Steam Link
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Dec 13, 2025first mention
Jul 20, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“But Steam is always running on my Desktop, and the phone-app helps a lot.”
“You can run steam link on a Raspberry Pi.”
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“It works great as long as the game works well with a PS5 controller”
“My partner and I use ours regularly to play co-op games on our TV.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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All comments 7
“But Steam is always running on my Desktop, and the phone-app helps a lot.”
“You can run steam link on a Raspberry Pi.”
“I used a Raspberry Pi 4 as a Steam Link for many years.”
“It works great as long as the game works well with a PS5 controller”
“My partner and I use ours regularly to play co-op games on our TV.”
“dumb front end for Plex, Steam Link”
“An alternative to steam link.”