Note: You may receive notifications that let you know youre invited to join a game or that its your turn to play in a turn-based game.

When you sign in with your Apple ID, a Game Center account is created for you (if it didnt exist already).

To play, open a game the same way you open any app on your Mac, then have fun.

If a multiplayer game supports sessions, where the game data is stored in iCloud, you and your friends can come and go in the game whenever you want.

Tip: Browse the Mac App Store to get the newest or most popular games that support Game Center.

Customize your Game Center account On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Internet Accounts.

Open Internet Accounts preferences for me If you dont see a Game Center account in the sidebar, you can add it.

In your Game Center account, do any of the following: Remove friends: Select one or more players in the list, then click the Remove button.

When you remove a player from your list, youre also removed from their list.

If you play them again, youre added back to each others lists.

Change your gaming nickname: Click Details, then enter a new nickname or click a suggested nickname.

Your nickname identifies you in games and is visible to other players.

Allow nearby players to invite you to a multiplayer game: Click Details, then select Allow Nearby Multiplayer.

Nearby players are those on the same Wi-Fi network as you, or within Bluetooth range.

When youre signed in with the same Apple ID on all your Apple devices, your Game Center account is available on all the devices.

See game statistics and challenges Most single player and multiplayer games show achievements and leaderboards so you can track your scores and ranking, and let you challenge other players to match or beat your statistics.

When youre in a game, look for buttons or menu items to view and share achievements, leaderboards, and challenges.

Play multiplayer games Let a game find other players: If the game provides Auto-match, click Play Now to let the game find other players for you.

Play nearby players: If the game detects nearby players who are on the same Wi-Fi network as you, or within Bluetooth range, it shows them.

You can send your invitation as a message, or send it to a phone number using SMS.

Accept an invitation: In the notification or message, click Accept.

If you dont have the game, the App Store opens so you can get the game.

You can remove friends from the list in your Game Center account in Internet Accounts.

Mac App For Playing Games