How we track game availability

Since 2021, cloudbase.gg has made it easy to see where you can play your favorite games in the cloud. We track over 10,000 games on 9 services, check every service automatically every two hours and test edge cases by hand.

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How we check

Most of our data comes from automatic checks every two hours. We back them up in two ways:

  • We test games on the services ourselves and read their official docs and support pages. Since 2021, we’ve tested hundreds of games this way.
  • Many players help by reporting changes they spot. We check every report before we update the data.

Every game page shows when we last checked it, down to the minute.

Game page showing when all services were last verified and two services the game is playable on
Game page for Rust with one service where the game is playable, one in maintenance and one where it is unavailable

What the statuses mean

Each service on a game page shows one of three statuses:

  • Game playable means you can stream the game on this service right now.
  • Unavailable means you can’t play the game on this service right now. Use Get notified and we’ll email you when it arrives.
  • Maintenance means the service has taken the game offline for a while, usually for an update or a technical issue.

What you need to play

For each service, the game page also shows what you need to play:

  • Plan shows the cheapest plan that runs the game. Any tier means every plan works. Or higher means that plan and all bigger ones. View details shows every plan and the stores that work, like Steam or Epic.
  • Game included means the game comes with your subscription. Own game required means you link the store account where you own the game.
  • Free-to-play game means the game itself is free, though you may need to link your store or launcher account.
  • Install-to-Play on GeForce NOW means the game installs automatically when you launch it, which takes a couple of minutes. It needs a paid plan.
  • Stream your own game on Xbox Cloud Gaming means you need to own or buy the Xbox Store version.
GeForce NOW card with details open, showing which plans run the game and which stores work
Logos of the 9 cloud gaming services we track

Where our data comes from

We use the most reliable public source for each service. For most streaming services, that’s their official games list. For PlayStation, we use the PlayStation PC app, because it shows what you can actually stream on a Windows PC.

Cloud PCs like Shadow PC, airgpu and CloudDeck don’t have an official games list. We automatically read their compatibility pages instead and review what they list. CloudDeck runs games on Linux through Proton, so there we also check ProtonDB.

On a cloud PC you can install almost anything, so Unavailable there means the game won’t run, usually because of anti-cheat.

Found something wrong?

Send it through our report form. We usually look into reports within 24 hours. Catalogs can differ from country to country, so if a game looks different where you live, let us know too.