I was honestly thinking about getting it on PC (have it on Nintendo) and trying to stream it, only problem I see is that I might get bored of it quite fast
Dude you are dropping some serious truth bombs on your channel!! Watched this last night and thought "Okay lets give it a go", so I looked through and found a game I hadnt played for a few months but loved it so much. It had the exact criteria you had mentioned. So today I streamed it and for the first time i had 3 people watch about 90% of the 3 hour stream. And not just that, it was a game that made me really be myself and I was talking the whole damn time, was amazing. Dude thank you so much like you have been an absolute guide for me
I blame Stardew having a bunch of people streaming it now is on how often it is recommended. It basically became slightly saturated with low view count streamers due to it constantly being a recommendation for not being saturated. It is also just a fun game that still has updates occasionally as well.
Wow this is an eye opener… I love games like Skyrim and tbh I’ve been looking for an excuse to replay it, I’ll give this a go! Wish me luck! Thanks for the help!
Great vid. I've been finding growth playing Football Manager. It fits the bill perfectly according to your vid. Lots of people coming in to chat and ask questions which is great.
Thank you so much for your tips brother! I got affiliate it a few weeks back and currently focusing on viewership not on Growth but just improving my channels entertainment overall. You definitely gave me a very open insight on what I need to focus on next thank you so much I’ll definitely come around and hang out with you when you stream on twitch thank you so much brother definitely see you around
I plan on starting steaming this month, I was kinda leaning this way already for what games cause I want it to be a hobby first and I'm not good enough to do competitive multiplayer games. This video kinda helped boost my confidence, alot of other how to grow videos make me feel defeated before I start. That's enough to earn a subscription from me.
Another awesome video, Dan! Once again, I appreciate you for taking the time to offer helpful and impartial advice as well as a method of determining certain games to stream. 😆👍👍 Cheers to you, my man! 🍻
I’ve seen a few people giving this advice before and I tried it thinking it wouldn’t work, but it does, you might not get viewers staying if your stream isn’t great quality but it’ll definitely get more people to check you out. I went from maybe 20 unique views to 120/130 and my average went up too. Obviously getting the eyes on the stream is one thing and getting them to follow or stay for a while is another but it definitely works
I’ve found that games like VRChat work, if your stream looks good. Lots of viewership, and a lot of streamers BUT you will notice that the majority of streamers have zero flare to their streams not even showing their face. So it’s a lot easier for a good stream to stand out
This is amazing! I have had zero growth but have been streaming in art working very hard drawing its exhausting. Imma start gaming.....these tips make so much sense and twitch strike is wow.
this is the best advice, thank you so much for this advice, I've been stuck on what I should do for picking games for my streams, so thank you for this advice
I streamed for 400+ hours in 4 months and never had a raid. Then I switched to playing star trek bridge crew and star trek online and was raided twice in 1 week. My advice to not only you but to myself as well is find a rabid/underserved fanbase (that you know alot about) and play games in that category. Dont forget you will fail sometimes. I have streams where I get no veiwers in a 5 hour stream so I definitely don't have all the answers now but the more I fail the more I learn. And dont forget your main prerogative is to remain positive and fun. Dont be afraid to change it up and never take someone's advice thinking it will have the same exact effect on you that it did on them
As always great vid Dan, surprisingly I think you mentioned this during one of your streams and I started doing this a while back and it is 100% working for me even though i do alot more horror !
Can't believe I've never heard of Twitch Strike before! Either way, this was a really helpful and interesting method, definitely something I'll keep in mind! Thanks for the tips~ :D
Ayyy figured I’d let you know since I personally would love to know if I were in your position, this video was on my recommended and I’ve never searched this topic before! Haha good shit my guy
Thanks so much for the info! Just stated streaming this past month and I'm trying to figure out what I need to start streaming. This definitely helps. I'm so close to affiliate!! I'm sure this will push me over the edge.
I know this is a old video but I recently started back on my Twitch on Dec 23rd with 35 original followers. I bought the equipment needed Capture cards HDMI splitters, and a Studio Mic Shure MV7. I started streaming PS2 games first and popped off! Gaining 4 to 7 followers a stream took a break then started playing Far Cry Series games from PS3 era and PS4. I've been playing PS1 games up to PS4, my most viewership is on MW 05 PS2, and Driver 1 and 2 PS1 I've hit 86 followers this week as I'm watching this video! Plus growing in commmunities is a plus~I've put my self out there on Aus discords and gained friendships as well as streamed with them. Growing slowly but surely almost affiliate! I'm currently stuck on 2.49/3 so close! I streamed Far Cry Primal and gained 3 followers and that boosted my Viewership Big time! I had consistent viewership and chat for 6 whole hours, Til I ended stream I raided out to my Aus friend! Get your name out there!
I can add The Forest to the list, not the biggest viewer count, but some very loyal fans (you'll get a lot of backseat gamers though), streamers who raid the same category, I hit affiliate in no time when I started playing that. For more growth, you'll probably need something bigger, but as a starter, it's a great game. I've noticed that Stardew has a loyal, chatty community, but I have a feeling they are also less interested in other types of games. Great video anyway, find your niche, but make sure you still enjoy it.
I love streaming gd. Some days it’s super dry. But then some days I get 10-20 followers from random chatters. (And as someone who is already small, and doesn’t even advertise stream. That’s pretty good)
This is what I needed because I’m 4-3 followers away from being affiliated. I struggle with making a good title and finding a game that both I and the viewers would enjoy.
@@xTwoShoes thank you for the reply it’s greatly appreciated. I’ve been watching your videos for about a couple of months now and it’s really been helpful. I’m trying to do better as a streamer and gamer.
@@sir_decarlos3285 Np man! There are several videos on TH-cam explaining why it's bad to become affiliate when you are growing. I sadly did the mistake. The contract you sign as an affiliate says e.g. that every content on Twitch you create is 24h exclusive for Twitch only. No multistream, no best of moments right after... And you earn way less from advertising than a partner does (:
Great video :) I do wish twitch had a better search system still, If it were anything like youtube It wouldn't be as challenging to grow easily one of the harder social medias in my opinion.
Great tips man! I just started streaming seriously 16 days ago and im 16 days strong! im very close to affiliate! I have 2.8 current viewers and need 3! will be going live today and will start incorporating these tips into my channel! Thank you man! also you popped up in my recommended so nice job crushing that all mighty youtube algorithm!
It’s interesting that Skyrim did really well for you. A friend once told me that RPG‘s are not good for streaming. And I noticed he was right because every time I did, it did not go well. However, these were not western RPG ‘s. They were turned-based. Lots of dialogue and cut scenes. Skyrim has lots of dialogue but I guess Skyrim is way more unpredictable and stuff so it can create unique moments. I just started Dragon’s dogma and I was thinking wow I want to stream this! However, I am remembering last year I did stream at one time and it was not a very good stream at all. Farming games are cool and they are in my niche, but honestly they just seem a little too relaxing for me. I enjoyed crash bandicoot because there was a lot of stuff I could mess up on and it was high action. So people doing channel point redeems to make me close my eyes was pretty fun I thought.
Regarding to your first point I would like to add a critical note. I followed this method as well for a bit playing Spelunky 2 on stream, which statistically seemed smart. Not a lot of streamers, quite a lot of viewers. Thing is, this one Korean dude that was extremely good at the game took up about 80% of those viewers. So don't look blindly at statistics - there is some traffic you will never get from other people! / edit Ok - I obviously didn't finish the video before writing this comment lol.
i got my first raid yesterday playing rocksmith lol i suck but everyone from the raid stuck around to watch me play my shitty guitar and it was hella cool
(Btw i havent started streaming yet) Sp what i thoguht was a gpod plan was playing games that didnt have WHOLE lot of streamers and veiws (like an older game maybe), but had a decent amount. Then play those games to gain that small community and then grow to more popular games or different topics and stuff
Great video! Glad you didn't just throw out a list of games but instead showcased the approach to take for selecting the games that are best to stream as they are constantly in flux Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
See I just go by what I think will make good content for me. What brings out the best in me and of the show. And I mainly think about what will the audience like to see? What’s within my niche? But I don’t know, lately streams have been quiet. I usually bounce around between different games but I realized that means every time you see me, I don’t really 100% know what’s going on. Maybe people would like to see me being successful and flourishing at a game. So while I am a variety streamer, I take note of which games have been the best for me. What games got everyone chatting? What games did we say at three hours, oh my God I can’t believe it’s been three hours already? What games were people still chatting at by the end of the stream? you know usually my last hour is dead. So I decided to make a schedule so I can be a little more predictable. The first Sunday is multiplayer games as usual. Then the next two Sundays will be the same game whatever game I pick. Then the last stream of the month is Animal Crossing construction. Everyone always tells me to do animal Crossing. But it seems like then when I finally do, it’s not a very exciting Stream. The other problem is, yes I have been taking note of what games do the best so that we can revisit them, over the past six months. However. Age of calamity was one of my best streams in that timeframe. So I decided this month we will revisit that game! Well the turnout has not been great. And if you look at twitch, sometimes there are no people streaming it. It’s very small. Turns out I think the reason why people were so engaged with my first age of calamity Stream, is because the game was only out for two days at that time. I know people were watching me to see if they want to buy the game. They told me! But still, people were just very engaged and they liked watching me get excited about that astrologer. That wasn’t the case this past week. So I’m starting to realize it’s important to align with your niche and play games that bring out a good content, but that timing is also important. And that’s what I hate. Because my method has been to play the new hot games that are coming out for Nintendo. So every stream its a different game. And we know I didn’t like that idea. But it turns out, when asking my audience on Sunday, the people who don’t have the game, they are not interested. And the people that do have the game? They already beat it or they don’t want spoilers.. and while I love having people that can help me in a game, it’s not so fun with people watching you who have already beat in the game and are better than you. I want to enjoy a game together with the audience. So yeah, I don’t know. I know with your method you are going for twitch discoverability. How often would you research this discoverability? I mean if the data suggests it, would you end up changing your game every week or every time? Now that I am talking this through, maybe I can jump on the new games that come out, and if the stream does well, repeat that same game for the next three weeks. If the game doesn’t do well? Jump on to something else the next week. Maybe that should be my game plan. I keep wanting to start playing a game multiple times in a row. I think somebody explained it to me that if I keep switching up the games, somebody will follow me because they love a game, and then come back the next week and they won’t join the stream because the game they followed for is not there. But I don’t know. If I keep the niche similar, maybe it won’t matter. Luckily, I pull my viewers from Instagram so I don’t really count on the twitch discoverability since it doesn’t exist. However, maybe I should start taking into consideration. Not to mention lately I am realizing if a game is not popular on twitch, It probably means it’s not popular with people on Instagram either. Perhaps it’s an overall sign of the popularity of a game
I usually stream rogue company, which has anywhere from 500-1500 viewers when i go live, but about 50-150 channels... do you think this is a good choice?
@@xTwoShoes i did try streaming minecraft and fortnite but i did see more new people coming to see my rogue company streams, while fortnite and minecraft had the same people coming back but not much growth, obviously because they have over 100k viewers and i only have 3-10 viewers :)
One thing I noticed a lot in this video is that you mention having better titles than other streams, what would class as a 'better title'? Do you have a video on this? If not then do you think you plan to make one on that subject? Otherwise great advise.
I don’t know, my fortnite stream was very very successful. However, it was a multi player stream, so people probably join because they want to play. By the way, is it typical for multiplayer streams to be a lot more popular? I do them once per month but if this is some type of benefit or secret, maybe I should do that more often. Because they’re always a lot bigger. However, they do come with less chatters because a lot of the viewers come from the people playing the game with me, not to mention if I am playing multiplayer games with people, I’m not super present to be able to reply to the chat. And I don’t like that
@@xTwoShoes I read this in your voice hah! But as far as viewers enjoying it idk I didn’t think so but I guess so if the view count is high. Then again I thibk those are mainly players but idk
I get what you're saying but I think you should just stream what you like to play. Or before you hit go live pick a game that you have wanted to play for a while, that way you capture the enjoyment of playing the game as well as streaming it. Just my opinion of course, lol
I’ve actually been streaming Skyrim. But I wonder should I stream it to the special edition or just the normal one (my Skyrim is special edition but they are basically the same )
I would really love trying to stream at some point since i think i have a decent enough internet connection for it but i don't know why but i feel pressured to have a face cam even though i absolutely despise having my picture taken
I kinda stopped streaming online co-op games cause its so repetitive,am more like a story adventure kinda gamer, but times have changed and we cant stream whatever we like🙉(to get viewers)
Be sure to follow me on twitch if you enjoyed your stay here and my ranting! www.twitch.tv/xtwoshoes
Stardew has a awesome community. Since I started streaming it, I randomly get people that hop in just to talk
I am not singling out that game. I was just using it as an example purely from a numbers perspective:)
Do you get any growth
I was honestly thinking about getting it on PC (have it on Nintendo) and trying to stream it, only problem I see is that I might get bored of it quite fast
Streaming Skyrim and Fallout helped me grow SO much! Definitely helpful to find games with good viewership, but not thousands of people streaming it
For sure!
Dude you are dropping some serious truth bombs on your channel!!
Watched this last night and thought "Okay lets give it a go", so I looked through and found a game I hadnt played for a few months but loved it so much. It had the exact criteria you had mentioned. So today I streamed it and for the first time i had 3 people watch about 90% of the 3 hour stream. And not just that, it was a game that made me really be myself and I was talking the whole damn time, was amazing. Dude thank you so much like you have been an absolute guide for me
Yoooo thats so cool to hear! Glad you found some success with it:) Keep it up and thank you for the kind words:D
I blame Stardew having a bunch of people streaming it now is on how often it is recommended. It basically became slightly saturated with low view count streamers due to it constantly being a recommendation for not being saturated.
It is also just a fun game that still has updates occasionally as well.
Wow this is an eye opener… I love games like Skyrim and tbh I’ve been looking for an excuse to replay it, I’ll give this a go! Wish me luck! Thanks for the help!
Perfect timing, I was just looking at different games :)
Awesome! Hope you find something great:D
What an amazing topic. Appreciate you fam!
Appreciate you!!
Great vid. I've been finding growth playing Football Manager. It fits the bill perfectly according to your vid. Lots of people coming in to chat and ask questions which is great.
Great to hear!
Road to 4000 already! Go Dan! Btw I started streaming yesterday and broke the fear wall! :3
Road to 4000!! Thats crazy to think! Thats amazing, well done:D The journey starts here!
Thank you so much for your tips brother!
I got affiliate it a few weeks back and currently focusing on viewership not on Growth but just improving my channels entertainment overall.
You definitely gave me a very open insight on what I need to focus on next thank you so much I’ll definitely come around and hang out with you when you stream on twitch thank you so much brother definitely see you around
Thanks so much bud! Best of luck with your stream!
Much appreciated!
This is super info for anybody starting out! Thank you and keep up the good work!
Thank you! Will do!
Late to the party here but definitely learned something from this! I’ll use this advice to help my streams :)
Awesome! Thank you!
I plan on starting steaming this month, I was kinda leaning this way already for what games cause I want it to be a hobby first and I'm not good enough to do competitive multiplayer games. This video kinda helped boost my confidence, alot of other how to grow videos make me feel defeated before I start. That's enough to earn a subscription from me.
Thank you so much! Best of luck with everything!
Another awesome video, Dan! Once again, I appreciate you for taking the time to offer helpful and impartial advice as well as a method of determining certain games to stream. 😆👍👍
Cheers to you, my man! 🍻
Already close to 4000
Congrats bro
So close! Thank you!
I’ve seen a few people giving this advice before and I tried it thinking it wouldn’t work, but it does, you might not get viewers staying if your stream isn’t great quality but it’ll definitely get more people to check you out. I went from maybe 20 unique views to 120/130 and my average went up too.
Obviously getting the eyes on the stream is one thing and getting them to follow or stay for a while is another but it definitely works
Thanks for sharing!
I’ve found that games like VRChat work, if your stream looks good. Lots of viewership, and a lot of streamers BUT you will notice that the majority of streamers have zero flare to their streams not even showing their face. So it’s a lot easier for a good stream to stand out
Finally someone else mentions that most people aint got much going on - A guy with no overlay lol
I got a notification for this video and I wasn't event subscribed (yet). That means you're doing it right, keep it up!
Awesome! Thank you! That means a lot!
Same
This is amazing! I have had zero growth but have been streaming in art working very hard drawing its exhausting. Imma start gaming.....these tips make so much sense and twitch strike is wow.
You got this!
Hey TwoShoes! Your advice here is really helpful and I've been binge watching more videos from you. Keep up the great work!
Awesome! Thank you! :D
this is the best advice, thank you so much for this advice, I've been stuck on what I should do for picking games for my streams, so thank you for this advice
No problem!
I streamed for 400+ hours in 4 months and never had a raid. Then I switched to playing star trek bridge crew and star trek online and was raided twice in 1 week. My advice to not only you but to myself as well is find a rabid/underserved fanbase (that you know alot about) and play games in that category. Dont forget you will fail sometimes. I have streams where I get no veiwers in a 5 hour stream so I definitely don't have all the answers now but the more I fail the more I learn. And dont forget your main prerogative is to remain positive and fun. Dont be afraid to change it up and never take someone's advice thinking it will have the same exact effect on you that it did on them
Awesome video and great tips! Good to keep in mind when doing things or setting expectations. 😁
Always! Thanks!
Thank you for this awesome lesson. I have a better understanding now, also I just follow you and I like your vibe.
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that:)
I always look forward to these every week, so helpful
That’s so kind! Thank you!
As always great vid Dan, surprisingly I think you mentioned this during one of your streams and I started doing this a while back and it is 100% working for me even though i do alot more horror !
That's awesome to hear man! Glad its working for you:D
Can't believe I've never heard of Twitch Strike before! Either way, this was a really helpful and interesting method, definitely something I'll keep in mind! Thanks for the tips~ :D
You are most welcome:D Thanks for the kind words!
Yo, like i see lots of videos like this but i watch you because of YOU and you are quite entertaining, so keep it up!
THAT IS SO COOL! Thank you :D
Ayyy figured I’d let you know since I personally would love to know if I were in your position, this video was on my recommended and I’ve never searched this topic before! Haha good shit my guy
Nice! Thanks for letting me know, that's awesome:) Hopefully you enjoyed it all the same!
@@xTwoShoes oh yeah for sure! It’s definitely interesting nonetheless, keep it up!
@@xTwoShoes Same here!
I've kinda looked at doing this but didn't quite put it together, thank's great video!
Thank you!!!
Keep it up bro!
Always!
Thanks so much for the info! Just stated streaming this past month and I'm trying to figure out what I need to start streaming. This definitely helps.
I'm so close to affiliate!! I'm sure this will push me over the edge.
You can do it! Thanks so much!
I know this is a old video but I recently started back on my Twitch on Dec 23rd with 35 original followers. I bought the equipment needed Capture cards HDMI splitters, and a Studio Mic Shure MV7. I started streaming PS2 games first and popped off! Gaining 4 to 7 followers a stream took a break then started playing Far Cry Series games from PS3 era and PS4. I've been playing PS1 games up to PS4, my most viewership is on MW 05 PS2, and Driver 1 and 2 PS1 I've hit 86 followers this week as I'm watching this video! Plus growing in commmunities is a plus~I've put my self out there on Aus discords and gained friendships as well as streamed with them. Growing slowly but surely almost affiliate! I'm currently stuck on 2.49/3 so close! I streamed Far Cry Primal and gained 3 followers and that boosted my Viewership Big time! I had consistent viewership and chat for 6 whole hours, Til I ended stream I raided out to my Aus friend! Get your name out there!
Already can't wait for the next video 🙌 well done Dan, killing it with the content you deserve all the subs 🙌
Thanks so much bro! Really appreciate the kind words and support!
The vast majority of my favorite games fit this perfectly, I'm so happy about that
Amazing!
I can add The Forest to the list, not the biggest viewer count, but some very loyal fans (you'll get a lot of backseat gamers though), streamers who raid the same category, I hit affiliate in no time when I started playing that. For more growth, you'll probably need something bigger, but as a starter, it's a great game.
I've noticed that Stardew has a loyal, chatty community, but I have a feeling they are also less interested in other types of games.
Great video anyway, find your niche, but make sure you still enjoy it.
Dan, you're a genius, I hope you know that. Another great video dude
You are! Much love my dude x
always looking towards your vids! honestly you are the king
I appreciate that!
I’m trying to grow on twitch, this will help me so much
Nice! Thank you:)
Love this video, really relevant
Thank you bro!
Crisp and clear details on such an informative topic. I love it!
Thanks so much!
Great video shows. Really appreciate you and your hard work
My pleasure. Thanks homie!
I've been trying to research a game that I could build a community with. Appreciate all the tips! Super helpful! Keep it up 👌
Awesome! Thank you!
Geometry dash is a game that I really enjoy, and it seems like a good game to grow! It has a pretty small amount of streamers.
Nice!
I love streaming gd. Some days it’s super dry. But then some days I get 10-20 followers from random chatters. (And as someone who is already small, and doesn’t even advertise stream. That’s pretty good)
This is what I needed because I’m 4-3 followers away from being affiliated. I struggle with making a good title and finding a game that both I and the viewers would enjoy.
You got this! So close:D Hope it helps!
@@xTwoShoes thank you for the reply it’s greatly appreciated. I’ve been watching your videos for about a couple of months now and it’s really been helpful. I’m trying to do better as a streamer and gamer.
Don't become an affiliate! Wait till you can be a partner. Affiliates on Twitch have like non benefits...
@@CStormakaCyberstorm whoa I didn’t know that thank you for that 🙏🏾
@@sir_decarlos3285 Np man! There are several videos on TH-cam explaining why it's bad to become affiliate when you are growing. I sadly did the mistake. The contract you sign as an affiliate says e.g. that every content on Twitch you create is 24h exclusive for Twitch only. No multistream, no best of moments right after... And you earn way less from advertising than a partner does (:
I'm starting to stream on both youtube and twitch gotta increase that growth
I'm also doing this epic thing called climbing the ranks of overwatch from level1
Great video :) I do wish twitch had a better search system still, If it were anything like youtube It wouldn't be as challenging to grow easily one of the harder social medias in my opinion.
Maybe one day!
Great tips man! I just started streaming seriously 16 days ago and im 16 days strong! im very close to affiliate! I have 2.8 current viewers and need 3! will be going live today and will start incorporating these tips into my channel! Thank you man! also you popped up in my recommended so nice job crushing that all mighty youtube algorithm!
Nice work! Also thank you so much!
Well done man!
Well done to you!!
Eyy thanks man, much appreciated!
No problem!:)
great video again, was streaming league of legends now changing to a game that has the factors you mention here. TY!
Glad I could help!
The beat is cold bro 🔥👌🏾
It’s interesting that Skyrim did really well for you. A friend once told me that RPG‘s are not good for streaming. And I noticed he was right because every time I did, it did not go well. However, these were not western RPG ‘s. They were turned-based. Lots of dialogue and cut scenes. Skyrim has lots of dialogue but I guess Skyrim is way more unpredictable and stuff so it can create unique moments.
I just started Dragon’s dogma and I was thinking wow I want to stream this! However, I am remembering last year I did stream at one time and it was not a very good stream at all.
Farming games are cool and they are in my niche, but honestly they just seem a little too relaxing for me. I enjoyed crash bandicoot because there was a lot of stuff I could mess up on and it was high action. So people doing channel point redeems to make me close my eyes was pretty fun I thought.
Great advice, thank you 🙂
You are so welcome!
Thanks man this really helped me!
Glad it helped!
Wagwan
Thank you bro!!
This was the exact video I needed!
Awesome to hear! Thank you!
I love your videos they are awesome and very informing
Appreciate that so much:)
Never thought of it this way tysm 🔥🔥🔥🔥
You are welcome!!
liked , followed and follow twich. loving the content, very helpful info , . thanks twoshoes
Awesome, thank you! :)
@@xTwoShoes your welcome man. Keep making those vid bro. Your killing it .
Kick ass and take names 😁
Tysm i had no idea i was just picking games that i like.
No problem!
this great advice, thank you!
You're so welcome!
this channel is hella underrated
Thank you:)
Something in me makes me wish I was the only one to see this video😂. very informative. Great video!!
Haha you have to welcome the competition:) Thank you so much !
Regarding to your first point I would like to add a critical note. I followed this method as well for a bit playing Spelunky 2 on stream, which statistically seemed smart. Not a lot of streamers, quite a lot of viewers. Thing is, this one Korean dude that was extremely good at the game took up about 80% of those viewers. So don't look blindly at statistics - there is some traffic you will never get from other people!
/ edit Ok - I obviously didn't finish the video before writing this comment lol.
Haha thanks for finishing it:)
Another amazing video!
Thanks youuuuuuu
Wait somone who makes videos, that get to the point, isn’t patronising and makes it clear? Take my sub sir!
Why thank you!! That was so kind:D
I remember streaming rocket arena and i got raided and i got up to rocket arena 😊 that was a goodnight no cap
Great video my friend!
Thank you brother!
Love it!
i got my first raid yesterday playing rocksmith lol i suck but everyone from the raid stuck around to watch me play my shitty guitar and it was hella cool
Nice!
oml you were close ot losing my sub with that singing hahaha, thank you again for more great advice!
Damn! that was meant to do the opposite haha. Thank you!
(Btw i havent started streaming yet) Sp what i thoguht was a gpod plan was playing games that didnt have WHOLE lot of streamers and veiws (like an older game maybe), but had a decent amount. Then play those games to gain that small community and then grow to more popular games or different topics and stuff
Trial and error! You could try that for sure but I would recommend definitely trying a game with some amount of viewership!
Great video! Glad you didn't just throw out a list of games but instead showcased the approach to take for selecting the games that are best to stream as they are constantly in flux
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
Thank you:D
Your thumbnail brought me here...kudos to the creator
Eyyyyy Yo welcome
See I just go by what I think will make good content for me. What brings out the best in me and of the show. And I mainly think about what will the audience like to see? What’s within my niche?
But I don’t know, lately streams have been quiet. I usually bounce around between different games but I realized that means every time you see me, I don’t really 100% know what’s going on. Maybe people would like to see me being successful and flourishing at a game.
So while I am a variety streamer, I take note of which games have been the best for me. What games got everyone chatting? What games did we say at three hours, oh my God I can’t believe it’s been three hours already? What games were people still chatting at by the end of the stream? you know usually my last hour is dead.
So I decided to make a schedule so I can be a little more predictable. The first Sunday is multiplayer games as usual. Then the next two Sundays will be the same game whatever game I pick. Then the last stream of the month is Animal Crossing construction.
Everyone always tells me to do animal Crossing. But it seems like then when I finally do, it’s not a very exciting Stream.
The other problem is, yes I have been taking note of what games do the best so that we can revisit them, over the past six months. However. Age of calamity was one of my best streams in that timeframe. So I decided this month we will revisit that game!
Well the turnout has not been great. And if you look at twitch, sometimes there are no people streaming it. It’s very small.
Turns out I think the reason why people were so engaged with my first age of calamity Stream, is because the game was only out for two days at that time. I know people were watching me to see if they want to buy the game. They told me! But still, people were just very engaged and they liked watching me get excited about that astrologer. That wasn’t the case this past week.
So I’m starting to realize it’s important to align with your niche and play games that bring out a good content, but that timing is also important. And that’s what I hate. Because my method has been to play the new hot games that are coming out for Nintendo. So every stream its a different game. And we know I didn’t like that idea.
But it turns out, when asking my audience on Sunday, the people who don’t have the game, they are not interested. And the people that do have the game? They already beat it or they don’t want spoilers.. and while I love having people that can help me in a game, it’s not so fun with people watching you who have already beat in the game and are better than you. I want to enjoy a game together with the audience.
So yeah, I don’t know. I know with your method you are going for twitch discoverability. How often would you research this discoverability? I mean if the data suggests it, would you end up changing your game every week or every time?
Now that I am talking this through, maybe I can jump on the new games that come out, and if the stream does well, repeat that same game for the next three weeks. If the game doesn’t do well? Jump on to something else the next week. Maybe that should be my game plan.
I keep wanting to start playing a game multiple times in a row. I think somebody explained it to me that if I keep switching up the games, somebody will follow me because they love a game, and then come back the next week and they won’t join the stream because the game they followed for is not there. But I don’t know. If I keep the niche similar, maybe it won’t matter.
Luckily, I pull my viewers from Instagram so I don’t really count on the twitch discoverability since it doesn’t exist. However, maybe I should start taking into consideration.
Not to mention lately I am realizing if a game is not popular on twitch, It probably means it’s not popular with people on Instagram either. Perhaps it’s an overall sign of the popularity of a game
Great Video!
Thanks! :D
If dantdm and jack had a baby it be you LOL
I get this a lot
Thanks Dan! This might actually help me gain some viewers possibly? 🤨
Brrrooooo - I did a video on this about a year ago, but your explaination is so much better than mine.
Got a sub from me 🤣
Thanks for the sub! Really appreciate that!
I usually stream rogue company, which has anywhere from 500-1500 viewers when i go live, but about 50-150 channels... do you think this is a good choice?
I think the only way you can test this is maybe try something new and compare results :)
@@xTwoShoes i did try streaming minecraft and fortnite but i did see more new people coming to see my rogue company streams, while fortnite and minecraft had the same people coming back but not much growth, obviously because they have over 100k viewers and i only have 3-10 viewers :)
@@xTwoShoes I got my first sub on twitch! YESSSSS
One thing I noticed a lot in this video is that you mention having better titles than other streams, what would class as a 'better title'? Do you have a video on this? If not then do you think you plan to make one on that subject? Otherwise great advise.
Thank you! I actually do mention this a lot in my How To ACTUALLY grow on twitch 2021 video:)
Luckily I have a great community with consistent chatters, but I definitely want to increase my viewership, so thank you very much for this video!
Thank youuuu! Best of luck with it!
i want to play games but some games i cant play my laptop is to slow for that
Good video!
Thanks!:D
What's the website he mentioned at 2:16 ? Can't make out what he said
Twitch Strike :)
I don’t know, my fortnite stream was very very successful. However, it was a multi player stream, so people probably join because they want to play.
By the way, is it typical for multiplayer streams to be a lot more popular? I do them once per month but if this is some type of benefit or secret, maybe I should do that more often. Because they’re always a lot bigger. However, they do come with less chatters because a lot of the viewers come from the people playing the game with me, not to mention if I am playing multiplayer games with people, I’m not super present to be able to reply to the chat. And I don’t like that
I think if its something you enjoy and the chat enjoy I dont see any harm in it:)
@@xTwoShoes I read this in your voice hah! But as far as viewers enjoying it idk I didn’t think so but I guess so if the view count is high. Then again I thibk those are mainly players but idk
Am hoping to stream in twitch , I don’t know is it useful or not since am not growing anything from TH-cam !! Any suggestions
Give it a go!
I get what you're saying but I think you should just stream what you like to play.
Or before you hit go live pick a game that you have wanted to play for a while, that way you capture the enjoyment of playing the game as well as streaming it.
Just my opinion of course, lol
For sure:) You HAVE to like the game you pick 100% but also helps if its doing good numbers:)
I love your videos. Do you have one for interactive games like Words on Stream?
Thank you! Not currently but good idea!
another good one to do is Minecraft dungeons
I’ve actually been streaming Skyrim. But I wonder should I stream it to the special edition or just the normal one (my Skyrim is special edition but they are basically the same )
Great video!!!!
Thanks!!
how often should you change games or should you stick to a game for a couple of weeks?
Typically until I finish it or get bored:)
I would really love trying to stream at some point since i think i have a decent enough internet connection for it but i don't know why but i feel pressured to have a face cam even though i absolutely despise having my picture taken
You dont need a cam at all:) Just have some fun!
7:50 yeah but what if they do a 24h stream lol
I kinda stopped streaming online co-op games cause its so repetitive,am more like a story adventure kinda gamer, but times have changed and we cant stream whatever we like🙉(to get viewers)
Another great video. Thanks for the tips and insights :)
Thanks so much! :D
i stream 60+ hours a month but still struggling any advice?