Counter-Strike 2
H.265Competitive · LAN
144fps
12 ms latency
1440p · SDR
✦Cloud gaming
Leave the tower under the desk. Stream PC games to any screen.
A wired LAN puts Remio at 12 ms glass-to-glass on an M2 Pro client. Competitive shooters run at 144 fps. AAA titles run at 60 to 90 fps in 4K HDR. No account, no vendor lock, no per-seat license.
✦On the couch
Your rig runs the game. Your phone plays it.
Remio streams the whole Windows desktop — Steam Big Picture, the launcher, the game — to the screen in your hands. The GPU heat stays in the other room; the controller in your lap feels wired to the PC.
One 4-digit pair. Every store, every launcher.
Six popular titles, measured on the wire
Numbers reflect a five-minute median in a real session, not a benchmark loop.
Host: Ryzen 7 7800X3D, Radeon RX 7900 XTX, Windows 11, wired 2.5 GbE. Client: iPad Pro M4 on Wi-Fi 6E or M2 Pro MacBook on wired LAN.
Cyberpunk 2077
AV1Story · ray tracing
72fps
18 ms latency
4K · HDR10
Baldur's Gate 3
H.265RPG · turn-based
90fps
15 ms latency
1440p · HDR
Elden Ring
H.265Action · 60 cap
60fps
16 ms latency
4K · HDR
Fortnite
H.265Battle royale · DX12
120fps
14 ms latency
1440p · SDR
Hades 2
AV1Roguelike · 2D
120fps
13 ms latency
4K · HDR
LAN figures assume a wired 2.5 GbE link to the host and a clean Wi-Fi 6E channel for the iPad client. Across the public internet, latency tracks your route — Remio steps down to standard color and adjusts bitrate without dropping the session.
A wired gamepad on the iPad feels like a wired gamepad on the PC
Controllers, color, and the network path — the parts that make a stream feel local or feel remote.
DualSense, Xbox Wireless, and MFi as a native gamepad
Bluetooth pair a PS5 DualSense, Xbox Wireless Controller, or an 8BitDo Pro 2. Remio replays it as a native gamepad on the host — rumble, gyro, accelerometer, and DualSense adaptive triggers all survive the round trip.
HDR10 metadata and pixel-perfect color on the wire
Hardware H.265 and AV1 carry true color over a direct device-to-device link, so HUD glyphs and inventory text stay crisp. HDR10 metadata propagates to Liquid Retina XDR on iPad Pro, OLED iPads, and supported Android panels.
Encoder reacts to lag and packet loss in real time
The host encoder reads round-trip time and packet loss from the client every frame. Walk from the office to the kitchen and the stream drops a notch in bitrate for two seconds and recovers — it does not stutter.
NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon — pick whichever is in the box
The host uses the hardware video encoder on NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, or Apple Silicon. There is no vendor allow-list. A Mac Studio streams through Apple's encoder; a Ryzen plus Radeon PC through AMD's. You do not buy a different GPU to use Remio.
Every store, every launcher, without configuration
Remio streams the whole desktop session — there is no per-game allowlist and no separate streaming service to register.
Steam, Big Picture, Steam Input
Big Picture launches as it does locally. Steam Input rebinds your DualSense to whatever layout the title expects. Cloud saves sync. Workshop installs work the same way.
Epic, GOG Galaxy, Battle.net
Free weekly Epic launches stream the same as paid titles. GOG Galaxy and Battle.net both deliver their full library, including Diablo IV and Call of Duty, without a separate streaming permission.
Xbox PC App and Game Pass
Game Pass titles installed locally on the host stream through Remio. Forza Horizon 5, Starfield, and Halo Infinite render at the host GPU's native quality, then encode for the client over the existing session.
Riot Client and anti-cheat
Valorant and League of Legends run through Vanguard and the Riot anti-cheat exactly as they do locally. Remio is not a virtualization layer, so kernel-level anti-cheat sees a normal session.
Where Remio differs from Parsec, Moonlight, and Steam Link
A straight read of the gaming-relevant axes. Numbers from each vendor's documentation as of May 2026.
| Axis | Remio | Parsec | Moonlight | Steam Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host GPU support | NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon | NVIDIA and AMD | NVIDIA only | NVIDIA, AMD, Intel |
| Account required | None — 4-digit pair | Yes | Self-host Sunshine | Steam account |
| Color fidelity | True color | Standard color on free tier | Standard color | Standard color |
| Maximum frame rate | 120 fps at 4K, 144 fps at 1440p | 60 fps on free tier | 120 fps | 60 fps |
| End-to-end encryption | Direct, end to end | Partial, cloud relay | LAN only | LAN only |
| Setup time | Around 30 seconds | 5 to 10 minutes | 10 to 20 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Price | Free, no tier | Freemium | Free, open source | Free with Steam |
✦Questions
The things gamers ask first
Will my games run at 144 Hz over Remio?
Competitive titles like Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant stream at 144 fps over a wired LAN with sub-15 ms glass-to-glass latency on an M2 Pro client. AAA titles such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Baldur's Gate 3 stream at 60 to 90 fps depending on host GPU and target resolution. The ceiling is 4K at 120 fps, capped by the host hardware encoder.
Does Remio support PS5 DualSense and Xbox controllers?
Yes. Bluetooth pair a PS5 DualSense, Xbox Wireless Controller, or any MFi controller to the client device. Remio forwards the input as a native gamepad on the host. Rumble, gyro, and adaptive triggers pass through end to end. No emulation layer, no remapping required.
Can I play in 4K HDR with full color accuracy?
Yes. Remio streams 4:4:4 chroma over H.265 and AV1, so HUD text and menu glyphs remain crisp instead of smearing the way 4:2:0 video conferencing codecs do. HDR10 metadata passes through to Liquid Retina XDR, OLED iPads, and supported Android panels.
Which GPU brands does Remio support on the host?
Remio uses hardware encoders on NVIDIA NVENC, AMD AMF, Intel QuickSync, and Apple Silicon VideoToolbox. There is no vendor lock-in. Moonlight requires NVIDIA, Parsec requires NVIDIA or AMD, and Steam Link runs through Steam. Remio runs on whatever GPU is already in the machine.
Do my games launch from Steam, Epic, and GOG without configuration?
Yes. Remio streams the whole desktop session, so Steam Big Picture, the Epic Games launcher, GOG Galaxy, Battle.net, Riot Client, and Xbox PC App all behave exactly as they do at the host. There is no per-game allowlist and no separate streaming service to register.
Plug in a controller. Pair in 30 seconds.
Install Remio on the gaming PC and on the iPad, Mac, or Android device you want to play from. Type the 4-digit code once — the two devices are bound for life.
Free, all featuresNo accountAny GPU