diff --git a/js/app/components/activity-picker.tsx b/js/app/components/activity-picker.tsx
index d80bf910..d310c200 100644
--- a/js/app/components/activity-picker.tsx
+++ b/js/app/components/activity-picker.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   zero,
 } from "@streamplace/components";
 import { ACTIVITY_LABELS } from "@streamplace/components/src/lib/metadata-constants";
+import { useStreamplaceStore } from "@streamplace/components/src/streamplace-store/streamplace-store";
 import { usePDSAgent } from "@streamplace/components/src/streamplace-store/xrpc";
 import { Image } from "expo-image";
 import { X } from "lucide-react-native";
@@ -50,10 +51,14 @@ export default function ActivityPicker({
   const agent = usePDSAgent();
   const { theme, zero: z } = useTheme();
   const c = theme.colors;
+  const gamesEnabled = useStreamplaceStore((s) => s.gamesEnabled);
 
-  const [mode, setMode] = useState<"game" | "label">(
-    value?.$type === "place.stream.defs#activityLabel" ? "label" : "game",
-  );
+  const [mode, setMode] = useState<"game" | "label">(() => {
+    if (value?.$type === "place.stream.defs#activityLabel") return "label";
+    if (value?.$type === "place.stream.defs#activityGame" && gamesEnabled)
+      return "game";
+    return gamesEnabled ? "game" : "label";
+  });
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const [results, setResults] = useState<GameResult[]>([]);
   const [searching, setSearching] = useState(false);
@@ -209,34 +214,36 @@ export default function ActivityPicker({
   return (
     <View style={[gap.all[2]]}>
       <View style={[layout.flex.row, gap.all[2]]}>
-        {(["game", "label"] as const).map((m) => (
-          <Pressable
-            key={m}
-            onPress={() => {
-              setMode(m);
-              if (m === "game" && selectedLabel) onChange(undefined);
-              if (m === "label" && selectedGame) onChange(undefined);
-            }}
-            style={[
-              px[3],
-              borders.width.thin,
-              { paddingVertical: 6, borderRadius: 6 },
-              { borderColor: mode === m ? c.border : c.border },
-              {
-                backgroundColor: mode === m ? c.card : "transparent",
-              },
-            ]}
-          >
-            <Text
-              style={{
-                color: mode === m ? c.primary : c.mutedForeground,
-                fontSize: 13,
+        {(["game", "label"] as const)
+          .filter((m) => m !== "game" || gamesEnabled)
+          .map((m) => (
+            <Pressable
+              key={m}
+              onPress={() => {
+                setMode(m);
+                if (m === "game" && selectedLabel) onChange(undefined);
+                if (m === "label" && selectedGame) onChange(undefined);
               }}
+              style={[
+                px[3],
+                borders.width.thin,
+                { paddingVertical: 6, borderRadius: 6 },
+                { borderColor: mode === m ? c.border : c.border },
+                {
+                  backgroundColor: mode === m ? c.card : "transparent",
+                },
+              ]}
             >
-              {m === "game" ? "Game" : "Other Activity"}
-            </Text>
-          </Pressable>
-        ))}
+              <Text
+                style={{
+                  color: mode === m ? c.primary : c.mutedForeground,
+                  fontSize: 13,
+                }}
+              >
+                {m === "game" ? "Game" : "Other Activity"}
+              </Text>
+            </Pressable>
+          ))}
       </View>
 
       {mode === "game" && (
diff --git a/js/components/src/streamplace-store/branding.tsx b/js/components/src/streamplace-store/branding.tsx
index 6cf1ccb3..ddc01b70 100644
--- a/js/components/src/streamplace-store/branding.tsx
+++ b/js/components/src/streamplace-store/branding.tsx
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export function useFetchEnvConfig() {
       if (result.data.playbackWorkerUrl) {
         store.setState({ playbackWorkerUrl: result.data.playbackWorkerUrl });
       }
+      store.setState({ gamesEnabled: result.data.gamesEnabled ?? false });
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("Failed to fetch env config:", err);
     }
diff --git a/js/components/src/streamplace-store/streamplace-store.tsx b/js/components/src/streamplace-store/streamplace-store.tsx
index 3a3912a6..8a3c4c1d 100644
--- a/js/components/src/streamplace-store/streamplace-store.tsx
+++ b/js/components/src/streamplace-store/streamplace-store.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export interface StreamplaceState {
   playbackWorkerUrl: string | null;
   setPlaybackWorkerUrl: (url: string | null) => void;
 
+  gamesEnabled: boolean;
+  setGamesEnabled: (enabled: boolean) => void;
+
   // Branding state
   branding: Record<string, BrandingAsset> | null;
   brandingLoading: boolean;
@@ -138,6 +141,9 @@ export const makeStreamplaceStore = ({
     setPlaybackWorkerUrl: (playbackWorkerUrl: string | null) =>
       set({ playbackWorkerUrl }),
 
+    gamesEnabled: false,
+    setGamesEnabled: (gamesEnabled: boolean) => set({ gamesEnabled }),
+
     // Content metadata
     contentMetadata: null,
     setContentMetadata: (metadata) => set({ contentMetadata: metadata }),
diff --git a/lexicons/place/stream/config/getEnv.json b/lexicons/place/stream/config/getEnv.json
index ac009806..5cf632a4 100644
--- a/lexicons/place/stream/config/getEnv.json
+++ b/lexicons/place/stream/config/getEnv.json
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
             "playbackWorkerUrl": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "URL of the Cloudflare playback router worker"
+            },
+            "gamesEnabled": {
+              "type": "boolean",
+              "description": "Whether the games API is configured and available"
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/pkg/spxrpc/place_stream_config.go b/pkg/spxrpc/place_stream_config.go
index 992f9c8f..7719d651 100644
--- a/pkg/spxrpc/place_stream_config.go
+++ b/pkg/spxrpc/place_stream_config.go
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ func (s *Server) handlePlaceStreamConfigGetEnv(ctx context.Context) (*placestrea
 	if s.cli.PlaybackWorkerURL != "" {
 		out.PlaybackWorkerUrl = &s.cli.PlaybackWorkerURL
 	}
+	if s.cli.GamesAPIURL != "" {
+		t := true
+		out.GamesEnabled = &t
+	}
 	return out, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamplace/configgetEnv.go b/pkg/streamplace/configgetEnv.go
index 86911af4..1682d1c5 100644
--- a/pkg/streamplace/configgetEnv.go
+++ b/pkg/streamplace/configgetEnv.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 type ConfigGetEnv_Output struct {
 	// playbackWorkerUrl: URL of the Cloudflare playback router worker
 	PlaybackWorkerUrl *string `json:"playbackWorkerUrl,omitempty" cborgen:"playbackWorkerUrl,omitempty"`
+	// gamesEnabled: Whether the games API is configured and available
+	GamesEnabled *bool `json:"gamesEnabled,omitempty" cborgen:"gamesEnabled,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ConfigGetEnv calls the XRPC method "place.stream.config.getEnv".