You can change the game label on an active YouTube stream without ending the broadcast: open the active stream in YouTube Studio’s Live Control Room, edit its settings, update the category or game field if available, and save. Keep your encoder running. Changing the game shown in the video is a separate step: switch scenes or sources in your encoder, such as OBS.
Change the YouTube game label while staying live
- Keep your encoder sending video and audio. Do not select End Stream just to change the game label.
- In YouTube Studio, open Create → Go live to enter Live Control Room, then select the active stream.
- Open that stream’s edit or settings controls. YouTube’s help says stream metadata can be edited from stream settings: Manage live stream settings.
- If the active stream’s interface offers a category or game field, set the appropriate value and save.
- Separately switch your encoder to the next game’s scene or source. Check the outgoing preview to make sure the video matches the label.
YouTube Studio’s layout and the available fields can change. An older OBS Project community guide describes category and game fields in Live Control Room, but it should not be treated as a guarantee of the current interface: How to stream to YouTube with OBS Studio. If you cannot find a game selector, check the active stream’s current settings and YouTube’s help rather than assuming a particular control is available for every account or stream.
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Changing the game feed is not the same as changing its label
Your encoder supplies the broadcast’s video and audio; YouTube Studio’s stream settings manage broadcast metadata. Switching scenes in OBS changes what viewers see, but should not be expected to change YouTube’s game label automatically. Make both changes when you move to a different game.
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| What you need to change | Control to use | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Show the next game | Encoder scene or source switch | The incoming video and audio composition |
| Label the active broadcast | YouTube Studio Live Control Room | Broadcast metadata, including category or game where available |
| Keep the live session continuous | Leave encoder output running; avoid End Stream | Broadcast continuity |
YouTube documents ending an encoder broadcast as a separate action involving End Stream and stopping encoder output. That is not required merely to edit metadata. See Create a YouTube live stream with an encoder.
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