# Help downloading game

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-downloading-game/39327>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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)

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