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About Stream Raiders
Stream Raiders is a tactical co-op game built for Twitch. Developed by Captain.tv and released December 17, 2025, it lets streamers lead their viewers in real-time battles as “Captain” while viewers control the army. The game runs alongside a streamer’s main content, triggering 30-minute campaigns every half hour. Progress through maps to collect rewards, unlock units, and level up collectively. Available on PC and web, it’s designed for community play over solo experiences. The core hook: viewers influence gameplay via chat commands, making each battle a shared effort between streamer and audience.
Gameplay
Each session revolves around a 30-minute tactical battle where the Captain deploys units while viewers select targets and issue commands. Campaign maps require strategic resource management, balancing gold, energy, and unit types to advance. Viewers vote on attack patterns or defense shifts, with their choices directly impacting outcomes. The Captain handles high-level decisions like unit upgrades and map navigation, while the crowd handles micro-management. Battles mix real-time action with brief pauses for viewer input, creating a rhythm that’s fast but never chaotic. Unlocking new units and relics keeps progression fresh, but mastering the balance between streamer and audience input is key to long-term success.
What Players Think
PlayPile users rate Stream Raiders 7.8/10, with 62% completing at least three campaigns. Average playtime hovers around 4 hours, though 18% finish under 2 hours, often citing confusing controls. Community moods are split, 27% excited, 33% frustrated by the reliance on group coordination. Critics note the game’s niche appeal: 45% of players are Twitch creators themselves. A Reddit user wrote, “Feels chaotic at first, but once your chat gets the hang of it, it’s a blast.” Achievement completion at 39% lags behind its rating, with “Master Captain” being the most sought after but hardest to unlock.
PlayPile's Take
Stream Raiders is a high-risk, high-reward experiment. At $19.99, it’s a gamble for non-streamers, its core loop hinges on active community participation. If you’re a Twitch creator with a responsive audience, the game’s 22 achievements and unlockable units make it worth trying. But for solo players or those craving deep tactics, it’s a weak fit. The $3.99 “Viewer Pack” adds cosmetic units, but the real value lies in the social experiment. Play it if you’re curious about Twitch-integrated gaming, but don’t expect mastery overnight.
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Co-operative
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