# Play MakeCode Arcade Game In App **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [November 7, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/play-makecode-arcade-game-in-app/10787 "2021-11-07T20:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Vegz78](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/vegz78/32/1201_2.png) [@Vegz78](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Vegz78)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/play-makecode-arcade-game-in-app/10787/12 "2024-04-30T04:14:26Z")
Related: > [@Making Games Standalone](https://forum.makecode.com/t/making-games-standalone/27493): > > Hi all, I’ve already seen a post from the archives about making games from [Makecode arcade standalone](https://forum.makecode.com/t/play-makecode-arcade-game-in-app/10787/3), like some people want a desktop icon, or a .exe. Before I start coding, is there already a feature/function/github for this? P.S ChatGPT says: To run MakeCode Arcade games as standalone applications on desktop operating systems like Windows, macOS, or Linux, you would typically need to use a workaround. One common method is to package the game with a web technology-based wrapper or containe… > [@Converting MakeCode Arcade Project to EXE File which can be run as an emulator on a computer](https://forum.makecode.com/t/converting-makecode-arcade-project-to-exe-file-which-can-be-run-as-an-emulator-on-a-computer/10786/4): > > Well the trick is that makecode and the games on it are separate entities. You need a makecode interpreter and the game file itself. I say this with no knowledge of the inner workings, but makecode appears to run on javascript, and its games are stored within the extra data of png file(Does jpeg compress extra data?). If you had an offline emulator/interpreter, it would run on javascript, be stored as a .js file, and probably run from a .html, NOT AN EXE. We actually see this supported in the ch… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.makecode.com/t/play-makecode-arcade-game-in-app/10787)._