YouTube Playables

Bring your game to YouTube

Playables are interactive games and experiences published to YouTube, playable through our apps and website.

Get started Playables SDK Try YouTube Playables

Developer access for Playables is in an early access stage. If you are interested in submitting your game or company for Playables consideration, fill out the Playables interest form.

Build, test, and publish your Playable

Integrate the Playables SDK into your web game and learn how it communicates with YouTube.
Getting started SDK reference
Use the Playables SDK Test Suite to check your integration before you submit.
Test Suite guide Open Test Suite
Create and submit your release in the Playables Developer Portal, and learn the requirements your Playable needs to meet.
Developer Portal guide Requirements Design best practices

Use the engine you already know

YouTube Playables supports standard web platform APIs. Therefore, Playables supports games made with game engines that export builds for the web that use a standard rendering API (for example, WebGL and Canvas). Engines and frameworks that have been used for Playables in the past include:

Browse code samples for different engines

Share your game with a global audience

Playables are live in over 100 countries and regions, so players around the world can discover and play your game right on YouTube.

100+ countries and regions

  • United States
  • India
  • Brazil
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Philippines
  • Türkiye
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Thailand
  • Nigeria
  • Argentina
  • Malaysia
  • and many more

Join the community

Want to get help with your integration or give feedback? Join our Discord community.

Discord community FAQ YouTube Help Center Announcement on the YouTube blog