You can play Apex Legends in the cloud on GeForce NOW. You play on your PC, phone, tablet or TV with nothing to download. The game is free to play, so there is no copy to buy.
You need your own copy of the game. The service runs it for you.
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Apex Legends on GeForce NOW
Your GeForce NOW plan decides how good Apex Legends looks, how long one session lasts, and whether you wait for a machine. These limits are the same for every game on GeForce NOW. NVIDIA also tuned its graphics settings for each plan. You change nothing.
NVIDIA sells GeForce NOW itself here, in US dollars.
- Can play Apex Legends
- Yes
- Resolution
- 1080p
- Frame rate
- 60 fps
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- —
- HDR & ultrawide
- —
- Graphics card
- Basic, shared
- Max session length
- 1 hour
- Hours included
- Unlimited, with a queue
- Can play Apex Legends
- Yes
- Resolution
- Up to 1440p
- Frame rate
- 60 fps
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- RTX ON
- HDR & ultrawide
- Ultrawide
- Graphics card
- RTX-class, dedicated
- Max session length
- 6 hours
- Hours included
- 100 a month
- Can play Apex Legends
- Yes
- Resolution
- Up to 5K
- Frame rate
- 120 fps · 360 fps at 1080p
- Ray tracing & DLSS
- RTX ON · DLSS 4 · Reflex
- HDR & ultrawide
- HDR · ultrawide
- Graphics card
- RTX 5080-class
- Max session length
- 8 hours
- Hours included
- 100 a month
About Apex Legends
Who made it, when it came out, and how it plays. The same on each service.
- DEVELOPER
- Electronic Arts Inc.
- RELEASE DATE
- 4 Nov, 2020
- GENRES
- Action, Adventure, Shooter, MMO
- GAME MODES
- Single-player, multiplayer & co-op
- CONTROLLER SUPPORT
- Full. Plays with a gamepad on all devices
Get notified about Apex Legends
One email when Apex Legends arrives on a new cloud service, or leaves one. Nothing else, no newsletter.
Apex Legends cloud gaming FAQ
Can you play Apex Legends in the cloud?+
Yes. Apex Legends is on 1 cloud gaming service: GeForce NOW. You play it on a PC, phone, tablet or TV. You download and install nothing.
Is Apex Legends on GeForce NOW?+
Yes. Apex Legends is on GeForce NOW. You must own the game on EA App. GeForce NOW then runs your copy on its servers. The free plan can start it. On the free plan you play in 1080p, you may wait in a queue, and a session ends after 1 hour.
Is Apex Legends on Boosteroid?+
No. Apex Legends is not on Boosteroid now. It is on GeForce NOW.
Is Apex Legends on PlayStation Plus?+
No. Apex Legends is not on PlayStation Plus now. It is on GeForce NOW.
Is Apex Legends on Xbox Cloud Gaming?+
No. Apex Legends is not on Xbox Cloud Gaming now. It is on GeForce NOW.
Is Apex Legends on Amazon Luna?+
No. Apex Legends is not on Amazon Luna now. It is on GeForce NOW.
Do I need to buy Apex Legends to play it in the cloud?+
No. Apex Legends is free to play, so there is no copy to buy. On GeForce NOW, press Mark as owned on the game's page and it joins your library. You pay for the cloud service separately.
Can you play Apex Legends in the cloud for free?+
Yes, and nothing is bought at any point: Apex Legends is free to play and the GeForce NOW free plan can start it. On the free plan you play in 1080p, you may wait in a queue, and a session ends after 1 hour. A paid plan removes the queue and allows longer sessions.
Can I play Apex Legends with a controller?+
Yes. Apex Legends has full controller support. It plays on a phone, tablet or TV with a gamepad.
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