How do I add chat games to my stream?
Games are one of the easiest ways to turn passive viewers into a chatting, returning audience — especially during downtime, intermissions or a long grind. The trick is running them without a pile of bots, browser extensions and copy-pasted commands to babysit mid-stream. Here is how chat games work and the simplest way to add them.
How chat games work
A chat game reads your live chat, shows a prompt on your stream, and rewards the first viewer to answer correctly. Because everyone plays by simply typing, there is nothing for your audience to install — they just watch and shout the answer.
The two things you need are a way to read chat across your platforms, and an overlay (a browser source in OBS) that draws the game board and updates live as people play.
Games worth running
Skill-based, free-to-play games keep everyone included and stay on the right side of platform gambling rules. Good staples are:
- Hangman and Word Scramble — guess the word, letter by letter or all at once.
- Trivia and Riddle Me This — first correct answer wins.
- Emoji Guess — decode an emoji rebus into a film, song or phrase.
- Finish the Phrase and Countdown — complete the saying, or make the longest word.
Set it up once
Connect your platforms so the game can read chat, paste a single browser-source URL into OBS, and start a game from your dashboard. The overlay switches itself to whichever game is running, so you never touch OBS again mid-stream.
Frequently asked questions
Do my viewers need to install anything to play?
No. Chat games are played by typing in chat, so anyone watching can join instantly — nothing to install or sign up for.
Can I add my own trivia questions?
Yes. Stream Repeater lets you add your own Trivia, Riddle, Finish-the-Phrase and Emoji questions to a personal bank; they play before the built-in packs.
Do chat games work across multiple platforms at once?
Yes. The engine reads your unified chat, so viewers on Twitch, YouTube, Kick and TikTok can all play the same round together.