![]() Using Steam Link allows you to easily play all of your games on your TV without having to connect up a bulky piece of hardware. Looks like this is Valve's first official release as a Flatpak package. Run Steam Link and Play Games on Your TV To launch the Steam Link software, open Menu > Games > Steam Link on your Raspberry Pi. Steam Link is a nifty technology that allows you to stream games from one device, such as your computer or laptop, to another device, such as a Raspberry Pi. You can grab the Steam Link for Linux from Flathub and you can see the reference files on GitHub. ![]() So you could host a game of your favourite co-op or multiplayer experience, let's say Stardew Valley, and someone only needs the Steam Link installed on whatever device they have available to join your game with a link you send over. The app, which debuted in beta last week, allows gamers to stream their Steam games library from their computer to other areas of the house via the home network using these Raspberry devices. So why now? Well, Valve only just recently announced Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone, which uses the Steam Link to allow people without a Steam account to join a game hosted by someone else. The Steam Link App is now available free of charge for the Raspberry Pi 3B and 3B+ running Raspbian Stretch, Valveās statement reads. Previously the app was only supported for Windows, iOS, Android, or a Raspberry Pi but that ends now with the official announcement today adding traditional Linux desktops to the mix. The idea is that it allows you to stream content from Steam on one PC to another, or to a different device like an Android phone. ![]() Originally available as the Steam Link hardware that was discontinued in 2018, which Valve then replaced with the standalone application. Valve along with their partners at open source consulting firm Collabora have ported over the standalone Steam Link application to the traditional Linux desktop.
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