Backbone — Next-Level Play

What Backbone does

Backbone — Next-Level Play is a companion app for Backbone gaming hardware. It brings controller-supported mobile games and connected cloud or console services into one place, giving players a central hub for starting games and managing their play activity.

Who it suits

The app is aimed at mobile players who use a Backbone controller and want a more organized way to access games across services such as Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Remote Play and Amazon Luna. It is also suited to people who play with friends, rather than treating mobile gaming as a purely solo activity.

Social and sharing tools

• Connect with friends and see when they are available to play.
• Use group communication features while moving between supported games and services.
• Capture, edit and share gameplay clips through the controller-focused interface.
• Keep game discovery, social activity and play sessions together instead of switching between separate apps.

Position in the category

Backbone is listed in the Social category, where its focus is the link between gaming access and player interaction. Its usefulness depends heavily on owning compatible Backbone hardware, so it makes the most sense for that audience rather than for general social-app users.

The app has a 4.64 rating from 19,485 reviews and records 500,000+ installs. It is published by Backbone.