What is Google Play Games?

Google Play Games is a software platform developed by Google in 2013 that provides infrastructure services for Android games. It allows game developers to easily add common gaming features such as achievements, leaderboards, multiplayer support, cloud saves, and more.

By integrating with Google Play Games, games gain access to players' Google+ social graphs and identity services. This allows for more social competition and collaboration in games. Players can track progress, share achievements, and play against friends.

For players, Google Play Games provides these key features:

• View achievement and leaderboard rankings for games.
• Unlock achievements as gameplay progress is made.
• Compare progress with friends also playing the game.
• Play multiplayer games in real-time and turn-based modes.
• Save game progress to the cloud and continue playing on multiple devices.

The Google Play Games platform operates as a backend service for mobile games built on the Android operating system. It is fully integrated with other Google services like Google Play for app distribution and Google Mobile Services for social functionality and identity services. This gives game developers an easy way to build robust social and competitive games on Android without having to build complex infrastructure themselves.

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