Alternatives to Boosteroid
A cloud gaming service that streams PC games you already own to many devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Boosteroid
A cloud gaming service that streams PC games you already own to many devices.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Boosteroid.
GeForce NOW
NVIDIA's cloud gaming service that streams your existing game library to weaker hardware.
GeForce NOW also streams games you already own, with a free tier that has session time and queue limits, while full access needs a subscription.
Shadow
A subscription cloud PC service that streams a full Windows computer to your own devices.
Shadow streams a full Windows PC instead of a supported game catalog, so any launcher, mod or app can be installed, for an ongoing subscription cost.
Antstream Arcade
A subscription service that streams more than 1,300 officially licensed retro games to supported devices.
Antstream Arcade streams a licensed catalog of more than 1,300 retro games by subscription, so you cannot play modern PC games you already own.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Parsec
A low-latency remote desktop app for reaching a work or gaming computer from another device.
Apollo
A Sunshine fork for self-hosted game and desktop streaming at the client device's native resolution.
chiaki-ng
An open-source PlayStation Remote Play client for PC, Linux and Steam Deck.
Steam
Valve's PC gaming platform and client for buying, installing and playing games, with community features.
