Xbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud) now has 22 games with touch controls

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What you need to know

  • Xbox Cloud Gaming now has 22 games with touch controls.
  • Touch controls make it easier to play games on devices with smaller screens.
  • The library of games includes Gears 5 and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

This is where touch-optimized controls come in. There are now 22 Xbox Cloud Gaming titles that can stream to phones that support touch controls.

These touch controls work much better than trying to interact with tiny elements intended for a television screen or gaming monitor. When a game has touch controls, you don't need to carry around a dedicated controller. While the best controllers for Xbox game streaming are excellent accessories, they aren't as convenient as just carrying around a phone.

Twitter user Pete recently shared a list of games with touch controls.

Here's the current list of games with touch controls:

  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
  • Celeste
  • Dead Cells
  • DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echos of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
  • Gear 5 (in testing)
  • Golf With Your Friends
  • Guacamelee! 2
  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
  • Hotshot Racing
  • HyperDot
  • Ikenfell
  • Indivisible
  • Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition
  • Minecraft Dungeons
  • New Super Lucky's Tale
  • ScourgeBringer
  • Slay The Spire
  • Streets of Rage 4
  • Tell Me Why
  • The Touryst
  • UnderMine
  • Vambrace: Cold Soul

The library of games with touch controls appears to be growing. Only a few months ago, the list only had twelve titles on it.

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