How to Become A Lewd Game Streamer

There's A Lucrative Market For Adult Game Streamers (Or 'LewdTubers'), But Many Get Banned In The First Week...

OK, so you're a gamer with an interest in lewd streaming - what's the best way to get started?

If you're completely new to camming/streaming, this is a bigger question. There are some technical issues to take care of, and I'll touch on those briefly.

But once you're up and running with streaming capabilities, it's about finding a way to show your in-game footage and (if you want to be visible) to also appear on live cam yourself.

This guide will look at some of the different options for lewd game streaming, and some of the places where you can show butt or boobs without getting banned.

The Rise of Lewd Gaming Culture

Rule 34 states that "if it exists, there is porn of it" and that's been true since the early days of video games . Early titles like Softporn Adventure, Artworx Strip Poker and Bachelor Party brought the lewd into gaming from the start of the 1980s.

The first commercial webcams came along in the early 1990s, but their resolution and frame rate were not what we'd consider full-motion video today. They maxed out at about 640x480 pixels and a slideshow-level FPS.

Videoconferencing started to be supported in the mid-90s, using software like Microsoft's NetMeeting, where you had to dial the other person's IP address as if it were a phone number. But streaming to a large audience still wasn't possible for the average home user.

The Dawn of Video Game Live Streaming

As webcams improved (both built into laptops and as external USB cameras), and high-speed always-on broadband became the standard for internet connections, live streaming became more realistic for almost anyone with a computer.

By the early 2010s, the appetite was there. Justin.tv launched in 2007, initially as a one-person live stream. By the summer of the same year, it had started to grow rapidly and just 12 months after launch, it had around 30,000 registered broadcasters.

In June 2011, a new streaming platform was spun off from Justin.tv. That new platform was Twitch, which in August 2014 was bought by Amazon for nearly a billion dollars.

Twitch allows a wide range of stream types, from arts and crafts to live music to 'just chatting' streams. But it's best known as a platform for live streams of gaming content, and it paved the way for the sites that have followed.

First Steps into Lewd Gaming

By the end of the 2010s, lewd gaming was well established. In 2018, the lewd gaming platform Nutaku.net set up the "world's first adult gaming esports tournament" with sponsorship from YouPorn.

At that time, according to Nutaku, more than a fifth of adult gamers were female and the most crushed-on animated character was Princess Peach.

Such events helped to cement lewd gaming as a valid form of esports and prove that there is audience demand as spectators both of adult games and of the people who play them.

We're now at a point where there are platforms specifically for lewd gaming streams, which allow nudity both in-game and by the gamer. If that appeals to you, here's how to make your start in the lewd game streaming industry.

Lewd Game Streaming: Quick Start-Up

To get started, you'll need a way to live-stream the game you're playing. That usually means some kind of screen capture software or 'encoder' that can output the game graphics as a virtual webcam stream.

YouTube doesn't allow 'sexually gratifying' content but it's still a good source of support when setting up your first live stream on a different platform, and it provides an excellent list of suggested encoders.

Open-source (i.e. free) options include Streamlabs, which is compatible with Windows, Android and iOS, and 'Open Broadcaster Software' which you may know better as OBS.

Getting Started

Each encoder has its own setup process, but generally, you add your game as a video source (or screen-capture the window/screen where the game is running) and then, if you want to be visible too, you add your webcam as an overlay or picture-in-picture.

All of the usual rules apply: test your connection speed, set your stream resolution and FPS to a level your connection can support, and check your mic volume isn't too high. Twitch recommends a connection speed at least 30% higher than your streaming bitrate.

(Again, you can't lewd-stream on Twitch or you'll get banned - and there's a list of prohibited games you can't stream at all on there - but some of the help pages are still useful when getting things set up for the first time.)

If possible, have a friend come into your stream when you first go live, so you can troubleshoot those issues before other viewers start to show up.

Scenes and Overlays

Again, every streaming software is different, but most encoders have an option to add various overlays, animations and popups to your stream.

This can allow you to show your viewers extra information, just as you might see in the scrolling ticker on a 24-hour news channel.

Some options to include as overlays and animations are:

Prompts to like, follow and subscribe to your channel
Usernames for your social media channels
Popup 'thank you' animations when you receive a tip or subscriber

You can get creative with ideas of your own - these are just a few of the most common uses for overlays on live gaming streams.

The encoder software may also support 'scenes' (or similar) whereby you can switch between different predefined views at the click of a button or a keyboard hotkey.

Examples here might include switching between a picture-in-picture view where you are visible, to a game-only view if you have to step away from the camera for a moment, or if you realise your head is obscuring some important subtitles/captions or other info.

Best Sites For Lewd Streamers

It's important to choose a streaming platform where you won't get banned for in-game nudity, fetish content or pornographic material AND where you can take off your own clothes, if that's something you want to offer too.

There are several different ways to set up your stream, depending on how much you want to show:

Cam-style stream of you with game on TV behind you
Full-screen game with you picture-in-picture
Full-screen game with you wearing a mask
Full-screen game with you as an animated character
In-game graphics only

Different sites have rules that might not allow all of these options, and some will need extra investment upfront (e.g. to buy motion-capture equipment if you want to appear as a live animated character or 'VTuber').

Increasingly, sites require you to be identifiable at all times. This is an age verification issue, especially if you're showing nudity or streaming adult games, so if you don't want to show your face, make sure your chosen platform's T&Cs allow that.

Joystick.tv

https://joystick.tv/

Joystick.tv is an adult streaming platform aimed primarily at the gaming community, although you can stream anything within the T&Cs and Community Guidelines.

As long as you don't show anything too objectionable (e.g. games that contain under-age characters in sexual situations, or implied/graphic sexual contact with animals) you should be absolutely fine to stream lewd games, show yourself nude, perform sex acts and/or use a VTuber virtual avatar.

Viewers can tip streamers using a tokens system, with an impressive payout of 80% to the performer. Twitch-style subscriptions are also a feature, with the option to gift subscriptions to other viewers.

There's currently no option to take a performer into a private show, which is something the camgirl community has asked for, but that might change if and when the user base grows.

ePlay

https://www.eplay.com/

ePlay is a good middle ground between a conventional adult camsite and a lewd gaming platform.

It bills itself as "adult live cams and games" with a dedicated 'Games' page where you can see performers who have tagged themselves as gamers, or as streaming gaming-related content.

One thing I like about ePlay is that it shows offline rooms too, which makes it easier to discover new streamers even when they're not live, and then come back to catch their next show.

With about 500 gaming rooms in total, ePlay isn't the biggest platform, but for broadcasters that extra discoverability potential could be useful, as well as the option to appear on the site's other tabs (Trending, New, LiveSex, Lovense, Couples, Guys, Trans and Cam2Cam).

That being said, there are a few awkward grey areas in the site's Content Guidelines when it comes to streaming games. For example, you're not allowed to stream "content you have not created yourself" or copyrighted "music tracks" and "snippets of copyrighted programs".

It's likely that this mainly means copyrighted video content, TV shows and movies, but it could arguably apply to games and their music soundtracks too.

CAM4

https://www.cam4.com/tags/fema...

CAM4 started in 2007 and wasn't originally aimed solely at sex-cam streaming, but simply as a general place where people could broadcast themselves online. Over time, it's become one of the most established adult camsites with thousands of live rooms at any given moment.

While it's not a dedicated gaming site, CAM4's Content Policy sets it apart from most of the adult camsites by having a section dedicated to rules for streaming games:

Performers are encouraged to stream video games or similar content, similar to Twitch.

Performers may stream content such as video games as long as they appear on cam as well.

Performers may:

Appear along with the screen in view of the webcam
Appear in picture-in-picture while streaming the game to CAM4 using an external encoder

It's great to see a camsite catering specifically for lewd gamers in this way, and if you're looking to become primarily a camgirl/camboy with gaming as more of a side hustle, it's an excellent place to start.

What Content Should You Stream?

What you stream will determine whether you are a lewd-game streamer or a lewd game-streamer (or both). To put it another way, will YOU be lewd, or will the game?

SFW game with nudity

A lot of lewd streamers play SFW games while getting nude, or with an interactive sex toy like the Lovense Lush or Hush activated. Games like The Sims are still as popular as ever and popular indie releases like Stray or Tiny Glade can help you build your audience.

NSFW game with no nudity

Even if you don't show anything of yourself, there's a market for playthroughs of lewd video games. Adult visual novels, or AVNs (no, not THAT AVN!) are a way to ease into this, as they usually guarantee hours of hentai-filled gameplay with very little skill required.

NSFW game with nudity

Finally, why not do both?

If you have the body confidence (or a nudity-enabled VTuber avatar) you can offer flashes, teases, full nudity and sex acts in exchange for tips, all while playing the type of game that will get your audience riled up.

Teething Problems and Troublemakers

Everyone encounters technical difficulties from time to time, but sometimes it's your audience who make things more difficult for you as a lewd game streamer - especially if you're new.

Here are three types of troublemakers to look out for, and how to respond to their 'helpful' suggestions.

1. Backseat Gamers

Backseat gaming is when a viewer tries to tell you how to play the game, or what to do next. At best it's unwelcome advice, and at worst it's spoilerific in a story-based title.

This is a common problem - Twitch even has topic tags to allow streamers to specify when backseat gaming is allowed in their chat.

You can't 100% prevent it from occurring, but be aware that it might. If you get a viewer chipping into the chat with spoilers, it's your call - you can allow it, tell them to STFU, or kick them out completely.

2. Opinion Ain't Fact

More generally, you're likely to encounter all kinds of opinions about what games you should play, how you should set up your stream, and all manner of other trivialities.

Remember, some viewers will be watching you on a tiny mobile screen with audio played through a tinny phone speaker, while others will have you on their 108-inch 8K widescreen flatscreen OLED TV (and boy, will they let you know).

This is why it's useful to have a friend road-test your streaming setup before you go live. If you're happy with your settings and your stream is stable enough, you probably don't need to change it to appease random individual viewers.

3. Open Bobs BB

Last but not least are the "open bobs bb" guys who just want a free flash. As Joystick states in its FAQs: "Stream whatever you're comfortable with. If anyone in your chat asks you to do anything you're not comfortable with, please notify us immediately."

This is one more reason why Joystick.tv is a great platform for lewd gamers, but it's also a good rule of thumb no matter which site you broadcast on. In general, you're not obliged to show nudity to anyone in your room just because they demand it.

Again, it's entirely your choice how you deal with those people. MOST camsites and streaming platforms would support your right to ban the demanders, but it's sometimes easier just to say no and let them move on of their own accord.

Want To Be The Next Big LewdTuber?

Lewd game streaming has huge potential for all kinds of streamers, regardless of sex, body type and LGBTQIA+ status. It's a diverse community and (on the whole) very inclusive of minorities who might not be treated so well elsewhere.

There's a lot of diversity in terms of where to stream, what to stream and what to show of yourself, too.

No matter who you are, there's probably a way for you to start streaming lewd gaming content - you just need a webcam and/or an encoder, and away you go!