GeForce NOW Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to GeForce NOW for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Shadow PC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Xbox Cloud Gaming or Sunshine - Game streaming host. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to GeForce NOW and 11 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to GeForce NOW are Boosteroid, Amazon Luna, Playstation Plus and Nware.

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GeForce NOW alternatives are mainly Cloud Computing Services, but if you're looking for Remote Desktop Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Cloud Computing, Chrome OS and Remote Desktop. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to GeForce NOW.
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  1. Shadow PC icon
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    Experience high-performance computing on your device with Shadow, transforming it into a Windows machine for gaming, work, and creativity, accessible from anywhere.

    18 Shadow PC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
     
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  2. Boosteroid icon
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    Cloud gaming platform enabling play of owned Steam, GOG, or Epic Games titles at 60 fps, Full HD 1080p across browsers and apps on Windows, Android, macOS, iOS, Linux, tablets, phones, and Android TV. Subscription with unlimited game time required for access.

    14 Boosteroid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android TV
     
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  3. Xbox Cloud Gaming is our technology that allows you to play over 100 console games on the devices you already have with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and a compatible controller. As part of your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, you can enjoy the console games you love, the people...

    13 Xbox Cloud Gaming alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Xbox
    • Fire TV
     
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  4. Sunshine is a self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. Offering low latency, cloud gaming server capabilities with support for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia GPUs for hardware encoding. Software encoding is also available.

    10 Sunshine - Game streaming host alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Amazon Luna icon
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    Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform developed and operated by Amazon. Cloud gaming enables you to play games without the need to purchase a console or gaming PC. Games live in the cloud, no lengthy downloads, installs, or updates required.

    13 Amazon Luna alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Fire TV
     
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  6. Enjoy hundreds of PS5, PS4 and classic PlayStation games and benefits from three membership plans that unleash the power of your PlayStation console. Discover your next great adventure with brand-new catalogs of hundreds of current and classic games, limited-time trials, online...

    16 Playstation Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Playstation
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Nware icon
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    Nware is the new cloud gaming platform that lets you play your video games in the cloud, without the need for expensive high-end devices, such as gaming PCs or consoles! Play any game, anytime, anywhere!

    12 Nware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  8. PlayKey icon
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    Playkey cloud gaming technology allows you to play games instantly without downloads and installations. Players may rent computing power from the cloud, then stream games to their low-end computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  9. OpenNOW icon
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    OpenNOW is a community-built Electron app for playing GeForce NOW from an open-source desktop client. The active implementation lives in opennow-stable/ and uses Electron, React, and TypeScript across the main, preload, and renderer processes.

    5 OpenNOW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. GeForce Infinity is a next-gen application designed to enhance the GeForce NOW experience. Originally created to address the lack of native GeForce NOW support on Linux, this app also provides functionality for macOS and Windows users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
     
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