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Playing PC games on Android phones (github.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I came across this on heise.de: it's an app that lets you play games from Steam, Gog, Epic and elsewhere on many Android phones (Pixels excepted, apparently). I've tried a few that run fine and others that do not, but I think the idea is amazing, especially for older, less demanding games. I'm finding the controls the biggest challenge, but I'm sure this can be tweaked.

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[–] 4 points 6 hours ago

Looks cool but very limited hardware support for now. Fortunately GameNative seems to run on whatever and deliver a similar experience. (Both of which I learned about thanks to articles from our own @PerfectDark@lemmy.world!)

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    [–] 3 points 8 hours ago

    Theres a few options for this! I used GameNative a lot. If you own a handheld there might be a steamos-like Linux distro for it. I have an Odin Mini with armada os and it runs most indies well

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    [–] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 child)

    What do the system requirements mean? Is this Qulcomm Adreno processors only? Or is it going to work on my Tensor G3?

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago

    Unlikely to work well on tensor, the mail GPU is weak af and known to have a really hard time with gaming

    I type this from my grapheneos pixel. It's a real bummer but snapdragon reigns supreme in this area

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    • [–] 2 points 7 hours ago

    cries in Exynos

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    [–] 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 child)

    I just use the official Steam Link app to do this for Steam games. It even works on Pixel phones. Wouldn't use it for a fast-paced action game that required timing, tho, cuz the input lag is pretty noticeable. Mostly I just play Civilization through it.

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