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FEATUREDComparison22 min readUpdated Sep 4, 2026

Best cloud gaming services in 2026

If you own games on Steam or Epic, GeForce NOW Ultimate is the best cloud gaming service in 2026. Boosteroid is the cheaper option with no hour cap, and Xbox Cloud Gaming includes the games but caps play at 5 to 15 hours a month from November.

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Players glide over a misty valley of rock towers and ruins at sunset, while others rest by a campfire below.
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Is Enshrouded on GeForce NOW? Yes. How to play it in the cloud

Enshrouded 1.0 streams on GeForce NOW from the Steam version you own, on a paid plan, and co-op works with friends on a local PC. Boosteroid and PlayStation Plus Premium stream it too. There’s no Xbox version until spring 2027.

Updated Nov 2, 2026
Geralt of Rivia, white-haired and bearded, in chain mail with a wolf medallion, stands in a dark village street.
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Is The Witcher 3 Remastered on GeForce NOW? Yes. How to play it in the cloud

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered streams on GeForce NOW from five PC stores, on a paid plan, and owners got it free with both expansions. Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming and PlayStation Plus Premium stream it too, from a copy you own.

Updated Oct 31, 2026
A swordsman in a wide hat, a long blade in hand, faces a burning giant in a field of flames.
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Is Phantom Blade Zero on GeForce NOW? Yes, from Steam. How to play it in the cloud

Phantom Blade Zero came out on October 29, 2026, and NVIDIA added it to GeForce NOW two days later, from the Steam version you own on a paid plan. Boosteroid runs the same copy, and PlayStation Plus Premium streams a bought PS5 copy.

Updated Oct 31, 2026
NVIDIA's DLSS 4.5 press image: a rendered game frame at the front, and behind it a receding stack of frames dissolving into green particles, the ones the GPU generated rather than drew.
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How to use the DLSS 4.5 controls on GeForce NOW

GeForce NOW lets you override a game’s DLSS settings from Settings, Gameplay, DLSS Overrides. Every plan can change Super Resolution, and Ultimate on an RTX 5080 machine adds Dynamic Multi Frame Generation up to 4x.

Updated Oct 15, 2026
A pilot in a helmet and oxygen mask looks up from the cockpit of a fighter jet, above the clouds.
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Is ACE COMBAT 8 on GeForce NOW? No. How to play it on Boosteroid

ACE COMBAT 8 came out on October 1, 2026, and GeForce NOW doesn’t have it. Boosteroid does, with the Steam version, and for now it’s the only cloud service that can run it.

Updated Oct 10, 2026
A giant creature with wings of red fire faces a lone swordsman in a burning hall.
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Is AION 2 on GeForce NOW? Not yet. AION 2 in the cloud, on a Mac and on Steam Deck

AION 2 came out worldwide on October 5, 2026, free to play on Steam. NC has opted it in to GeForce NOW and NVIDIA says it’s working on it, but there’s no date yet, and Boosteroid doesn’t have it either.

Updated Oct 16, 2026
A soldier in heavy armor walks out of a burning wreck, a shoulder-mounted weapon raised.
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Is Gears of War: E-Day on GeForce NOW? Yes. How to play it in the cloud

Gears of War: E-Day came out on October 6, 2026, and it streams from a Steam or Xbox copy on GeForce NOW’s paid plans and on Boosteroid. Game Pass Ultimate includes it on Xbox Cloud Gaming, with nothing else to buy.

Updated Oct 10, 2026
A player in white slides in to shoot as a defender in red lunges to block him.
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Is FC 27 on GeForce NOW? No. How to play EA SPORTS FC 27 in the cloud

EA SPORTS FC 27 came out on September 25, 2026, and GeForce NOW doesn’t have it. The only way to stream it is PlayStation Plus Premium with the digital PS5 version, while Game Pass Ultimate still streams FC 26.

Updated Oct 10, 2026
Boosteroid's game characters in purple and blue smoke, beside the Boosteroid mark and the words €16.89 a month on Ultra, up from €12.89.
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Boosteroid price increase: Ultra is €16.89 a month, the yearly plan stays at €89.89

On September 15, 2026, Boosteroid raised monthly Ultra from €12.89 to €16.89 and stopped selling Ultra Pro by the month. The yearly plan stays at €89.89, current members keep their price, and there’s still no hour limit.

Updated Oct 4, 2026
A dwarf in a fur cloak and a brown bear look across a green valley toward a walled city.
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Is WoW Forever on GeForce NOW? Yes. How to play it in the cloud

World of Warcraft: Forever streams on GeForce NOW since its launch on November 4, 2026, and Boosteroid added it in launch week. Both run it from your Battle.net account, and GeForce NOW members get a launch-week reward that covers game time until November 11.

Updated Nov 9, 2026
Three WARDOGS soldiers on a rocky slope as a Humvee flies over them.
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Is WARDOGS on cloud gaming? Yes, on GeForce NOW

WARDOGS streams on GeForce NOW through Steam, with nothing to install. You need to buy the game, and NVIDIA lists it on paid plans only. Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation Plus and Luna don’t carry it.

Updated Sep 12, 2026
Marvel’s Wolverine key art: Logan in the yellow and blue suit, claws out, in front of the game’s logo on a yellow background.
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Can you play Marvel’s Wolverine on cloud gaming? Yes, with PS Plus Premium

Marvel’s Wolverine came out on September 15, 2026, on PS5 only, and PlayStation Plus Premium streams it to a PS5 or a PlayStation Portal if you own the digital version. GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Xbox Cloud Gaming can’t, because there’s no PC or Xbox version.

Updated Sep 11, 2026
Hands hold an Xbox controller with a phone clipped on top showing Gears 5, beside the Xbox Cloud Gaming mark and the words 15 hours max per month, from November.
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Xbox Cloud Gaming hour limits: 15 hours a month on Ultimate, 5 on Essential

From November 2026, Game Pass includes 15 hours of cloud play a month on Ultimate, 10 on Premium and 5 on Essential, instead of unlimited play. Extra hours come in packs, from $3.99 for 10 hours in Microsoft’s test.

Updated Nov 2, 2026
NVIDIA’s NBA 2K27 comparison: Jayson Tatum at the free-throw line, with DLSS off on the left and DLSS on on the right.
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DLSS 5 arrives on GeForce NOW: everything you need to know

DLSS 5 has run on GeForce NOW’s Ultimate plan since September 3, 2026, starting with NBA 2K27, which makes it the one way to try it without an RTX 50 card. You switch it on in the game’s video settings.

Updated Nov 9, 2026
Pearl Abyss’ key art for Crimson Desert: Kliff raising a sword beside his shield, the Greymanes behind him, a desert city on one side and a burning green battlefield on the other.
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Crimson Desert has a demo now, and it runs on Twitch

Crimson Desert has had a free 20-minute demo on Twitch since August 31, 2026. It runs in a desktop browser on Amazon’s servers, with nothing to download, and the full game streams on GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
Two soldiers in black helmets with night-vision mounts aim rifles down a city street, a French flag patch on one sleeve.
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Is Modern Warfare 4 on GeForce NOW? Yes, inside the Call of Duty app. How to play it in the cloud

Modern Warfare 4 came out on October 23, 2026, and GeForce NOW and Boosteroid run it from launch inside the Call of Duty app, with a copy bought on Battle.net, Steam or the Xbox app. Xbox Cloud Gaming streams a bought copy on any Game Pass plan.

Updated Oct 25, 2026
A MacBook streaming Far Cry 6 through GeForce NOW, on NVIDIA’s green hexagon backdrop.
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Cloud gaming on Mac: GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud and what won’t work

GeForce NOW, Boosteroid and Shadow have native Mac apps, and Xbox Cloud Gaming and Amazon Luna run in a browser. PlayStation Plus is the one service that doesn’t stream to a Mac.

Updated Aug 30, 2026
A Steam Deck running the GeForce NOW app in Gaming Mode: the Games view with a DOOM: The Dark Ages banner and a My Library row of streamed games, on NVIDIA’s green-lit platform.
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GeForce NOW on Steam Deck: install, settings and fixes

GeForce NOW runs on the Steam Deck LCD and OLED through an official SteamOS app, so you no longer need the Chrome workaround. The OLED’s 90 fps and 4K when docked need the Ultimate plan.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
The Grand Theft Auto VI key art: Lucia and Jason, a speedboat, a flamingo and the Vice City skyline in Rockstar's sunset palette.
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Will GTA 6 be on GeForce NOW? No. GTA 6 and cloud gaming before November 19

GTA 6 comes out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026, with no PC version, so GeForce NOW and Boosteroid can’t run it. Xbox has ruled out streaming it to PC, and neither console store lists cloud streaming for it.

Updated Oct 25, 2026
Michael, Trevor and Franklin, the three GTA V protagonists, armed and in suits in front of a brick wall, with the Grand Theft Auto V logo.
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GTA 5 isn’t on GeForce NOW, but you can play it in the cloud

GTA V hasn’t been on GeForce NOW since Rockstar pulled it in 2019. You can still stream your PC copy on Boosteroid, or play it from the PlayStation Plus Premium catalogue on a PS5 or a PlayStation Portal, GTA Online included.

Updated Sep 6, 2026
Cover art of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3, side by side.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on GeForce NOW, but you can play it in the cloud

Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t on GeForce NOW. Boosteroid streams the PC copy you own at up to 4K and 120 fps, and it’s the only service that does, since PlayStation Plus has it to download, not to stream.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
The six services side by side: the GeForce NOW app, xbox.com/play, the Boosteroid library, PlayStation Plus, Amazon Luna and Shadow.
Comparison22 min read

Best cloud gaming services in 2026

If you own games on Steam or Epic, GeForce NOW Ultimate is the best cloud gaming service in 2026. Boosteroid is the cheaper option with no hour cap, and Xbox Cloud Gaming includes the games but caps play at 5 to 15 hours a month from November.

Updated Sep 4, 2026
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Boosteroid vs GeForce NOW in 2026

Both stream the PC games you already own. GeForce NOW has the better picture, more servers and a free plan, while Boosteroid has no hour cap and carries games GeForce NOW doesn’t.

Updated Sep 7, 2026
GeForce NOW's longest queues on 24 August 2026: 787 players ahead in Japan, a wait of about five and a half hours, then India, South Korea and Poland.
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How to skip the GeForce NOW queue, or at least shorten it

You can’t skip the GeForce NOW queue, because it means your region has no free machine. Playing outside peak hours, switching server region or moving off the free plan all shorten it.

Updated Aug 21, 2026
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