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

Great concept, poor execution. Display options are limited to the computer that is hosting the stream, so I can never get the app to fill the TV screen. Controller support is buggy at best; when setting up the controller several buttons weren't recognized and the joystick input was hit or miss. I spent 20min setting up the stream, 5min actually playing the game, and another 10min trying to figure out why the controller inputs stopped working before giving up.

I've invested in setting up my home network to use the old physical Steam Link boxes, and having the ability to extend playing to my phone is nice. The touch controls aren't always the best, but are usable in most cases. While it's not the intended use, it does double as a pretty ok remote desktop application that doesn't require opening any additional firewall ports. The major limitation there is that anything requiring UAC will not, by design, function.

It generally works great.. It tries a little too hard to act as a controller, though, rather than letting the touchscreen be a mouse, and it attempts to outsmart the user by changing what input schemes are available based on what it thinks is happening, instead of letting the user control it. There's also an unfortunate tendency for windows update notifications to steal focus from the game at inconvenient times, but not to the point where one can actually dismiss them. Partly Microsoft's fault.

What's new

* Added support for over 600 Android devices
* Added new high quality 1080p and 4K streaming configurations
* Added sensor fusion support for the Backbone One controller
* Improved reliability of Remote Play Anywhere
* Please report bugs and crashes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/4/