Top games to boost your channel on Twitch
Starting a game streaming channel on Twitch and making it grow can be, currently, an arduous task, which requires great dedication from the creator, but we can say that the choice of games for your transmission can be the key that will open the ways to boost your channel on the Amazon platform.
Of course, playing what you like will always be paramount to winning over your audience, but there are some titles that are quite popular and have a good audience split between Twitch channels, which can help you grow even more.
Online vs Offline
Make no mistake: offline games, focused on narrative and history, have a lot of prominence on Twitch or any other live streaming platform, especially at the time of their releases, when they attract a lot of public attention, but it’s really online titles, multiplayer, that dominate broadcasts.
The most popular titles on Twitch are in the category of online multiplayer, with or without PvP, the player versus player matches.
They stand out for the unpredictability of the gameplays and the possibility of audience interaction, whether in chat, commenting on the moves of the match, or even playing along with the streamer, something that helps to captivate the audience and have them always returning to the channel.
What’s trending?
“League of Legends” is one of the most popular titles on Twitch, always appearing at the top of the list and even being the most watched game of 2022 on the platform. But not only from “League of Legends” does Twitch live.
Other popular titles that always guarantee a good chance of gaining an audience are part of genres such as shooting and horror. Life simulation and role playing, such as “GTA V”, are also great highlights in popularity.
Some of the most popular games on Twitch are:
MOBA
League of Legends
Shooting
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Valorant
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Simulation/Management of life
Minecraft
Albion Online
Animal Crossing
Terror
Phasmophobia
Dead by Daylight
Tools to choose the best games
Of course, it’s important to say that the popularity of games on Twitch can change several times during a day. But don’t worry: there are tools to choose well what to play in your live stream and be more assertive in gaining an audience.
Websites like Twitch Strike and Sully Gnome show data on what’s trending on Twitch, constant updates on open stream numbers, and how much of a total audience each game currently has.
With these tools, the streamer can see which games have the most channels being broadcast and the average audience.
For small and medium-sized channels, the interesting number to look at is the viewers ratio. With this data, you can see which games are performing better on average for all channels currently broadcasting the game in question, thus increasing the possibility of gaining a larger audience for your channel.