NVIDIA Games Android App User Reviews
Doug Stewart, July 20, 2021 : Honestly, I'd call this a 3-star app due to missing features (I can't search content across multiple apps, recommended next viewing is often buggy and gets stuck, etc) but now they have ads on the home screen. Ads. I paid for this device. It was NOT cheap. I would like a partial refund of my device, please. If not, TURN. OFF. THE. ADS. And don't call them "Recommendations". They're ads. If I don't have a service and you recommend it because someone paid you... THAT IS AN AD. That might actually be the literal definition of an ad.Charanos, July 19, 2021 : I love the Nvidia Shield, but the move to Android TV as the home screen is almost a deal breaker- it's blatant advertising pretending to be "recommendations" with no option to retain the previous home screen, which was fine. Now you have to install a third party amateurish looking loader. The home screen in the above screenshots is no longer there. Totally unimpressed. 0 stars!
Colin Gibson, July 21, 2021 : Each new change to the OS brings more unwanted changes and performance slow downs. I didn't buy an apple device so why am I getting the same type of behavior as one!? Also it seems to be less stable upon each update not more which is just annoying. I have to restart the box about once a week at least to get some streaming app to start working again.
Brian Fey, July 21, 2021 : I bought an Nvidia Shield to AVOID advertisements of cable and the like. I wanted a media device that would show what I wanted it to show, and play what I wanted it to play. Now I can't turn the thing on without a giant advertisement displayed at the top of the homescreen. Cool, guess I'll go back to just using my HTPC directly.
Ken Mack, July 3, 2021 : Horrible update. I paid for a premium device and got large banner ads including for paid programming on unsubscribed services . Now it looks like the cheap MII box I use in the bedroom. I don't appreciate having advertising rammed down my throat without permission or any warning after paying triple for the device. I've installed another launcher and this will be my last NVIDIA android TV device purchase. This update has made it look like any other Chinese box or Firestick.
Michael Marmo, July 20, 2021 : I have an Nvidia Shield TV Pro and the new UI puts ads at the top of the home screen. The old version did not contain ads. I paid for the Nvidia Shield and do not want or expect to see ads.
A. Iqbal, July 3, 2021 : Dont buy Nvidia Shield TV box - I bought Nvidia TV Box with two gamepad controllers but there literally no free games available. All android games are not worth playing. Nvidia app keeps redirecting you toward third party app. Its nice pain... You guys rather spend money on proper Game Consoles please. Dont not WASE money like I did ..
Ryan S, July 4, 2021 : Forced, large banner ads with a focus on "Social Engineering" on platforms I do not subscribe to. I did not pay for ads or other nonsense and the Shield Pro isn't exactly cheap. Shame!!!
DaSpScEk, July 7, 2021 : If I could give it zero stars, I would. The latest abomination of a front end after buying two Premium, i.e. expensive, devices is a travesty of UI design. I bought a top of the range device and expected a top of the range UI. Next step is to modify the front end that will leave it looking like a device that costs far less.
Matthew Threlfall, July 21, 2021 : I've stopped using my Shield entirely since the move to Android TV. The gigantic banner-ad is completely uncalled for, and unwelcomed.
Dale Scheepers, July 21, 2021 : Brilliant device up to this. But ads on a premium device years after spending serious money on it with no opt out? Absolute joke nVidia! Disgraceful
Stephan Behnke, July 20, 2021 : The latest update with its obtrusive "recommendations" (ie ads) ruined the otherwise perfect Nvidia Shield. Shame!
Robert Massa, July 20, 2021 : They decided to update and add ads that were not on the original device. Terrible move!
Viral Dhimar, July 20, 2021 : I paid 300 for something to not be updated and have ads one day. Shame on you Google.
Sterling Jimenez, July 21, 2021 : I did not pay $200+ to see ads on my Nvidia shield. This is ludicrous! Do not buy Nvidia Shield…
Eric Fradella, July 20, 2021 : I spent a premium on a premium device and now I'm having advertisements for services I have no interest in on my home screen?
Shon W, July 21, 2021 : Get rid of recommendations. I know what I like and it isn't what you think. I prefer my Shield Vanilla. Give me the option to turn them off. Thanks.
Karl Cordes, July 20, 2021 : Latest update shows an obnoxious large advertisement on the home screen.
Pat Tap, July 20, 2021 : I use to be a big fan of this app, but the new UI made it unusable.
Sean, June 28, 2021 : Why are there ads for for shows on streaming services I don't even own after the latest update ON MY HOMESCREEN?????? I wish I can uninstall this update.
Andrew L, July 2, 2021 : Forcing ads on the home screen without a way to disable or uninstall.
Peter HH, July 20, 2021 : ABsolutely garbage with the new "recommendations". Let us turn it off and customise it.
Kris Bennett, April 28, 2021 : I just want local game streaming! Old review: Please have an option to remove all of the "online rubbish". Add support for XBox controller rumble ... Also getting this working hassle free seems to be impossible - absolutely horrid experience compared to Steam Link! Have to keep restarting the Nvidia container service. Get green connected light on the Android, only for the connection to fail. Sometimes says that Steam has been moved? Hardly ever works without spending 5+ mins of fiddling! ... Also the "paring" code that comes up on screen rarely works!
James Park, June 29, 2021 : Forced ads is making me go to purchase an apple tv. who would have thought id pick apple over google over something forced on me...
J To, May 4, 2021 : Streaming works fine for supported games, but the app only works if your OS is in your local language. For me I had to switch the whole Shield with Android TV from English to German for this app to work in Switzerland.
Jim Kramer, July 2, 2021 : 1 star until they get rid of the ads.
D Hughes, April 3, 2021 : I use the original Shield Portable Handheld, and this app worked great until the latest update, now it crashes everytime i attempt to launch it. Still i t works great on my phone so i give it 3 stars
Rick, June 29, 2021 : Shield forcing ads makes this awful
Farhan Mahmood, March 27, 2021 : Doesnt work on shield tablet. Takes 15 minutes to even load my gamestream list now. Fix this
Grayson Pike, July 20, 2021 : You can't disable the new ads.
Don Selchow, July 20, 2021 : Now with Ads, yuck
András Gerlits, November 23, 2020 : I was an early adopter and have subscribed to the service as soon as it was available. There have always been some issues which were very annoying, like having to log in to Steam each time I started a game, but I learned to live with those. Recently however, the service has been unusable with their network diagnostics tool telling me the same thing. The latency at peak times makes any game unplayable and they'll also tell you this much. Now, originally I considered this service to be an alternative to having to buy a proper gaming rig. I'm not into competitive PvP stuff anyway, so the somewhat higher latency was a tradeoff I could live with. This however, is a deal-breaker. I understand that infrastructure is under heavy load during peak times during a quarantine, but I don't think I'm asking too much when I say that those are exactly the times I would like to play my games, so the app is no longer fit for purpose. Please fix this, or at least give us the improved input-lag fixes PC users can configure for themselves on Android.
John Arne Birkeland, July 20, 2021 : I payed FULL PRICE for my NVidia Shield, and have ZERO TOLERANCE for ANY kind of ADS on a payed for device like this.
R Garth Wood, July 20, 2021 : I loved my shield for so many years, now it's full of ads. Sadness
Mark Hole, February 7, 2019 : I'm playing on an Nvidia Shield Portable, and this app since the latest update has now rendered most gamestreaming impossible. Firstly is the ridiculous floating touch button top right of the screen which can't be removed, but more importantly the back button now doesn't work, which in most games is some sort of map or menu, and without this functionality its impossible. Needs fixing.
David Goodman, July 20, 2021 : Contains ads, avoid at all costs.
M. Irfan, April 17, 2020 : The latest Nvidia Games update has a huge flaw as it no longer allows you to connect to Remote Desktop "C:\Windows\System32\mstsc.exe". Nvidia devs have quietly disabled this option. For this reason I'll stop using Nvidia Games app for my game streaming and switch to alternatives instead. It clearly shows that they have a different agenda rather than making using experience better.
D G, October 13, 2019 : Works pretty well for me, played a few games and they work great most of the time. There are issues when you play a steam game with a usb adaptor plugged in (mouse and keyboard in the usb adaptor ports) i.e. the app crashes all the time, just mouse or keyboard with no usb adaptor (for extra ports) works fine. Good range of games, no downloads - woohoo.
Vinny Santorini ;], May 26, 2020 : This once was a great app, but now it says that I can't use it because I'm not in the right region. This happened for the past 2 months and I have no access to Geforce Now. I'm using an Nvidia Shield Tablet and I live in New Zealand. This is really disappointing because the main reasons I bought an Nvidia Shield was to use GeForce Now and Nvidia Gamestream. Please fix this so I can give the app Five Stars again. I would very much appreciate it.
A Google user, December 25, 2018 : Im surprised this is low rated. This is a great streaming service that lets the user play triple aaa games without a gaming pc. The requirements are 50 mbps but I use a 20 mbps wifi service and still runs very good. Its has a good library of game and their still contining to add games. I highly recomend this to anyone who wants to stream their favorite pc games on their mobile device or their nvidia tv box.
A Google user, January 11, 2019 : Using the d-pad to move through games (left to right)in the GUI now often randomly moves UP AND DOWN, making accurate navigation almost impossible. Please fix. UPDATE: The customer service staff have REFUSED to address this (as they do not understand the problem), insisting that it is an official Nvidia controller problem (while refusing to pass my concerns onto the developers of this app).
Thomas Molnar, August 24, 2019 : It's amazing but... The removal of support for playing GTA 5 is a huge disappointment. I own a Shield portable and don't ever plan on getting rid of it. I would like to see games added, not removed. The fact that the system is still getting updates is amazing to see imo. Keep up the good work!
Pavol Odlevak, December 19, 2020 : I like it, but there are few annoying issues. It needs to have an option to split native Android games from GeForce now ones, like this, it's a mess. Especially, because of the second most annoying problem - it simply does not show all Android games installed on shield TV (iirc even your own resident evil port) and I have to launch Android games via play games.
Matthew Karall, April 26, 2020 : Can't get any games to launch on my NVIDIA Shield Tablet. The app always crashes at the network test. When on ethernet, the test runs a short while before it crashes and says, "Unfortunately, NVIDIA Games has stopped." If I'm on WiFi it immediately tells me the "test failed." I do enjoy the app when it works...
Mexican PB, July 12, 2019 : I love this app but however, When I try opening it, it pops up a message saying "Unfortunately, NVIDIA Games has stopped" but I see the terms and services screen but I can't press anything except report and ok on the pop up. I'm on a Nvidia Shield Portable and it sucks. Can you fix this problem? Plus I am on android version 5.1
Simon Menelaus, January 29, 2019 : Love the cloud gaming. Especially the Geforce Now games in their library. They run the smoothest. The Steam games look good too, but sometimes lag. This games app is fine for me and very easy on the navigation side. I'm staying loyal, only the best will do. Well done NVIDIA, keep up the great work.
King Zaros Fourth Horn, March 4, 2020 : still having trouble with the zooming issue. clicking mouse and moving it forward and pressing wasd keys on keyboard keeps zooming the app in but other then that all is well. thank you for the 2 year beta access and the great overall experience. to hell with the publishers pulling out, they are garbage money hungry jackoffs, good riddance. thank you again
Unacquired Taste, March 8, 2019 : Best cloud gaming app out...Period. I would like if you guys add more games though, There are few that ive seen before that were removed!?!? Overall the latency is almost unoticable I think you guys did more than words. Edit* New update sucks came with lag and big menu plz fix asap.
Ivan Vučica, May 20, 2020 : Still supported on Shield Portable — excellent service for existing customers. I have a shield console, too, and would buy an updated shield portable because of game streaming app like this and many other reasons specific to the device (unadulterated Android, good form factor, good battery life).
Paul Richmond, September 5, 2020 : Nvidia shield rewards keeps spaming me with the same notification, clicking on the notification and clicking the bottom option to go away for ever does nothing. Can't uninstall as using shield tablet :( Bad software written by bad people. I will be upgrading my tablet this year, not sure what make it will be but it wont be Nvidia...
Justin Moll, June 28, 2019 : Thank you Nvidia for listening to your customers and autohiding the intrusive onscreen floating menu on shield portable. I'm very happy to see that you haven't forgotten us who still own your original devices, please keep up the support as there isn't another device out there that matches what you've done with the portable.
Orlando Montalvo, June 5, 2019 : Does not show all of the games I have installed in the menu and cannot manually add custom apps to the list of android games. This means in console mode my shield tablet can now only play minecraft. Virtually useless now.
Thor Larami, August 20, 2020 : Google strikes again! Everything that is not owned by Google online, is somehow hacked by them, then screwed up....until original is unusable...they then take it over! Youtube is a good example...then Snaptube, an excellent app, now unusable unless you pay......Google premium. Now this! I have started using Huawei Harmony OS, forget the lies about Chinese companies, Harmony is user friendly, not a branch of the CIA! Well, that will be my Shield running Harmony!
Dan Jones, June 25, 2021 : Amazing!! Buy an nvidia shield!!!
Nikolai H, April 5, 2019 : the menu bar they added for touchscreen devices is infuriating because you cannot turn it off and it does not disappear after inactivity. That needs to change. Like now.
Racer X, June 29, 2021 : Banner ads are unacceptable. No way to turn them off.
Marcelo Rivero, April 27, 2020 : Device: NVIDIA Shield Portable It's crashing when opening the "Analysing network", and every GeForce Now game opens that screen so they don't open. It was working fine until last update a few days ago. Please fix!
Martin coombes, March 16, 2019 : The trusty old dog Shield Portable trumps the Switch once again. This app is amazing, Mostly highest setting pc games in the palm of your hand. Yea theres a bit of lag sometimes but when it runs well it runs really well.
Awab Z.Ibrahim, October 4, 2020 : Disappointed as im unable to run it on my nvidia shield tablet as it suddenly forced close !! Seriousy !! Its your product !! I missed my old days when i bought this awosome tablet and i played lots of lovely games on it !!
Thaer Razeq, June 19, 2020 : Starting with v5.28 (even latest 5.29) the app keeps force closing every now and then even if I am not running the app like while using YouTube. I went to v5.27 from April 15th and it works fine.
Rowan Braithwaite, December 23, 2020 : It sucks. I finally fixed my problem with the controllers but still the amount of bugs is really annoying. Also I am sick of waiting 1 hour and 30 minutes to play 3 rounds of fortnite.
Paul Pollington, December 7, 2019 : I was wondering why there seems to be updates quite often, of this App, yet no sign of what has been updated, the last news was back in June 2018, on my news tab, so what are the updates???????????
Annabella Williams, March 22, 2019 : On Shield Tablet and Portable there is a 3line menu button that won't go away and the back button won't work during GameStream. Having to use Moonlight as a workaround......
slamartist, May 1, 2020 : don't update. Nvidia shield portable crashes on every network test, on every game. It bricks the whole shield. What is wrong with you Nvidia????
Jon Kingsbury, May 23, 2020 : Would be useful on TV devices other than Shield, as I have Shield Pro and another Android Box. Unfortunately can't always play games as other people using the Shield.
Melissa, April 23, 2020 : Cant play any games, gforce the games keep loading. You have to wait forever for countdown for you to get a chance to play the games IF you get a chance. By that time my tablet is dead smh used enjoy gforce games not anymore.
I_love_pink, April 16, 2020 : How come im able to play it smoothly on pc(over wifi), but on android im literally a milimeter away from my router when no ones on it. And it still runs terribly
Wayne Langley, December 23, 2018 : latest update breaks the app! does not open on shield tablet any longer! can no longer play my pc games via my shield!!
Bernard Wheeler jr, February 4, 2020 : As others have said insistent updates with no notable inprovement.un responsive devloper response when you try to contact them despite this supposidly being an open beta.
Luke Braun, May 4, 2020 : Most recent update has made the sheild portable unusable, app constantly crashes when trying to launch games
Clarence Moore, May 16, 2020 : Keeps crashing every time I try to use game stream. I'm having to use moonlight. Tried a factory reset, error still persists.
Bender Robo, September 19, 2019 : New update for the 17th doesnt connect to nvidia server. Just says cant connect to nvidia. Im using nvidia portable.
Charlie Hurst, March 14, 2020 : The best performance game streaming service around. Terrible search function often returns no results... No option to view the Uplay library
j be, May 6, 2020 : Update killed my shield portable. Keeps crashing on network check screen. Im also have a founders subscription but whats the point in keeping it if i cant play
Lord Kiza, September 26, 2018 : Update sucks can't play anything logged me out can't get back in got back inside and now it won't load any games
Olafur Isaksson, March 20, 2020 : Crashes on opening I have an Nvidia Shield portable and after this update can't open and we take turns it just crashes instantly opening
Ferm, December 2, 2019 : Havent been able to login since the terms update. It logged me out and the login screen stays blank.
A Google user, November 15, 2018 : very close to useless. Dont understand the idea of presenting games not compatible/playable on the shield tv.
Gamers Korner, May 4, 2020 : What going on I did the updated now cant play shield games on my shield portable or nvidia tablet ya need also upgrade the android is useless now very disapoint it
CJ SP, October 1, 2018 : This would be great IF I COULD PLAY THE GAMES I PAYED FOR. F1 2018 DOESN'T WORK WITH A CONTROLLER. SORT IT.
Lawrence Mcclain, May 3, 2020 : I have the nividia shield portable cant play any gforce games crashes imediately. I tried everything very dissapointed!
Anton Artiukh, November 5, 2019 : Works great until 1 November. Stop working on my NVIDIA Shield TV 2017 :(
Michael Chen, April 24, 2019 : Somehow, this app drains your battery even when it's not running.
Zack Niel, May 3, 2020 : Like everyvone else it crashes on shield portavble and shield tablet. Why force updates?
Adil Hamzah, September 28, 2018 : Good but please make a feature so you can actually download the game to the device itself so there's no lag with bad wifi
Alex S, August 13, 2019 : crashes at startup afer update. unusable. had to uninstall back to factory app
Tt Cc, July 20, 2021 : Tablet is much faster since disabling.
Erick-RathB0ne, May 13, 2020 : Since April update no games launch or get past "analysing network"
Vape Sama, May 27, 2020 : There goes gaming on the go feel i wasted 100 loving how we only get an hour limit so much for enjoyment i feel that now nvidia consoles are even more obsolute
Max Honeyman, May 6, 2020 : Shield portable wont connect to geforce now.. Fails before it even connects.
Andreas Hohenstatter, August 10, 2019 : immediately crashes and restarts over and over again
Damian Mryc, February 12, 2019 : no select button when using pc game stream, new round icon obstructing view
Knight Guy, July 28, 2019 : streaming immediately crashes the moment i move my mouse. I am very disappointed.
Sam Slavin, July 20, 2020 : I can not log in, always shows log in fails this time
Twamel Goynes, February 14, 2020 : Didnt realize i already had Geforce Now on my nvidia shield portable. Thanks to this app. My bad ya'll... still would like some updates and upgrades on my shield portable though...
Kevin Finkelstein, June 28, 2021 : Ads, ads, ads.
John Cawdell, July 14, 2019 : can't login. changed password but still tels me its wrong. utter garbage.
Craig Bogle, April 29, 2020 : New update breaks on Nvidia Shield Portable. Please allow us to roll back to previous build?
Ken Mcquitter, September 15, 2018 : the streaming works greatt on my shield k thanks for the upgrade i will always support nvidia
Fon Trang, May 2, 2020 : This update broke my gamestream. Please fix this bug.
jermaine black, May 5, 2020 : Unfortnatly games have stopped working but it still streams snd shuts off
AlexDaBest15, February 24, 2019 : I use this everyday but the lag kinda gets on my nerves but everything else I LOVE
A Google user, January 27, 2019 : Still works great in 2019 with my K1. I play Skyrim, New Vegas Worms, and Saints Row 4. NVIDIA rocks 🤘🤘
Derrik Holt, July 4, 2021 : Its no longer supported on the nvidia sheild portable! The device you guys built!
SkyUniverse Doee, August 8, 2019 : recent update doesnt allow me to play anymore, i keep getting error code 11
Matt Glover, January 21, 2020 : Unable to login to google account on my shield tablet
Pagan123, January 25, 2019 : its to bad the shield tv app does not work on my tablet
Mike B. Ramsey, December 18, 2020 : App no longer works on Shield Tablet. Asked for a refund becase Doom no longer works either. Nvidia approved refund and never received the credit. You just forced me into piracy.
Jorge F, April 28, 2020 : Used to be good now is bad Nvidia games has stopped working.fix it please im paying for funders and i cant play !!!??
Pete Marsh, November 26, 2019 : This update broke the ability to login so you cant use gamestream
Junhao Luo, September 30, 2019 : doesn't work on the shield portable
Elijah Valdez, September 28, 2020 : This app sucks now. Even with free games, you need to own them on pc. Please bring back the in-app streaming. Why you guys do this? Are you asking people to hate on you guys, for nearly 15 years?
Faizol Mohamad Ghazali, January 31, 2019 : Please dont kill shield tablet. keep it software update
clouds of randoms, February 19, 2020 : Better n cheaper then stadia and shadow 👍
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