Polycade AGS

Articles about the Polycade Arcade Gaming Software

Adding games

Managing your library on your Polycade is easy. Please find more helpful information within the following articles:. If you want to remove games, check out this article:. Removing games from Polycade AGS

Removing games from Polycade AGS

The process of removing games from Polycade AGS depends on the platform:. Removing a ROM from Polycade AGS is the opposite process as adding a ROM: simply remove it from the appropriate directory in your polycade\games folder:. 1. Open Windows Explor

Removing games

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How to link your Polycade Limiteds and Polycade AGS accounts

2. Go to the polycade.ltd website and login. 3. Click the profile name in the top right corner. 4. Click "Link AGS Account". 5. Enter the email you used for your Polycade AGS account. 6. After following these steps, whenever you login to Polycade AGS

What is Polycade AGS

Polycade AGS is software that game launcher and game organizer built for the Polycade arcade machine. It allows you to manage your entire collection of games from one place and works seemlessly with the Polycade controller. Polycade AGS also aims to:

Making AGS your default interface

If you want your Polycade or PC to boot up and open Polycade AGS rather than the standard Windows desktop, you can follow these instructions:. 1. Navigate to the Settings tab in AGS. 2. Go to General. 3. Navigate to "Boot in Kiosk Mode" and select wi

Adding ROMs

Adding ROMs to your Polycade AGS library can be done within the Settings tab of Polycade AGS, or by dragging and dropping the ROM file into the appropriate directory in your polycade\games folder on your PC. See below for both methods. Method 1: Addi

Adding custom images for games

Polycade AGS automatically creates game tile images for all games in your library, but if you prefer to create your own, you can follow the instructions below (make sure AGS is closed while making these changes in Windows Explorer):. 1. Open Windows

Adding games from Steam

Steam is a third party gaming service. If you have a Steam account and have installed games on your hard drive, Polycade AGS will automatically search your machine for these games and load them into the AGS library. If you don't already have Steam in

Purchasing games from Polycade AGS Store

2. Navigate to the game you'd like to purchase and Select it using the Green/A button. Select "Add to Cart". 3. Once the game has been added to your cart, the "Add to Cart" button will be replaced by an option to Checkout. Select this. 4. Use your Jo

Redeeming Gift Cards or Store Credit

Polycade Store Credit or Gift Cards are 6-character alphanumeric codes. Most commonly players obtain these codes by purchase of a Polycade machine. In order to redeem your code, follow the steps laid out in this article: https://polycade.com/pages/he

Adding games from GOG

1. Log into GOG.com and select “Games” from your account menu. 2. Select the game you want to install, and then click the “Download Offline Backup Game Installers” link. 3. Download the game and any patches by clicking the links. 4. Once the game ins

How do I create a Polycade account?

To create your Polycade AGS account, you'll need to scan the QR code in the Polycade AGS interface. To do this, launch the software and then navigate to the Login button on the bottom of the left navigation bar. Once Login is selected, you'll see a Q

Supported Platforms

Polycade AGS automatically searches your machine for installed Steam games, and loads them into your browsing interface. It's also possible to add DRM-Free games such as those available via:. We currently also support emulators for the following retr

Adding Additional Emulators

Polycade AGS includes MAME & Retroarch by default, automatically installed and configured for you. There's two ways to add support for additional retro systems:

Games not showing up

If your games are not showing up, try the following:. 2. If your games are not found, exit Polycade AGS by clicking the red EXIT button in the settings. 3. Open a file browser. 4. Delete this file:. C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Polycade AGS\ga

Using AGS without a Controller

You will need a controller to use the interface, but more importantly, to play games!. If you don't own one of our recommended controllers, there are apps that can make your mobile phone into a virtual gamepad. In order for this to work, you need t

Black screen with cursor

If your Polycade is booting into a black screen with a cursor, with seemingly no way out, it's likely you have a very old version of Polycade AGS that does not auto-update. Please follow these instructions to restore your system:. 9. Double click the

Admin / guest accounts

Polycade AGS has two types of accounts. These account types affect how games behave on your system. Admin Account. All games owned by the admin account will remain playable on your AGS installation, even after the admin account logs out. The first us