YouTube Playables turns all those dodgy mobile game adverts into actual games

Pocket Gamer RSS Feed📅 September 29, 2026⏱ 2 min read(about 5 hours ago)

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Most of us carry around a mental shelf of mobile games we've only ever met in adverts. The runner where you pick the right gate to grow taller, or the one where you sneak up behind guards, played badly on purpose so you'll download it and do better. I've skipped them hundreds of times. Now, thanks to YouTube Playables, they're sitting a tap away from whatever you were watching. YouTube Playables has been around since 2024 in a handful of countries, including the UK, but it has now expanded to more than 50 markets, taking in the EU and the Nordics. The idea hasn't changed. Instant web games that run inside the YouTube app and website, with nothing to install. ... [MORE]

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