02 / Nova · Client experience
A game streaming client that understands the host.So you know what happens next.
Nova keeps the Moonlight-compatible stream path, then adds the context normal clients leave out: launch intent, session ownership, host tuning, stream health, and safe ways to leave.
Shipping now: Android handhelds, phones, tablets, and TV.
The client loop
Browse. Decide. Control.
A game-streaming client should explain the session before, during, and after play—not just hand you a grid and disappear when things get weird.
- 01
Browse
Open a host-backed library with cover art, filters, source badges, visible controller focus, and active-session state.
- 02
Decide
See Private Stream, Virtual Display, watch, resume, and host recommendations before the launch button does anything.
- 03
Control
Use Command Center and NovaHUD for stream health, tuning, reconnects, controller actions, and genuinely safe disconnects.
Compatible without being generic
A richer client, not a locked-in one.
Pair Nova with a standard Moonlight-compatible host for normal GameStream behavior. Pair it with Polaris when you want the client to understand what the host is actually about to do.
MOONLIGHT-COMPATIBLE HOST
The familiar stream path
- Pairing and app launch
- Wake-on-LAN when host metadata allows
- Standard GameStream playback and input
WITH POLARIS
The host-aware experience
- Library metadata, art, and launch context
- Private Stream, Virtual Display, and Mirror choices
- Watch, resume, tuning provenance, and session truth
Platform truth
Android today. More surfaces tomorrow.
Nova is available today on Android.
Steam Deck, Linux, and iOS integrations are in development, not yet available.
Android
Available nowHandhelds · phones · tablets · Android TV
Steam Deck
In developmentFuture client integration · not yet available
Linux
In developmentFuture client integration · not yet available
iOS
In developmentFuture client integration · not yet available
Built for the couch, not a cursor
Controller focus you can actually see.
Nova is tuned first for landscape handhelds and Android TV. D-pad focus remains legible, Command Center stays reachable mid-stream, and disconnecting the client is kept separate from ending the host session.
- 120 Hz
- when the client display and host support it
- 3 ABIs
- ARM64, 32-bit ARM, and x86_64 release APKs
- 0 accounts
- required for direct, local streaming
The host-aware client
Put your stream in your hands.
Start with the ARM64 APK for most Android handhelds, phones, and modern Android TV devices. Other Android builds and checksums live on Releases.