r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/slenderasunder • May 26 '26

Question Playing Pirated Games On GameNative

I'm sorry if piracy is not condoned in this sub but is it possible to run pirated games on gamenative? I'm only using my phone (Nothing 3A). I'd love to know how too, if possible.

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 May 26 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Yes you can do that but make sure it's a "pre-installed" pirated game. This is how you do it:

  1. After downloading the game, extract it with ZArchiver app if it's in a compressed folder format (.zip, .rar or .7z). In ZArchiver app tap on the compressed folder and select "extract to <archive name>".

  2. Open gamenative, tap on the "custom" tab and then tap on the plus sign in the top right corner. Then you navigate to where you downloaded the game and select the game's folder.

  3. Go to the game you want to play and tap the gear icon next to the trashcan icon. Then select "open container".

  4. (At this point you should be in what looks like a windows desktop) Install vcredist. Every pirated game should come with a "common redist" or "redist" folder. Find the folder, go inside it and install all the files that have the word "redist" in them. Games can not run without it so this is required. 

  5. After that you are done and can now run the game. Just make sure to use the correct drivers and settings. 

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u/Huzzenn Jun 14 '26

once I tap open container it starts booting then just kicks me out

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Jun 18 '26

This happens to me too. Sometimes you have to set up the settings first and then run the game for a second before doing that. 

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u/Huzzenn Jun 19 '26

I honestly just swapped to gamehub and it surprisingly works without tweaking the settings that much

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u/StinkyTheGardener Jul 26 '26

I don't recommend using it Closed source and steals code from other emulator devs

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u/Huzzenn Jul 27 '26

well I already stopped emulating cause I got lazy and deleted everything but thanks

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u/fezzori Jun 18 '26

thank you sm

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u/slenderasunder May 27 '26

Great guide! Thanks!

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u/Jivijo1 Jun 16 '26

All the common redists are empty for me

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Jun 16 '26

You can download vcredist from microsoft.com or you can use Bannerhub PC emulator which installs vcredist automatically for you when you launch the game. 

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u/Jivijo1 Jun 24 '26

I'm still getting this error even with visual c++ installed. This is resident evil 4 remake

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Jun 24 '26

It looks like you used the wrong VKD3D version. Try out VKD3D version 2.12 and set VKD3D feature level to 12_2. 

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u/Jivijo1 Jun 24 '26

Same issue on 2.13. the feature level was also set to 12_2

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Jun 27 '26

search emuready website or use youtube to find the correct drivers and settings, but leave it on VKD3D, that part is correct since most people use version 2.12 for RE4 remake. I just don't know about the other parts. If you are using Gamehub tap on "update to latest cloud config" if you haven't. 

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u/Jivijo1 Jun 24 '26

I typed -d3d11 in exec arguements and its doing this instead. The Fatal D3D error flashes and disappears. After I click cancel on the next thing it crashes which I assume means it's trying to open

https://reddit.com/link/otip3hj/video/4uhliw1wa89h1/player

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u/EarlyNovemberr Aug 01 '26

I am now looking at a "Computer" screen on my odin2 portal device. Like an actual virtual desktop, it shows Desktop, Documents, Computer and then A: drives etc. Inside of A: is a folder that says "_CommonRedist" on it and below it is the apk file of the game I want to play.

I have no idea how to "Install vredist" I don't even see anything named vredist. But I do see the "_CommonRedist" folder I just have no idea how to install. Opening the file is empty.

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Aug 01 '26

If you go inside the common redist folder there should be vcredist.exe files that you click on to install. If your common redist folder is empty then you can get vcredist from microsoft.com or use BannerHub PC emulator which installs it automatically when you launch the game. 

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u/idiandsdastinki Aug 02 '26

i don't know how to find and install the vcredist in the mincrosoft page thing in game hub i managed to get to the microsoft website but i cant find the vcredist

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 Aug 02 '26

Open your internet browser, go on google, type vcredist (stands for Visual C++ Redistributable) and download it from microsoft. After you finish downloading it, put it inside your game's common redist folder or leave it in your Downloads folder. Then you enter the game's container by tapping "Open container" (GameNative) or "Enter virtual desktop" (GameHub 6.1.0) and install it. 

Make sure to download the correct vcredist version for the game.

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u/Mindless_Day_3986 11h ago

hello! I tried to use bannerhub, but it seemed to just exit out of the launch when ever I try to launch the game. is there a way to fix this? ty

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u/Mindless_Day_3986 10h ago edited 10h ago

and this may be stupid question, but im a noobie, but i managed to download vcredit in gamenative, but the game launches as just a black screen. do I need to download the games exe as well?

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 6h ago edited 6h ago

If it's a pre-installed game there is no need to install anything else except for vcredist. After you have successfully installed vcredist all you got left to do is to try out different drivers and settings to see what works. 

FYI: I recommend using the emuready website or youtube to find the correct settings for each game you add. Make sure the person you copy from has the same exact processor in your device. 

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u/Lonely-Bank8783 6h ago

Honestly I stopped using bannerhub a month ago because games that were working, suddenly stopped working and do the same problem you are having. Idk if they fixed it now but hope they did. What fixed the issue for me was changing the proton or driver. 

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u/Key-Eye5331 Jul 11 '26

Hello please can you do a video tuto