Steam Link is popular, with 30 million installs. Users are divided: 3.4 stars from 47,878 ratings. Its best ranking is #59 in Top Free, Entertainment in Russia.
Steam Link is made and published by
Valve Corporation.
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About Steam Link
Steam Link is an entertainment app developed by Valve Corporation.
Install Statistics
Steam Link has been installed 30 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 420 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 entertainment apps.
User Ratings
Steam Link is rated 3.43 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 48 thousand ratings.
App Information
Steam Link is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 33.43 MB. The latest version available is 1.4.2. The last update was on October 13, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Steam Link requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since May 2018.
Description by Valve Corporation(from Google Play)
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
Recent changes: * Added an experimental video codec, Pyrowave, which allows high bandwidth, low latency video streaming on some devices * Added a network health check while streaming * Automatic display resolution does a better job of matching the actual display resolution, up to 1080p * Fixed audio crash after 3 hours of streaming * Fixed mouse button clicks generating an Enter key press * Please report bugs and crashes here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/4/
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I expected this to have a terrible delay, but it wasn't so bad! I wouldn't play competitive games, but it's pretty great in chill games. Not only can you play games on your phone when your computer is in another room, you can also invite your friends who are far away to play, too! I do suggest having fast internet as it affects the delays and glitching. With a controller, it was just like using my computer just a bit slower. Amazing job getting all of this to work!
★★★★★sug· Sep 19, 2026
It's a bit scuffed bc it uses a mobile touchscreen, but for something free it works surprisingly well!!
★★★★☆Riku Tolari· Sep 22, 2026
Great! My only complaints are related to resolution and android Desktop mode. Wish we could more easily change host settings before entering into the link. I also am hoping to see better compatibility for using Steak link in Android Desktop mode moving forward! It's annoying seeing the touch controller when I'm using a Bluetooth controller already, with no way to turn it off since the secondary monitor isn't touch.
★★★★★Roxas Salinas· Sep 6, 2026
Very good now I can play sonic frontiers with my phone now thanks steam and steam link
★★☆☆☆Aaron Scoggins· Sep 26, 2026
Works pretty well if you're playing games that only require a mouse. The in-app controller doesn't work all that great (specifically the d pad), and there doesn't seem to be a great option for keyboard. Read elsewhere in reviews that Bluetooth is an option, but I haven't personally tried it yet. And it kinda defeats the use case for me since I already have a steam deck so if I'm going to carry around a controller, I might as well just carry around the deck.
★★☆☆☆Eren Murat Kara· Oct 10, 2026
I don't understand why such an app exist. Yes you can play your games in your phone, but you have to first download the game to your computer. If not you cant play the games you have. And you have to be close to your pc. if I have to download the game in my pc and I have to be close to my pc, why should I not be playing those games in my pc. its more clunky to play these sames in the phone anyway. If some day it can run the games without being close to pc, then this app can be useful
★☆☆☆☆Daniel Williams· Aug 30, 2026
This app is 100% useless. Doesn't work on phone, doesn't work on Nvidia Shield. Default control layouts often down have any mappings to pausing or menus. Many games on the Shield fail to load video at all. Menu overlays fail to clear away when exiting, blocking portions of the screen. Remote play ONLY works well on the Steam Deck. This app is a joke and Steam marketing this as the ability to play games anywhere should result in a lawsuit.
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