The same streaming features that Steam Link offers were already possible through the full Steam app for macOS, GeForce Now has a Mac client, and Mac users have long enjoyed the ability to stream PlayStation games with a barebones app. Game streaming has had a somewhat tumultuous history on Apple's mobile platforms, but it's been a little rosier on the macOS side.
(The full version of Steam is offered as a web download, not an App Store app.) Valve has also previously offered a Steam Link app for iOS and iPadOS, but this is the first time the company has released software through Apple's macOS App Store. Follow the on-screen instructions to pair a controller for. Open Steam Link on your Mac and click Get Started. Make sure your PC and Mac are connected to the same network. However, there’s workaround for users to run Steam on their Chromebooks. Download Steam Link from the macOS App Store. Steam is officially supported on Windows, Mac, and Linux but as for Chromebook, there’s no native Steam app for Chrome OS. In contrast, the Steam Link app has a minimalist interface that appears to be designed with game controller peripherals in mind. Make sure your PC and Mac are connected to the same network. You can’t play Steam games on Chromebook by default. This allows you to run Windows games at the same speeds they’d run at on a Windows PC laptop with the same hardware.
Macs don’t come with Windows, but you can install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp and reboot into Windows whenever you want to play these games. To run and make use of Steam Link you need: A Mac running macOS 10.13 or higher. Just pair an MFI or Steam controller to your Mac, connect to a computer running Steam on the same local network, and start playing your existing Steam games. Valve already offered a full Steam app for macOS, but it takes up 1GB of space and has a reputation for being clunky. Boot Camp is the best way to run a Windows-only PC game on your Mac. The Steam Link app allows you to play your Steam games across all your computers. Further Reading Apple allows streaming games on iOS, but there’s a catch Steam Link allows users to stream games from a gaming PC to a supported device on the same local network and to play those games with a MFI or Steam controller.