YouTube Live games your chat can play.
StreamArena YouTube Live games turn your live chat into players: viewers type their guess or vote in YouTube chat and watch the scoreboard fill up with their names. YouTube chat plays through Upstream.so, on its free plan too. In OBS, YouTube viewers play from their phone.
How YouTube viewers play.
YouTube chat plays through Upstream.so. In OBS, viewers play from their phone.
- How YouTube viewers play
- Type answers in chat
- What you add
- Nothing. Every game is already a scene
- Guests
- Join by phone
- Other platforms in the same round
- Yes, when you multistream
- Cost
- Free, on the free plan too
- How YouTube viewers play
- Scan the code on screen, play on their phone
- What you add
- One link as a browser source
- Guests
- Join by phone
- Other platforms in the same round
- Yes, anyone with the code can join
- Cost
- Free
Free, and fair to slow chats.
YouTube chat plays through Upstream.so.
Chat play stays free, and so does every game in OBS.
Each answer is timed by when it was sent, minus YouTube's delay.
They scan the code on screen and play from their phone.
Why does YouTube chat play need Upstream.so?
Because YouTube limits how much live chat each app can read per day, and a game reading every few seconds burns through that fast. Upstream.so already reads YouTube chat for its multistream chat, so StreamArena uses it, and chat play stays free.
Does YouTube's stream delay ruin the game?
No. YouTube viewers often watch a few seconds behind you, so each answer is timed by when it was sent, minus YouTube's delay, and the round waits for the slowest platform. A late answer shows up a moment later but keeps its place.
Sent 12.4 sSent 12.4 sSame scoreCan I play on a vertical YouTube stream?
Games are designed for a normal 16:9 stream today. A 9:16 layout for vertical streams is planned.
YouTube also has its own live polls and Playables. The blog covers what YouTube's polls and Playables can and can't do.
Which is older?
Good games for YouTube Live
Votes and guesses work well with YouTube's chat pace.
Movie Barcode
Guess the film from its color barcode.
Higher or Lower
Chat votes 1 or 2 on which is older, taller or pricier.
PopularPlatform Wars
YouTube vs Twitch vs Kick. Your platform is your team.
Chat vs Host
You answer in secret. Chat guesses what you said.
Questions
Can YouTube Live chat play without Upstream.so?
In OBS and other apps, YouTube viewers play from their phone by scanning the code on screen. Typing answers in YouTube chat works when you stream through Upstream.so.
Does it cost anything?
No. Chat play is included on Upstream.so's free plan, and every game is free in OBS.
What if chat is slow?
Answers are scored by the moment they were sent, not when they arrive, so a slow chat never changes who answered first.
Does it work for vertical streams?
Games are designed for a normal 16:9 stream first. A 9:16 layout is planned.
By Mario Jankovic, cofounder of Upstream.soUpdated
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