Central (service)

Central (formally the Clever Games Player) is a video game digital distribution, online gaming, and communications service developed and operated by Clever Interactive where users can purchase and play video games from Clever.

The service features cheaper prices for Clever's games and add-ons and allows users to download game trials, rent games for 7 days, and can access an unlimited number of titles from the Central+ subscription service.

The service also enables users to communicate with other users from their friends list, play online multiplayer games and earn achievements across multiple platforms through its Central Online gaming network.

History
The service launched as the Clever Games Player and was released for and  on 6 July 2021 to coincide with the release of Dominate.

An version was announced and was originally going to be released in the third term of 2022 in support for the, however, it was delayed to 2023 due to the service’s rebranding.

On 3 October 2022, the Clever Games Player was rebranded as Central as part of Clever's rebranding of their gaming services to make them part of one universal platform, with the online gaming network Crossover being renamed to Central Online and the Clever Games Plus video game subscription service getting renamed to Central+.

Library
When the service first originally launched as the Clever Games Player, it only featured titles released by Clever. This was until the Clever Games Player was rebranded as Central that Clever allowed for third parties to release their games for the service. The Android version of Central will have console-like games that required the use of a controller to play, however, games designed for mobile will also be available for the service. In order to distinguish different types of games, a category is assigned to them depending if the game has an experience of a console or mobile game.