You can play StarCraft in the cloud on GeForce NOW and Boosteroid. 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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StarCraft on GeForce NOW
Your GeForce NOW plan decides how good StarCraft 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 sells GeForce NOW itself here, in US dollars.
- Can play StarCraft
- 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 StarCraft
- 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 StarCraft
- 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 StarCraft
Who made it, when it came out, and how it plays. The same on each service.
- DEVELOPER
- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
- RELEASE DATE
- Mar 31, 1998
- GENRES
- Strategy
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StarCraft cloud gaming FAQ
Can you play StarCraft in the cloud?+
Yes. StarCraft is on 2 cloud gaming services: GeForce NOW and Boosteroid. You play it on a PC, phone, tablet or TV. You download and install nothing.
Is StarCraft on GeForce NOW?+
Yes. StarCraft is on GeForce NOW. You must own the game on Battle.net. 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 StarCraft on Boosteroid?+
Yes. StarCraft is on Boosteroid. You need your own copy on Battle.net. A Boosteroid subscription is also required.
Is StarCraft on PlayStation Plus?+
No. StarCraft is not on PlayStation Plus now. It is on GeForce NOW and Boosteroid.
Is StarCraft on Xbox Cloud Gaming?+
No. StarCraft is not on Xbox Cloud Gaming now. It is on GeForce NOW and Boosteroid.
Is StarCraft on Amazon Luna?+
No. StarCraft is not on Amazon Luna now. It is on GeForce NOW and Boosteroid.
Do I need to buy StarCraft to play it in the cloud?+
No. StarCraft 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. Boosteroid runs it from a library you connect too. You pay for the cloud service separately.
Can you play StarCraft in the cloud for free?+
Yes, and nothing is bought at any point: StarCraft 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.
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