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Stadia Savepoint: October updates

It’s time for another round of our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In October, Stadia Pro subscribers claimed and played the more than 30 games in our growing library of titles. That included newly-added Pro games like Hello Engineer, which is available First on Stadia with State Share support, plus DreamWorks Spirit Lucky’s Big Adventure, Cake Bash, Mafia III Definitive Edition and Control Ultimate Edition. On top of that, Pro subscribers had access to Free Play Days for Borderlands 3 and Dead by Daylight.

New games on the Stadia store teleported players to a massive, open-world multiplayer sports playground in Riders Republic, while others trained to become the most powerful fighters in the universe in DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT. Stadia players were also the first to take on Anton Castillo’s regime in the action adventure game Far Cry 6, playable instantly at launch with no downloads.

A gif includes the title screen of DOOM Eternal, combat shotgun gameplay, and red and purple slides that say to compete with friends using State Share support.

October also marked more than 25 games on Stadia that support platform features like State Share, Stream Connect, Crowd Play and Crowd Choice. With State Share added to DOOM Eternal’s Horde Mode, Crowd Play in Serious Sam 4, permanent Stadia store categories, and new Help Center articles, there are more resources than ever to help you change the way you play your favorite Stadia games.

October also brought new Stadia features for players:

Direct touch support on iOS

Interact directly with a game using your iOS phone’s touch screen by tapping, sliding and pinching with your fingers — now available within HUMANKIND on Android and iOS.

The HUMANKIND direct touch menu shows instructions and diagrams entitled "Tap" "Drag" and "Hold".

Public parties

Public parties provide a new way to find and connect with users who want to play the same games as you.

A sequence of three images shows the Stadia UI with orange highlighted instructions for creating public parties, with lists of games to choose from and join.

Parties and voice chat on Android

Communicate with friends in parties on Android over both voice and game chat.

Bulk Capture deletion on web

Remove multiple Captures at a time with ease, making more room for your favorite game states, video clips and screenshots.

Stadia Pro updates

October content launches on Stadia:

New content announced in October for Stadia:

That’s all for now — as always, we’ll be back next month to share more updates. In the meantime, keep an eye on the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.

Stadia Savepoint: September updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In September, the Stadia Pro library grew to more than 30 games for subscribers to claim and play, with newly-added titles like PGA TOUR 2K21, ARK: Survival Evolved, Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition, Little Big Workshop, Wave Break, Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager. That’s a lot of games to play through, but subscribers can play them instantly once claimed, as long as they’re subscribed to Stadia Pro. In addition, last month included Free Play Days with Pro subscribers getting the chance to play games like Watch Dogs: Legion, Rainbow Six Siege and Madden NFL 22.

In addition, the Stadia store added new titles in September including Life is Strange: True Colors, the long-awaited sequel in the award-winning narrative adventure series from Square Enix. Players also sailed the high seas in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and fought to restore the balance between good and evil on Earth in Darksiders III. In fact, every Stadia player can now try From Space, a free multiplayer demo of the new top-down online co-op action game. With FIFA 22 Ultimate Edition, players who pre-ordered were able to play the new soccer title prior to launch.


September also brought new Stadia features for players:

Phone Link

Connect your Android or iOS phone to your compatible TV as a touch controller or use your phone to link your favorite compatible third-party controller. Find more information on our support page.

This video shows how Phone Link, the newest controller input option on Stadia, works to connect to games on your TV.

With Phone Link, playing Stadia on your TV is easier than ever.

Ubisoft+ expansion

Play a library of Ubisoft games for free with an Ubisoft+ subscription, now available in every territory where Stadia is available.


Stadia Pro updates

September content launches on Stadia:

New content coming to Stadia announced in September:

  • The Falconeer: Warrior Edition


That’s all for now — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.



Stadia Savepoint: August updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In August, Stadia Pro subscribers played through newly added games like PAW Patrol Mighty Pups: Save Adventure Bay, It Came From Space And Ate Our Brains, Epistory - Typing Chronicles, Killer Queen Black, Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition and GRIME. Claiming these titles within the growing Pro library of more than 20 games makes them easy to play instantly for as long as you’re a Pro subscriber. In addition, last month included Free Play Days every single weekend, with Pro subscribers getting the chance to play free games including Rainbow Six Siege, The Elder Scrolls Online and Far Cry 5.

A YouTube video features the launch trailer for Young Souls, a narrative RPG with action brawler elements that's available Only on Stadia.
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In addition, all players were able to jump into new games that launched on the Stadia store, which now includes over 200 titles! Kids and their families are embarking on a platforming adventure in Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure and creating the ultimate football teams in Madden NFL 22. 

In HUMANKIND, players are forming new civilizations and competing against each other with the unique State Share integration. And available First on Stadia, Young Souls is sending players underground to fight hordes of goblins in a narrative RPG mixed with serious-brawler action.


The month of August also brought new Stadia features for players:

Direct touch on Android

Interact directly with a game using your phone’s touch screen by tapping, sliding and pinching with your fingers. Now available within HUMANKIND on Android, coming soon to iOS.

Explore tab on mobile

Check out a new social feed to share and view gameplay captures and game states using State Share, as well as news from the Stadia Community Blog.

Change Stadia username on web

Edit your Stadia account username to something new on web. Find more details within the Stadia Help Center.


Stadia Pro updates

August content launches on Stadia:

New content coming to Stadia announced in August:

That’s all for now — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.



Stadia Savepoint: July updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In July, Stadia Pro subscribers enjoyed new games like Moonlighter, Street Power Football, Terraria and The Darkside Detective. Claiming these titles within the growing Pro library of more than 20 games makes them easy to play instantly, for as long as you’re a Pro subscriber. Plus, Stadia Pro offered free play weekends for Dead by Daylight, The Crew 2, Marvel’s Avengers and Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game.

In addition, fights broke out within the popular arcade-brawler Streets of Rage 4 when it launched on the Stadia store, while other players joined Luffy and his band of Straw Hat Pirates in the open world action-adventure ONE PIECE World Seeker. JRPG fans rejoiced with the arrivals of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and Cris Tales. For players interested in RPGs of the side-scrolling variety, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night delivered an homage to the Metroidvania series.

A tailer for Cris Tales
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While Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game officially launched in June, the arcade sports title was at the top of the leaderboards in July with the start of the in-person events in Tokyo. YouTube Creators have the chance to compete with their viewers in-game across 18 different olympic events with Crowd Play, available in beta (apply through our form for feature access.)

Crowd Play demo video.

Use Crowd Play on Stadia to play games with YouTube livestream viewers.

Game recommendations on Google TV

Look for recommendations for recently played games within the “Top Picks for You” section on Google TV’s home screen.

Smart suggestions for new friends on web, mobile

The friends list on web and mobile devices now contains smart suggestions for new friends based on platform interactions and other player activity.

Stadia Pro updates

July content launches on Stadia:

New games coming to Stadia announced in July:

That’s all for now — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.


Stadia Savepoint: June updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In June, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege launched with instant access to 5v5 PVP action in the latest North Star season, including support for cross-play and cross-progression with PC and Luna. Players also competed within Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game, which supports Crowd Play Beta. June also gave players the chance to experiment with building new creations in Hello Engineer First on Stadia in Early Access, which includes support for State Share.

GIF showcasing how State Share works within Hello Engineer

In addition, Stadia Pro subscribers enjoyed new games like the action-platformer Blue Fire or jumped into titles like The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, Chronos: Before the Ashes and MotoGP™20. Claiming these titles within the growing Pro library of 20+ games makes them easy to play instantly, as long as you’re a Pro subscriber. Plus, Stadia Pro offered free play weekends in PGA TOUR 2K21 and Borderlands 3, the latter of which now supports cross-play so you can party up and fight your way across Pandora.

Last month, the Ubisoft+ beta expanded to six new countries. Subscribers in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland gained access to a growing library of Ubisoft titles playable on Stadia ($14.99 USD/€14.99 EUR per month, cancel anytime.) At the same time, Stadia revealed nine crowd-favorite games coming soon from the biggest Ubisoft series including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rayman.

A new promotion with AT&T gives US players six free months of Stadia Pro when they pick up a qualifying AT&T Fiber plan or 5G smartphone on an eligible AT&T unlimited wireless plan. For a limited time, AT&T customers who redeem this offer can purchase a Stadia Premiere Edition for 80% off at only $19.99 USD, while supplies last. More details here.

Stadia games being played on a TV through Chromecast with Google TV

On June 23, we launched the first version of Stadia on Chromecast with Google TV and other officially supported Android TV OS devices. For all other Android TV OS devices, players can opt into experimental support to play Stadia. (See more details on our support page.)

Stadia loading on Google with Chromecast TV, Android TV


Stadia on iOS

Stadia has left the experimental stage on iOS and now features the ability to optimize and adjust resolution within the Progressive Web App.

Stadia support for Chrome on Android

Play games on Stadia using Chrome on Android, with access to your profiles, gameplay captures and the Stadia store.

Sign in with multiple profiles for multiplayer gameplay

Sign-in with up to four Stadia profiles for gameplay on a single screen with support for local multiplayer. Currently supported in Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game.


Stadia Pro updates


June content launches on Stadia:


New games coming to Stadia announced in June:


That’s all for now — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.



Stadia Savepoint: May updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In May, players summoned the courage to take on the terrors of Resident Evil Village and competed in freestyle events around the world in Street Power Football. It wasn’t all intense gameplay, though — Stadia players happily managed vineyards in Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator.

In addition to these games available now on the Stadia store, subscribers to Stadia Pro played new titles like STAR WARS: Jedi Fallen Order, Trine 4 - The Nightmare Prince, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and Floor Kids. Claiming these titles within the growing Pro library of 25+ games makes them easy to play instantly, as long as you’re a Pro subscriber!

We’re well on our way to adding more than 100 games to the Stadia store during 2021. In fact, during May we gave players a sneak peek at Super Animal Royale, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - The Official Video Game and Control Ultimate Edition. Plus, we’re looking forward to the launch of Ubisoft’s next entry in the Far Cry franchise with Far Cry 6 on Oct. 7, 2021!


Stadia Pro updates


May content launches on Stadia:


New games coming to Stadia announced in May:

That’s all for now — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.


Stadia Savepoint: April updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and updates on Stadia.

In April, players took up detective work in Judgment as well as within The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, solving everything from macabre mysteries to violent crimes. They protected countless treasures from intruders in Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager and breakdanced to the beat in Floor Kids.

In addition to these April games available now on the Stadia store, subscribers to Stadia Pro played new titles like Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA and PIKUNIKU — which they can claim as long as they’re Pro subscribers. More games to add to their growing library on Stadia!

We announced 10 new games from Stadia Makers, the program created in partnership with Unity to support independent developers bringing creative and unique games to the Stadia store. That includes FORECLOSED from Merge Games, a narrative-driven cyberpunk action-adventure coming in summer 2021, and Figment 2: Creed Valley from Bedtime Digital Games, a puzzle adventure through the human mind coming in fall 2021.

Following the April 1 launch of Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition as a Stadia Pro title, all Stadia players can also now play up to 60 minutes of Resident Evil Village ahead of its release on May 7. This demo is only available to play until May 9 at 5 PM Pacific time, no Stadia subscription or payment required.


Subscribe to Ubisoft+ within Stadia

Ubisoft+ is now available for players to subscribe to directly within Stadia, giving subscribers instant access to an expanded library of their favorite Ubisoft titles. Only available in the U.S.

Search bar on web

Finding your favorite games and add-ons is much easier with a search bar on web.

Stadia library update

An updated user interface for your Stadia library makes it a breeze to keep track of all your claimed and purchased games.

Stadia Savepoint April 2021 - Search bar and Library page UI updates added

An update to Library functionality and a search bar on web is available now.

Stadia Pro updates

April content launches on Stadia:

New games coming to Stadia announced in April:

That’s all for April — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.

Stadia Savepoint: March updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and changes for Stadia.

In March, players took to the pitch in FIFA 21 and explored an open-world of a bizarre, over-the-top city in Saints Row: The Third Remastered. They raced high-octane cars in DIRT 5 and started their journey as a legendary hero in Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition. In addition to these March games available now on the Stadia store, subscribers to Stadia Pro played new titles like PixelJunk Raiders, AVICII Invector, PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle and Reigns — all on top of their existing library of Pro games.

State Share, the platform feature that’s only possible on Stadia, is now available in PixelJunk Raiders and gives players the ability to share gameplay clips and screenshots that create portals for friends to play their procedurally-generated levels. Available Only on Stadia, PixelJunk Raiders is an action adventure rogue-like that uses State Share in a unique way, allowing you to add new items and weapons to the levels that you share, changing future playthroughs for other players.

Pre-order Resident Evil Village Now + Free Stadia Premiere Edition
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Resident Evil Village launches worldwide on May 7, 2021, available to purchase and play instantly on Stadia.

This March, Stadia announced that the survival horror series Resident Evil would be making its way to players. Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition launched yesterday, April 1, on the Stadia store and is free to claim and play for Stadia Pro subscribers. In addition, pre-orders and purchases of Resident Evil Village before May 21 at midnight Pacific time get you a free Stadia Premiere Edition while supplies last (terms apply). You can find more information within the official announcement.


New free game

HITMAN - Free Starter Pack is free for all Stadia players to claim and play, no Stadia Pro necessary. Play select missions across the entire HITMAN - World of Assassination trilogy, with all challenges and State Share functionality enabled. Other free games on Stadia include Destiny 2, Super Bomberman R Online and Crayta: Starter Edition.


Stadia Pro updates

March content launches on Stadia:

New games coming to Stadia announced in March:

That’s all for March — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.



Stadia Savepoint: January and February updates

It’s time for another update to our Stadia Savepoint series, recapping the new games, features and changes for Stadia.

So far in 2021, players have traveled the world over in the spy thriller HITMAN 3, and they’ve gone long for touchdown passes in Madden NFL 21. They’ve brawled in 16-bit action in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World™: The Game, and they’ve discovered the dark secrets of an ominous world in Little Nightmares II, available now in Stadia Pro. Subscribers to Stadia Pro also gained instant access to play new games like Hotline Miami, Figment and Enter the Gungeon on top of the existing library of Pro games available to play as soon as you sign up.

State Share launched in January — the newest platform feature available only on Stadia — and it lets you capture playable slices of supported games and share them with friends. It's as simple as taking a capture in-game and a game state will be automatically attached. Share the state via link to give friends the chance to try the same mission or custom level, beat your high score or experience new in-game content. Try it now across the entire HITMAN - World of Assassination trilogy as well as PixelJunk Raiders (play for free in Stadia Pro). State Share will be coming to more games soon.

Hitman 3 - Now available for purchase on the Stadia store.

Play a custom game state in HITMAN 3 with State Share by clicking here to play on Stadia. You’ll need to own HITMAN 3 to use this link.

If you haven’t already, try free games like February’s new Crayta: Starter Edition, which allows everyone on Stadia to create games, share them with friends and play community creations at the click of a link. Other free games on Stadia include Destiny 2 and Super Bomberman R Online!

More than 100 games are coming to the Stadia store in 2021, including FIFA 21 (March 17), Kaze and the Wild Masks (March 26), Outriders (April 1) and Judgment (April 23). We’re also looking forward to jumping into Far Cry 6, Riders Republic and First on Stadia games like Hello Engineer.

State Share now available

State Share, available in HITMAN 1, HITMAN 2, HITMAN 3 and PixelJunk Raiders, gives players the opportunity to share a playable slice of their games with others. (See more details on our support page.)

Native Stadia support for LG TVs

In the second half of 2021, select LG televisions will include built-in access to play on Stadia.

Stadia Pro updates

January and February content launches on Stadia:

New games coming to Stadia announced in January and February:

That’s all for January and February — we’ll be back next month to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for the latest news.

Stadia Savepoint: July updates

With July coming to a close, let’s take a look back at our latest Stadia Connect and some other updates we’ve brought to Stadia this month.

In our Stadia Connect, we announced 16 new games and five exclusives on their way to players, representing titles from publishers including Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, 2K Games, Square Enix and Activision. With titles like Outcasters and Orcs Must Die! 3 that are Only on Stadia and exclusive for a limited time, plus new partnerships with Harmonix, Uppercut Games and Supermassive Games for upcoming games, we’re bringing an immense amount of content for players to look forward to. And if you want to try out our first Stadia Games and Entertainment title, Orcs Must Die! 3, click here to play instantly if you already own the game or are a Pro subscriber.

As for other news in July, Stadia players created and played multiplayer games in Crayta and tore up the track in F1® 2020, in addition to many other games now available for purchase on the Stadia store. We also worked with our partners to announce new games coming soon to Stadia including Strange Brigade on August 1, Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break on August 14 into Stadia Pro, plus Celeste, El Hijo: A Wild West Tale, Far Cry 6 and Sniper Elite 4 arriving soon. Stay tuned for these games, plus PGA Tour 2K21 on August 21.

Stadia Connect Official Recap In 3 Minutes | 7.14.2020

Play Stadia with mobile data

Opt in to a new Experiment rolling out within the Stadia app to play games using 4G and 5G on your Android mobile device. This feature may increase mobile data usage up to 2.7GB/hr. Gameplay is service-, network-, connection-, and game-dependent, and this Experiment may not be available for all games in all areas. 

State Share Beta with Crayta

Experience State Share Beta, an early version of the Stadia Enhanced Feature called State Share, within Crayta. Just create a link and share it with other players, sending them instantly into your game to collaborate while creating games or to play together.

Game stats on web

We’ve added support for developers to introduce player statistics, such as total time played and games won. They’re visible within the Achievements list on Stadia.com. 

More important features

  • Find your friends on Stadia via their Gmail address.
  • Browse the Stadia store and Home page via Landscape mode, now supported in the Stadia app on mobile devices.
  • Use the Google Assistant button on the Stadia Controller while playing games on Chromecast to get access to quick answers and actions.

Stadia Pro updates

Recent content launches on Stadia

New games coming to Stadia

That’s it for July—we’ll be back soon to share more updates. As always, stay tuned to the Stadia Community Blog, Facebook and Twitter for the latest news.