GreenhouseWindows games you own, on a dev-mode Xbox
Membership
Membership
Greenhouse is funded by one Patreon membership, with a single tier — every member gets everything. What it buys is the app, and a say in which game gets worked on next.
Greenhouse member
Price shown on Patreon
Patreon page coming soon
Greenhouse itself, on up to 3 linked consoles, and every update
Your own Steam library on the console: titles you own, downloaded with your own sign-in
Per-title tuning packages, delivered to your linked consoles
Not games — you bring your own. Not a promise that a particular title will run, or a date by which it will. Not a throughput figure: we have not measured one across enough titles to publish it, so we publish none.
Before you join
Check that your console can do this
Greenhouse needs an Xbox in developer mode, which is Microsoft's feature and has its own one-off registration. Read the install guide first — that step, not the membership, is the one people get stuck on.
Check your games
Look your titles up in the compatibility database. If one is recorded as a wall, a membership will not change that. If it is not listed at all, put it in the queue — you do not have to be a member to do that.
Then join, and link the console
Join on Patreon with the account you want to use, then link each console from its own screen (below). A code appears on the television; you scan it with your phone.
Linking a console
Join on Patreon first, with the account you want to use. Then:
1 On the TV
Greenhouse → Packages → Membership shows a code and a QR code.
2 On your phone
Scan it (or open /link and type the code). Check the code matches the TV.
3 Patreon confirms
Continue with Patreon and allow it. We only learn whether you are a member.
4 Back on the TV
Member ✓ appears within a few seconds. The console renews by itself.
FAQ
Do I get games with a membership?
No, and this is the most important line on the page. Greenhouse never includes, hosts, mirrors or sells a game. Everything you play is a copy you already own in your own Steam account, downloaded to the console with your own sign-in. Membership pays for Greenhouse and for the per-title work that makes those copies run. See what Greenhouse is not.
What does “priority on capacity” actually mean?
Making a particular game run is per-title work by hand — a day, sometimes a month — so the scarce thing is not software, it is which title gets looked at next. As a member your votes in the queue count and your reports get read first. It is a claim on the order of the work, not a promise of a date: we do not publish a throughput figure we have not measured, and we would rather have no number on the site than a flattering one.
Will the title I care about get done?
Maybe not. Some titles cannot be done at all — commercial DRM wrappers and kernel-level anti-cheat are walls we do not try to get around — and those are marked as blocked in the queue with the reason named, before you pay anything. Check the compatibility database and the queue first. If your game is a wall, a membership will not change that and you should not buy one for it.
Does my console need to be online?
Only now and then. A linked console renews its membership by itself at start-up and every 12 hours. If it can't reach us, it keeps working for up to 7 days from its last renewal; the Greenhouse header shows how many days are left. Connect once in that week and the clock resets.
How many consoles can I link?
Up to 3 consoles per membership. Linking a 4th shows your linked consoles on your phone so you can unlink one to make room.
How do I unlink a console?
On the console: Packages → Membership → Unlink. From your phone: sign in on your account page and choose Unlink next to the console. Unlinking frees the slot straight away.
What happens if my pledge ends or a payment is declined?
Patreon tells us, and each linked console stops at its next renewal (within about 12 hours). A game that is already running is never closed — Greenhouse only checks when you launch. Your own game files, your Steam account and the compatibility database are untouched. Rejoin and scan the code on your TV again to relink.
What does Greenhouse learn about me from Patreon?
Only whether you are a member of this campaign and at which tier. We never see your password, name, email address or payment details, and the Patreon sign-in happens on Patreon's own site.
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