Play games on Apple TV
Once you’ve downloaded a game from Apple Arcade, you can start playing on your Apple TV.
Note: Apple Arcade requires a subscription.
Start playing a game
Connect a gaming controller if needed, then do either of the following:
Select the game on the Apple TV Home Screen to start playing it immediately.
Select the game in the Arcade app
, then select Play.On a game’s page, you can see whether a controller is optional or required. See Use a gaming controller on Apple TV.
Tip: To switch players during gameplay, press and hold 
on your remote to open Control Centre, navigate to 
, then select a new user. After switching, the game restarts and the new player can start where they left off.
Sign in to Game Center
If you’re signed in to Game Center on Apple TV, you can connect with your friends and track your scores across Apple devices. Scores and leaderboards appear within each game in Arcade so if you start a game on Apple TV and play it later on your iPhone, your scores are kept up-to-date.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV.Go to Users and Accounts > [user name] > Game Center, then sign in to your Apple Account.
You can send friend requests and manage your public profile on Game Center from an iPhone or iPad. See the Apple Support article Use Game Center to play with friends.
Set content restrictions
If you’ve set up parental controls, you can restrict activity in Apple Arcade for certain users.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV.Go to General > Restrictions, then enter your four-digit passcode, if prompted.
Scroll down to the Game Center options, then select options in the list to set restrictions around multiplayer games, private messaging, screen recording and connecting with friends.