Remote Play Together is finally here for everyone, as it has now left the Beta stage, with Valve opening the feature to the general public.

Remote Play Together Gets a General Release

Do you want to play games with friends, but you don't all own the same title? This can leave you in a tricky spot. Unless you're a Steam user, of course, because you can now Remote Play Together with anybody.

In a Steam news post, Valve has confirmed that Steam Remote Play now features the Remote Play Together function. The best part? Only one of you needs to own the game and anyone can join in, even if you don't subscribe to Steam!

What Is Remote Play Together?

The concept of Remote Play Together is a simple one. Valve puts it like this:

Steam offers thousands of games you can share with friends and family to play together online. Jump into any of your own Remote Play Together games with local multiplayer support. Then, grab a link to your game from the Friends list, send it to anyone however you like, and you'll be playing together in no time.

So, Steam's Remote Play Together feature allows you to share your game with anybody. They don't even need a Steam account; you can email them the link and off you go.

How Does Steam's Remote Play Together Work?

We've already covered how to use Steam's Remote Play Together feature in detail. However, we'll let Valve tell you in its own words how it works:

New to the thousands of Remote Play Together titles on Steam, you can now invite anyone to join your local multiplayer game with just a URL! Up to four players, or even more in ideal conditions, can instantly join in the fun.

Explaining the feature further, the news post reads:

Only the host needs to own and install the game, while additional players connect through Steam Remote Play streaming technology using either Steam or the Steam Link app. No account is needed to join your game from Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS or Android devices.

So, there you have it. You can now play your games with whoever you please. Just copy the link and send it to your friends—you'll be remotely playing together in no time.

Now You Can Remote Play Together on Steam

Well, what are you waiting for? Get Steam fired up and invite your friends to a game none of them really want to play, but now they have nowhere to hide because "I can't afford to buy it" is no longer a valid excuse.

In all seriousness, though, hats off to Valve for introducing this feature. Given that we're all so physically distant from each other right now, this is a fantastic addition to the Steam ecosystem which, again, emphasizes the platform's community ethos.

Communities—now, more than ever—are of crucial importance and it is great to see Steam fostering its own social spaces, unlike some other big gaming names.