# How do I test a game?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-game/3193>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [August 21, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-game/3193 "2020-08-21T18:43:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![abck0923](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@abck0923](https://forum.makecode.com/u/abck0923)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-game/3193/1 "2020-08-21T18:43:30Z")

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I created a game, but want to test it without uploading it to Github. I’m using a Surface 3. The game was created in MakeCode Arcade. Is there a way for me to play it on my Surface directly?

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**Author:** ![shakao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/shakao/32/113_2.png) [@shakao](https://forum.makecode.com/u/shakao)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-test-a-game/3193/2 "2020-08-21T19:00:40Z")

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Yes! You can share your game and play it from the share URL. Here’s a GIF on how to do this:

 ![2020-03-23 09.17.36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/1X/b33ee0cc63a7c343c23e4b6dd8665405eae8f852.gif)