Google has released the Google Play Games application for the Android platform , designed for fans of mobile games, reports the Android Community blog.

The program collects information about the games the user plays, shows achievements and compiles ratings of the best players. They display the results of the user himself, his friends from the Google+ social network and other players.

Secondly, the application allows you to invite friends to join the game, which has a multiplayer mode, and also allows you to see what other people are playing.

Google Play Games is compatible with devices running Android 2.2 and later. The program can be downloaded from the Google Play store; it is distributed free of charge.

Google announced a “Game Hub” for Android at the I/O conference, which took place in May 2013. At the same time, the company announced that it would release tools that would allow developers to build it into their games.

The iOS mobile platform, which competes with Android (iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets), already has a similar application - it is called “Game Center”.

A “game hub” has been built into Android