Steam Link

Valve Corporation

About this app

The Steam Link app brings desktop gaming to your Android device. Just pair a Bluetooth controller or Steam Controller to your device, connect to a computer running Steam, and start playing your existing Steam games.

For best performance with Android TV:
* Connect your computer using Ethernet to your router
* Connect your Android TV using Ethernet to your router

For best performance with tablets and phones:
* Connect your computer using Ethernet to your 5Ghz WiFi router
* Connect your Android device to the 5GHz band of your WiFi network
* Keep your Android device within a reasonable range of your router

Ratings and reviews

It's super useful for streaming media from your pc to your phone or tablet. Even if you're not using big picture mode, you can still stream and interact with your desktop remotely. My only complaint is that having a mesh network or being plugged into a router other than the main one causes noticeable and irritating latency. There aren't any easy solutions for this but it's still annoying.

If (in Windows 11) you have a secondary monitor set as the main monitor, Steam Link will throw that out the window(s). If you try to use this with a non-steam game, you get extreme lag and delay. But when I played Portal, it was miraculously the fastest thing I've ever seen.🤔 The controls are kinda bad, the touchpad boxes are *extremely* small, and there's no way to open the shift tab menu, and the video was constantly turning black. And there's no way to press Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Functions about as well as could be expected, though I could do with a more stable connection and less latency. Even playing something like Portal 2 can be a struggle but it's playable. The control customization is very comprehensive and some games even have custom layouts with special icons and input methods, which makes them a lot easier to play.

What's new

* Fixed audio crackling on some devices
* Please report bugs and crashes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/4/