How to Install and Play Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on PC and Laptop 1

How to Install and Play Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on PC and Laptop

South Korean game developer Krafton has revived the currently banned PUBG Mobile title in India with the launch of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) in beta earlier this year in June. The game is now officially released on Android. You can download and install Battlegrounds Mobile India on your Android device right now, but no word on iOS and emulator support. That said, here are the steps you can follow to install and play Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on your PC and laptop for avid desktop gamers.

Play Battlegrounds Mobile India on PC and Laptop (2021)

At the time of writing this article, Bluestacks 5 is the only Android emulator that officially supports BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India). Even if you try to download the game on other emulators, you will get a “Server Busy” error when you open the game. Meanwhile, here is how you can download and install BGMI on your computer.

Download and Install BlueStacks

1. visit official website Download Bluestacks 5 and download BlueStacks 5. You need BlueStacks 5 to play BGMI on your PC. If you try to play Battlegrounds Mobile India on BlueStacks 4, you will get an error message.

2. Open the BlueStacks installer file and Click the “Install now” button To install BlueStacks on your Windows computer. Bluestacks 5 is not currently available on macOS, so you cannot play BGMI on your Mac computer.

install bluestacks 5

Install Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) on BlueStacks

1. After installing BlueStacks, open Play Store from the home page. If this is your first time to open Play Store on BlueStacks, Sign in with your Google account.

open play store bluestacks

2. Click the search box at the top of Play Store after login, Type “Battlegrounds Mobile India”and press Enter.

search bgmi play store

3. When the Play Store listing of the game appears, Click “Install” to download the game.

install bgmi from play store

4. When the installation is complete, Click “Open” to play BGMI Using BlueStacks 5 on your PC or laptop.

open bgmi

5. As on mobile, you will need to login to the game using your Facebook, Twitter or Google account. You also need to download the graphics resources before playing the game. Depending on your PC’s hardware capabilities, you can choose between a low-spec resource pack of 381.3 MB in size or an HD resource pack of 619.8 MB.

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download graphics resource pack

6. Once the download is complete, accept the privacy policy, confirm that you are over 18 and complete the account transfer if you wish. Learn how to transfer your PUBG Mobile account data to Battlegrounds Mobile India here (within 3 days). After doing all these, you will reach the BGMI main screen as you can see in the picture below.

bgmi home on bluestacks - battlegrounds mobile india pc

Remap Keybindings in BGMI Emulator on PC

If you prefer to remap keys for better efficiency, you can do so from BlueStacks’ advanced editor. Here is how to remap keybindings in Battlegrounds Mobile India using BlueStacks emulator on PC and laptop.

1. To get started, Go to Settings in BGMI. You can do this by clicking the small “up” arrow in the lower right corner. Tap “Settings” from the overflow menu.

open bgmi settings bluestacks - battlegrounds mobile india pc

2. Next, navigate to the “Controls” section from the right pane. Next, “CustomizePress the ” button to gain access to the control remapping UI in Battlegrounds Mobile India.

Customize keys to Play BGMI on PC

3. Once you are here, Click the “Game Controls” button Select “Open advanced editor” from the right side panel of BlueStacks 5.

open advanced editor - battlegrounds mobile india pc

4. You can now assign your favorite key to any control available in BGMI. To map a key to an in-game control, add a new touch point from the right-hand panel and assign a key to it. For example, I assigned the “F” key to open the door, the number 7 to open Settings and more to play BGMI on PC with ease.

Remap keys to Play BGMI on PC - battlegrounds mobile india pc

Adjust Emulator Settings to Improve BGMI Performance on PC

I tried playing BGMI on an MSI laptop with an Intel i5-9300H CPU and Nvidia GTX 1650 MaxQ graphics and got about 30fps with HD graphics and high framerate settings. When I set the graphics to Smooth and the framerate to 90fps mode, the framerate spiked to somewhere around 70fps. Now, if you want a smooth BGMI game on your PC, here are some tweaks to improve performance on BlueStacks:

  • Go to BlueStacks settings using the “Ctrl+Shift+I” keyboard shortcut and switch to the “Graphics” tab from the left pane. Here, make sure the GPU used is set to dedicated GPU and not integrated. If this is not the case, enable the “Prefer dedicated GPU” toggle to improve performance when playing BGMI on PC.

bluestacks in use gpu

  • Under “Device settings”, Replace the “device profile” with a flagship device To run the game more smoothly. In my tests, I used the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra as the device profile. This way you can access the 90fps mode in Battlegrounds Mobile India on your Windows PC. Click the “Save changes” button to confirm your selection.

change device profile bluestacks

  • Next, switch to Performance tab from the left pane, Turn on the “Enable high frame rate” toggleClick it and set your preferred frame rate using the slider above. You can also choose to enable VSync if you are experiencing screen tearing issues.

enable high framerate bluestacks

You can also turn on the feature. “Show FPS during gameplay” toggle To see how BGMI performs when you play it using the emulator on PC.

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Fix “Error Code: Restriction Area” Issue in BGMI on PC

Fix Error Code Restriction Field on BGMI PC - battlegrounds mobile india pc

If you’ve tried playing BGMI on your PC using an emulator, you most likely ran into the following issue: “The server is busy, please try again later. Error code: restriction area” It crashes after installing the game.

This is because the emulator you are using, be it LDPlayer, Gameloop or Nox Player, is not supported. BGMI is intended to be played in India and is only supported on Android devices (coming soon to iOS). As I mentioned earlier, BlueStacks 5 is the only emulator that can run Battlegrounds Mobile India smoothly right now. If you are facing the restriction area error, you can follow this guide to install BlueStacks 5 and play BGMI on your PC flawlessly.

BGMI on PC/Laptop: Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can We Play BGMI on PC?

Yes, you can use BlueStacks 5 emulator to play BGMI on PC and laptops. To be clear, I’ve personally tested Battlegrounds Mobile India with BlueStacks version 5.1.0.1129 and can confirm that it works without the “restriction area” error.

2. Does BGMI Support Gameloop Emulator?

No, you cannot use Tencent’s Gameloop emulator to play BGMI on PC. As Tencent’s involvement in PUBG Mobile is the reason why Krafton is launching BGMI in India, it is unlikely to see BGMI support on Gameloop in the near future. We’ll see if Krafton releases an official BGMI emulator.

3. How to Play BGMI on Emulator?

Just download BlueStacks 5 to play BGMI on Emulator on your PC. You can follow this detailed guide to install and play BGMI right now.

4. How to Fix Server Busy Error in BGMI?

To fix the server busy error, you should install the BlueStacks 5 emulator on your PC. You will not get the “space restriction” error message when playing Battlegrounds Mobile India using BlueStacks 5.

note: We do not recommend using any of the workarounds available on the internet to bypass server busy and restriction area errors in BGMI on emulators. This is equivalent to hacking in the game and we strongly condemn such practices. There is also the possibility that Krafton will ban your account.

5. Which is the Best Emulator for BGMI on Windows PC?

At the time of writing this article, BlueStacks 5 is the best emulator you can use to play BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India). It will be interesting to see if other emulators add BGMI support in future updates.

Play BGMI Using Emulator on PC and Laptop

This is how you can play Battlegrounds Mobile India on your PC and laptop using an emulator. While BlueStacks 5 is currently the only emulator you can use to play BGMI, we expect other Android emulators to add support for Battlegrounds Mobile India in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, if you are outside of India, you should check out our handy guide on playing PUBG Mobile on PC. If you have other official methods to play BGMI on PC and laptop, let us know in the comments below. Also, contact us if you encounter any problems in this process.

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