While not all games support controllers, there's a growing library that does.

So tap 'Pair a Steam Controller' or 'Pair other controllers' and follow the prompts. Ideally, you want to pair a wired or wireless controller, as the touch control will overlay over the image (like most mobile games), taking away from the game's visuals. Step 3: Establish a Connectionīack on your phone now, open the Steam Link app and select 'Get Started,' then you'll be prompted to pair a controller with your phone. Since your PC is rendering the game and streaming over the web, it needs to be on for you to play on your phone. This means your PC is on and running before you leave the house. Otherwise, you won't be able to establish a connection.Īlso, after you create a connection, whenever you want to play your games on your phone, Steam must be running on your PC. Make sure you are logged into Steam and it is running.

Install Steam Link: Android (free) | iOS (free)įor the initial setup, you will need to be by your computer.

Android device running 5.0 or newer, iPhone running iOS 10 or newer, or iPad running iPadOS 13.1 or newerĪfter nearly a year in beta on Android (and a rocky start that forced its removal from the App Store), the stable version of Steam Link is now available for free on both platforms.

strong LTE signal or strong Wi-Fi (if using Wi-Fi outside your home).

computer capable of gaming connected via Ethernet or 5 GHz Wi-Fi.

With this feature and a wired or wireless controller, this is the closest thing to a Steamboy we will ever get. As long as you have a good LTE connection, you'll be able to stream your games to your phone. Commuting to work? You can play your PC games. Steam's new feature, dubbed Play Anywhere, does as its name implies.

By enabling a few extra settings, you can play your Steam library on mobile data anywhere in the world.

As long as you were on the same network as your PC, you could play your Steam games on your phone. When the Steam Link app was first introduced in 2018, I was impressed.

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