Steam's Remote Play Together now lets you play with friends who don't have an account Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Steam's Remote Play Together now lets you play with friends who don't have an account Feature available as part of latest beta. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 26 Feb 2021 7 comments Valve's been finessing its nifty Remote Play Together feature over on Steam, and its latest beta has switched things up so that any friend you want to play your game won't need their own own Steam account to get stuck in, dramatically easing the point of entry. Remote Play Together, if you're unfamiliar, makes it possible for distant friends to play a game's local multiplayer mode over the internet as if they were all scrunched up together on a couch in the same room, with only one player needing to own a copy of the game. To get it to work, the owner begins by launching their chosen game, then invites their chums to play using Steam's Friends List. Upon accepting those requests, invited parties - regardless of whether they're on their own Steam-equipped PC or using Valve's Remote Play app on phone or tablet - can hop into a local multiplayer session via the wonders of streaming. Watch on YouTube Steam Remote Play Together trailer. The only wrinkle to this otherwise straightforward process came from the fact all players previously needed to have their own Steam accounts in order to join in. Now, however, Valve has streamlined the process so that invited friends can simply follow a provided link and join a game almost immediately - ideal for those times you might want to introduce Overcooked and the like to your gran, fidgety niece, or anyone else who doesn't have, want, or need a Steam log-in. This requires the owner to first launch their game then copy the generated invite link from their Friends List in the Steam Overlay. This can be shared via email, text, or any other preferred method, and the link will prompt the receiver to download the Steam Link app onto their device if they don't have it installed already, at which point they can start playing immediately. The link will also begin a session on an installed copy of Steam if that's where your friends are located. There's one important limitation right now, however; the link generated for Valve's new Invite Anyone feature will currently only work for one invited player without a Steam account - all other players will need to join a session using the traditional Friends List method. Steam users can put an early version of Invite Anyone through its paces right now via the latest Steam Client Beta. You'll find instructions on Valve's new blog update. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store