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StreamYard setup

Play games on StreamYard with a shared tab.

To play a StreamArena game on StreamYard, open the game in its own browser tab and share that tab in your StreamYard studio. Guests and viewers scan the code on screen and play from their phones, so it works for interviews, panels and podcasts.

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How do I add a game to StreamYard?

  1. Open your game link in a new tab in Chrome or Edge.
  2. In your StreamYard studio, start a screen share and choose that tab.
  3. If you want game sounds, tick the option to share the tab's audio.
  4. Add the share to the stage, in a layout next to your cameras or full screen.
  5. Your guests and viewers scan the code on screen and play from their phones.
Where StreamArena fits next to StreamYard
Upstream.soChat plays
How the game gets on stream
A scene
Over your camera
Yes
Guests on the call play
Yes, by phone
Chat types answers
Yes
StreamYard
How the game gets on stream
Shared browser tab
Over your camera
No, next to it
Guests on the call play
Yes, by phone
Chat types answers
No
OBS or Streamlabs
How the game gets on stream
Browser source
Over your camera
Yes
Guests on the call play
Yes, by phone
Chat types answers
No

Why is it great for StreamYard shows?

StreamYard shows are usually guests on a call, which is exactly who phone games are for. Guests already have their phones, the code is on the shared screen, and answers stay secret until you reveal them. Viewers on any platform join with the same code.

Can StreamYard comments play?

Not today. Chat play reads chat through Upstream.so, so in StreamYard your viewers play by phone. If you want comments to play by typing, try the game as a scene in Upstream.so.

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Best StreamYard games

These work best with guests on a call.

Chat vs Host

You answer in secret. Chat guesses what you said.

Phone + guessTwo playersby StreamArena
Approved

Price Check

Guess the price. Closest answer wins the round.

GuessChat + guestsby @dealhunters

Higher or Lower

Chat votes 1 or 2 on which is older, taller or pricier.

VoteHost vs chatby StreamArena
Popular

Movie Barcode

Guess the film from its color barcode.

GuessChat + guestsby StreamArena

Questions

Does StreamYard support browser sources?

StreamYard has no browser source like OBS. Share the game's browser tab instead.

Can guests on my StreamYard call play?

Yes. They scan the code on the shared screen, or you send them the short link, and they play from their phone.

Will viewers hear the game?

Only if you share the tab's audio when you start the screen share.

Is it free?

Yes. Every StreamArena game is free.

By Mario Jankovic, cofounder of Upstream.soUpdated

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