You want to game stream on IRIAM, but you cannot find the screen share option anywhere. Sound familiar?

IRIAM has no feature for sharing your phone screen with listeners, which means there is no way to put gameplay directly into an IRIAM stream.

You can still play games while streaming on IRIAM, though. You can commentate with your voice alone without showing the screen, or use an outside service to let listeners see the gameplay.

This article covers the two ways to play games while streaming on IRIAM, plus the copyright rules and other things worth checking before you start.

Can You Game Stream on IRIAM? What Is and Is Not Possible

Start with what IRIAM does and does not let you do. Can gameplay be shown directly? Is there a route through a PC and OBS? Let us take these one at a time.

IRIAM Offers Two Stream Types: Illustration and Radio

According to IRIAM’s official FAQ, there are two stream types available: illustration streams and radio streams.

For an illustration stream, you upload a single illustration and IRIAM recognises the eyes and mouth to animate it automatically. A radio stream is a simpler, audio-only format.

This article walks through signing up for IRIAM and the initial setup, so take a look if you are just starting out.
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IRIAM Has No Feature for Sharing Your Phone Screen With Listeners

IRIAM’s official FAQ states that there is no feature for sharing your phone’s display with listeners during a stream.

So even if you open a game app on your phone, the gameplay will not appear in your IRIAM stream. The reason you cannot find a screen share setting is not a fault with your device; it is simply how IRIAM works.

On the plus side, push notifications that arrive on your phone during a stream are not shown to listeners either. Messages and other alerts will not suddenly turn up on your stream screen.

There Is No Official IRIAM PC App, and Emulators Are Not Permitted

You might wonder whether a PC would let you pair IRIAM with streaming software like OBS and show your gameplay that way.

IRIAM has no official app for PC, however, and the official FAQ states that the use of emulators and similar tools is not permitted.

In other words, the usual game streaming route of opening IRIAM on a PC and pulling gameplay in through OBS is not available. Running IRIAM on a PC through an emulator is also best avoided, since it is not something IRIAM permits.

Does that mean you cannot play games while streaming on IRIAM at all?

Not quite. The next section covers the two ways to enjoy games while streaming on IRIAM.

Two Ways to Play Games While Streaming on IRIAM

There are broadly two approaches to playing games while you stream on IRIAM. Here is how they compare.

Method	Gameplay	What you need	Effort for listeners	Ease of starting
1. Voice-only game commentary	Not shown; described in words	The IRIAM app and your usual game setup	Just watch on IRIAM	Very little extra setup
2. Discord screen share	Shown on the Discord side	A Discord account and a setup that can share gameplay	They need to join Discord	You have to explain how to join

Let us look at what each one is like in practice.

Commentate on the Game With Your Voice Alone

This approach uses no outside streaming service. You commentate without showing the screen at all.

You narrate what is happening as you go, with lines like “I am fighting this boss right now,” “Should I go right or left next?” or “Thirty seconds left!”

Because listeners cannot see the screen, the key is conveying the situation and your reactions with your voice. Asking listeners what to do next, or explaining how things are developing as you go, also makes it easier to turn the game into conversation.

You do not need to set up an account with any new service, so of the two this is the lighter option to prepare for. The next section covers how to run it and how to make the commentary work.

Show the Gameplay Through a Discord Screen Share

If you also want listeners to see the gameplay, you can pair your stream with a Discord screen share.

Discord is a communication tool for voice calls and chat, and its screen share feature lets you show your gameplay to the people in the channel. You keep talking with listeners on IRIAM while they watch the gameplay on Discord.

You will need a Discord account plus a setup capable of sharing gameplay. Listeners also have to join Discord, which is one more step than simply watching on IRIAM.

In return, this works well when you want to share gameplay with the listeners you already talk to regularly. The steps and the points to watch are covered later on.

If you want to try this without adding much preparation, start with voice-only commentary. If you want listeners to see the gameplay too, pairing your stream with a Discord screen share is the way to go.

Next up: how to run voice-only game commentary, and how to keep it entertaining even though nobody can see the screen.

How to Run Voice-Only Game Commentary on IRIAM, and Tips That Help

With voice-only commentary, the game you pick and the way you describe what is happening matter more than usual, because nobody can see the screen. Here is how to run it, along with some tips.

Start Your IRIAM Stream and Play the Game

The basic flow is these four steps.

1. Start an illustration stream or a radio stream on IRIAM
2. Start the game on a console or a separate device
3. Describe what is happening on screen out loud
4. Keep an eye on your IRIAM comments as you play

Playing on a console, or splitting your streaming device and your gaming device, makes it much easier to follow IRIAM comments while you commentate.

This article assumes you have a console or a dedicated gaming device separate from the one running IRIAM.

Pick a Game That Leaves Room to Read Comments

With voice-only commentary, your choice of game changes how smoothly things go. As well as asking “do I enjoy this game,” it is worth asking “can I play this while talking to listeners.”

Games like these tend to be easier to commentate on.

• You can pause whenever you like
• There is room to talk while you play
• You can go at your own pace
• What is happening is easy to put into words
• You can ask listeners about routes, gear and similar choices

Games that fall apart the moment you stop concentrating, or that keep you in tense situations, tend to be harder to combine with conversation.

For your first attempts, a game that leaves you room to talk with listeners will be easier to commentate on.

Describe What Is Happening on the Screen Nobody Can See

Since listeners cannot see the screen, your voice is what carries the game. If you are unsure what to say, deciding on a rough order helps.

• Where you are: your current location
• What you are doing: your current action
• What you are after: what you are trying to achieve
• What happened: the outcome

For example: “I am deep in the cave, sorting out healing items in front of the boss. One more hit should do it.”

Talk in that order and listeners will be able to picture the situation without seeing anything.

Think of it as radio play-by-play. The trick is to say slightly more out loud than you normally would, including moves you would usually never mention.

Decide Whether Listeners Will Hear the Game Audio

The other thing to decide is how you handle the game audio. Listening on your own earphones while you commentate and putting the game audio into your IRIAM stream call for different preparation.

If you keep the game audio to yourself, you need no equipment for feeding audio into the stream. If you want the game audio on IRIAM as well, a mixer, cables or similar gear may be required depending on your devices.

This article covers wiring and how to choose your gear in detail, so use it as a reference.
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Worth checking at the same time is how in-game music is treated. Some titles set conditions on its use in streams, so reading the official streaming guidelines before you put the game audio out is the safer move.

Copyright is covered in more detail later on.

Keep Talking With Listeners Instead of Disappearing Into the Game

If you are going to commentate on games on IRIAM, the conversation with listeners deserves as much attention as the game itself.

IRIAM’s official FAQ asks livers to avoid silent streams, streams that only broadcast ambient household noise, streams where the liver falls asleep, and streams run purely to collect points. Where IRIAM judges that no communication is taking place, it may force the stream to end, revoke event eligibility, or issue a warning.

That does not mean you have to react to every comment the instant it arrives, though.

Check comments at natural breaks, ask which way to go next, have listeners pick your gear, invite predictions on whether you will win. Using the game as a conversation starter makes it easier for listeners to join in.

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For voice-only commentary, the trick is putting slightly more of the game into words than you normally would. Starting with a game that leaves you room to talk will help you settle into commentating on IRIAM.

How to Show Gameplay Through a Discord Screen Share

Showing gameplay on Discord takes preparation from your listeners as well as from you. Start with the basic flow for sharing your screen.

Use Discord’s Screen Share to Show Listeners the Game

Discord has a screen share feature that lets you show an app window or your whole screen to other users. You keep the conversation going on IRIAM while listeners watch the gameplay on Discord.

The basic flow looks like this.

1. Set up a Discord server
2. Invite your listeners
3. Join a voice channel
4. Share your gameplay
5. Commentate while checking comments on the device running IRIAM

Listeners join the same voice channel as you and start watching from the stream that appears there.

Things to Check Before You Use Discord

There are a few things worth checking about Discord’s screen share.

• Go Live supports up to 50 concurrent viewers, not counting the streamer (as of September 2026)
• If you cannot share your screen on a server, check the Video permission
• If you want to share game audio too, check that your device and OS support audio sharing

Audio sharing is supported on the Windows and macOS desktop apps, the Chrome browser and mobile, among others. Requirements can vary by environment, so a quick test before you stream is the safer approach.

How you share also depends on the device you are playing on.

For mobile games, you can share your phone screen from the Discord mobile app. Bear in mind that some apps will not allow their screen or audio to be shared.

Consoles vary by model. On Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, for instance, you can stream your gameplay to Discord directly from the console. On consoles without a Discord streaming feature, you may need a way to bring the gameplay into a PC first.

The Discord Route Takes Effort From Listeners Too

With voice-only commentary, listeners just open IRIAM. With Discord, they have to join the server, enter the voice channel and find the screen share.

If you want first-time viewers to be able to drop in easily, voice-only commentary that stays entirely within IRIAM has the lower barrier. If you want to enjoy gameplay together with the listeners you already talk to, the Discord route becomes a real option.

Being able to share the gameplay itself is Discord’s big advantage, but it adds preparation for you and your listeners alike. Choose based on who you want watching and whether the gameplay needs to be visible.

Copyright and Streaming Rules to Check Before You Game Stream on IRIAM

Copyright and streaming rules are the usual worry with game streaming. This section separates the terms covering the game itself from the treatment of in-game music.

Check Each Game’s Streaming Guidelines

IRIAM’s official FAQ asks users not to use other people’s copyrighted works without permission, and lists “games” among its examples of such works.

So if you are putting gameplay or game audio into a stream, the first thing to check is that title’s official guidelines. You cannot use anything that requires the rights holder’s permission without obtaining it.

Working through it in this order keeps things clear.

1. Search for “[game name] streaming guidelines”
2. Open the official page from the game company or rights holder
3. Confirm that streaming by individuals is permitted
4. Read the terms on monetisation, scope and so on

Search results often include personal blogs and summary articles, but make the game company’s own official page your final source of truth.

Check the Terms on Monetisation, Spoilers and Restricted Sections

Even where official streaming guidelines exist, that does not always mean you can stream however you like.

Depending on the title, conditions like these may apply.

• Whether use is limited to personal, non-commercial streaming
• Whether monetisation comes with conditions
• Whether certain sections cannot be streamed
• Whether a spoiler notice is required
• Whether specific copyright notices must be displayed

Some titles permit streaming but exclude the area around the ending, or limit which services you can monetise on.

These conditions differ from game to game and can change later. Even for a title you have checked before, reading the latest guidelines before you stream is the safer habit.

Check Whether In-Game Music Has Its Own Terms

The other thing that is easy to overlook is the music that plays inside the game.

On IRIAM, if you sing a cappella, perform or play and sing a song managed by JASRAC or NexTone, you need to file a usage report from inside the app.

Using a commercial CD or streaming service recording itself as BGM is different: that requires separate permission from the holders of neighbouring rights, such as performers and record producers.

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That said, you cannot simply apply those rules to the music inside a game. The treatment of in-game music is often set separately in the game company’s own streaming guidelines.

So if you are putting game audio onto IRIAM, check not only whether the game itself can be streamed but also whether anything is said about in-game tracks or music owned by third parties.

Note that IRIAM does not give case-by-case rulings on questions like “would this particular use be acceptable?”

If the guidelines leave you unsure, keeping the game audio off IRIAM and listening to it yourself while you commentate is a reasonable option.

If gameplay or game audio is going into your stream, you need to check the terms for the game itself and any separate rules on music. Once you have picked a title, start with its official streaming guidelines.

Easy Mistakes to Make With Game Streaming on IRIAM

Two more points are worth knowing before you start. One is how your first stream is recorded; the other is personal information when you use a screen share. Both are easy to avoid once you know about them.

Even a Test Stream Is Recorded as Your “First Stream”

You may want to test how the game audio sounds or how your commentary flows before going live properly. On IRIAM, though, the moment you first tap “Start Stream” or “Start Radio Stream” is recorded as the date and time of your first stream.

Stream length and format make no difference. A stream shorter than 30 minutes counts, and so does a test run before you properly begin your activities.

Once recorded, your stream history cannot be cancelled or corrected, even if you went live by mistake. Some events use your first stream date as an entry requirement, so “let me just tap the stream button and see” is a risky approach.

Illustration streams do have a preview feature, but IRIAM’s official FAQ describes it as a way to check how your character moves without streaming. It is not presented as a way to check how game audio sounds, so test your connection and volume levels as best you can before you go live.

Keep Your Game Account Name and Notifications From Leaking Personal Information

Because IRIAM has no phone screen sharing feature, push notifications that arrive during a stream are never shown to your IRIAM listeners.

Sharing gameplay on Discord is a different matter, and both the scope of the share and the information displayed in-game deserve attention.

Even when you share only the game, information like this can end up on screen.

• A player name containing your real name or something close to it
• In-game friend names
• In-game chat and messages
• Online IDs and gamertags

Sharing your entire screen widens the list further.

• Notifications from your OS and apps
• Email addresses and account details
• File names on your desktop
• Device and user names

When you stream gameplay to Discord directly from an Xbox, the video and audio of the game you are currently playing are what get streamed; it is not a feed of everything on the console.

Even so, in-game usernames and friend information can still be visible. Checking for yourself exactly what is included in the share before you go live is the safer approach.

Your first stream cannot be undone afterwards, and information that has been on screen cannot be fully taken back once it has been seen. Both are easy to avoid by checking beforehand, so give your settings and your share view a careful look at least the first time.

Frequently Asked Questions About Game Streaming on IRIAM

Here are the questions that tend to come up when you start game streaming on IRIAM.

Can I run a game stream that listeners take part in?

IRIAM does not give a blanket yes or no on listener-participation game streams. If you run one, check IRIAM’s streaming rules and also whether the game you are playing sets conditions on online play or participation streams.

Note too that participation streams can end up revolving around the people who own the game. Commentating on what is happening as you play, and bringing in listeners who are not taking part, makes it easier for everyone watching to feel included.

Do the monetisation requirements change for game streams?

The monetisation requirements IRIAM publishes do not include separate conditions that apply only to game streams.

Applying for monetisation involves requirements around streaming hours, number of streaming days and cumulative points earned. If you commentate on games, the standard monetisation requirements are what you need to check.

This article covers the requirements and the application process in detail, so use it as a reference.
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Can I post clips of my game streams on social media?

IRIAM’s official FAQ states that when you use recorded or captured data on YouTube, social media and similar platforms for the purpose of promoting your own streams, you do not need individual permission from listeners who appear in it. Edited data and clip videos are covered as well.

There are still things to watch when you post, though.

• Where third-party copyrighted works are included, confirm permission from the rights holder
• Take care around anything involving listener privacy, and avoid posting it

For game streams, the game company’s rules are worth checking too.

Gameplay never appears on the IRIAM stream screen itself, but if you have game audio running through IRIAM, that audio may be included in your recording.

And if you record and post a Discord screen share, the gameplay itself is included, so the game company’s guidelines on video and image posting apply. Watch out for other participants’ names and voices appearing in the Discord recording as well.

Summary

IRIAM has no feature for sharing your phone screen with listeners, so gameplay cannot be displayed inside an IRIAM stream. This article covered two ways to play games while streaming: voice-only commentary and a Discord screen share.

Voice-only commentary lets you start without setting up any outside streaming service. If you want listeners to see the gameplay as well, pairing your stream with a Discord screen share is the option to consider.

If gameplay or game audio is going into your stream, check each game’s streaming guidelines, and confirm whether in-game music comes with its own separate terms.

With voice-only commentary, the key is working conversation in: putting the situation into words and asking listeners what to do next. Make the most of what IRIAM is built for, and start with whichever approach suits your streaming style.