# How to use arcade?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678>\
**Category:** Plex Labs\
**Tags:** arcade-gaming\
**Created:** [January 28, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678 "2021-01-28T00:04:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![millhunk3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@millhunk3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/millhunk3)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/1 "2021-01-28T00:04:42Z")

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How do I use the Plex Arcade? Is there supposed to be a additional menu item? I cannot find any way to access it. Also, things went very screwy on the install and setup. It kept bouncing me back to the initial arcade setup screen every time I tried to get anywhere. Also, I had to uninstall and reinstall my player on my laptop after I setup Plex arcade becasue the screen was all messed up. But bottom line, I see no way to access any games. I only have a few days left on the free trial because I cancelled the subscription when I could not get any games.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/2 "2021-01-28T00:09:01Z")

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Here you go…

> **[Getting Started with Plex Arcade | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/getting-started-with-plex-arcade/)**
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> Expand your media universe by adding old-fashioned “retro” and arcade games, via Plex Arcade. Included with the subscription is a...

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**Author:** ![jerco05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jerco05](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jerco05)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/3 "2021-01-28T00:21:20Z")

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You may need to reboot your plex server, which is what I had to do in order to get the “games” library option.

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**Author:** ![millhunk3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@millhunk3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/millhunk3)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/4 "2021-01-28T01:06:17Z")

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Okay thanks. That got the games avail to me, but now I cannot play them. When I select a game, I get (see attached) screen and although the buttons light up when I press them, they do not function. Nothing happens. (I’m trying to play them on an android tablet using the Plex app).

 ![Screenshot_2021-01-27-19-58-17-439](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/a/a/aa268f78044d544f7fdd109d21231dafc21ac1d8.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![millhunk3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@millhunk3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/millhunk3)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/5 "2021-01-28T22:56:38Z")

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Posted this problem on the Testing forum, and it looks like the issue is my win7 Plex server. Parsec does not support win7. In the few days I have left on the games trial, I might try running another session of Plex server on my Win10 laptop w/just a Games library. Thanks for the replies.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-use-arcade/683678/6 "2021-04-28T22:56:43Z")

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