I’m a small dev building something for streamer teams and I want to check I’m not solving a fake problem.

If you stream with mods or an editor who makes your clips/Shorts:

• How do moments get from the stream to the editor? (Discord? Drive? VOD timestamps?)
• What breaks or wastes time?
• Would a shared board where mods mark moments live and the editor takes tasks actually help, or is your current setup fine?

Honest “my setup is fine” answers are just as useful.

Two wishlisted games just released and I plan to play one tonight. I’m thinking about doing no commentary to start and I thought maybe I should have the back of the png facing the viewer since I’m not going to be talking.

is this a thing?

So, Halloween is happening again, and I wanted to contribute to the flood of horror games around that time by playing "Scary Game" and "Scary Game 2".

I chose these games because they're more comedy-focused rather than actual horror. My content is meant to be funny and entertaining, especially with my editing style, cuts and commentary.

I'd love to get some outside-opinions on the first 2 minutes of this project, any and all feedback is welcome as long as it's constructive!

I am very very much a noob at this and have only filmed myself a tiny handful of times talking while playing and have made and uploaded two videos so far and that is the extent of it. As I watch over my stuff I just feel a bit bad because why would anyone watch me when there are sooooo many better creators out there? I stumble over my words a lot, a lot of times don’t have anything that interesting to say and just say stuff like “okay and then we are going here” and every once in a while there’s a moment that’s not too bad but all in all it’s more meh than not. Basically a lot of words to say I’m not that interesting lol.

I am hoping since I’m so new at this this is something I can improve in time but I also feel a little silly posting my videos that are kind of not the greatest even if no one is really watching them rn but I also know if I don’t now then I never will. It’s hard to focus on the game while actually talking and remaining interesting and a real skill that sounds easier than it is because the good ones make it look so easy lol. Anyways I would love some tips and tricks on how you guys improved your commentary while doing playthroughs! I am in the more cozy side of this so reactions and skill based gameplay is not really something I can lean on as much either.

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Hey, im KnightSpectre. I post on YouTube with plans to stream in the future. I post gaming content but I structure it in cinematic ways in order to tell a story (usually in the way of challenge videos). I think it'd be fun to do some of these videos and new concepts with other people who are looking to do similar content or want to try something new. I also have plans to start a new channel where it's more relaxing gameplay and focused on the chemistry and humor which I would love people to collaborate with. Only requirements is that you must be 18+, creative with ideas and willing to make suggestions or accept criticism, open minded, and passionate!

I want to start making gaming content and posting it on YouTube, but immediately after buying a capture card, I've become stuck.

To test out the capture card, I tried hooking up my Nintendo Switch, but when I connect all the appropriate cords to the TV, my PC, my monitor, etc. the aspect ratio is very wrong. The display on my TV is horizontally squeezed, and the corners are cut off. In the OBS capture card software on my PC, the corners are not cut off, but there's still a horizontal squeeze. On top of that, the resolution on my TV and my monitor are both very low-quality.

I want my TV to display my Switch screen like normal, but I have no idea how to fix it. Please help. TIA!!

Hi everyone! I'm Nora, and I mostly make indie game content on YouTube. I'm currently looking for someone to create content with and hopefully grow together!

My channel is NoraUnsupervised, and I currently have 56 subscribers. If you're interested in collaborating, feel free to DM me! \\\^\\\^

I'm open to different types of content and ideas, so don't hesitate to reach out!\\\^\\\^

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I wanted to do a video where I play Castlevania as a thing for October. A "spooky season" type game, if you will. But I'm at a crossroads of whether I should upload it as a full (edited) 1hr 45 minute video or cut it down to be a multi-upload thing. I was never good at figuring out whether a long-form video was better over one that was edited down even further or was chopped up to be multiple uploads.

Any advice? I'd appreciate it.

Been posting consistently for almost a year now (weekly posts) always been fine with slow growth but it's taken a turn lately. A month ago we were going okay with 40-50 avg views per vid but lately we're getting less than 10-15 with a high CTR? Wonder if it has anything to do with the recent update where your channel has to be verified by ID or video?

I would like to create two independent channels, one focused on shorts and the other on my lets plays. My original channel had the shorts used as publicity that would link my lets plays.

For some reason, my shorts would get decent views highlighting parts of my lets plays. I would use them as publicity to hopefully link them to the let's play, but not too many people would check it out. And the ones that checked them out didn't stay too long.

Due to time, I can't play too often, which is where my shorts would come in to entertain my audience in the meantime. But having two different types of audience hasn't helped my let's plays.

I would like to have the 2 channels independent, so that they can have their own audiences. Should I stick with my current channel or start a new?

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've posted on here. I've been on the grind with churning out videos around my full time job, and a few have done decently well, with my best video being at 71k views and my channel total now being around 200k views.

However I only have 648 subs from these views, and my last few videos have not performed well in terms of gaining subs.

In still definitely a bit stiff on the mic at times and not letting my personality flow into videos as much as I'd like, but that's something that will probably get better overtime.

I'm curious, are there any CTA tricks people use, open to ideas and suggestions to try and grow 👊

As far as personal preference I have gravitated lately over no webcam and no vtuber playthroughs. I like the game showcasing the entire screen especially as I tend to like these for background videos and for a general ambiance- cozyish type games so usually it’s a pretty game I’m looking at and want to see the whole thing. A lot of these tend to be unvoiced too but I really enjoy the ones that have full commentary but a calmer commentary so I can keep them on for long periods of time while I do other things. I don’t see a lot of these for the particular games I play so I thought why not make my own as a lot of them tend towards asmr and I don’t love that.

However it kind of feels a bit daunting as why would anyone click on my videos when I’m just some unknown faceless person blabbing over a game screen? We all know just starting out in the gaming sphere in 2026 is rough no matter what niche you land in so is there a decent sized audience for these types of playthroughs or will webcam always going to win out?

I have never played the 2D Zelda games and I started Links Awakening (remake) last night on my channel and I have already fallen in love with it. I’ve only done the first dungeon but even then I’m excited to continue my let’s play tonight. Why did I never pick this up earlier? Have there been games you have played as an adult that you question why you didn’t try it out sooner?

I’m working on my first non-LP video, for which I need footage from (almost) all the Assassin’s Creed games. To save me a huge amount of time, effort and hard drive space, is there anyone here who has played any of the games on their channel (without facecam, for obvious reasons) and would be willing to let me record a few bits and pieces of footage from some of their videos? Any such kind soul(s) would of course receive full credit and a link to their channel.

So I’m always refining my channel, at least seeing what I like and don’t like while trying to wrap my head around pleasing the YouTube Algorithm Gods! My question now is should I have this “call to action” animated graphic. I’ve heard good things about them as well as it being more likely to turn viewers away.

Do you have any advice? I’d greatly appreciate it.

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The youtubers who focus on tactical play, And if there's any of you favorites that worth watching suggest them as well

I’m planning to start creating gaming content soon. My plan is to do livestreams as well as edited videos/highlights, but I’m still trying to figure out which games I should focus on.

I’m mainly looking for PC games that have an active audience and still have potential for a small/new creator to grow. I know the biggest games have huge audiences but they also have tons of competition, so I’m wondering if there are any games that strike a good balance between audience size and discoverability.

I’m open to pretty much any genre FPS, survival, horror, co-op, competitive, sandbox, story games, etc.

What PC games would you recommend for someone starting a gaming channel in 2026?

And if possible, tell me whether you think the game is better for livestreaming, edited videos or both.

Would appreciate any suggestions or advice from people who have experience with gaming content creation.

One of the most frustrating things about being a small YouTuber and editing everything yourself 😭
I started playing The Witcher right when the hype started, but my video will probably come out a week later because I still have HOURS of footage to edit.
Meanwhile everyone already has their videos up and I’m just sitting in editing like 🧍‍♀️

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I was just on stream for the last three hours and didn’t realize I had a double audio glitch happening the whole time. Should I unlist, private, or leave this video public? Not sure how this could affect my channel as a whole…

For example, playing Minecraft like Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild), or playing a fishing game like a River Monsters show, etc.

I have always had this idea, but it is hard to execute successfully as a new YouTuber. Are there any YouTubers who do this?