Backbone — Next-Level Play

In-app purchases
4.6
18.1K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://backbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at support@playbackbone.com or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://backbone.com/terms/
Updated on
Oct 14, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
17.7K reviews
Kyle Wise
September 20, 2025
Really great idea, executed quite well too. I have some issues with some Xbox games showing up (that are on the Xbox streaming app), had to find a workaround for those. Otherwise it works great! Absolutely no lag, controls are great too. Also, if you have the same issue I have had, try to open a game you don't own, then it will bring you to the Xbox game streaming app for all the games you own.
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Jason Hughes
August 15, 2025
Do NOT waste your money! One it does NOT work in "ANY" game you want. Take Brawlstars for example, the game itself doesn't allow you to use this. If the screen shot feature in "any" game actually worked, well, that would clearly be a gamechanger and would actually make this controller & it's software a step above the rest. So not only is it one of the more/most expensive controllers out, then they want you to pay monthly(roughly almost 45$ a year) just to use the app that you NEED to use. 👎👎👎
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Jessica Foster
August 6, 2025
great idea.... execution is not always great. the idea of having a game controller is good, but a lot of things are only partially compatible if at all. even some of the games shown in the back bone app as compatible from the Play store aren't. The emulator option with Steam isn't always reliable, esp if you're not close to the computer to be able to reset it. the Nvidia option makes you want commercials while it connects the queue of gamers in front of you with no explanation of what that means
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What’s new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements