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On April 10, 2025, Razer announced a new fully free game broadcasting application called PC Remote Play. The application operates similarly to the popular STEAM link app: you can diffuse a gameplay from your PC to a secondary device, usually a smartphone. You can do it on the same network as your PC or even from different networks in the world, assuming that Internet speeds are quite fast. In other words, you can play almost any PC game you have on your smartphone anywhere in the world.
Of course, with Steam Link already incredibly popular and other options that have been available for a long time, I immediately wondered which Razer PC Remote Play could offer that other services did not. Well, not only Razer PC remotely plays a formidable application alone, but there is in fact an aspect which distinguishes it from the competition.
The configuration of the RAZER PC distance game is quite simple
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First of all, you should know that Razer has not created a PC distance reading from zero. Instead, it is based on the already existing Moonlight application. If you are not familiar, Moonlight (and its Sunshine Compagnon application) is a customer to broadcast open-source games that work on several platforms. Essentially, Razer took the heart of the moonlight, changed it a little to make it easier to use, then flayed it with the Razer style.
Razer has started to create this application because it is based on the Moonlight Open Source application.
I am delighted with this with open arms because, as much as I like the moonlight, it is a pain to install. It is also ugly, with the Android application, in particular, seeming to have been designed 10 years ago (it was essentially). Razer plunged to solve these two problems is excellent news, as far as I am concerned.
In this spirit, the Razer PC distance game is quite easy to configure, especially if you know Moonlight. First of all, you Install the PC application from Reading Remote on your Android phone (or Android tablet, iPhone, iPad or any device Razer currently supports). Then you install the Razer Cortex App on your Windows / Laptop PC. You launch the two applications and connect them together using a pin provided by the mobile application. Once the two systems have been connected, you can start playing any game installed on your PC.
Fortunately, Razer rationalizes the configuration of this application, which makes it more user -friendly than the moonlight.
Be notified, however, that Razer pushes you to install other applications while you do this – applications that are not necessary for PC PC PC to work. It’s sly, but people familiar with Razer as a business will know that it’s just the level of the course. Beginners must simply be aware that, no matter what you see during your two installations, you only need two applications for this: Cortex on your Windows machine, then the PC Remote Play app on your phone. He is sure to jump all other installation requests.
Once you have connected your systems, it’s time to start playing!
The use of PC distance game is a breeze
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For the best PC distance game experience, you will need a physical entry, such as a game controller. Unlike the Steam link, PC Remote Play is currently not supporting the commands on the screen. The Android application supports most game rides, however, and everything should “just work”. I connected my Sony Dualsense ($ 69.99 on Amazon) And my game Tarantula Pro ($ 69.99 on Amazon) through Bluetooth, and both worked very well. You can also use wired controllers to reduce latency. In fact, Razer has some mobile game controllers that he would like to sell you for this purpose, like the very good (but really expensive) Razer Kishi Ultra ($ 149.99 on Amazon).
As with Moonlight, you have full access to your whole PC while you are broadcasting. If you wanted, you can skip the controller and connect a keyboard and a mouse instead, then use Razer PC Remote Play as a remote desktop application. Obviously, it is designed to be friendly with the games, but all it does is to reflect your office, so you can do all the needs at the time.
The PC distance game lacks controls on the screen, which is a disappointment, but the use of a physical gamepad has worked perfectly.
For my tests, I played a few steam games (cult of the lamb and the horizon prohibited in the west) using a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and everything worked perfectly. The latency was low, the speeds were high and the resolution was clear. Admittedly, my Wi-Fi network at home is really fast, and my office pc has an NVIDIA RTX 4090 inside, so my experience could be better than most.
I also tried to play emulators. Dolphin and CEMU both worked without a hitch. I needed to jump on my PC to configure the controller’s support within each emulator, but once I did this, I played gamecube and Wii U games without care.
Everything I tried just worked without my need to modify anything.
An area of improvement could, however, work, however, is to be able to access the application settings without backing up my flow. With the Steam Link application, for example, you can press four fingers anywhere on the screen, and a menu will appear that allows you to end the flow, adjust the controls, etc. Razer should adopt something like that, because it was a pain to cut my flow whenever I wanted to modify something.
There is one thing that even Steam Link could learn to razer here.
The reason why the RAZER PC distance game is better than the Steam connection
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What really separates the Razer PC distance game from Steam Link (and even Moonlight) is that it creates its own virtual “monitor” when you configure it on Windows. It may seem a minor thing, but that makes a huge difference, especially if the monitor’s appearance ratio connected to your PC is rare.
For example, if you have an ultra-related instructor connected to your PC, out of the box, Steam Link will reflect this aspect report on your phone. This is not ideal, because what you see on your phone will be tiny, with huge black bars and under your game. There are ways to solve this problem on the steam link and the moonlight, but they force you to do additional work. Razer PC Remote Play, however, corrects this for you during the initial configuration.
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During the configuration, you will see the screenshot above. This allows your PC to create a new monitor specifically for streaming with PC remotely. When you activate the PC distance game, your PC will switch to this virtual monitor and broadcast the gameplay on your phone in an appearance / resolution of appearance that has meaning. You may have to change the setting in play for the perfect look, but you will not need to spoil with macros, plug-ins or anything else.
Most people who read this probably have their game platform connected to a standard 16: 9 monitor, so it will not be too important for you. If you use something less common, you probably know exactly why this feature is a boon.
I think Razer PC Remote Play is an addition worthy of the world of private game streaming, especially with its careful display tip.
I think the RAZER PC distance game is a welcome addition to the world of game streaming applications. It could be behind Steam Link in some respects, thanks to its lack of commands on the screen and quick access to the settings, but its innovative display tip is great. It may also not be as robust as the moonlight, but it is certainly much easier to configure and use.
I want to finish this by stressing that, as all this is based on open source software which is linked to free licenses, the PC distance game must always be free. Razer should rebuild the service from zero to charge anything for this, so you don’t have to worry that it starts to cost money at a given time. Even if that was the case, you can always bounce back to the moonlight, which will be free forever.
What do you think? Are you going to give a photo to Razer PC remote control, or do you stay with a steam link or a moon clear? Let us know in the comments!
