Just tried it out and the 3D performance is amazing!

Installed it on Arch Linux following the wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Waydroid) and didn’t need to do anything regarding the binder module as I have the linux-zen kernel installed.

Need to initialize it with the GApps image and then certify the emulated device by following the instructions on their doc (https://docs.waydro.id/faq/google-play-certification) in order to have access to the Play Store. Some games like Genshin Impact cannot be installed as they’re marked as incompatible but many are installable.

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EDIT: Actually Genshin Impact and similar games also work, it’s just that they are ARM64 apps and you need an ARM -> x86 translation layer for them to work. In particular you need to add libhoudini to your Waydroid install. There’s a script that simplifies this: https://github.com/casualsnek/waydroid_script. However, games that have only ARM64 binaries, like Genshin Impact, will be slow. Games like Asphalt 8 & 9 and League of Angels run at native speeds because they have x86 binaries.

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A few screenshots:

Obligatory SuperTuxKart

Asphalt 8

Asphalt 9

League of Angels: Chaos

The physical keyboard isn’t detected by Asphalt 8 though, however it is properly handled by Asphalt 9. So I guess it’s going to really depend on the game.