Alternatives to GeForce NOW

NVIDIA's cloud gaming service that streams your existing game library to weaker hardware. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GeForce NOW.

  • Antstream Arcade

    A subscription service that streams more than 1,300 officially licensed retro games to supported devices.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Antstream Arcade streams a fixed catalog of more than 1,300 licensed retro games via web on a paid subscription, instead of your existing modern library.

  • Parsec

    A low-latency remote desktop app for reaching a work or gaming computer from another device.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Parsec streams from your own gaming computer with low latency up to 4K and 60 fps, so you need your own powerful host instead of NVIDIA's servers.

  • Apollo

    A Sunshine fork for self-hosted game and desktop streaming at the client device's native resolution.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Apollo is a free GPL-3.0 self-hosted streaming host for Windows that streams your own PC at native client resolution, requiring your own hardware and a client app.

Also worth comparing

These listings name GeForce NOW as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Boosteroid

    A cloud gaming service that streams PC games you already own to many devices.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    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.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.