iCreate - UK (2019-08)

Steam Link

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Timeneeded

Developer

Valve

Difficulty

Play Steam games on Apple TV

Stream your Steam library from your computer to your Apple

TV and play games on a big screen television

M

ore than a year ago, Apple

TV users began to get

quite excited at the news

Steam was launching an app that

would allow its library of games to be

streamed to the device. A short while

later, they felt dejected when Apple

decided to reject it.

Today, that appears to be a distant

memory because Steam Link is now

available. It requires Steam to be

installed and running on a Mac, PC or

Linux computer but you can hook into

that potentially vast library of yours

and play blockbuster first-person

shooters or whatever else takes

your fancy.

What’s more, you can do so

while controlling the action using a

traditional-style pad, either the one

Steam sells or an MFi alternative.

Sure, it’s all a little fiddly but it turns

Apple TV into a great gaming device.

The Steam Link brings a vast catalogue of quality

games to your Apple TV, on the big screen

1

Install Steam app

Assuming you already have Steam

installed on your computer, visit the App Store

to download and install the Steam Link app to

Apple TV. Launch Link and click ‘Get Started’.

2

Pair a controller

Connect a controller to get the most out

of your Steam games library on Apple TV. The

Steam Controller and other Bluetooth pads are

supported. Select the one you have.

3

Connect your computer

After pairing your controller (see opposite

page), Link will scan for a Mac or PC with

Steam installed. If Steam isn’t running, launch

it. Click ‘Rescan’ if there’s an issue.

Step-by-step Stream games with Steam Link