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Games like Steam Link

If Steam Link is your kind of game, the closest matches are Contagion, Metro Exodus and F1® 24 — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Steam Link is a utility application released by Valve in 2015 that enables users to stream their Steam game library from a host PC to mobile devices, televisions, VR headsets, or secondary computers over a local network or internet connection. The application also supports Remote Play Together, allowing friends to join multiplayer sessions hosted on another player's computer through an invite link. According to Steam reviews, the application holds a 75% positive rating based on over 5,300 reviews. Players describe the software as convenient for households with multiple devices and appreciate having access to their full game library without being tied to a single screen. Reviewers highlight that the streaming performance largely depends on network quality, and the interface provides straightforward access to the user's Steam library and controller settings.

About Steam Link: Extend your Steam gaming experience to your mobile device, TV, VR headset or PC - all you need is a local network or internet connection. In addition, the Steam Link app now supports Remote Play Together. Now you can join games hosted on a friend’s PC just by clicking a link.

2015Windows · macOS · Linux
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Players who liked Steam Link also play

Steam players who put hours into Steam Link also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Contagion

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Steam Link fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Metro Exodus

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Steam Link fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. F1® 24

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Steam Link fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the greatest in EA SPORTS™ F1® 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship™.

    2024SportsRacingSteam ↗
  4. Duck Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Steam Link fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

    2015ActionIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Steam Link

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Camp Sunshine

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Moonlight

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Moonlight is a short game, about a little character named Kinubo and his quest to the moon! Kinubo finds himself in a new village while looking for help on his quest, but most don't accept his presence. The only way you'll ever make it to the moon, is to win them over!

    2016IndieSteam ↗
  3. Mad Max

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Project CARS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.

    2015SportsSimulationRacingDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rocket League®

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...

    2015ActionSportsIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. XCOM® 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.

    2016Strategy2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Steam Link cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Team Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

    2007ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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What games are most similar to Steam Link?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Steam Link are Contagion, Metro Exodus, F1® 24.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Steam Link.

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