Twitch channel points are a great way of making your channel unique and more engaging. Today we're gonna take a look at some of the best channel points ideas we've found on Twitch and how streamers are using them to reward viewers and make their show more entertaining.
Twitch Channel Points Rewards is a customizable points program that allows Twitch streamers (partners and affiliates) to reward their viewers with perks. In order to earn points, viewers must complete various tasks. For example, watch for a certain amount of time, participate in a raid and much more. Twitch channel points are a new currency that can be earned by active viewers in a specific channel. These points can then be redeemed for temporary special chat features or custom channel rewards! With the addition of Twitch channel points, you can create a more interactive and inclusive stream for viewers. Twitch have written some resources to help with the setup and understanding of the Channel Points system. Before continuing, I’d recommend giving them a quick read before you start thinking of custom rewards as there are strict rules you need to follow.
But first...
What Exactly Are Twitch Channel Points?
Channel points is a loyalty system created by Twitch in the end of 2019 and have been broadly adopted by broadcasters across the platform.
Loyalty Points On Twitch
This system is currently available for all affiliates and partners that have the system enabled. To check on that and also customize your points and rewards, go to Creator Dashboard, then Community and then to the Channel Points section.
Twitch offers some default rewards that can have their cost customized by the streamers, such as: unlocking a random or specific tier 1 emotes for 24 hours, modifying emotes, highlighting a message and sending messages in sub-only mode.
Points can be obtained by viewers from watching, following or participating in raids. They even get bonuses for watching multiple broadcasts of the same streamer in a row.
Viewers can also participate in Twitch Predictions using points. That is a special feature that can offer a lot of entertainment value for streamers. We prepared a special post talking about it here.
Before Setting Your Rewards Up
Before setting up any reward you have to think what its cost will be in points. If you make it too cheap, your stream might be taken over by redemptions. If you make it too expensive, no one will ever request it and the whole point of the feature is missed.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the points can be renamed to something related to your channel. By doing this you make it more of a community experience. Some of the best custom names we found were related to the streamer’s quirks or to the channel's mascot. We encourage you to go creative, but if you can't think of anything right now, make it simple and name it 'Streamer Name/Nickname points'.
Best Ideas For Channel Points Rewards
We scooped through Twitch in the search of the best and most engaging channel points rewards we could find. Then, we came up with this list.
Most of the fun rewards are meant to be done in a short amount of time, so the viewer can see the result of the request right away. This makes it easier for the streamer as well, as the reward queue won't keep increasing.
It's always good to remember that most of the ideas will only be as engaging as you make them to be.
Copying rewards ideas from this list is a good start, but don't forget to use it as inspiration and come up with your own rewards that are unique to your community.
We'll quit stalling now and leave you to our best channel points ideas:
- Choose your character: This works well for streamers that play games with a lot of characters. Allowing a viewer to choose your next League of Legends champion or Apex hero can really spice up a gameplay.
- Choose who to host or raid: Good in the end of streams when you should choose someone cool to host.
- Customize character or a game element: Allow viewers to choose a character/weapon skin to use in the next match or to decide a new character look in a RPG.
- Enable Emote Only chat for a couple of minutes: Watch out! This one can be really funny or a nightmare.
- A viewer can 1v1 you in a game: Works well for games with quick matches, like Rocket League. You can also separate a time on the stream for this kind of request, so it doesn’t take your stream over.
- Make you squat or do a push-up/pull up: Good way to stop having excuses for not exercising. Your viewers will love to see you struggle to get it done.
- Pet your pet, or give him a treat: Wholesome reward, everyone loves pets. This also helps to make your pet the official channel mascot.
- Do nothing: For the meme, or for the viewers to flex on how much channel points they have.
- Daily tax: Another meme one for your viewers to waste points and have fun. Different from the one above, this one should be cheap so it can be done daily.
- Unachievable reward: Make it absurdly expensive and create a crazy reward. Some fun ones we've seen: 'become the streamer', 'end the stream right now' and 'sell the streamer's car'.
- Become a VIP: Viewer becomes a VIP for an amount of time.
- Get a free sub: When people redeem this reward, you gift them a subscription to your channel.
- Viewers choose a word for you to say: It only makes sense if you have a funny accent or aren't native to the language you stream on.
- Add a viewer to your friends list: It doesn’t hurt to reinforce to them that they shouldn’t spam you with direct messages.
- Viewers choose a song for you to dance on stream: This is a pretty cool one depending on the vibe of your stream.
- Make the streamer drink water: Good way of staying hydrated!
- Answer a question from the viewer: Make it a must answer question to be even funnier.
- Changing something in your room: Like color of lights, positions of decoration, etc.
- Change the background of your green screen: This is just one idea, if you use a green screen, there are a lot of things you can do with it related to channel points.
- Viewers choose a city for you to check: People always love to see their hometown being talked about. You can also make a weather report for the city, or just check the main local news for the day.
- Ban another viewer for a couple of minutes: You can make different costs for banning subs, non-subs and even huge costs for banning a moderator.
- Self sacrifice for someone getting banned: A viewer redeeming this one would get banned instead of the viewer that was targeted by the reward above.
- Ban yourself for a couple of minutes: Another one for the meme. You’d get surprised how much fun people have doing this.
- Viewers choose a BTTV emote to be added: We know it is a third party thing… but BTTV is an awesome tool. Letting viewers choose some of the emotes can really add to the stream experience.
- Mediashare a video: Make it a short video only, so it can add to your content without taking over the stream.
- Sell channel points for other points: If you use another loyalty points system you can allow viewers to exchange Twitch channel points for them.
- Play a sound on stream: This can make your stream engaging as viewers wait for the right moment to play a sound to scare you or to make chat laugh.
- Allow a viewer to send a TTS message: Just like with donations, but using channel points.
- Make the streamer transform into a character for a few minutes: Very particular to some channels. We’ve seen male streamers dress up as girls, swag versions of the streamer and even the streamer wearing an outfit from the early days of his channel.
- Apply a custom effect to the streamer camera: Just like with sounds, this can really add to the engagement of your shows.
Hopefully this list could give you some insights. Don't forget that the most important thing is to try some rewards and see how your community reacts. You could even ask for opinions directly on stream!
Channel Point Images
What does it do?
Stream Avatars connects with your Twitch, Dlive, Facebook, or Youtube to add flair to your live broadcast, it also promotes viewer interaction and channel growth.
Can I Customize it?
Yes! Stream Avatars is highly customizable. You can download community made Avatars from the workshop or create your own.
How can I get it?
Boss Fights
Team up with 6 others to defeat customizable bosses for loot box rewards!
Battle Royale
A Brutal Free For All! The last one standing gets a custom loot reward!
Viewer Panel
Customize your avatar with stream loyalty points or twitch bits!
Mass Commands
Dazzle your viewers by commanding them to dance, hug, explode, and more!
Slots!
Take a chance with a spin, winners get stream loyalty points!
Basketball
Team vs Team, or FFA. Viewers aim for the hoop with chat commands.
The best team gets the loot reward! !basketball or !basketball FFA
Duels
Challenge another viewer to a duel for a loot reward!
Loyalty Points Twitch Explain
Workshop
Download community made Avatars, Backgrounds, and Bosses!