# Steam Link review (2026): is it any good? > Stream Steam games from your PC to phones, TVs and other PCs Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Steam Link is Valve's app for streaming games from a computer running Steam to another device on your network or over the internet. The same Remote Play feature streams between two PCs, and Remote Play Together lets friends join local multiplayer games online. The app is listed as free on its US App Store page. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Valve Corporation - **Website:** https://store.steampowered.com/remoteplay - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to administer a PC for support or unattended work, as it is not a general remote-access tool. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Steam Link is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The Steam Link app is free; it connects to a computer running Steam, which hosts the games you own. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Steam Link | $0 | Free app listed on the App Store. Remote Play Together is described as free on Valve's page. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steam-link/id1246969117 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Steam Link before buying. ## Key features - **Stream to many devices:** Valve lists iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Android phones, tablets and TV, Amazon Fire TV, Raspberry Pi, Meta Quest, Windows, Linux and macOS. - **PC to PC streaming:** Log in to Steam on two computers and stream games from one Steam library to the other. - **Remote Play Together:** Share a local multiplayer game with Steam friends online, with each player on their own controller or sharing the keyboard and mouse. - **Controls tuned for games:** The page says control schemes are optimized for hundreds of top titles when playing on a phone or tablet. - **Play on lower-end hardware:** Demanding games run on the host PC, so a weaker device or an operating system without native support can still show them. ## Good for - Playing a Steam library from the couch or a phone - Streaming games between two PCs at home - Playing local co-op games with friends online ## Worth knowing - It needs a computer running Steam as the host, and it streams games rather than a full remote desktop session. - It is not a general remote-access tool for managing a computer for support or unattended work. - Quality depends on the network and the device; the App Store reviews note that games play worse on small screens. - The listed platforms include Apple TV and Meta Quest, which this directory does not list as separate platforms. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Steam Link is a free app that streams games from a computer running Steam to another screen. It needs that Steam computer switched on as the host, it streams games and not a full desktop, and small screens make games play worse. - **Value for money: A.** The app is free, with no plan or subscription to buy. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright: the Steam Link app costs nothing and has no cap listed, though the host computer must run Steam and own the games. - **Features: C.** It does one job: streaming games, with PC-to-PC streaming, Remote Play Together and game controls. That is a smaller job than a full remote desktop. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install it and pair it with a Steam computer, which is a short setup. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android are listed, tied to Steam. No API is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Valve's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Steam Link's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 71 of 85) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Steam Link has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Steam Link is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 79 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 3.3 out of 5 from 3,057 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1246969117 ## Works with Steam **Tags:** Remote desktop, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Moonlight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/moonlight-game-streaming): Open-source client for streaming PC games to other devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/moonlight-game-streaming-vs-steam-link) - [Sunshine](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sunshine): Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight clients. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/steam-link-vs-sunshine) - [Parsec](https://toolgpa.com/tools/parsec): Low-latency remote desktop for games and creative work. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/parsec-vs-steam-link) - [Shadow PC](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shadow-pc): A full Windows PC in the cloud for gaming and creative work. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/shadow-pc-vs-steam-link) - [Chrome Remote Desktop](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chrome-remote-desktop): Google's free remote access to your own computers from a browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chrome-remote-desktop-vs-steam-link) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://store.steampowered.com/remoteplay - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/steam-link/id1246969117 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/steam-link Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).