To encourage users to subscribe to its paid Premium service, YouTube is rolling out a new feature called Playables. Playable Content is a special section on the YouTube app or desktop website that allows users to play arcade games without downloading anything.

YouTube introduces Playable Content for premium users

After logging into Playables, users are presented with two tabs: Home and Browse. The Home tab displays a list of recently played games and a curated selection of popular games. On the other hand, the Overview tab offers a wider selection of games, currently around 37.

A key advantage of Playables is that all games can be played directly in the app or on the YouTube website, eliminating the need to download. It is incredibly easy for users to get into the game without any worries.

Playables is currently in beta testing and is only available to a limited number of Premium subscribers. However, YouTube plans to gradually expand access to Playable Content in the coming months.

The first selection of playable games include popular games such as Angry Birds Showdown, Brain Out and Daily Solitaire. While the current library is relatively modest, YouTube is expected to add more games in the future.

YouTube isn’t the first streaming service to offer arcade games to its subscribers. Netflix introduced its own arcade game in November 2021, but it did not gain much popularity. It remains to be seen whether the playable games will be better than Netflix’s arcade.

YouTube plans to continue offering Playable Content until March 28, 2024. After this date, the company will evaluate its performance and make a decision about its future. If Playables proves popular, it could become a permanent fixture on the platform.