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Installing games on INITI Playground

This guide will walk you through the process of installing a game on INITI Playground using a USB drive.

Prerequisites

Before installing the game, ensure you have completed the following steps:

  • Prepared the game ZIP file by following the this guide.
  • Copied the ZIP file to a USB drive.
  • Updated INITI Playground to version 1.0.7 or higher.

Installing games

  • Open the UI and click on the Settings tab at the top of the screen. Locate the games setup section, as illustrated in the picture below.

    Games Setup

  • Connect your USB drive to the INITI Playground computer.

  • Wait a few seconds for the system to recognize the USB drive.
  • The system will automatically detect the drive and begin loading the list of available games.

    Loading games

  • Once the list is loaded, you will see the games available for installation in the Available Games panel on the left.

    Available games

  • Locate your game in the list.

    Note

    If your game does not appear, check the Preparing Games for INITI Playground Guide.

  • Select your game and click the Install button.

    Install popup

  • Confirm installation and wait for the installation process to complete

    Installation progress

  • Once the installation is complete, the game will appear in the Installed games panel on the right and the game in Available games panel is marked as INSTALLED.

    Game installed

Updating games

  • Updating a game works similarly to installing a new one, but with the added convenience of replacing the previous version. If a newer version of the game is found on the USB drive compared to the one currently installed, an Update button will appear, allowing you to quickly install the latest version while removing the old one, as shown in the following picture.

    Game update

    Please note that the available game version is 1.0.1, while the currently installed version is 1.0.0.

  • To update, simply click the Update button and confirm. The previous version will be automatically uninstalled, and the new version will be installed in its place.

    Game update popup

In the following section, we will cover how to remove games from INITI Playground.