Stream games your chat and guests can play.
StreamArena stream games are short rounds your viewers play live: they guess, vote or join a team, from chat in Upstream.so or from their phone anywhere else. Pick one, add one link, and the next round starts.
Tonight's lineup
These are our games plus community games we've played and approved. Popular ones are marked.
Movie Barcode
Guess the film from its color barcode.
Zoom Out
A photo starts zoomed in and pulls back. Name it first.
Higher or Lower
Chat votes 1 or 2 on which is older, taller or pricier.
Chat vs Host
You answer in secret. Chat guesses what you said.
Tug of War
Two teams, one rope. Type your team word to pull.
ApprovedEmoji Decode
Name the movie, song or show from a row of emojis.
ApprovedPrice Check
Guess the price. Closest answer wins the round.
PopularPlatform Wars
YouTube vs Twitch vs Kick. Your platform is your team.
| Game | How you play | Players | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie Barcode | Guess the film from its color stripes | 1 or more | Film fans, guests |
| Zoom Out | Name the photo as it pulls back | 1 or more | Small streams |
| Higher or Lower | Vote 1 or 2 | 1 or more | Host vs chat |
| Chat vs Host | Guess the host's secret answer | 2 or more | Two people and a camera |
| Tug of War | Type your team word to pull | 10 or more | Busy chats |
| Platform Wars | Your platform is your team | 10 or more | Multistreams |
| Emoji Decode | Decode a row of emojis | 1 or more | Quick rounds |
| Price Check | Closest price wins | 1 or more | Chat + guests |
How your viewers join.
Every game works in every setup. How viewers send answers depends on where you stream.
Your chat plays by typing. YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Rumble chat land on one scoreboard, on Upstream.so's free plan too.
Add the game as a browser source. Viewers scan the code on screen and play from their phone. Free, no app, no account.
Guests join from their phone in every setup, and their answers stay secret until you reveal them.
Scoring. Answers count by the moment they were sent, so a slow chat never decides who was first.
Live in under a minute.
You install nothing. If your streaming app can show a web page, it can run StreamArena.
Pick a game
Guessing games, votes and team battles. Each one works with chat, with guests, or both.
Add one link
In Upstream.so it is already a scene. Anywhere else, paste the link as a browser source.
Play
Chat types answers in Upstream.so. In other apps, viewers scan the code on screen and play on their phone.
Questions
Are the games free?
Yes. Every game is free inside Upstream.so, including its free plan, and free to add to OBS.
Do viewers need an app or an account?
No. In OBS and other apps, viewers scan the code on screen and play in their phone browser. In Upstream.so they just type in chat.
Which games work with a small chat?
Zoom Out, Chat vs Host and Higher or Lower all work with a handful of people, and a house player joins when fewer than three are playing.
What is a community game?
A game made by someone outside StreamArena with our SDK. We play every one before it goes into the gallery, and approved games carry the maker's name.
Can I make my own game?
Yes. Read Make a game. Games are built with web tech, and the ones we approve go into the gallery for every streamer.
By Mario Jankovic, cofounder of Upstream.soUpdated
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