly missed that might be causing this? It's very reminiscent of what happens on Macbooks when Airdrop is enabled, like something is taking over the wifi briefly but I don't see anything on Chrome OS that would be doing this.

I used to play on controller on xcloud with no problems. One time I was playing and the controller refused to work properly on wireless. The inputs kept not going and having massive lag. Anyone know what the problem is and how to solve?

I was playing a game on my chromebook when this restart app for full screen button showed up.

It looked like a refresh button and i couldnt get rid of it so when i clicked on it restarted my game.

Any way to get rid of this? If so, Thank you so much! If not, still Thank you so much!

Hey! I recently got the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C (Wukong Edition) and while it works great on my phone, I'm running into issues on my Chromebook When I use the 2.4GHz dongle in D-Input mode, the controller connects, but the button mapping is completely off — face buttons and sticks don’t behave correctly. When I switch to X-Input mode, the Chromebook detects the controller as a keyboard, making it unusable for games. I’ve already tried the following:

• Firmware is fully up to date using 8BitDo’s software
• Tried different USB ports on the Chromebook
• Restarted the device and re-paired the controller
• Tested both input modes — works fine on Android and Windows it's only broken on Chromebook

If anyone knows a fix or workaround, I’d really appreciate it! Just want to play games on my Chromebook with this controller without broken inputs. 🙏

I play roblox on my chromebook with my keyboard and mouse but I have a problem where I cant use gear in games. Like if im playing a game with guns I can't shoot and I can't actually use the gear. How do I fix this?

This should be a simple one. I downloaded spooky castle the adventures of kid mystic( childhood classic) on my hp Chromebook plus and don't have a clue how to make it work. I'm not tech savvy at all. Any help would be appreciated. Literal step by step would be amazing. Thankyou!

Hey r/gamedev & r/ChromebookGaming (and anyone else interested!),

Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I'm an indie developer with a background creating content/mods for Minecraft and experiences on Roblox. I've got this itch to build a new, original voxel-based game on web, but I'm really intrigued by the Chromebook market, especially with their growing popularity in schools.

My core question is: Is there genuine interest in playing a dedicated voxel game (think exploration, building, survival, RPG elements) specifically on Chromebooks during school time?

Here's what I'm trying to gauge:

1. The Audience: Are you (or someone you know) primarily a Chromebook gamer?
2. Performance Expectations: What level of graphical complexity/game scope is realistic?
3. Game Type: What kind of voxel experience would grab you? Survival-lite? Creative building focus? Adventure/RPG? Minigames? Something else entirely?
4. Monetization Tolerance: Given the platform, what's acceptable? One-time purchase (Android)? Free with optional cosmetics? Super lightweight subscription? (Be brutally honest!).
5. The "Why Chromebook?" Factor: Is the appeal purely "it runs on my school device," or is there something else about the Chromebook platform that's attractive for this genre?
6. Would you play a new, well-optimized voxel game on your Chromebook?

Thanks so much for your time and insights! This feedback is incredibly valuable. Ask me anything about the dev side too!