# Help downloading game **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** game\ **Created:** [September 17, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327 "2025-09-17T15:37:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mikey\_s.3000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mikey_s.3000/32/24839_2.png) [@Mikey\_s.3000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mikey_s.3000)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327/1 "2025-09-17T15:37:44Z")
I was trying to code my game on Microsoft Makecode but to make sure that I’m able to download it I tried to download as a file on my computer, but it didn’t download because it said the format was too large by a couple kilobytes, so I was wondering if there’s a way I could bypass it because I don’t think I could delete any code or any sprites because every single sprite is technically important to the game itself. so if you’re able to help, I would really appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![AlexK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/alexk/32/33339_2.png) [@AlexK](https://forum.makecode.com/u/AlexK)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327/2 "2025-09-17T15:42:23Z")
If you’ve configured your MakeCode editor to use a handheld device, then the **Download** button will always try to compile your project for that device. Instead, use one of the buttons that saves your project as a _cartridge file_. These buttons save your project as a PNG with your code embedded in the image. You get a screenshot of your game **AND** the code all in one file! Screenshot below. Both buttons do the same thing. ![Save Project buttons -- camera icon beneath the simulator (second button from the right) and the disk icon next to the project name beneath the editor](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/c/0/c01bb980100f1d37d9300de7ab3fd03f76c88001.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mikey\_s.3000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mikey_s.3000/32/24839_2.png) [@Mikey\_s.3000](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mikey_s.3000)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327/3 "2025-09-17T22:37:39Z")
But how am I able to download just the game (not the PNG) to my computer and make it a fully function game without the website running? ---
**Author:** ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327/4 "2025-09-18T02:13:15Z")
These are always browser games! If you use the project share link, you can play it outside the editor, but if you want it to be like an application you run on your computer, you’ll have to use this [Convert your MakeCode Arcade games to Electron apps](https://forum.makecode.com/t/convert-your-makecode-arcade-games-to-electron-apps/31352)