First launched in October 2019, Valve’s ‘Remote Play Together’ feature lets you play local multiplayer games online through Steam. The company has now updated the feature to work even with users who don’t have a Steam account. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at how you can use Steam’s Remote Play Together to play games with your friends without being physically present in the same room.

With Remote Play Together, your friend doesn’t even have to own or install the game to play with you. All they need is a decent internet connection for the feature to work as intended. If you’re the host, make sure that your system has at least a quad-core CPU. While your friend’s system doesn’t need bleeding-edge specifications, it should have a GPU that supports hardware-accelerated H264 decoding.

  • Play Local Multiplayer Games with Steam Users
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Play Local Multiplayer Games with Steam Users

  1. Open Steam and download any game that supports Steam Remote Play Together. If you have already downloaded a compatible game, launch it. If you have a massive Steam library, you can use the Remote Play Together filter to view compatible games that you already own. You can find a list of supported Remote Play Together games here.

In a recent update, Valve made it possible for anyone without a Steam account to join Remote Play Together. However, this functionality is limited to Steam beta users at the moment. In addition, you can invite just a single friend without a Steam account. Others will have to join in using their Steam account.

  1. Steam will now urge you to restart the client. Click on ‘Restart Steam’ to proceed further.

So, that’s how you can use Steam’s remote play together to play your favorite local multiplayer games with your friends online. Although limited to a single player, the ability to invite players without a Steam account should reduce the friction in getting started. If you’re looking for new local multiplayer games, do not forget to check out our article on the best split-screen games.