To stream with overlays or with your webcam placed somewhere on the window, you'd be better off streaming with a program like XSplit to Twitch instead.Īlthough watching streams of people playing video games may not be for everyone, there's no denying there's a huge market for it that only continues to grow by the day. Steam is only capable of recording the game and any windows/applications you have running alongside the game.
Lastly, unlike, there are no options to add custom overlays to your stream. This verifies you as a 'non-limited' account, a tool that Valve uses to cut down on community abuse. Also, broadcasting games only works on Steam accounts that have at least one verified purchase ($5 or more) tied to their username.
Unfortunately, Steam has yet to add support for users running the client in Linux or OSX, though the company says it has plans to integrate compatibility with these operating systems in the near future.
