Steam Link

Name: Steam Link
Rating: 3.4 (45 reviews)
Author: Valve

Stream Your Steam Library

Free

45 Ratings
Ages

16+
Years
Category

Games
Developer

Valve
Language

EN
+ 26 More
Size

63.9
MB

The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers. Just pair an MFI or Steam controller to your Mac, connect to a computer running Steam on the same local network, and start playing your existing Steam games. Requirements: * Apple Mac running macOS 10.13 or higher * Computer running Steam - Windows, Mac, or Linux * Apple Mac must be on the same local network as the computer running Steam For best performance: * Connect both computers using Ethernet to your router

Ratings & Reviews

3.4

out of 5

45 Ratings

Major mouse issues
2021-07-06

duhmajo
I 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.
Major mouse issues
2021-07-06

duhmajo

I 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.
6 months later and still persistent issues
2021-12-16

Duhmojo256
When 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.
6 months later and still persistent issues
2021-12-16

Duhmojo256

When 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.
Almost there
Mar 5

georgeleonardo
Works fine minus the fact I can’t enter full screen cause the cursor is stuck inside the window which defeats the purpose for me :(
Almost there
Mar 5

georgeleonardo

Works fine minus the fact I can’t enter full screen cause the cursor is stuck inside the window which defeats the purpose for me :(
It works better than expected
Nov 3

Bitek75
Watch online tutorials. There are settings that need to be adjusted on your host computer to make the best of the SteamLink on Mac. Make sure to enable “Change desktop resolution to match streaming client” SteamLink is not perfect but overall games stream well over the same Wi-Fi. I didn’t expect much, but after setting the stream to 1080p and testing a few titles—The Walking Dead and Borderlands 4—I walked away impressed.Borderlands 4 in particular runs so well through Steam Link that if I didn’t know better, I’d swear it was running natively on my MacBook Air M4 at 60 FPS. It’s a genuinely playable experience and a totally viable way to enjoy Windows games from bed on a Mac.Granted, I’ve got a decent PC, which probably helps, but overall I’m really happy with it. I’m curious to see how it performs outside, like from a Starbucks, connecting back to my home PC. I expect latency might be an issue, but slower paced games like The Walking Dead or strategy titles should still be perfectly fine. I’ll test that tomorrow!
It works better than expected
Nov 3

Bitek75

Watch online tutorials. There are settings that need to be adjusted on your host computer to make the best of the SteamLink on Mac. Make sure to enable “Change desktop resolution to match streaming client” SteamLink is not perfect but overall games stream well over the same Wi-Fi. I didn’t expect much, but after setting the stream to 1080p and testing a few titles—The Walking Dead and Borderlands 4—I walked away impressed.Borderlands 4 in particular runs so well through Steam Link that if I didn’t know better, I’d swear it was running natively on my MacBook Air M4 at 60 FPS. It’s a genuinely playable experience and a totally viable way to enjoy Windows games from bed on a Mac.Granted, I’ve got a decent PC, which probably helps, but overall I’m really happy with it. I’m curious to see how it performs outside, like from a Starbucks, connecting back to my home PC. I expect latency might be an issue, but slower paced games like The Walking Dead or strategy titles should still be perfectly fine. I’ll test that tomorrow!

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