NVIDIA SHADOWPLAY

Sound too complicated? Thankfully, there is also an easy-to-use alternative to OBS. As part of Nvidia’s GeForce experience game launcher app, ShadowPlay is software that allows you to stream to Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube. It has fewer settings than OBS, and though that means less control over customization, it is still a great recording program.

ShadowPlay uses an in-game overlay to record gameplay footage, whether this is live streaming or creating your own content from the footage.

There are three simple options: instant replay, record, or broadcast live. When you click one of these, it brings up more settings to suit your needs. Like OBS, you have to link your streaming accounts to be able to broadcast live straight from the app. Once done, it is simple to go live, but without the full scene customization OBS gives you. In the settings, you can create overlays, but these are much less indepth than on OBS.

If you are starting up, have a supported graphics card, and are not sure whether you want to pursue live streaming, then Nvidia ShadowPlay is a great feature to try.

Regardless of whether you use ShadowPlay or not, Nvidia GeForce Experience is a solid application from which to launch games and to keep on top of the latest drivers for your Nvidia graphics card.