Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Shadow
Transform any device into a supercharged gaming machine.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shadow launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Shadow is a full-featured high-end Windows PC in the cloud.
2021 · its alternatives →
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Steam Machine▲186A tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming
Jun 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Shadow▲520Meet once, stay ahead—Shadow helps you follow through
2025 · shadow.do · its alternatives →
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Shadow▲219The interface AI needs. One that sees, hears, and runs.
May 2026 · shadow.do · its alternatives →
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2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The simplest way to play console games on your computer.
2021 · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I’m Jonathan from TensorDock. After 7 months in beta, we’re finally launching Core Cloud, our platform to deploy GPU virtual machines in as little as 45 seconds! https://www.tensordock.com/product-core Why? Training machine learning workloads at large clouds can be extremely expensive. This left us wondering, “how did cloud ever become more expensive than on-prem?” I’ve seen too many ML startups buy their own hardware. Cheaper dedicated servers with NVIDIA GPUs are not too hard to find, but they lack the functionality and scalability of the big clouds. We thought to…
2022 · tensordock.com · its alternatives →
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Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Shadow▲265AI that sees, listens, and understands every meeting
Dec 2025 · shadow.do · its alternatives →
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I wanted to play my Steam games but my aging PC couldn’t keep up, so I built Cloudy Pad - a tool to run Steam in the Cloud (GitHub: https://github.com/PierreBeucher/cloudypad) It runs on AWS, Azure, GCP, Scaleway and Paperspace with various cost optimizations and safeties: - Cost alerts - Auto stop inactive instances to avoid unwanted cost - Disk snapshots and data cleanup for cost efficiency - Spot instance support Under the hood: a Linux VM and a container running Sunshine (a streaming server https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine) with Steam. Most…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Classic styled cRPG with stunning artwork, complex story.
2015 · its alternatives →
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