Gaming has been evolved from small side-scrolling and jumping to full-fledged reality-like actions. There were times when Mario, street fighter handheld games were there easily available and cheaper. But now more and more games are coming with upgrades in hardware making the new games difficult to run on older hardware.
Upgrading the hardware is costly and not possible sometimes, so the alternative solution is the cloud gaming platforms. Many people do not even have GPUs, as they are very costly, and keeping up with the latest GPU is not possible. So Cloud Gaming provides the latest GPUs for high end graphic games.
We can play high end games like Assassins creed, Grand theft Auto, Call of Duty, Fortnite, Witcher, and more games that require the latest graphics to run features like ray tracing providing a high-end life-like original experience.
Cloud Gaming Services to play with GPUs
Here is a list, we collected for cloud gaming platforms for gamers better than having Gaming consoles.
1. Nvidia GeForce now
No need to introduce Nvidia as they have been popular for their graphics cards and thanks to crazy fans. After being in the GPU industry, they have launched GeForce now which is a platform providing access to gaming level high-end pc capable to run all games at full graphics available.
Currently, the GeForce now is available on all platforms
- Windows PC
- Mac os
- Android
- Chrome browser (beta on Chromebooks
But currently available only in the US. You can use a VPN for a trial. The free plan allows you to play up to 1 hour
2. Air console
AirConsole is an online video game console. Play over 170 multiplayer games. Your smartphones are the gamepads.
It is different from other cloud gaming in that it provides multiplayer games to play with friends and family over tv, phone, or laptop.
Here you use your mobile as a controller and cast the actual game screen on tv, laptop, or another device via app or browser.
Currently available on devices
- Windows PC
- Mac os
- Android
- Browser
There are a number of games available currently to try, and the paid plan starts from 2.99$ a month which allows more game access.
3. Stadia by Google
Stadia is a platform by famous google that provides a large catalog of premium games to play with adding a new game to the catalog every month. Google is the provider they do have compatibility with large devices and here you can check. You can play popular titles like Hitman, Assassins Creed, and some other new titles for you to explore.
Stadia has optimized gameplay to work with Chromecast without any lags (if you have good internet).
Currently available on devices
- Windows PC
- Mac os
- Ios
- Android
- Browser
There is a free plan to try for a month with all pro benefits. For the pro plan, there is a subscription of 9.99$ a month, without any time play limit. Subscription renews each month.
4. Netboom
Netbook enables Mobile for PC Gaming, that says Play Anywhere & Any Device & Anytime. You can connect keyboard mouse or controllers with your mobiles as playing with touch is not suitable
Their main idea is to allow mobile gamers to play high-end games over the phone without the need to upgrade phones very often as phone hardware gets outdated often and games become heavy.
Currently available on devices
- Windows PC ( coming soon)
- Android
- iOS
Here the concept is different over other platforms and you need to either have a standard membership starting from around 15$ a month or you can buy individual games to play. All popular titles are available to purchase and play
[su_note color="#deb5a2"]Also read | 5 Amazing Benefits of having a Gaming chair[/su_note]5. Loudplay
Loudplay is a cloud-based streaming service that broadcasts the remote desktop image from our servers to your device
The Remote Desktop is a full-fledged PC on which you can install games and programs from any source. Accounts, your personal libraries,…, everything that you can download and install
Loudplay servers are equipped with the latest Intel Xeon processors, up to 512GB of RAM, NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, and SSD arrays
Giving the user the experience of any game in 60+ FPS on the ultra-settings and a full cloud PC, with the equivalent power of a desktop with 32 RAM, 6 GB GPU, 400 GB SSD, and Intel Xeon 2.6 GHz
Currently available on platforms
- Windows PC
- Android
- iOS
The pricing is pay per use and depends on how much time you wanna play. Pricing is euro and according to the site, around 50 cents per hour you can play and use the cloud computer
6. Vortex
Don't waste money on gaming hardware. You can play all demanding PC games on any device you choose. Potato PC? Mac Computer? Android phone? It’s easy with Vortex, the cloud gaming solution! Play your favorite games online on all your devices with just one subscription!
Play the best PC games on the market on any device you choose. No expensive hardware is needed. Enjoy the smoothest PC games streaming from the cloud. Top content is ready for you all the time on the cloud gaming platform - no downloads, no updates. With just one subscription, you get access to the best games in one place.
Currently available on platforms
- Windows PC
- Android
- Mac OS
Vortex base plan starts from around 1$ a month and 80 games (some require to be purchased by you) and you can stream over HD quality. They basically work with subscription plans like Netflix, but for gaming.
7. The Gaming Project
The Gaming project is a service that started when two friends wanted to play a game together, but couldn't as they did not have a good enough PC, and from the quest started this platform for people who do not have high-end hardware for gaming. The platform is one of first for the Indian users and is under the beta stage.
Currently supported platforms
- Chrome Browser
- Android
For free, you can play 6 hours a month as a trial, and more you can buy under less than a dollar for a month. As it is targeting Indian users, the pricing is for such an audience in mind and starting from around 200, per month.
[su_note color="#deb5a2"]Also read | Blockchain Technology in Gaming Industry [/su_note]8. NWare
Nware is a new cloud gaming platform that will allow users to play their own video games without the need for expensive high-end devices, such as consoles or gaming PCs! But Nware is still in Beta and can be accessed in European countries as of now.
Sync more than 20,000 games from your stream account, all just with a device and a good internet connection
Currently Available on Platforms
- Windows PC
- Android
9. Blacknut
Blacknut is an online video game streaming service that gives you instant access to hundreds of games from all over the world. Gone are the days of having to buy the latest consoles and gaming PCs… With Blacknut, gaming is as easy as streaming video; one click and you’re in!
Instead of paying for a copy of each game for each of your devices, you pay a monthly subscription that gets you access to our full library of games on all of your connected devices. Carefully curated by experts, their library is always growing, and new games are added every month.
Available on mostly all platforms
- Smart Tv
- macOS
- Pc Windows
- Android
- Google Tv
- Firestick
- IOs
- Chromecast
There is a free 7-day trial after which you need to buy a subscription starting from 13 Euro. The pricing seems costly, but availability is the best for all platforms.
10. Shadow Cloud Computer
Shadow is the first fully-featured, cloud-based, high-end computer Windows 10 computer. It is the only remote service that offers performance capable of competing with a local PC.
It is not just a gaming platform but can be used for gaming, high-end works like editing, and GPU intensive works. Shadow cloud provides you a system you can connect to and install whatever games you have or want to download.
Available on platforms
- MacOs
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Ios
- Smart tv
There is no free trial, as you will be getting hardware that will be booked for you all the time to use. The pricing starts from 30$ a month with specs like Nvidia GPU and 12 GB ram.
11. Playkey
Playkey is the same as shadow cloud but a little different source. Playkey is a decentralized cloud-based platform where users on one side can rent a pc, and others can play on that. Playkey is a collection of user-rented computers available at a low price to gamers.
Available on platforms
- Windows
- MacOs
Pricing starts from as low as 2$ for 1 hour. The unlimited plan is at 49$ a month (with some limits).
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Parsec is neither a service nor a pc, but still, we have covered this list because it is meant for gaming. The concept of parsec is to let you play games from anywhere with applications installed on windows systems like a team viewer app. You can connect your gaming pc with this app letting you, your friends play from anywhere in the world.
Parsec, also allows users to play multiplayer games by just sharing a link, so you and your friends can play together with parsec arcade.
Available for platforms
- Windows
- MacOs
- Linux
- Chrome
- Ios
- Raspberry pie
Parsec monthly plan starts from 10$ a month for a single user.
13. Amazon luna
Amazon Luna is a new gaming service launched by amazon which is available only to some testers. Currently, it is not publically available and is invite-only. We are adding it to this list, just to let people know and use it when it gets released. Will be available first to prime account users.
The pricing starts from 6$ a month. Check the link for more details.
Summary
So for final words, this was all cloud gaming platforms we were able to find by exploring, so you don't have to. So, what do you choose?
If you looking to just try, go with Nvidia GeForce, Netboom, Blacknut. For subscription, use blacknut, gaming project, nware. For heavy work use Shadow cloud or play key which includes work like, 4K video editing maybe.
Do let us know in the comments which one you wanna try or already tried. If we miss any platform, let us know in the comments. Feel free to share as sharing is caring. Thanks for reading.
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