Here at BlueStacks we’re always working to provide the best mobile gaming experience on your PC through our cutting-edge Android app player. However, while we’re always striving to refine current features and implement new ones, we wanted to go one step further and actually reward our players for gaming on our emulator. For this reason, the latest version of BlueStacks 5 brings the “Play & Win” system through which players can earn awesome rewards simply by playing mobile games on our app player.

In this article, we’ll be explaining how the Play & Win feature works, as well as how to access it on BlueStacks so you can start participating for a chance to win prizes such as a variety of digital gift cards, gaming PCs, and gaming peripherals like mice, headsets, and routers, to name a few.

What is BlueStacks Play & Win?

Starting from BlueStacks version 5.10, released in November 2022, players will now be able to access the Play & Win feature, a system through which players can score awesome prizes simply by playing mobile games on PC on our emulator. This system revolves around completing a variety of tasks—usually playing a specific game for a minimum duration—in order to earn a variety of sweepstakes tickets. These tickets, in turn, will then count towards two different sweepstakes, and will each give you a chance to win the awesome prizes in the end.

The two sweepstakes available in this feature are the following:

• Weekly Sweepstakes

A contest where players can earn tickets on a daily basis, which in turn will let them compete to earn great prizes. These tickets each count as an entry to the prize sweepstakes, though certain prizes require earning a number of tickets throughout the week in order to compete for them. Regardless, the more tickets you save up, the higher your chances of winning!

• Bi-Hourly Sweepstakes

Another type of contest that, similar to the previous one, allows users to earn tickets and compete for a chance to win awesome prizes. However, Instead of once per week, the prizes from the Bi-Hourly Sweepstakes are, true to its name, announced and issued every two hours.

How to Participate in the Play & Win Feature

Signing up and competing for prizes is very easy, particularly since the main method for earning tickets is simply by playing mobile games on PC with BlueStacks. With that being said, in order to participate, you simply need to: 

1. Download and Install the latest version of BlueStacks (5.10 and above).
2. Link a valid Google account to your app player. 
3. Check the Play & Win feature on the top right of the window to view the current tasks that must be completed in order to start earning tickets.

Playing and winning on BlueStacks is as easy as one, two, three!

Earning Tickets to Participate in the Sweepstakes

The tickets for these sweepstakes are earned, in general, in a similar manner in both cases: By playing the highlighted games for a specific duration. 

In the case of the Weekly Sweepstakes, these tickets are earned through the Companion of the Day system, which reveals the hidden character on the left of the screen when you finish the assigned task, indicating that you have received the ticket for the day. Afterward, you’ll have to wait until the next day before you can unlock the next companion and receive another ticket.

Meanwhile, the Bi-Hourly Sweepstakes tasks refresh every two hours and players can earn as much as twelve of them per day. As such, since this sweepstakes is more frequent in both tasks and payoffs, the rewards are smaller, but that doesn’t make them any less compelling.

And speaking of rewards…

How to View Eligible Rewards For Your Region

The Play & Win feature in BlueStacks was created to give our users a chance to take their gaming to the next level. And while our Android app player is the most cutting-edge solution in its category, you can enjoy it even more by using good gaming hardware. Similarly, while most mobile games are free to play, most of them sell valuable services and in-game goods for real money, which could give players a leg up and help them to compete more effectively. In this sense, you’d need to either top up your wallet or use a gift card to purchase these perks.

Through the Play & Win feature, gamers can participate to earn some of these aforementioned rewards including digital gift cards for a variety of online platforms. Moreover, in the case of the Weekly Sweepstakes, users have a chance to earn generous rewards like gaming PCs and gaming accessories, among others. In some cases, you can even win fun prizes like drones!

However, these rewards are subject to availability in your current region. As such, you can always check the prizes that are available in your area simply by following these steps: 

1. Go to the Play & Win menu on BlueStacks by clicking its button on the top right of the emulator window.
2. Click on “View Prizes” on the top right of the screen. 
3. All the rewards that are listed in this sub-menu can be yours for the taking as long as you compete and earn tickets. 

Remember that earning tickets doesn’t guarantee receiving rewards—they give you a chance to earn them, which increases as you farm more of these tickets within the current sweepstakes period. So get out there and start farming those tickets whenever possible!

Prize Winner Announcements

While you have time to earn tickets in order to try and increase your chances to obtain rewards from the Play & Win feature, the winner themselves are announced at specific periods every single week:

• Bi-Hourly Sweepstakes Winner Announcements: Announced every two hours every day.

• Weekly Sweepstakes Winner Announcements: Announced every Sunday at 11:59 PM (GMT)

You can always view the time remaining until the next winner announcements simply through the Play & Win screen. On the very top right of the screen, you can see a small banner that says “Sweepstakes in…”, which indicates the time when the next winners for the week or day will be announced.

If you happen to win a prize, you will receive an announcement on your BlueStacks client, along with a congratulatory email to the address linked to the Google account with which you’re playing.

How to Claim Your Rewards

So you got lucky and won a reward from the Play & Win feature. First off, congrats! And secondly, you can claim your prizes directly from the Play & Win screen by following these simple steps:

1. Open the Play & Win screen.
2. On either the Weekly or Bi-Hourly Sweepstakes screens, click on “Reward Center” on the top left.
3. Your prizes should be listed in the “Unclaimed Rewards” tab on the right.
4. Click on “Claim” beside the rewards to receive your prizes.

In the case of digital gift cards earned from the Play & Win feature, the rewards will be issued as a code that you can input in the corresponding platform to redeem your earned wallet balance. These prizes expire after 90 minutes, so make sure and redeem them before they become invalid. Conversely, regarding the prizes won from the Weekly Sweepstakes, these last for up to 14 days in the Unclaimed Rewards list, so make sure to pick them up before they expire.

If you need more assistance in learning how to redeem your digital gift card rewards from the Play & Win feature, please feel free to read our reward redemption support article.

NOTE: In the case of physical rewards such as gaming hardware, you will need to fill out your contact details and shipping address when claiming your prizes so that we know where to send them. Once claimed, you can check the status of your shipment via email. Moreover, once you’ve claimed your prizes, you can always view their status in the “Claimed Rewards” tab.

‘Play & Win’ Frequently Asked Questions

With what we’ve explained so far, you should have a good idea of how the Play & Win feature works. However, here are a few of the most common questions that users are asking about this system:

• In which countries is the Play & Win feature available?

Both the prizes as well as the availability of the Play & Win feature itself can vary by region. If you’re not sure if your region is eligible to participate in this system, please send us an email at support@bluestacks.com and we’ll be more than happy to look into it for you.

• Are there any restrictions or requirements to participate in the Play & Win feature?

While everyone is welcome to sign up and compete in the Play & Win BlueStacks system, we have a few conditions in order to participate, some of which we’ve already mentioned in this article. Here’s a quick rundown of these conditions:

1. In order to participate, you must be signed in to your Google account on BlueStacks 5.
2. Using a VPN is prohibited.
3. Earning Weekly or Bi-Hourly sweepstake tickets give you a chance of winning rewards but do not guarantee a prize.
4. Prizes available to you will vary depending on your region. The prizes shown in this article are used for illustration only and may not necessarily be available in your country.

• Are there any other ways to earn rewards?

While most of the rewards from the Play & Win system will come from the regular prize announcements, users also have a chance to score extra goodies like Google Play gift cards by purchasing certain bundles and content in specific games. However, in order to participate, you must be on the latest version of BlueStacks 5 and place your orders within the specific games through our Android app player. If you win, you’ll get an announcement at the very top of your BlueStacks windows.

What do you think of the Play & Win feature on BlueStacks? Feel free to leave us your thoughts, comments, and questions in the section below!