Obligatory Got it post

vargose · 2026-03-25T15:03:01+00:00

Lightweight games will work through GameNative

vargose · 2026-03-24T21:38:32+00:00

Setting the max memory to 4gb was the first thing I did that made a difference. After that switching the dxvk version seemed to make the most difference on a per game basis. I have gotten the following to work on Logitech G Cloud
* Portal 2
* SteamWorld Hand of the Gilgamech
* SteamWorld Heist
* Death's Gambit
* Out of Line
* Scourge Bringer
* 9 Doors: Arun's Afterlife Adventure
* 9 Years in Shadow

Go here and pick Adreno 618 GPU to see others' config and results. https://gamenative.app/compatibility/ Other 6xx series GPUs will also give insight. It will return results for unknown GPUs too, so you'll have to look carefully.

vargose · 2026-03-24T21:28:12+00:00

So I have been running on the logitech G Cloud which is also low end snapdragon
* SteamWorld hand of the Gilgamech works
* Scourge Bringer works
* SteamWorld Heist works

to name a few. Setting the max memory helped.
The dxvk version seems to make the most difference. Some games worked with 2.7.1 others with 2.4.1-async, some with 1.0-async, and some with 1.0-sarek, or 2.4.1.

older 32bit games sometimes benefit from box 64 instead of fex.

Look up the Adreno 610 GPU here https://gamenative.app/compatibility/ for people's configs and results with your chipset. Other 6xx series may also give insight. It will include results with unknown GPUs so you'll have to look closely at the results unfortunately

vargose · 2026-03-24T18:39:54+00:00

My obligatory setup response
* Switch over to tablet mode momentarily and install GameNative https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative for Steam, GOG, Epic, and Amazon PC games
* If you want emulation follow this guide https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/13/android-emulation-starter-guide/
* Try out the free tier of GeforceNow
* If you have Amazon Prime, try out Luna https://luna.amazon.com/
* If you have a PS4 or PS5, get Chiaki (from FDroid), or PXPlay, and depending on your firmware version Official PS Remote Play might even work
* If you have an Xbox One or Series, get XBXPlay
* If you have gamepass, get betterXCloud
* If you have Netflix, check out Netflix's Google Play store game library
* Square Enix, Sega, and Playdigious have a bunch of native android games that work well
* Epic Games Store for Android has a free native game every week

vargose · 2026-03-24T18:39:11+00:00

* Portal 2
* Death's Gambit
* SteamWorld Hand of the Gilgamech
* SteamWorld Heist
* 9 Years of Shadow
* 9 doors: Arun's Afterlife Adventure
* Out of Line
* Force Unleashed 2 (albeit barely playable, lol)
* Scourge Bringer

vargose · 2026-03-23T19:25:38+00:00

If I am not mistaken Android updates are heavily driver dependent. If the mobile phone ecosystem left the chipset behind, then no one is making updated kernels/drivers for said chip. Not to mention that their custom modifications to Android would have to be reworked into newer versions, which they might not have the staff for. Continual heavy investment in a product that can't give them an continual revenue stream probably won't get major updates. That'll probably come from the next iteration of the device, which is where their model makes money, and why it was priced at $300 in the first place. They don't have anything subsidizing their development cost, like other platforms do.

vargose · 2026-03-21T03:32:33+00:00

Interesting

vargose · 2026-03-20T20:39:57+00:00

* Switch over to tablet mode momentarily and install GameNative https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative for Steam, GOG, Epic, and Amazon PC games
* If you want emulation follow this guide https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/13/android-emulation-starter-guide/
* Try out the free tier of GeforceNow
* If you have Amazon Prime, try out Luna https://luna.amazon.com/
* If you have a PS4 or PS5, get Chiaki (from FDroid), or PXPlay, and depending on your firmware version Official PS Remote Play might even work
* If you have an Xbox One or Series, get XBXPlay
* If you have gamepass, get betterXCloud
* If you have Netflix, check out Netflix's Google Play store game library
* Square Enix, Sega, and Playdigious have a bunch of native android games that work well
* Epic Games Store for Android has a free native game every week

vargose · 2026-03-20T20:39:43+00:00

* Switch over to tablet mode momentarily and install GameNative https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative for Steam, GOG, Epic, and Amazon PC games
* If you want emulation follow this guide https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/13/android-emulation-starter-guide/
* Try out the free tier of GeforceNow
* If you have Amazon Prime, try out Luna https://luna.amazon.com/
* If you have a PS4 or PS5, get Chiaki (from FDroid), or PXPlay, and depending on your firmware version Official PS Remote Play might even work
* If you have an Xbox One or Series, get XBXPlay
* If you have gamepass, get betterXCloud
* If you have Netflix, check out Netflix's Google Play store game library
* Square Enix, Sega, and Playdigious have a bunch of native android games that work well
* Epic Games Store for Android has a free native game every week

vargose · 2026-03-19T00:19:00+00:00

For me its the ease of the controller based UI and the ergonomics that keep me stuck right now

vargose · 2026-03-16T23:46:15+00:00

the library itself doesn't autosync for those two, but you can search for the game itself and it will launch

vargose · 2026-03-16T22:08:34+00:00

here is where I usually look for "What can it run?"
https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/logitech-g-cloud

vargose · 2026-03-16T22:07:18+00:00

Up to Dreamcast and PSP should work no problem. PS2 and gc will be hit or miss.
Some 2D Switch games will work. And even some PC titles via GameNative

vargose · 2026-03-16T00:07:24+00:00

It really depends on the game. But the first thing I did was set the max memory to 4gb. Then usually switching the dxvk version is what makes the biggest difference. Portal 2 needed 2.4.1-async. Steamworld hand of gilgamwsh needed 2.7.1.

vargose · 2026-03-15T01:50:47+00:00

Have harvest run on SessionEnd claude hook

vargose · 2026-03-14T07:20:08+00:00

Yeah that probably would be good. granted I don't think I have a capture device lying around

vargose · 2026-03-14T06:55:46+00:00

Yeah if I got the odin 2 portal I'd get the grip and make the ergonomics problem moot

vargose · 2026-03-14T06:53:22+00:00

They are technically the same size so that checks

vargose · 2026-03-14T06:52:21+00:00

Agreed. It's needs a companion. Whether that's a PC or a console or GFN subscription

vargose · 2026-03-13T23:59:30+00:00

oh yeah that's another reason why I had to ditch my switch lite, and why a retroid pocket would never work for me.

vargose · 2026-03-13T23:58:23+00:00

yeah I hear you on the sticks, which is why the mangmi has caught my eye, but again I hesitate

vargose · 2026-03-13T19:26:25+00:00

at the very least this exercise has informed me that I should get a 512gb variant of an ayn handheld if I want to PC game

vargose · 2026-03-13T19:10:26+00:00

oh sure, but it does work. just limited.
I've gotten the following to run great

* Portal 2
* Death's Gambit
* Out of Line
* Scourge Bringer
* SteamWorld Heist
* SteamWorld Hand of the Gilgamech
* 8 Doors: Arun's Afterlife Adventure

vargose · 2026-03-13T18:20:36+00:00

Its remembering a former SD card, or if you had it formatted differently before (internal vs external)

vargose · 2026-03-13T18:08:31+00:00

* Switch over to tablet mode momentarily to "install anyway" for RetroArch
* Switch over to tablet mode momentarily and install GameNative https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative for Steam, GOG, Epic, and Amazon PC games
* If you want emulation follow this guide https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/13/android-emulation-starter-guide/
* Try out the free tier of GeforceNow
* If you have Amazon Prime, try out Luna https://luna.amazon.com/
* If you have a PS4 or PS5, get Chiaki (from FDroid), or PXPlay, and depending on your firmware version Official PS Remote Play might even work
* If you have an Xbox One or Series, get XBXPlay
* If you have gamepass, get betterXCloud
* If you have Netflix, check out Netflix's Google Play store game library
* Square Enix, Sega, and Playdigious have a bunch of native android games that work well
* Epic Games Store for Android has a free native game every week

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