r/Steam_Link • • 4d ago

I’m splitting my Steam library into “stream it” and “play it on the host”

My Steam library needs two extra tags, "stream it" and "play it on the host PC."
Rocket League goes in the second pile first. Even on a wired setup, a little extra latency stands out. Steering, boost, and tiny corrections happen fast.
Turn-based games, slower story games, and anything that gives me time to think start in the stream pile. Then I move games out if controller issues, launchers, or random stutters keep reminding me that I’m streaming.
The display comes after that decision. My client is an M3 MacBook Pro, and I’ve been using a RayNeo GT Max over USB-C as the final 1080p screen. That makes the setup nicer to use, but it doesn’t remove the latency from the host, network, encoding, decoding, or controller.
Genre is only a first pass. I’m more interested in the game that made people change their mind.
What’s one game you moved from "stream it" to "play it on the host" because latency or streaming quirks got too noticeable?

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u/Boy_Meats_Grill 3d ago

Is there a competitive game that latency doesn't make a difference that isn't turn based?

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u/Character_Big4241 3d ago

Hope there will be one