How To Use Discord Game Overlay

Click the monitor.

How to use discord game overlay. Before opening your game go into discord and click on the user settings. At the top you will see the game you just played highlighted in green. Under the app settings click on the overlay option. This is a small gear icon located at the bottom of the window next to your username. How to open the discord overlay.

Under app settings open the overlay tab and click the toggle next to enable in game overlay. Here you can configure the appearance of the overlay. If your game isn t highlighted go through added games and click the monitor icon next to a game to enable the overlay for that game. Off with a small monitor and a red line through it. Once in the settings switch to the overlay tab.

It should say overlay. To configure the overlay you need to go into discord s settings by clicking the cogwheel icon in the bottom left corner of the app. Next click games in the left panel and make sure you turned on the in game overlay feature for the game you re playing. You re now able to interact with a text channel in a very similar way you re already used to. Click the overlay tab and enable in game overlay.

Game not listed in discord game activity. If the game you played isn t listed you can manually add it. Text channels have made it to the overlay. Turn the enable in game overlay switch on. You have now successfully activated discord s in game overlay for the selected games.

Click the game activity tab. Click the monitor icon and the overlay will be enabled for the game. Run the game you want to add. Under the app settings click on the overlay option. How to enable discord s in game overlay.