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Game Developers Are Streaming on Twitch – Should You?

February 16, 2015

Paul Cutsinger

Twitch is a place for gamers to watch live game streams and interact with other gamers. For the past few months we’ve started to see devs use Twitch to reach out to their audience in a new way. They live stream development, interact with players, and build a fan base on a channel dedicated to game development.

I’ve really enjoyed watching these and I thought you might too. So, time to share! Here are a few streamers that I currently follow on the Twitch Game Development channel.

Vlambeer	With over 8 million views, these folks are the ones to check out first. They’ve built several games including Ridiculous Fishing, Nuclear Throne now Luftrausers.
UnrealEngine	The team from Unreal Engine runs tutorials and answers questions. If you’re curious about how to use Unreal Engine, check this one out.
2DHeroes	This is the team behind Bit Brawlers – the game I break out at nearly every party on my Fire TV.
BonzonoApps	Matt has a console dev background and is building his new game in Unity. I like getting that deep perspective.
Notch	Because Notch.
slickentertainmentinc	While most channels feature developers writing code, there are a few that feature artists. I enjoy these. In addition to showing how the art is created, I find they tend to talk more about the back story of the game. This show is particularly engaging.
Mankej_	This one is a bit different… They sculpt game characters out of clay. Just cool.

There are many more and you can see which devs are streaming right now by going to the Game Development Channel, here. Our own Jesse Freeman has started streaming as well. You can check out his stream here and my stream here.

As you think about your social media presence, consider streaming on Twitch. It’s a highly engaging experience and there are a lot of opportunities to reach a new audience. Minimally, watch a few fellow game dev streams just to throw a little support their way.