In line with reports from earlier this month, the Steam Remote Play Together feature has gone live in beta today and will now see you enjoying local multiplayer, split screen or local co-op games with your friends online. However, the feature will make it feel like two or up to four of you are sitting in the same room playing the game.

You won't be able to see the new Remote Play Together feature right away because it requires you to sign up for the Steam Client beta. Once done, you will see this feature in your Steam friends list and can select the same after launching the local multiplayer game you want to play with your friends.

"Only the host needs to own and install the game while additional players connect via Steam Remote Play streaming technology," the official blog post reads. This means that it will be your downloaded game that will be streamed to your friend's computer. And yes, it's a great idea to address the looming presence of game streaming services and still give users a chance to try out many online multiplayer titles.

It further adds that each of the player's controls will feel as if they are connected directly to the game. You can choose to share keyboard and mouse access as well, but that's up to you. They can just be shown the game and use their own controls, which is fine.