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1. Dungeon Alchemist category for streamers

   Dungeon Alchemist is an AI-powered map making application for fantasy games that allows you to create high-quality maps easily and fast. Similar to Townscaper, it allows people to make fantasy maps with just a few clicks.

   We expect quite a few people will be streaming their mapmaking, but DA was rejected from IGDB because it's not exactly a game. That's why I would like to request that it be added as a separate category, so people can properly categorize their streams.

   Thank you!
   Karel

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   Hey all! 

   
   

   Excited to share we have a Dungeon Alchemist category now!

   
   

   You can click the link above or head over to https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Dungeon%20Alchemist to keep up with your favorite map making app. Thanks so much for this feedback and please let us know what other categories you would like to see added to Twitch.

2. Create "Animals & Farming" as a Category

   The Twitch community would benefit if there was an “Animals & Farming” category. There are currently over 200 animal based streamers on the platform, spread out over many different categories, making it difficult to find them. Animal streams attract a specific type of viewer, usually looking for a slower paced stream, where they can relax and make long-term connections with other viewers. It would be much easier to find this type of content with a new “Animals & Farming '' category, helping the community grow and support each other.

   Furthermore, animal based Twitch streamers provide content to many thousands of viewers, showing that the Internet wants and enjoys animal based live streams. This style of content has proven its value. With an “Animals & Farming” category, the animal streamers can attract even more Twitch viewers who may have otherwise not found a home.

   Without this new category, animal streams will continue to spread out into many categories, sometimes to the point of annoying others. Here is an example: https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/310210-discover/suggestions/43673121-get-rid-of-animal-streams-in-the-science-technol. There isn’t currently a place for these streamers to move to. Creating the “Animals & Farming” category would resolve these unintended annoyances felt by Twitch users.

   The Twitch community would benefit if there was an “Animals & Farming” category. There are currently over 200 animal based streamers on the platform, spread out over many different categories, making it difficult to find them. Animal streams attract a specific type of viewer, usually looking for a slower paced stream, where they can relax and make long-term connections with other viewers. It would be much easier to find this type of content with a new “Animals & Farming '' category, helping the community grow and support each other.

   Furthermore, animal based Twitch streamers provide content to many thousands of… more

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   Excited to share we launched an Animals, Aquariums, and Zoos category! All of your Very Good fluffy, feathery, or fin-covered friends, all in one otterly adorable place. Thank you so much for this feedback and if there are other categories you think are missing from the site please let us know!

   You can find out more information about the category and Animal Week on Twitch here: https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/11/01/animal-week-is-very-good-yes-it-is

3. "Crypto" category incorrectly tagged.

   https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Crypto
   https://www.igdb.com/games/crypto

   On Twitch, this category have been taken over by finance and cryptocurrency topics, however when viewing the description and actual IGDB page, it references a homebrew game created in 2016. Bitcoin Album Art has also been placed on this category, which is irrelevant to the actual connected game.

   https://kabraxis.itch.io/crypto

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   Hi! Thanks for reporting this, this has been fixed and the Twitch category now reflects the finance topic rather than this game. 

   
   

   Thank you!

4. Display box art - force updates?

   Display box art - force updates?

   Many games exist in IGDB but do NOT appear in Categories or my "recently streamed" twitch profile.

   Case in point = GUN.

   A generic gray icon displays, however, box art exists in IGDB.

   https://www.igdb.com/games/gun

   Another "blank" box art game is Far Cry New Dawn

   https://www.igdb.com/games/far-cry-new-dawn

   Why does art appear on IGDB but NOT on twitch?

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5. musicians catagory

   I love the music section. I have found a lot of great players doing really creative things.
   The problem is that its hard to find actual musicians with all of the djs. Especially since there's so many that just broadcast a playlist on repeat and walk away. There is still a vibe of listening with the other viewers like an unmanned radio station but it takes away from the real creators.

   I suggest making a section for musicians to shine through and not be 4-5 pages down to discover. There's perhaps not enough to separate by musical genres but it would help those performing live to get some exposure.

   I love the music section. I have found a lot of great players doing really creative things.
   The problem is that its hard to find actual musicians with all of the djs. Especially since there's so many that just broadcast a playlist on repeat and walk away. There is still a vibe of listening with the other viewers like an unmanned radio station but it takes away from the real creators.

   I suggest making a section for musicians to shine through and not be 4-5 pages down to discover. There's perhaps not enough to separate by musical genres but it… more

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6. Separate music categories

   Separate music categories further please.
   Music is an ever growing topic on twitch but frankly people producing music, engineering music, and displaying/educating on the creation side are being drowned out by radio stations (which I believe should be its own standalone category) and by musicians doing covers/DJ’s.
   I believe musicians/DJ or music performers should be standalone
   And radio stations.
   Let’s be honest. The radio stations are largely driven by bots and chat related activities such as mini games etc. I’ve stopped by several and there isn’t a lot of active content being created by the streamer. Not to discredit those communities in any way but the music production community is very tight knit and share a very active roll in engaging with its viewers. Largely it just feels like apples and oranges when comparing radio station communities to music producer/engineer communities.
   However there is little to be done to stand out aside from hoping the viewer utilizes tags in their search which in my experience is very unlikely. I believe both musicians/DJ’s/music performers being standalone as well as music production/engineering being standalone will significantly benefit both communities immensely.
   And I don’t believe isolating the radio stations will be harmful in that regard. To me it feels like a very established group in comparison.
   To add there have been a few somewhat recent additions to the music production and engineering list of streamers who are either very big or substantially larger than the majority of production streamers. This is awesome and I love it. There are a ton of people consuming this content on twitch who would probably not be on twitch at all if it weren’t for them (timbaland, decap, kennybeats, etc.) however if those people coming look to existing discovery as a means to further consume production content after these big names go offline they will be sorely let down with the existing layout.
   This is a category that is on the verge of blowing up imo. Easily look at internet money on YouTube. A group that made tutorials and saw so much success and got signed to a major label because of it.
   The MASSIVE advantage twitch has over YouTube in this category is its live interaction. Music production and engineering is always extremely situational meaning you can’t always say “this is how you do this technique, or do this every time” everything depends on a vast majority of variables that is just not practical to break down in a pre recorded video to meet everyone’s needs. The ability for a viewer to ask their specific needs or to ask for me to reexplain something or elaborate further is unprecedented in online music education like this. It’s the entire reason I started streaming production. Because videos always cut short that little piece of info that the creator could have easily answered had they known it needed answering.
   The amount of viewership these tutorials get on YouTube is staggering. And it would be tenfold on twitch if we were given some tools to help us shine.
   I would love to talk to someone more in depth about all of this.
   But to start help separate us so that we can be seen amidst a lot of similar looking categories that we are actually very different from

   Separate music categories further please.
   Music is an ever growing topic on twitch but frankly people producing music, engineering music, and displaying/educating on the creation side are being drowned out by radio stations (which I believe should be its own standalone category) and by musicians doing covers/DJ’s.
   I believe musicians/DJ or music performers should be standalone
   And radio stations.
   Let’s be honest. The radio stations are largely driven by bots and chat related activities such as mini games etc. I’ve stopped by several and there isn’t a lot of active content being created by the streamer. Not to discredit those… more

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7. New Category: Pool Party

   I'm aware others have made similar suggestions for an 18+ category or whatev to displace sxy, but not sexually suggestive (unless you view the female body as sxual by nature, which is an entire can of worms in and of itself), hot tub streamers. However, I don't think that actually applies to women who are just sxy, sitting on a banana, as an 18+ category since they do not realistically meet the criteria of prn, or even softcore prn. That is, of course, ignoring the delusional people who exaggerate, equating the front page of Just Chatting to Chaturbate. Anyone who is socially honest knows the two are not alike at all via a simple Chaturbate search. After all, sxy women in thong bikinis, sitting on banana floats, aren't censored at a public beach, at a public hotel pool, or even on daytime television. Church, yes, you can make that argument.

   That said, I think a Pool Party category for streamers engaging with any body of water, regardless if there's an actual "party" or if it's just one person, fixes multiple gripes and also makes visibility improvements for everyone.

   Reason 1: Creating a "Pool Party" category removes them from the "Just Chatting" category, which should (in theory) appease crybabies like QTCinderella from claiming they are causing harassment for non-hot tub streamers. Despite sxual harassment existing prior to the hot tub meta, and those harassers likely intentionally trolling her for this reaction, and who also deserve all the scrutiny.

   This could prevent a lot of tension and resentment building in the community. If these streamers still continue to cry, we know they're hypocrites moving the goal post, despite already knowing they're hypocrites.

   Reason 2: Creating this category would increase the potential visibility for everyone. Removing hot tub streamers from Just Chatting allows everyone else a better opportunity to grab a spot in the higher ranks of this category. Simultaneously, hot tub streamers will have a constant and consistent chance of maintaining high visibility because the category will likely maintain high numbers because, as has been proven, people want to see sxy people in sxy attire, THUS, keeping the category high in the browse section.

   In addition to also making it easier for people who want to find a hot tub girl, the fresh, new category would be a new opportunity for new and old hot tub streamers to get in on monopolizing the new viewership before it becomes saturated. We see this with new video games all the time. If you're one of the first to stream in the new game's category, you garner a massive viewership that can translate to permanent, long-term viewers.

   Two birds, one stone.

   I'm aware others have made similar suggestions for an 18+ category or whatev to displace sxy, but not sexually suggestive (unless you view the female body as sxual by nature, which is an entire can of worms in and of itself), hot tub streamers. However, I don't think that actually applies to women who are just sxy, sitting on a banana, as an 18+ category since they do not realistically meet the criteria of prn, or even softcore prn. That is, of course, ignoring the delusional people who exaggerate, equating the front page of Just Chatting to Chaturbate. Anyone who… more

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   Hey All!

   Just wanted to reach out and let you all know that we do now have a new category called Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches. As with all content on Twitch, creators must abide by our Nudity & Attire policy. Please consult that policy for details on what is and isn’t permissible.

   We know you might have more questions or concerns on this but I am going to close out this thread and link our blog post which has a lot more information: https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/21/lets-talk-about-hot-tub-streams/

   Feel free to share your thoughts with us on UserVoice if you have any further questions or feedback for us on this!

8. Add Battlezone 98 Redux back

   This was a category previously, and streamed at least once a week by the community still playing this game. We are hoping to use twitch streaming to continue to promote this, but not having the category makes it harder to fine, and makes our streams look unprofessional

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9. Create a Game Development Category.

   Creative and IRL used to be categories on Twitch. Everything that wasn't games was in Creative. This means everything from Bob Ross to ASMR (let's be real that's the same thing.) was all in one place and entirely unsearchable.|

   Twitch broke up Creative and IRL into a bunch of new and rad categories to help discoverability. This included Music, Art, Beauty, Food, Just Chatting, Tabletops, ASMR, Science & Technology, and others. This category splitting really helped a lot of smaller communities grow. It was easier to find new and interesting streamers because you could now discover them in an otherwise bloated and unsearchable wasteland.

   For a brief period of time Game Development was also a category right after Creative was brought down. We had a huge amount of new viewers in that category but Twitch removed it after only two weeks. We were averaging 7.1 new followers per hour under Game Development.

   Science & Technology however did not gain any benefit from this. It's become another catch all like Creative was. Weed growing, animal cams, earthquake sims, and a few programmers mixed in. We average 2.8 new followers per hour in this category because nobody knows what it is.

   If you search Game Development on Twitch right now the category doesn't show up, neither do streams with the tag of Game Development, in fact... nothing shows up. If you search for Science "AND" Technology you get nothing. You actually have to search for Science "&" Technology. This compounds the discoverability issue and makes the category even worse for developers. We need Game Development back.

   It's a simple change but it can help build a lot of new communities on Twitch. It can also make more money for indie devs and Twitch at the same time. At the end of the day I feel incredibly lucky with the success we've had on Twitch. Because of this platform and our community we will never need a publisher or investors. We get to own 100% of our studio.

   I want that replicated for game devs that come after us.

   This thread was posted publicly on Twitter and has so far received a very large amount of community support.
   https://twitter.com/PirateSoftware/status/1361911034219425792

   Creative and IRL used to be categories on Twitch. Everything that wasn't games was in Creative. This means everything from Bob Ross to ASMR (let's be real that's the same thing.) was all in one place and entirely unsearchable.|

   Twitch broke up Creative and IRL into a bunch of new and rad categories to help discoverability. This included Music, Art, Beauty, Food, Just Chatting, Tabletops, ASMR, Science & Technology, and others. This category splitting really helped a lot of smaller communities grow. It was easier to find new and interesting streamers because you could now discover them in an otherwise… more

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   Hi everyone!

   We’re happy to announce that thanks to your feedback, we have created the Software and Game Development category! Thank you for all of your support around this idea.

   Category: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Software%20and%20Game%20Development

   Read more on the Twitch developer forum: https://discuss.dev.twitch.tv/t/software-game-development-a-new-streaming-category/33364

10. App Development (iOS & Android)

    It would be cool if there was a „App Development“ Category for all the Android and iOS development projects. It is currently not possible to find such streams, you have to scroll endlessly through the „Science & Technology“

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11. game category

    A game "Black Mesa" from dev/publisher Crowbar Collective is missing from the game categories.

    Would be happy to get a right category to stream to.

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    Thank you for your patience!

    Black Mesa has now been restored at https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Black%20Mesa

12. pokemon showdown

    there are two Pokémon showdown categories , one being "Pokémon Showdown" and the other being "Pokémon Showdown!". There being 2 separate categories for the game is confusing and makes no sense.

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    Thank you for your feedback!

    We have removed the duplicate Pokémon Showdown! game.

13. Cooking

    A category for people streaming cooking, baking, cake decorating, etc.

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14. Darts

    We need this Categorie for Darts-Streamers that plays "Real-Life" Darts Online against other Players all over the world. This Categorie was deleted last week.

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15. Add Niantic´s Wayfarer to "games" Categories

    Wayfarer is a site where some selected Pokemon Go and Ingress Players can review pokestops and or portal nominations. Is like a mini game and is very addictive.

    Website: https://wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/

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16. Please reinstate Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land as a category

    This game was removed as a category last year, with the justification that it is technically a remake of Kirby's Adventure. This game is extremely different from the "original", sharing no underlying code or game feel. This is similar to (and arguably more clear than) how Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen are different from Pokemon Red/Blue, and those games have been correctly reinstated as their own category after previously having been merged.

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17. Separate Dota Auto Chess from the Auto Chess category (They are completely different games)

    Currently the game category Auto Chess is featuring two completely different games (Dota Auto Chess and Auto Chess). It's confusing for new players and hurting each games ability to grow a following. Dota Auto Chess is a mod of Dota and has no cross play/relation to Auto Chess other than name and developers. Auto Chess is completely separate standalone game that deserves its own category.

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    Thank you for your feedback!

    We do have two separate categories for these games: https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Dota%20Underlords which is for the official Dota 2 Auto Chess game, and https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Auto%20Chess which is for the standalone game that was originally a mod for Dota 2.

    We’ve updated the description of both of these games to make it clearer that they are distinct from each other.

18. Add an Etterna category

    Currently, despite the rhythm game Etterna being listed in IGDB, it is not a Twitch category. This should be added as a category, as it is currently causing confusion with a completely different game, Eterna, which is a puzzle game about RNA folding that has its own category.

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    Thank you for your patience!

    Etterna has now been restored at https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Etterna

19. Re-Instate Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate as a seperate category/directory

    A recent change to the IGDB classified Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for the Switch as a 'version' of Monster Hunter Generations for the 3DS - removing the Generations Ultimate directory entirely from Twitch.
    This is a problem for quite a few streamers and viewers alike as the games provide entirely different and expanded experiences from one another, and viewers might search out someone playing the 3DS base game as opposed to the expanded iteration for the Switch that came later on.

    Most people playing either of these entries today are streaming "Generations Ultimate" for the Switch. It's a game that built on the original version of the game that released on the 3DS, and it has substantial changes like a variety of new bosses, a new story campaign, a further difficulty rank that nearly doubles the game's length, and expanded weapon controls that allow the weapons to play completely differently than in the base "Monster Hunter Generations" for the 3DS.

    People who are going back to the 3DS version these days are looking to experience the base-game without Generations Ultimate's inclusions. Again, this is a very different experience than how the 'expanded' Generations Ultimate is to play through with all its additions.

    As it stands, with the Generations Ultimate category being removed most streamers have to mis-categorize their Generations Ultimate streams from the Switch as "Generations" for the 3DS. All their VODs which have used the "Generations Ultimate" category can no longer be found by viewers searching for that game to watch, and folks who follow the more popular "Generations Ultimate" category may not easily know to follow the "Generations" for 3DS category in order to keep finding the streams they want to watch.

    I've talked with the IGDB folks in their Discord, and this unfortunately isn't a database issue. Generations Ultimate definitely is an iterated-on expansion of the base-game Generations, but it's not a different version of the same game.

    These two games are very different, and only offering the less-used basegame "Generations" category as a way for streamers to present their broadcasts and for viewers to find the entertainment they want isn't a good solution.

    Cheers & thanks for reading. ~M

    A recent change to the IGDB classified Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for the Switch as a 'version' of Monster Hunter Generations for the 3DS - removing the Generations Ultimate directory entirely from Twitch.
    This is a problem for quite a few streamers and viewers alike as the games provide entirely different and expanded experiences from one another, and viewers might search out someone playing the 3DS base game as opposed to the expanded iteration for the Switch that came later on.

    Most people playing either of these entries today are streaming "Generations Ultimate" for the Switch. It's a game that… more

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20. Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2

    So you have Minecraft, Minecraft Dungeons and Story Mode but you don't have Story Mode season 2

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