Backbone — Next-Level Play

In-app purchases
4.6
18.2K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Backbone turns your phone and tablet into the ultimate gaming device.

■ Play any game or service that supports game controllers.

The Backbone One controller works with services like Xbox Game Pass (xCloud), Xbox Remote Play, and Amazon Luna.

It also works with games like Minecraft, Diablo Immortal, or any other game that supports controllers.

Press the Backbone Button to bring up the app and launch into your favorite games that support controllers from one place.

■ Record, edit, and share epic gaming clips

Backbone One has a built-in Capture button that allows you to easily screen record or screenshot gameplay.

■ Party with your friends

With Backbone’s Rich Presence feature, you can get push notifications when your friends start playing games on Backbone, making it easy to join the action in real-time. Once you see a friend online, you can link up for voice chat inside the app and move from game to game, seamlessly.

To learn more, download the app or visit https://backbone.com/

Any feedback? Use the in-app feedback tool, ping us at support@playbackbone.com or tweet us @backbone

Terms of Use: https://backbone.com/terms/
Updated on
Oct 28, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
17.7K reviews
Gabriel Ayala
29 October 2025
The Backbone app and controller completely transform your phone into a true gaming console. The setup is fast, the controls are smooth and responsive, and the overall build quality feels premium. The app keeps your games organized, makes sharing clips easy, and works flawlessly with cloud gaming and console streaming. Everything runs lag-free and feels incredibly polished. If you love gaming on your phone, Backbone is an absolute must-have! 🎮🔥
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Kyle Wise
20 September 2025
Really great idea, executed quite well too. I have some issues with some Xbox games showing up (that are on the Xbox streaming app), had to find a workaround for those. Otherwise it works great! Absolutely no lag, controls are great too. Also, if you have the same issue I have had, try to open a game you don't own, then it will bring you to the Xbox game streaming app for all the games you own.
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Donald Thomas
28 August 2025
Every time I launch the app, a little red banner pops up at the bottom of the screen saying "Something went wrong! Please try again." This message often sits on the screen for quite a while before sometimes finally disappearing, only to reappear as I navigate around the app. While games still work fine with the controller and I can still navigate around the app with the controller, clicking on videos in the app will not bring them full up full screen to watch as it's supposed to.
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Backbone
4 December 2023
Hey Donald. I wanted to follow up here and let you know that we were able to identify and correct the issue with app version 1.5.3. Please update your app and let us know if you're still having any issues!

What's new

Bug fixes, enhancements, and performance improvements