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Best Cloud Gaming Services in 2026
Cloud gaming services deliver game streams to compatible devices, so the games do not run on the device itself. The list contains 41 services: 19 include a free plan and 10 provide a free trial. Published paid entry points include $9.99 per month for GeForce NOW and €3.97 for Ploud.
- 40 ranked
- 1
GeForce NOW
GeForce NOW streams PC games from the cloud to supported devices, using games connected through supported stores and subscriptions.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 2
Cloudy Pad
Cloudy Pad deploys Linux-based gaming instances on a server, computer, or supported cloud service that you control.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- Open source
- 3
Blacknut
More than 1,000 games are available through Blacknut on browsers, computers, mobile devices, and many TVs.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 4
Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming streams a rotating Game Pass catalog to Xbox consoles, Windows PCs, Macs, phones, tablets, browsers, smart TVs and other devices.
- Free trial
- Windows
- Web
- 5
NetEase Cloud Gaming
NetEase Cloud Gaming provides cloud gaming technology and server resources for mobile and PC games.
- Free
- Windows
- Web
- 6
now.gg
Android titles run from now.gg’s cloud on compatible phones, computers and browsers.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 7
PlayStation Plus Cloud Streaming
PlayStation Plus Cloud Streaming lets eligible members stream select games instead of downloading them, avoiding game updates and use of console storage for those titles.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 8
- 9
Boosteroid
Remote gaming rigs deliver your games to Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, browsers, and selected smart TVs through Boosteroid.
- Windows
- Linux
- 10
Broming
Broming streams PC games from your libraries to Android, iOS, Smart TV, Windows PC, and browsers, so you do not install them locally.
- Free
- Windows
- Web
- 11
Maximum Settings
Maximum Settings provides a cloud gaming PC that streams games and programs to supported devices.
- Free trial
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 12
- 13
Ploud
Ploud rents a dedicated physical PlayStation 5 by the hour, hosted in France, for playing games you already own through your PlayStation Network account.
- Free trial
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 14
CloudDeck
CloudDeck is a paid cloud gaming service that gives each user a complete gaming PC in the cloud and streams its display to supported devices.
- Windows
- Linux
- 15
Aristeem Play
Aristeem Play runs supported PC games on remote hardware and streams them to a browser.
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 16
Sora Stream
Sora Stream is a paid cloud gaming service from Sora Stream in Barcelona, Spain.
- Free trial
- Windows
- Web
- 17
Zolaz Cloud Gaming
Zolaz Cloud Gaming is a subscription service that streams games from a cloud server in Singapore, allowing subscribers to play without buying or installing them locally.
- Free trial
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 18
Tencent START
Tencent START is a cloud gaming platform that runs and renders games on cloud servers, then streams the image to supported devices.
- Free
- Web
- 19
- 20
Pleio
Pleio is a subscription service that streams PC and console quality games from remote servers to compatible devices.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 21
7.3/10 Visit - 22
CloudMoon
CloudMoon is a cloud gaming service for playing mobile games online without downloading them.
- Free
- Web
- 23
- 24
- 25
Before you pick
Review each service's game access model, device coverage, top streaming resolution, HDR and ray tracing availability, session caps, and queue priority. The list order is rebuilt regularly, so treat it as a current comparison rather than a fixed ranking.
Each tool's facts are read from its maker's own pages, with the day they were read. How we rank · Disclosure