A gaming PC
Windows, macOS, or Linux, with Sunshine or Apollo installed and running.
More information
PC · Online.
Pair Sunshine or Apollo once. The Sphere fills with your covers. Spin to a game. The next screen is Play.
What you need
An iPhone or iPad
GameSphere from TestFlight today, the App Store when the listing ships. Controllers are optional.
The Companion Tool
Free, on the gaming PC. It publishes your libraries into the host so covers show up. Downloads.
A path home
Same Wi-Fi for setup. Away from home: router port forwards, or a VPN you install (ZeroTier or Tailscale).
Pair once
- Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi, or the same VPN.
- Open GameSphere → Add your PC and tap the computer GameSphere finds.
- The app shows a PIN. Type that PIN in the Sunshine or Apollo window. The PIN is entered on the PC, not the other way around.
- Install Companion on that PC and refresh. The Sphere should fill with covers.
Forget a PC in Settings → Your PC. That removes the pairing on this device only.
Play, wake, or invite
- Play when the host is already on. Sphere Play is unlimited on every plan, including Free.
- Wake & Play sends Wake-on-LAN, waits through Waking, then launches the game. Shortcuts+ or Pro.
- Shortcuts. Copy a
gamesphere://launchlink from a game and hand it to the Shortcuts app, a controller app, or a widget. Those launches are metered on Free and Shortcuts+, unlimited on Pro. - Guests. A friend installs GameSphere and opens your join link. They wait until you Accept. They do not pay, and they cannot quit your game or take your seat.
On the couch or on a TV
Touch controls work without a pad. Xbox, PlayStation, MFi, and Switch Online controllers connect over Bluetooth. Plug the phone into a TV with USB-C HDMI, or use extended AirPlay, and the game fills the television while the phone stays the controller (Shortcuts+ or Pro). Pro adds the highest external-display picture mode and picture-in-picture.
What GameSphere is not
- Not a store. It does not sell PC games.
- Not a cloud GPU. If your PC is off and you have not bought wake, nothing streams.
- Not a ROM emulator. On-device shortcuts can open apps you already installed; GameSphere does not include console emulators.
- Not affiliated with Valve, LizardByte, Apple, or the Moonlight project. The client shares Moonlight’s streaming protocol and is offered under GPL-3.0. Notices.
Where data goes
Pairing and the game stream talk to your host. Cover art may send a game title to IGDB or SteamGridDB. Optional Steam or RetroAchievements sign-in uses those services. Purchases go through Apple. The longer version is the privacy policy.