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Best answer: Google Stadia launched in 2019 as a way for players to access the games they love without needing a console or dedicated gaming PC to play them. Since its initial launch, Stadia’s modest amount of playable games has seen steady growth, with a ton of new titles becoming available in the months to come, with many more on the horizon.

Full Google Stadia game list

A Place for the Unwilling
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
AVICII Invector
Baldur’s Gate III Early Access
Borderlands 3
Cake Bash
Celeste
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Cosmic Star Heroine
Crayta
Cthulhu Saves Christmas
Cyberpunk 2077
Darksiders Genesis
Dead by Daylight
Destiny 2
Destroy All Humans!
Dirt 5
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
DOOM
DOOM 64
DOOM Eternal
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
Embr Ea…

Google has some of the biggest AAA games out there on its platform, and the catalog keeps getting bigger and better. With more than a year on the market, dozens of games on Stadia are available to play instantly with no downloads, patches, or updates required. Whether you love shooters, RPGs, online multiplayer, platformers, indies, or something in between, there are undoubtedly games for you on Stadia right now. Here’s our list of the best Google Stadia games available to you now!

Featured favorite

Cyberpunk 2077 for Stadia

CD Projekt RED’s open-world epic may not be the genre-defining revolution a lot had hoped for, but the Stadia version plays great. While the PS4 and Xbox One editions currently suffer from horrible performance issues and tons of bugs, the Stadia version is very comparable to playing on a gaming PC and is arguably the best way to play the game. I enjoyed it quite a lot in my review and am excited to see it get better.

$60 at Stadia

Gather your…

Outriders is out now across all platforms, but the Stadia version is suffering from some big launch issues like broken cross-play.

What you need to know

Outriders is out now for Stadia and all other platforms.
Cross-play does not work at all on Stadia right now.
The Stadia build is an outdated version of the game and is suffering from several other launch bugs and issues.

Outriders released on April 1 for Stadia and all other platforms. I’ve been playing it myself and am around five hours in so far—you can check back later this month for my full review of the Stadia version. As of now I’m having fun with how the Trickster controls, so it’s too bad the game itself is struggling in basically every way, way more than other Stadia games.

For starters, the majority of launch day was entirely unplayable. On the official Outriders ‘Status’ website, both ‘Core Components’ and ‘Multiplayer’ were marked as experiencing “Partial Outage” and would frequently disconnect me when trying…

Terraria on Stadia is about as excellent of a port as you could ask for, all the way down to the pixel-perfect graphics.

Terraria is a fascinating game. Not only is it one of the best-selling indie games of all-time, but it also remains popular and topical to this day with the resurgence in popularity of survival sandbox games. Billed as a sort of 2D Minecraft, Terraria is all about gradually collecting resources, building shelter, and fighting hordes of enemies as you explore and craft your way to glory either alone or with friends and—thankfully—the Stadia version is a perfect port of this pixel-themed classic that plays great on mobile with a wireless Stadia controller — though keyboard and mouse is the best way to play.

At a glance

Terraria on Stadia

Bottom line: At first glance, it’s pretty easy to write off Terraria …

The latest This Week in Stadia blog post is full of juicy details and new games this week, including the launch of one of the scariest games of all-time.

What you need to know

Four new games are coming to Stadia Pro in April, including Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition.
Eight more games launching on Stadia this week.
Hitman – Free Starter Pack includes two missions and is free for everyone on Stadia.
Elder Scrolls Online is free to play from March 31 until April 13 for Stadia Pro subscribers.

This is arguably the biggest and most promising week for Stadia this entire year so far. Not only is one of the best horror games of all-time getting added to Stadia Pro this week in Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition, but one of the big JRPGs that just hit the platform recently, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, is also getting added to Pro as well. SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydradted and cute puzzler Pikuniku help round out the list of four new titles hitting St…

Best answer: Google Stadia launched over a year ago as a way for players to get access to the games they love without needing a console or dedicated gaming PC to play them on, and the Google Stadia game list has grown ever since. When it initially launched in November 2019, Stadia boasted a modest amount of playable games, but things have changed pretty quickly, with a ton of games being made available in the months that have come, and many more on the horizon.

Full Google Stadia game list

A Place for the Unwilling
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle
AVICII Invector
Baldur’s Gate III Early Access
Borderlands 3
Cake Bash
Celeste
Chronos: Before the Ashes
Crayta
Cthulhu Saves Christmas
Cyberpunk 2077
Darksiders Genesis
Dead by Daylight
Destiny 2
Destroy All Humans!
DOOM
DOOM 64
DOOM Eternal
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
Dragon Quest XI S…

Stadia gets a big win with Resident Evil Village hitting the service on the same day as all other platforms, plus Resident Evil 7 for free to all Stadia Pro subscribers.

What you need to know

Resident Evil Village releases on Stadia on May 7, the same day as all other platforms.
If you pre-order or buy Resident Evil Village by May 21 you get a free Stadia Premiere Edition while supplies last.
On April 1 Resident Evil 7 biohazard Gold Edition is coming to Stadia Pro with all DLC.

Today Google revealed some big news regarding one of Capcom’s biggest and most successful game franchises: Resident Evil Village is releasing on Stadia on the exact same day as all other platforms. Resident Evil Village will come to Stadia on May 7 either as its standard edition ($60) or the Deluxe Edition ($70) which includes a handful of digital bonus items.

Following in the footsteps of other recent big-budget AAA releases like Cyberpunk 2077 and Hitman 3, it’s a great sign for Stadia to get big must…

Best answer: When Stadia launched it was available in 14 markets, including the U.S., Canada, U.K., and parts of Europe. Over time it has gradually added a handful of other markets. You can find the full list down below.

Stream to your TV: Chromecast with Google TV ($50 at Best Buy)
Start playing with Stadia: Stadia Premiere Edition ($100 at Best Buy)

What’s the full list of countries where Stadia is available?

Google Stadia had a limited number of initial markets that it’s available in and nearly a year and a half later that number hasn’t increased very much. More will hopefully get added soon as Stadia grows and Google builds out its infrastructure more, so we’ll update this list as that happens.

The full list of countries that Stadia is currently available in includes:

U.S.A., including Alaska and Puerto Rico (Stadia is not available in Hawaii or Guam)
U.K.
Canada
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands
Polan…

The game was canceled a month ago and then un-canceled.

What you need to know

Terraria is releasing for Stadia on March 18.
The game’s developer canceled the port earlier this year before resolving a dispute with Google.
Pricing details are unannounced, but it will be the latest (v1.4.0.5) version of the game.

Today, Google announced via Twitter that Terraria is officially releasing for Stadia next week on March 18. With no Minecraft or Roblox, Terraria is primed to immediately become one of the deepest sandbox building Stadia games alongside free-to-play creation game Crayta.

Terraria began as, more or less, a 2D pixel art version of Minecraft, but it’s evolved into much more of a “game” with deep lore, tons of bosses and enemies, and a heavy focus on co-op exploration and action-adventure-meets-platformer gameplay.

Pricing details are not available yet, but since Terraria is only $10 on PC it will likely cost the same on Stadia.

The sudden launch of Terraria on Stadia is re…

Even though Madden NFL 21 is one of the weakest recent entries in the franchise, it’s still an excellent port that runs beautifully on Stadia.

The Stadia community is in a weird spot with Madden NFL 21. On the one hand, it’s not a great game in the franchise and has very few updates or changes that make it stand out from recent years. However, on the other hand, it’s the first and only Madden game on Stadia and as a debut, it’s actually quite robust with a really good foundation. It’s not one of the best Stadia games by any means, but for sports fans, it certainly scratches an itch.

So if you want to show EA that you’re eager to have Madden and other sports titles on Stadia, buying it is the best way to do that. That said, it could also further encourage the laziness that’s become so prevalent with this franchise over the years. Bit of a toss-up either way.

At a glance

Madden NFL 21 on Stadia

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