Backbone: Mobile Game Controllers for iPhone and Android

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Precision controls. Play handheld on your phone or wireless on any screen with 40 hours of battery life.² All-new ergonomic grip design.

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Just plug in your phone, launch the app, and start playing your favorite mobile, console, or PC games from anywhere, in seconds.

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One app. One controller. Play any game, anywhere.¹

The Backbone App lets you play games directly on your phone or stream games from the cloud, console or PC. No game downloads or console required.*

XBOX Cloud Gaming

PS Remote Play

Steam Link

Apple Arcade

NVIDIA GeForce NOW

Retro Games

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Just plug in and play

Turn your phone into a handheld gaming console

Full-size joysticks and hall effect triggers

Console-Level Control

The lowest-latency way to play on mobile

Ultra Low Latency

Designed for all-day play

Console-level comfort

All-new, cutting edge form factor

Smooth operations

Our most precise controller yet

Refined design

Every button is customizable

Personalized play

Play on any screen, anywhere

Designed to move

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Astonishingly comfortable, built for long-lasting play

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We rigorously test our devices to create the most comfortable, precise, and easy-to-use gaming experiences. Our quest for perfection is an engineering obsession.

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Patents & Innovations

10,000+

Part Iterations

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XBOX Edition

This is an XBOX. Play your favorite XBOX games with the Backbone One XBOX Edition. XBOX goes where you go.

Hideo Kojima

Introducing the Backbone One - DEATH STRANDING limited edition controller.

Post Malone

Backbone has partnered with Post Malone to bring you the glow in the dark Backbone One - Post Malone Limited Edition controller.

Trusted by the best

@hideo_kojima

“1 of the 10 Things Marshmello Can't Live Without”

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★★★★★

Based on 103,394 reviews

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@mrbeast

“The best mobile gaming controller yet”

“One of the most powerful mobile gaming devices in the palm of your hand”

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In the press

Mar 24, 2024

Mobile Gaming Is Having a Moment—and Backbone Wants to Be in the Center of It All

WIRED

Backbone Launches Xbox-themed Mobile Controller, Includes Dashboard Button and Comes in Translucent Green

Mar 27, 2025

Post Malone’s New Backbone Controller Is Translucent Green And Glow-In-The-Dark

Jun 18, 2024

Backbone One 2nd Gen review: one of the best mobile controllers gets better

Sep 5, 2024

Death Stranding Limited-Edition Backbone Controller Is Selling Out Fast

Jan 30, 2024

Bringing the next generation of gaming to everyone

Discover the future of gaming with Backbone Pro and Backbone One.

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