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Steam Link App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ The app is @#$&It is literally @#$& it took me 8 DAYS WITH MY I PAD ON WITH THE CHARGER TO CONNECT and it took all the audio from my pc and I don’t really want to reset it you little @#$&* @#$ and @&#$@&#$.Version: 1.1.84
✓ JankyUseful but rarely works without issue(s) if you can even get it working. Very infuriating. Support essentially non existent.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Latest update has set it backwardsUsed to work al,OST flawlessly for football manager however since the new update I’ve had nothing but isssues. Disconnections, no memory of controller settings and an awkward aspect ratio. I’ve tried to tweak my settings to return to my previous set up with no luck. Very frustrating when I had no issues previously and would have rated 5 star..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Fantastic, in principle.A) phenomenal in theory. b) works passably well. To an extent. c) screen artefacts and serious jitters even @ >100mbps / 5ghz. d) relatedly, real problems with interaction when screen jitters. (Steam controller, ftr. Seamless pairing). e) NO SOUND on any device (?) Have tried a 2019 iPad mini and air. f) has borked mouse interaction to the point of needing to reset post-steam-close-down twice on my laptop. g) I just can’t get a functional resolution going on most games I’ve tried. Postboxes and part screens. Tiny text, even when adjusted. Tl;dr - great in parts, not really hitting it for me / on my devices yet..Version: 1.0
✓ Doesn’t workThis app doesn’t work at all. I have an IPhone 11 Pro Max and when I click start now all it does it show me the tip screen and the loading circle and it goes round and round and doesn’t do anything. I have tested my speed constantly apparently 100mb/s is “slow”. This is an absolutely trash app, if you can even call it that with an even trashier “customer service” for steam. I have spent enough on your trashy company and will not put anymore money into it. Absolute joke of a customer support. An email, BLOODY EMAIL. For god sake, get up today..Version: 1.1.62
✓ Look this is great software hampered by it's lack of following apple UI standardsJust basic things like taking focus without being "fullscreen" are against apple guidelines, the app doesn't play nice with MacOS in really any way. I get that this isn't the super high priority product since mac gaming is niche and game streaming on a mac is even more niche, but I truly believe that y'all in Bellvue can make a top tier Apple API based app. If Steam and Steam Link felt like real top tier MacOS apps, and not also rans, you would enable so many more people access to your storefront. But like the steam client still uses window chrome elements from before retina macbooks launched 10 years ago, so IDK if you will ever take this huge and growing platform seriously.Version: 1.1.84
✓ Pure GarbageNo matter what controller I connect to my Apple TV the app refuses to recognise any of them. Just continually says no controller detected and than I have no way of controlling the game. Nice try but hard fail..Version: 1.1.67
✓ Good idea, but ....Stutters. Every 30 seconds or so. Streaming from an iMac and via 5GHz.Version: 1.0
✓ Play your wayLet's me play my saves etc without pants in any room in the house 🤷.Version: 1.1.80
✓ Barely playableVery awful experience. Especially when it requires local wifi connection, I wouldn’t bother using it again because go to my PC make everything way better than this. I know it’s different but I am comparing this to my Oculus Quest 2 with Virtual Desktop and that can play even non VR steam games much better than this..Version: 1.1.78
✓ Was working till update.App worked fine till the recent update. Other then that its a good app for streaming your games without paying. Though it does really require a really good and strong WIFI connection but that really isn’t a problem. Also I did have problems with controllers mostly trying to sync them with my phone..Version: 1.1.54
✓ Doesn’t work all of the suddenCan’t connect to my Steam Deck anymore. Please fix.Version: 1.3.6
✓ PoopoopeepeeThai’s is actually horrible, horrible quality, HUGE delay This is extremely laggy as well Overall a bad app.Version: 1.1.80
✓ Start/select doesn’t work with Rotor Riot MFi controllerSo bought an Rotor Riot iOS (RR1850) MFi controller everyone recommended. Started up steam link and dark souls and everything worked well. But then tried to get into menu and the steam overlay kept popping up. Realized that the start/select button chords weren’t working. It’s like the menu button on the controller is hardwired to pop up the steam overlay. So tried turning the overlay off and than it’s like the menu button didn’t do anything in game. I know that the button works because it registers in iOS games and in the controller input check. This makes most games unplayable since the start and select button is quite important in most games and functions like an inventory and menu. So most games including dark souls is unplayable. I might try an Xbox controller but didn’t work with the recommended MFi controller. Hopefully this is just a easy software update fix..Version: 1.1.34
✓ Hmm... Something’s wrong.It seems that this app won’t load for some unknown reason. It immediately crashes before it boots up for some reason. So at the moment I can’t give a good review until it’s fixed so for now, I’ll give it a 3 star unless this issue is fixed.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Terrible quality over wifiI'm really grateful this app exists, and I hope work will continue to improve the performance. I have a high spec gaming PC hard-wired to router, then a strong wifi connection to macbook air. The quality of the streamed game was awful with a lot of artefacts, even when there was no movement onscreen. The game and sound was choppy - basically unplayable..Version: 1.1.84
✓ Unfinished imoGreat idea but if you gotta be on the same wifi, whats the point? to keep playing when you gotta use the bathroom maybe? overall id vote the point of using your phone for steam is to be away from home. essentially to use your phone as a steamdeck (granted you have a phone controller to use). and im also aware this would imply loading huge games on the minimal memory phones have but thats what SD cards are for. if this app could run games on steam separately id unquestionably give it 5 stars and go as far as promoting/encouraging the download of it, but considering it has as much use as the controller youd likely use for it, its no more than a wireless connector for pc controllers. saves money i guess but nothing to be hype about.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Crashing at startI have the latest IOS 13.3.1 and the latest software update on steamlink. I deleted the app once already but I’m experiencing the same issue every single time when I click on the icon of the app it’s crashing instantly after that. It used to work until the last update..Version: 1.1.54
✓ Streams well, but controls are lacking.The app streams games nearly perfectly in my experience, however, the controls are all over the place. In some places, like your desktop, you can choose to use direct mouse control. It is intuitive and just like using a normal touch screen. In many games however, it changes to a drag the cursor and tap to click mode. This makes it so point and click games become drag cursor to where you want, then click. This wouldn’t be so unbearable if it weren’t for the fact that you also click when you start dragging. Now if you are in a dialogue menu, you will always click the line where your cursor was last. Frustrating to say the least. The other needed feature is to allow all controls regardless of what you are currently doing. If you are on the desktop, you can customize to have common buttons like ctrl, shift, esc. However, in game they aren’t available anymore. Games that have their menu accessible through esc now require external input. Outside of those issues, streaming is great and if you have a controller gameplay is even better..Version: 1.1.33
✓ Was great...This app was great before the newest update, now it closes as soon as you try to open it so it can no longer be used. Not working on my iPhone or my iPad.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Works great; input problemsThis application is an amazing piece of work that turns your mobile devices into thin-clients for your gaming PC. It includes network diagnostics tools, and lots of customization and settings to help you get the optimal experience. The one major frustration that prevents me from giving this a 5/5 is that there are still major issues with games that require mouse input. I have two major gripes: To start with, in quite a few games, scrolling up and down on a magic mouse does nothing. I haven't tried it with a normal PC mouse that has a scroll wheel, but this should just work out of the box for an application on the App Store. Secondly In the Windows version of Unity games running through Proton, right-clicking anywhere on the screen to change the camera angle results in rapid spinning. The right-click seems to send mouse positions all over the game display, and it makes the games unplayable. I know emulation is tricky, but Valve's engineers work on both Steam Link and Proton, so this should have been caught by QA. Still, for the games where these aren't limitations, Steam Link is awesome. That's why I'm giving this 3 stars..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Wont load, just crashesApp is useless on my M1 mac, will never connect and just crashes out.Version: 1.1.81
✓ Worked once for meThis app was great the first time I used it. There was no lag or glitches and it all worked fine, but then after I tried to use it again and my connection just breaks even though there’s nothing wrong with it....Version: 1.1.64
✓ Controller problemNow a lack of good touch controls makes enough sense but if I can’t use my controller then this app is kinda pointless.. My controller doesn’t work on this I’m using a PS5 controller and was able to use it on other apps to test it but for some reason it doesn’t work in this app despite it saying it’s connected. It won’t do anything during that start up screen for the app where it says controller settings then test controller. Even after my phone connects to the computer and is loading up steam or a game directly it won’t do nothing despite the fact I have the touch controls off. I can even test the controller by turning on and using the touch controls to go to steams controller setting press identify and the haptics confirm it’s connected. Is there a reason for this a way I’m supposed to connect outside of Bluetooth ?? So from my experience it’s great if you can use the touch controls but my controller ain’t connecting so no SpiderMan Miles Morales mobile for me…..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Great app, but....... I’ll put 5 stars when they fix it. It’s broken after the recent iOS update and it doesn’t work anymore for me..Version: 1.1.54
✓ An OK startStreaming your games is definitely improving and becoming more of a viable option over time. After comparing various streaming services, from GeForce Now to AMD’s Link on the same network, I cant help but feel the impact of the quality of the steam link service. Granted, both aforementioned services rely on optimizations designed for their particular GPU’s as opposed to steam’s out of the box one size fits all approach. With that in mind I don’t feel like the experience is truly on par with the previously mentioned services from Nvidia or AMD. It’s not terrible, and it’s relatively smooth a lot of the time, but the hiccups and the recovery period of the stream during latency is kind of painful as opposed to being noticeably brief. That coupled with the poor touch controls and obvious biased towards non steam hardware like the controller, also contribute to my average review. Don’t get me wrong, I’d buy a steam controller in a heart beat if this service met the following standards: 1) improved streaming quality 2) remote access outside of your home network like the GeForce shield’s streaming setup I have. Otherwise, it’s a good start. I hope they continue to update it and improve it over time..Version: 1.0
✓ Cannot even launchI tried to install steam link on iOS and TVOS But both crashes before reaching the launch screen. Will give better star if I can actually load to app.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Awful.Slow and glitchy.Version: 1.1.81
✓ Doesn’t workActivision or whoever need to decide if they want to support this or not. Followed instructions four times on my Mac, restarted twice. Doesn’t work..Version: 1.1.66
✓ Doesn't work on M1 MacbookMay or may not be a good app, I can't tell as it won't work on my M1 Macbook? It prompts me download drivers from steam which then won't install. I will write a more informed and no doubt favourable review if this problem is solved..Version: 1.1.75
✓ It works… 1 time out of 10Sometimes it works, you get in and can play your game and it’s pretty good! But then sometimes the app just doesn’t work. If you’re in the app and you come out of it for ‘XYZ’ reason, maybe to respond to a message, when you go back into steamlink it will say offline. Then you close the app, try again a few minutes later, still offline. Then you close the app, try again and still offline.. then after trying 6 or 7 times you’ll get in and can play your game.. until you need to come out of the app to do anything..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Extremely slow latencyI don’t understand how this app works. I connect to my 5Ghz router, I do speed tests with 3ms latency and 300+ download speed, yet playing any games remotely, I get stuttering frame rates and slow connection. This app sucks. I’ve tried everything to no avail..Version: 1.1.81
✓ Not working.Test screen works fine and says I have a stable connection at 100mbs. Then when I hit ‘start playing’ the phone screen just goes blank. Moonlight works perfectly so I’ll stick with that for now..Version: 1.1.33
✓ Lacks Native Support/ Touch ScreenFor me the only controllers I own are some Xbox controllers. The problem is the lack of support for touch screen. I used to play a lot of touch screen games when I was younger. Now that I’m older; I’m fine playing them casually in another room. However, when trying to play games I found myself having no easy native controls. With me having to mingle with each game. This app works perfectly. If you have good internet and a good computer. The result is very visually appeasing with close to no lag. To me steam should have built some more features. Like remote using of the PC. Like being able to use mouse and keyboard mode on the computer with steam minimized. You are able to do this as I clicked out of the game and had remote access of the PC. Additionally PC remote controls like turn on from sleep or turn off. I’m aware that other programs have these capabilities; Integration of these services with steam link would be a very impressive way to get people using the app. Overall very satisfied. Would recommend to a friend. -Zack Felcyn.Version: 1.0
✓ New update crush when openWas really good before but after new update the app has crush when trying to open. Hope they fix this soon..Version: 1.1.54
✓ Terrible most of the time.So I only have one game right now that I care about and maybe the issue is just compatibility with that particular game but my experience has been awful. The game is Steins;Gate 0. When I start the majority of the time it will get stuck on “connecting”. Except it isn’t really. There is a pop up that appears on the PC. So I have to go over there and click the button with my mouse. Now the game will start on the iPad. But... half the time now the audio is on the PC and not on the iPad. And half the time the Steam controller stops working a few seconds in. If the game is full screen the it runs 10x faster than it should making it unplayable but only when using this app. If it isn’t full screen then half the time the streaming misses just slightly so I see part of the desktop and part of the game. There are other issues but I’m running out of space. But when it works it works great, just requires around 5 tries and 10 minutes to get there..Version: 1.1.60
✓ HIDE the home barI shouldn't have to enable Guided Access (which prevents me from adjusting the volume) to hide the bright white home bar while playing games using Steam Link. If every other app can hide the home bar, you can too Steam Link..Version: 1.3.6
✓ Not compatible with M1 Macs or macOS Big SurUnfortunately I can’t comment on how useful this app is as Valve seem to have abandoned support for Mac users. This app requires users to install a kernel extension on their macOS systems (which is now prohibited by Apple) in order to provide game controller support (this, despite iOS and macOS both having system level support for MFi, Xbox and PlayStation controllers). Valve suggests that users consider not updating if you have an Mac but offers no support at all for M1 Macs. Clearly all their attention is focused on the upcoming Steam Deck so they don’t care about this anymore..Version: 1.1.82
✓ Crashes on first runTried this on an iPhone 11 Pro and iPad Air 2 - both cases just crashes immediately on first run. Can’t get into app. What’s the deal?.Version: 1.1.54
✓ CrashesIt always crashes apon opening.Version: 1.1.55
✓ USB-C to HDMI output from iPad Pro stopped workingUntil recently, I used to be able to mirror my iPad display to my 4K TV using an adapter. When I selected “start playing” it would display the content full screen on the TV. However recently, this just stopped working and when I select “start playing” I get a flicker, on both the iPad and TV and stays on the main Steam Link screen without the content streaming or displaying on the TV at all. Other apps that output video to the TV from IPad still works. Not sure what changed to make this not work all of the sudden..Version: 1.3.3
✓ Removes audio from you’re pcWhen I closed it I couldn’t hear anything I had to reset my pc and it doesn’t have Rt and alt 3 stars also laggy and audio isn’t good.Version: 1.1.81
✓ When it works it’s ok, when it doesn’t it’s just annoying and dangerousI play a lot of games on steam link and especially when I don’t have a wifi connection I can’t use PS remote play Some games work fine like hades but when I go to play destiny, it automatically presses alt tab and puts me on my computer’s desk top. I try clicking back into it and it just kicks me back out.Version: 1.1.80
✓ A little disappointingThis should have been really awsome, i can play all of my steam games on the go?! That sure sounds cool except theres one small thing. You need to be on the network the computer is on a.k.a you can really only use this at your home except what is the point? Why not just use your computer if your already home? Oh and also its pretty buggy it usally just doesnt work and freezes. If i could use this while im on vacation this would be an easy five stars no matter how poorly it worked but beacuse of it only working at your house this thing is useless really just a mildly frustrating novelty..Version: 1.1.84
✓ 6 months later and still persistent issuesWhen accessing Windows 10 Steam from my MBP, if I have to drop to the desktop the mouse and keyboard work fine until I have to deal with some kind of dialog box that disables the remote controls. It doesn't freeze anything, I just can't control the mouse or keyboard. This happens when trying to select a sys tray icon to close, or install/uninstalling software where a installer/uninstaller dialog pops up. I have to walk over to the PC and control it. Once I get away from the offending dialog, I can control things again. REALLY annoying..Version: 1.1.84
✓ Stopped workingMouse not responding anymore, useless app.Version: 1.1.90
✓ Bad broke my laptop soundI was streaming games from my laptop to my phone and now my laptop will not play any sound. I don't know how to fix this and i've looked everywhere and i have not found a solution to this..Version: 1.1.89
✓ Huge disappointmentThis is the least user friendly gaming platform we have ever encountered. The app is horrible. It should be so much more straight forward to log into our steam account and be able to play on mobile devices. Countless other platforms have mastered being a computer based program with app and mobile capability but steam's system is archaic. We're no longer using the app or the computer platform. The app itself needs so much prep and linking to computers, which completely defeats the purpose of using the app to begin with. Not worth the effort given the millions of games out there that allow for mobile usage in a much more streamline process..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Good ideaIt was a good idea since it would of been cool to use steam games on my phone or tv but unless you have really good wifi or connection to it it’s very laggy and has a lot of delay.Version: 1.1.64
✓ Messed up PC soundTried to play a game on my phone and after disconnecting it completely took out all of my computer’s sound and stuck it on the app even after disconnecting and uninstalling. No apparent fixes, would never use again.Version: 1.1.60
✓ Was working great currently brokenAfter enjoying it for a week, The app has crashed every time I open.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Great bar touch inputThis is really nice to use but not without issues. for example, when using mouse emulation it’s impossible to play as when you move and let go of the mouse it triggers a left click causing many issues. Why would that be the default behaviour? You need to be able to move the cursor around without constantly triggering a left click. Fix this and it would be a dream.Version: 1.0
✓ Much worse after the latest update.The latest update made the streaming performance much worse than before. The performance worsen not only on steam link ios app, but also on (steam-made) steam link device. Before they changed the interface, I had a constant 50-60 fps performance when streaming in 1080p. Now I only get around 20-25 fps. Another negative: After they changed the interface, now games with splash screen intro (skyrim, new tomb raider series, etc.) don't work anymore. Now it only shows endless loading screen with steam logo. I had to quit the game, physically go to my PC, quit the big picture (while streaming on my ios device), load the game again, click play on the game splash screen, and continue on my ios device. What a hassle....Version: 1.2.0
✓ Please update for Big SurSteam won’t install additional drivers on Big Sur. App won’t work..Version: 1.1.80
✓ Doesn't recognize Linux system.Doesn't recognize Linux system..Version: 1.2.0
✓ App doesn’t even openI tried uninstalling and installing but still doesn’t work. I tap it and it opens but then crashes immediately.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Crash after openUnable to start the app, worked fine last week, please fix it..Version: 1.1.54
✓ This app is very hard to use and I think develoer should add tutorials when you join the app.Do you have to use a computer connected to your net work which isn’t easy when you get your computer connected to your Network still doesn’t work so this can use a lot more updates Plus One of my biggest game dreams was in this app but it does not wanna work I cannot sign in show me to give this one star if I could add more stars negative. I’m not happy this is a skim once you buy the game for the first time you want you to do it for the second time so I prefer not to buy a game. Did you available or just making this game so you can just spend money on nothing..Version: 1.1.93
✓ Full Version PreferedGive us the full steam version without another computer running Steam first. this is stupid having to have more than 1 computer runnning just to use Steam!!!.Version: 1.1.81
✓ Worked for a bit but...Then it just started crashing THE ENTIRE COMPUTER, seriously like how, why and WHAT.Version: 1.1.64
✓ Won’t launchWouldn’t launch on previous iOS or after updating to iPadOS..Version: 1.1.54
✓ Crashes every timeJust got it on my iPhone SE, running IOS 13.1 every time I try to open it, it just crashes again and again. If it just worked I’d give it a 4/5 thanks to remote play.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Used to workNormally works really well but the latest update broke the whole thing so it doesn’t launch anymore.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Always crush once I open it 在我打开时总是闪退Ben a while without using steam link Suddenly I decide try to play heroes 3 might and magic But I found that it always crush when I tap to open it. After I google about the reason I understand that it’s should be some error about the new update Normally I won’t give 1 date to any app but have to put it here because it’s been around 3 or 4 days since people start to report this problem but still not fixed. How come a leader in their own industry like Valve’s products like this??? 有一段时间没有用steam link了 我突然觉定试着玩英雄无敌3 但是发现软件在我点击启动时立马闪退 发现谷歌之后应该是新版本的问题，一般来说我不会给任何软件一星差评，但是对这个软件我不得不给出，因为自从人们开始举报这个问题已经三四天了，像v社这样的行业龙头企业做出来的产品就这个样？.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Crashes instantlyCan’t even try to use it. :/.Version: 1.1.54
✓ It worked for a whileIt worked for a while I had fun playing portal 2 on my iPad but right now It’s not letting me do it because whenever I click the app it crashes 😢.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Touch left click won’t work.As title says, I can’t get any mouse games to work because it won’t Register a left or right click using touch screen. Please help!.Version: 1.1.81
✓ Does not work with Big SurStreaming from my imac is made impossible by the fact Im unable to install the prompted drivers on Big Sur. This app is completely useless. Please fix..Version: 1.1.73
✓ Seems solidI think it seems like a good app, and the reviews are pretty good, but it makes my computer upset and confused. I don’t like that in an app..Version: 1.1.84
✓ Needs better controller support than it would be perfectSteam Link needs an option to map controls to controllers and the screen while in the mobile app and have better functioning controller support. Controllers will connect but they won’t work for steam link on mobile very well such as buttons not working or controllers not being able to be usable after showing they are paired with steam link. The biggest problem for me is controller support which is a buggy mess that doesn’t really even function. If it gets the controller support fixed with being able to map buttons in the mobile app this will be a 5 star streaming app for peer to peer..Version: 1.1.81
✓ New problemApp crashed when ds4 connected.Version: 1.1.90
✓ Not working after recent updateThe steam link app used to work fine before the recent update. After the update, my PC always showing offline while it is actually online. Restarting steam on PC and closing the steamlink app fix the problem sometimes but not always. I am sure I do not have firewall or anything stopping it from working, so please address this issue..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Decent enough option for remote play (when it works at least)Steam Link would be great if valve actually put more work into polishing it. Upon connecting to your computer, they put steam into big picture mode on shows you your game library, which is done pretty well. However, it’s not always reliable if say, you have a game already open and you want to connect to your computer and keep playing remotely from your phone. At times it’ll just show you an infinite loading screen and when you can get the game on the screen, the controls will be unresponsive. When they work, Controls can be mediocre but at least you can fully customize them, although I think I have ran into issues with the control layout saving. However, if you have any type of wireless controller, you can connect it to your computer and just use the phone as a screen and audio. Speaking of audio sometimes, The sound doesn’t always switch the app, and stop on the computer Speakers which can be mildly annoying. Another thing that is mildly annoying is the STUPID “bootink!” Or “poo tink !” boop Sound effect for EVERY TIME hit a button in options menus. I mean seriously why do I need a sound? I already know what I’m pressing. Please give an option to MUTE this sound effect because I HATE annoying UI sound effects. If these kinks can be ironed out, this app would be pretty much PERFECT. Wishing the best. Cheers.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Crashes on Apple TV with tvOS16Instantly crashes when trying to connect to a computer..Version: 1.1.93
✓ Please fix the iPad magic keyboard scrolling!This works really well overall, but unfortunately a small but important piece of my setup is broken! I use the magic keyboard with the iPad Pro, and the keyboard and trackpad generally work great EXCEPT two finger scrolling on the trackpad does not translate to a scroll wheel up or down input on the host machine. As far as I can tell, there is no way to scroll with my setup, which is a big deal in many games that have lists, scroll based camera control, and so on. If I use a Bluetooth mouse on the iPad with a scroll wheel, I’m able to scroll… but I really just want my trackpad scrolling to work. Please fix valve!.Version: 1.1.90
✓ Ok if it workedIt worked for like 2 days but it keeps crashing once I try to get on the app.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Bad controlsConsidering this is used with a touchscreen they should've added the same controls a laptop touchpad would use (scroll, three finger middle click, etc) It does work for running most games but its a bit clunky and sometimes a lack of certain controls (mainly shift-click / alt-click) causes some games to be unplayable.Version: 1.1.89
✓ Major mouse issuesI am consistently delighted and disappointed by Valve. Something like Steam Link comes along and its 1000% what I need for my setup. The steam link performance and setup are simple and it works great! Except a VERY obvious issue which basically makes the entire effort a complete waste. The area your mouse can move is like 50% of the screen. On the host you'll see the mouse moving and it can't get to the bottom, left or right of the screen to select menu items. Also the top of my remote client display is cut off (black). So on the host you see your mouse moving in 50% of the available display, and on the client its the same but also maybe 10% of the top of the display is black. So what's the point? I'm using a 2020 16" MBP with retina scaling on. It's a feature I'm not turning off for you Valve so fix your app please! It has so much promise..Version: 1.1.80
✓ Keyboard doesn’t work for iphoneI downloaded this app to play computer game via phone it works great with little to no lag, but and i mean but keyboard doesnt work well playing the game so you cant login or talk to friends online.... super sad also macros are a nice feature, hopefully they update keyboard issue for iphones.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Still figuring it outXBOX SERIES S controller will not connect to play Dirt 2.0 on my steam account. I use the same controller to play it off my PC...Version: 1.1.78
✓ "fixed occasional crash"The app was working flawlessly for me (to the point I would of given it 5 stars) but then they updated it 13hrs ago where it says in patch notes "fixed occasional crash" The app wont even start I see the steam logo and then it instantly minimises and go no further..Version: 1.1.54
✓ CrashesConstantly crashes on the iPhone XS Max with EXE_CRASH (SIGABRT) exception related to the freetype library. Has no one at steam actually test the app to ensure it even works correctly before pushing an update?.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Can't be a remote controllerI'd tried to use Steam Link to replace the state of the controller while I was wanting to play with my friend by Remote Play mode. But whenever she was using the keyboard+mouse or a controller, I just couldn't use my phone to be able to control my character during the game. It seemed having this kinda issue that made it unable to replace a real controller..Version: 1.1.80
✓ Insanely laggy from my experienceSo I downloaded this because I wanted to play Stardew Valley off of my phone, I wasn’t expecting me having to live stream from my computer just to play, I was certainly disappointed about that but I’m also not sure if they even said that you could do that in the the first place, so I’m not sure if I just was making up stuff or like they said it or not. Once I started the live stream, And it was extremely laggy on my phone there was like 2 frames per second. it asked me about the setting on how to move and all the buttons and what they do, once I customized my controls, the controls didn’t even work- I have to move around on my computer and the controls on my phone don’t even work. Those were my only complaints, I definitely think that this app is safe to put you’re email in and you’re account information. That’s all!.Version: 1.1.93
✓ BrokenSimple doesn’t work as intended. It’s hit or miss if your controller is going to work, steam big picture mode might launch in the background preventing this app from working. If you touch the mouse on the pc there is no way to regain control from the device you are streaming to. You will spend all of you game time troubleshooting constant problems. Avoid at all costs..Version: 1.1.60
✓ Useless - don’t waste your moneyJust doesn’t work. Host app on the Mac immediately quits every time. Even the host app on the Mac is pretty useless. Bought an expensive game and it played okay first few times but now just get a blank screen on launch. Clearly things work better on other platforms, but it you can’t provide working products you shouldn’t sell on macs at all. To do so with products of this calibre is verging on fraudulent..Version: 1.3.6
✓ Doesn’t workTouch screen overlay never appears. The one time it actually appeared it worked with big picture mode and nothing else. The UI changes I made were impossible to save too..Version: 1.1.78
✓ App crashes instantlyI just downloaded the app and it crashes straight away. Tried on 3 different devices 😰.Version: 1.1.54
✓ Give us a real streaming optionThis experience is terrible, only some games are optimized for remote play and even the ones that are bug out and the stream crashes..Version: 1.1.84
✓ Was decent, now badOk so I got this about a year ago to play Phasmophobia, and I remember the first day the touch screen worked, then it just froze. Now, about a year later, I decided to give it another try. I loaded it when I didn’t have access to my computer, and it said the tough screen was on, so then today I had to wait literally hours for it to update for some reason, and it wouldn’t let me do anything. The touch wasn’t even enabled, and O didn’t have a controller or anything connected. I don’t own a controller that works for computers either, only a PS3 DualShock3, so now I can’t play it at all. Everything is pretty simple too, so there wasn’t anything that could enable touch screen, not to mention the bad graphics. 2/5 because it could be good, but a bad experience for me..Version: 1.1.96
✓ Usually works well, needs some additional featuresI have been using this to play a number of PC games on my iPhone. In general it works very well, occasionally requiring a reset that usually fixes things. My biggest issue with it is that there are a few commands hard coded into the app that sometimes conflict with certain games. Most notably, holding down the Y button on the controller brings up the session manager overlay. However some games require you to hold down Y for various things, and the app makes that input Impossible. Sea of thieves is a good example, where you have to hold down Y to interact with lots of things, but doing so is impossible while playing through this app. This function should be remappable, or at least moved to hold down start or something less commonly used in games..Version: 1.1.81
✓ Black barsOne complaint that I have is that there are black bars when using iPad, it does not run at native resolution.Version: 1.1.55
✓ Xbox controller stopped working with it :(Hooked up my Xbox controller and it worked fine up until last week. my device says I’m connected, but steamlink wont recognise that it’s connected :(.Version: 1.1.38
✓ UnusableNetwork was fine and passed at 100 MB/s, but picture was super compressed and cropped in. Changing display settings on the client and desktop did nothing. Mouse cursor was displaying between macOS and Winows and kept jumping about left and right making selecting anything impossible..Version: 1.3.6
✓ Doesn’t workJust found out I can stream almost half of my library to my phone which is a fantastic idea in concept of the app actually worked. Doesn’t even start up, I see the steam logo then the app crashes and minimises. Fix it gabe, it’s not like you’re doing anything else sitting on that big stack of money :).Version: 1.1.54
✓ Totally nonfunctionalCrashes upon opening....Version: 1.1.54
✓ Bad appDo not buy you need a computer and it’s very annoying on first use.I am only putting one star because it won’t let me do zero!!!!☹️☹️☹️👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎🚫🚫🚫❌❌❌❌❎❎☹️☹️☹️😢😢😢.Version: 1.3.6
✓ Still Pretty Terrible....This has come a long way from what it was but for all intents and purposes its still a broken mess. Ive redownloaded this multiple times over the course of Valves devolopment becasue im a sucker for having things just be native (not having to use Parsec/moonlight and just stream games with one single app)...and I was excited to see how this performed with my new Steam Deck....and although it has made some improvements, this app is still basically unfinished. My host machine is a dedicated game streaming server with literally zero other processes running other than whats needed to run games. Connected to a gigabite wired network and streaming via wifi (less than 5 yards away from my router) to an M1 Macbook Pro. Even with resolution scaled way back (720p)games constantly drop frames, stutter lag and audio poping is horrible. Controller support (Xbox one series controller) will just stop working all together and will constantly hit me with "slow network speeds" despite its own network tool recommending 100mbs network speed. I suppose its worth mentioning that I tend to stream higher end "AAA" games and not indie games or smaller/lighter weight games, so maybe it will work better for that... Parsec and Moonlight both run flawlessly...save yourself some time and just use either one of those..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Great idea but doesn’t work well enoughI wanted this to work well but it seems my iPad Pro can only us a letter boxed version of the screen, I also have lag even though I get 100mbps on the test, used other streamers on my network without issue. Hopefully they can fix these issues so it becomes usable.Version: 1.1.33
✓ It worksOnly useful if you have some need to stream from your PC, instead of just using your PC running Steam..Version: 1.1.84
✓ SucksIt just sucks do not down load.Version: 1.2.0
✓ Stopped working after the new “Big picture mode”I used to use this all the time as a way to check on the progress of some of my games, not to play them outright because I don’t have a good iOS controller. What I really used this for was Bluestacks. I had macros for some of my favorite mobile games. And it was also nice that locking my phone wouldn’t quit the games I was playing. Since the big picture mode changed to look like the steam deck, all the resolutions are wrong. It will show that I’m clicking on one thing but the mouse is in a totally different position. Also it seems like steam link stops other applications from opening. I try to open Bluestacks and it closes or stays on a black screen (if I open it while at/through my computer this doesn’t happen). Lastly this new update also doesn’t like it when I try to close big picture mode because it will sometimes freeze everything or exit and then immediately go back in on its own. Anyway, it doesn’t work anymore for me but if it will work for the game you like it’s good. That’s pretty much my review..Version: 1.2.0
✓ Quite simply does not workAll set up, activated on the host computer, and the app just hangs on the loading screen before you see anything 100% of the time. It’s broken currently, I would not bother unless there is an update..Version: 1.1.62
✓ Infinite loading nothing works.Tittle says it all.Version: 1.1.93
✓ Gyro is trash. Lucky if it workGyro is trash no option Lucky if it work, I need gyro when game don’t have aim assists.Version: 1.3.6
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