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How to Contact Streamers about your Visual Novel?

May 10, 2026May 10, 2026 arimia Or, “I’ve sent too many emails the past 2 weeks and need a break”. Getting streamers & press to play your game can be a really fun albeit nerve-wracking experience. It’s more personal than just asking players to try out your game on social media–you’re asking a stranger to not only play your game but give it a review, opening yourself up to that vulnerability.

why should I reach out to streamers?

There’s a lot of great things that can come from not only reaching out to streamers but watching streams of your games live. creating connections Reaching out to streamers helps you create connections in the industry. It can be a step towards making new acquaintances or even friends. I’ve met several streamers at conventions (like OffKai Expo) because I reached out to them first about playing one of my games.

how to find streamers?

So the thing a lot of people don’t like to reckon with is that marketing consists of 2 things: Research Conversing And contacting streamers requires both of these things! Scary, I know. But let’s go step by step. 1. find games similar to yours I’ve talked about this a lot because it’s just so, so important.