Fifteen minutes from sign-up to live game.
No tunnels. No installs on your viewers' side. No platform tokens on our servers. You add a browser source URL and import one Streamer.bot bundle — that's it.
Setup, in order
Sign up + verify your email
Create an account at app.thegamer.network/signup. We send a 6-digit code to your inbox; paste it to verify. You're in.
Download the Streamer.bot bundle
From the dashboard, grab the .sb file for the game you want to run. The
bundle is pre-filled with your API key plus every chat-event handler and reply action
the game needs. In Streamer.bot: File → Import → pick the .sb file → done.
Add the OBS browser source
The dashboard prints a URL like https://whatis.thegamer.network/?key=sg_....
Paste it into an OBS Browser Source at 1920×1080 with a transparent background. Layer
it over your existing scene — the game leaves a reserved corner for your camera.
Play
Say !start in any connected chat (or click the panel button in
Streamer.bot). Your chat takes it from there — category vote, point vote, answers, and
a leaderboard that updates live on screen.
Streamer concerns, addressed
Does it work with my existing Streamer.bot?
Yes. The bundle is an ordinary .sb import. It lives alongside whatever
you've already set up — no overwrites, no forced config, no dependency on a specific SB
version beyond 0.2.5.
What about my camera overlay?
Each game reserves a 480×270 corner for your camera. The corner is configurable per
account — camera_position can be top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, or none. The on-screen leaderboard attaches to whichever corner you pick.
What about broadcast delay?
We know your chat types against what they see, not what you see — stream delay is real.
The game has a calibrated broadcast_delay_seconds setting per account;
during the grace window after the hard answer timer, late-but-correct answers still
score (at the 10% floor). Once you set it, you rarely touch it again.
Do my viewers need to install anything?
No. Your viewers play by typing in chat. The game client is your OBS browser source; viewers never hit our servers directly.
Where does my API key live?
The key is in the Streamer.bot bundle and in the browser-source URL you paste into OBS. Anyone with your OBS scene collection file can see the key — standard OBS hygiene applies. Rotate the key from the dashboard if it leaks.
What if the game breaks mid-stream?
A streamer !abort command cleanly stops the current game and clears the
board. You can also refresh the browser source — game state is server-side and picks
back up.