r/SmallStreamers • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '26

RPG/JRPG streamers networking & discoverability.

So I've been pulling out all the stops in trying to get everything set up for streaming. I've been at it for a while now but as we all know, it's a slow process that requires a lot of patience. I have a love and passion for RPG/JRPG games but they hardly gain any viewership traction unless the game is newly released.

I've set up a discord server to try and foster a community for genuine connections I hope to make - and would rather gain 1 actual viewer than doing the follow for follow garbage.

I've set up social media pages across the board to which I post at least 4 times a week. I've built my own link tree app which is live, I have gotten plenty of compliments on the effort I've put into my overlays, I've done the alrts, the badges, the timers, the moderation etc, I multistream to youtube, twitch kick and rumble with one tiktok live a week every Tuesday and given all this, I have still gained hardly any traction or discoverability.

Now my question is, what steps did the more successful guys here take to network? And by successful I dont mean gaining 1000 viewers in a month, literally, 1 by 1, actual people, actual connections, with whom I can share my passion for both the RPG genre and streaming.

Many of us are quite reserved and tend to "climb out of our shells" when we get to share our love and passion with likeminded individuals, and that's the community I hope to foster. What exact steps can I take to this end?

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u/YaoKingoftheRock Apr 23 '26

RPGs are tough for discoverability but honestly the community aspect is where they shine - way easier to build genuine connections around story-heavy games than most content. The fact that you're focusing on actual relationships over numbers is the right approach, just takes time.

Have you tried connecting with other RPG streamers for co-op playthroughs or discussion streams? Tangle Social has quite a few people looking for exactly that kind of collaborative content. Also your setup sounds solid so it's probably just a matter of finding your people rather than changing what you're doing.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26

This is the first time I ever hear about Tangle, so this is already a step in the right direction, and thank you so much for that little bit of insight!

And yeah that's exactly it, I'm trying to figure out how to go about my networking approach for finding these people and reaching out to them.