Play with your Steam remote anytime, anywhere.
Play with your Steam remote anytime, anywhere.
I have several friends with really basic computers, so we mostly stick to older or very simple games. Recently I experimented with a few games that support remote play together, and it works perfectly. I’m curious if there’s a way to share the screen, mouse, keyboard, and controllers just like in regular multiplayer, but entirely on Windows. That would let us play things like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020—something single-player but with shared control, one person tries at a time, and any other party games that aren’t on Steam.
I don’t use any WiFi in my LAN unless it’s essential—things like phones, ESP32 devices, or smart home gadgets. Still, you’re correct. @Mathantastic should prioritize strong upload speeds with his provider and stick to a wired link from his PC to the router. That was a good point. For sharing a 1080p video at 60Hz, the minimum is about 10 Mb/s per viewer, ideally more—20 to 30 Mb/s works best. With higher resolutions or faster refresh rates you’ll need even more bandwidth. If you’re not sure about your ISP’s upload speed, try https://www.speedtest.net/ or https://fast.com/. Focus on testing the upload; download speeds are less important here. Most providers offer asymmetric plans—meaning you might get a solid 400 Mb/s download but only 20 Mb/s upload, which would comfortably support one client at most.
I connect via wired link, which is definitely better than what you mentioned. It's about 300 down, 150 up, but as I said before, they don't have strong internet—probably around 5-10mb/s. They only offer 720p screens and 30hz should be fine. Since they're used to playing games at 12 fps on their average PCs, I'll try it out and ask if it works for them. If it's sufficient, then it's good!
Heh, I haven't tested it at 720p 30Hz—that’s roughly half the total pixels at half the refresh rate of 1080p 60Hz. The bandwidth needed would be about a quarter or 2.5 Mb/s per client, which could work even with a slow internet plan. Probably worth giving it a try; setup is simple and there’s a free version for Parsec.
I recently tested it at 720p with 60hz and everything functioned flawlessly. They claimed no lag, though a slight delay might have gone unnoticed. Flight Simulator 2020 stood out, however—it had odd quirks, like pressing the up button causing the plane to ascend for about ten seconds, which was quite strange. Most other games, on the other hand, worked perfectly.