Hey, alien slayers!
‘It came from space and ate our brains’ is a local co-op game for up to four people. However, with Steam’s new feature—Steam Remote Play Together—you can play with other people online!
We have prepared a short FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for you, in which we explain how this feature works, how you can improve its performance, and present alternatives to Steam Remote Play Together. You can find it below.
We hear various reports about the performance of Steam Remote Play Together (it seems to have issues in some regions, especially Asia). It's one of Valve's newest additions to the platform, so hopefully, it will improve with time
The remastered version of ‘It came from space and ate our brains’ is coming later this month. We wish you lots of fun with the game and hope to stay in touch!
We encourage you to join our Discord too!
Cheers!
All in! Games & Triangle Studios
FAQ
Steam Remote Play Together is a brand new feature allowing people to play together online. Please refer to Steam Remote Play overview and Steam Remote Play Support for more information in your native language.
Q: How do I use Steam Remote Play Together?
A: It’s easy! Just follow the three simple steps:
1. Launch ‘It came from space and ate our brains’
2. Open your Friends List and right-click to
Invite your friends.
3. They accept the invite in the chat window and... That’s it!
You're playing together.
To access your Friends List, you may need to open Steam Overlay (Shift+Tab by default).
Q: How does Steam Remote Play work?
A: Steam Remote Play allows games to be launched on one computer, while being played from other devices connected to Steam. With Remote Play Together, you can invite your Steam Friends to join your local co-op sessions remotely, without having to own or launch the game themselves.
Q: We’re experiencing poor Steam Remote Play Together performance. What can we do?
A: Below are a few solutions Valve recommends. Please refer to Steam Remote Play overview and Steam Remote Play Support for more information in your native language.
- Hardware: We recommend a minimum of a quad-core CPU for the computer running the game. The client has more modest requirements, but should have a GPU that supports hardware accelerated H264 decoding. Any recent laptop or PC should meet the client requirements.
- Network: We recommend using a wired network for the best streaming experience. People have had some success with powerline networks and wireless N and AC networks with good signal, though your experience may vary.
- Game Settings: To improve your streaming experience, you can go into your game settings and lower your resolution and turn off vertical sync.
- Steam Settings: In the Remote Play settings you can change a number of things that can affect your experience. You can change your preference for speed vs quality, limit the network bandwidth, and adjust the maximum capture resolution.
Q: What network ports does Steam Remote Play use?
A: Streaming uses UDP ports 27031 and 27036 and TCP ports 27036 and 27037. Please make sure Steam can listen on these ports in your firewall software.
Q: Should I update video drivers?
A: A number of bugs have been fixed in the latest video driver releases that may affect streaming. If you are getting poor performance, graphical glitches or black screens please make sure you have the latest drivers installed from your video card vendor's website.
Q: What are alternatives to Steam Remote Play Together?
A: Members of the Steam community have recommended using Parsec, a third-party software, which lets you invite your friends to play games with you online even if the game doesn't have online multiplayer. We don’t officially support this solution, but we hear reports that its performance can be better than Steam Remote Play Together
