What is Pogzo and how the chat plays games on a stream
Pogzo has games for TikTok LIVE that the viewers play. They write messages in the chat and send gifts, and the game on the stream screen replies at once. This article tells how it works, which games Pogzo has and what you need to start.
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Pogzo in short
On a usual stream, all the work is on the streamer. The streamer talks, and the chat only reads and sometimes replies. With Pogzo, the viewers have a task. They guess words, vote and fight in teams. The streamer runs the game and talks about the moves.
Pogzo has 15 games for a stream, and new games come regularly.
Why a streamer needs chat games
A viewer who only watches can go to another stream at any time. A viewer who plays usually stays until the round ends, and writes in the chat.
- The chat comes alive. Each message is a move in the game. So the viewers have something to write from the first minutes of the stream.
- The stream can get more recommendations. Platforms recommend streams with an active chat more often. A game gives the viewers a reason to write.
- Gifts have a purpose. In Pogzo games, a gift is more than an animation. It gives a hint, skips a question, brings a viewer back into the battle or calls a boss for a team.
- The stream is easier to run. The game counts the moves, finds the winner and starts a new round. You do not have to find a new topic each minute.
How Pogzo games work
The game runs on the Pogzo servers and reads the chat of your TikTok stream. Your streaming app only shows the game page over the video, so you do not need a powerful computer.
- A viewer writes in the chat. The message is a word, a digit or an answer, as the game asks.
- The game replies on the screen at once. It shows the move, the name and the avatar of the viewer.
- Gifts change the game. The streamer selects what each gift does and its price in coins.
- The game runs the rounds. It shows the winner and starts a new round after a few seconds.
The streamer controls the game in a panel on the Pogzo site. In the panel, you can change the settings, turn on hints, stop the game or start a new round. The viewers do not see the panel. They see only the game.
Which games Pogzo has
- 230fish
dan4ik
- 48sand
lena.live
- 230fish
dan4ik
- 640ship
max_xd
- 2417car
nightowl
Flag Quiz
Type the country in the chat
Letters: 6
Top of the stream
- reveal a letter
- show region
Word Reveal
Type words in the chat to reveal letters
Chat guesses
This round
- Reveal a letter to make the board
Top of the stream
- Find the word to make the board
- reveal a letter
- skip word
Doodle Guess
Write in chat what it is
Letters: 3
1open a letter
5+finish drawing
30+new picture
Top of the stream
- Guess a picture to get on the board
Guess the logo
Write the brand name in the chat
Letters: 4
Top of the stream
- open a letter
- sharp logo
Would You Rather?
Type 1 or 2 in the chat
Fly
30%
6 votes
Be invisible
70%
14 votes
Ball Royale
Write in the chat to join
Players: 0 · Waiting for a second player
- grow
- shield
- second chance
Land Grab
Pick a team: type 1 to 4 in the chat
- 112%
- 212%
- 312%
- 412%
Players: 0 · 0:28
- +1 ball
- team shield
- boss
Secret Word
Type a 5-letter word in the chat
The round goes on until someone finds the word
Chat guesses
Top of the stream
- 1
masha5
- 2
dan4ik1
1remove 3 letters
5+find a letter
10+place a letter
Snake
Chat to drop an apple for the snake
Length3
Time1:00
- +5 apples
- bomb
- feast: 40 apples
Would You Rather?
Type 1 or 2 in the chat
Fly
Be invisible
30%
6 votes
70%
14 votes
1bigger photo
10+shake the pile
30+skip question
Guesstimate
Write a number in the chat
How many hairs are on an adult's head?
Top of the stream
- Guess close to get on the board
- hint
- double points
Word games
- Contextno. The chat guesses a secret word by its meaning. Each word gets a rank: the closer the meaning, the smaller the number. The first viewer who writes the secret word wins.
- Word Reveal. The game hides a word. A word with the same start opens letters for all viewers. The first viewer who writes the full word wins.
- Secret Word. The chat finds a word of 5 letters on a shared board. A green letter is in its place, and a yellow letter is in another place in the word.
- Doodle Guess. A pencil draws a picture stroke by stroke, and the chat guesses what it is. The game can draw, or the streamer can draw in the panel.
Quiz games
- Trivia. The game asks questions on 9 topics in 4 formats. A fast correct answer gets more points.
- Flag Quiz. The game shows a flag, and the chat writes the country. The first correct answer gets 3 points, the second gets 2, and the others get 1.
- Logo Quiz. The game shows a blurred logo, and the chat writes the brand. The logo gets sharper each second.
- Emoji Quiz. The game shows a puzzle of emoji: a movie, a hero, a place or a word. The chat solves it.
- Guesstimate. The game asks "how many" or "how far", and the chat writes a number. A closer guess gets more points.
Vote games
- Would You Rather?. The game asks a question with two options, and the viewers write 1 or 2. Each vote falls into a column as a ball with the avatar of the viewer.
- Would You Rather: VS. This game has the same questions on a neon screen. The votes push the border between the two options.
Battle games
- Ball Royale. Each viewer is a ball with an avatar. The balls eat food and smaller balls, and the zone gets smaller. The last ball wins.
- Land Grab. The chat splits into teams. The balls of the viewers take cells of the map, and the team with the most land wins.
- Fortress Battle. The chat fights for its countries. Messages, likes and gifts send troops, and the last fortress wins.
Snake
- Snake. The snake moves by itself. Each message puts an apple with the avatar of the viewer on the board, and the viewer gets a point when the snake eats it.
What viewer gifts do
A gift does the most expensive action that it can pay for. In the panel, the streamer turns on each action and changes its price. These are the default prices:
| Game | Gift actions and default prices |
|---|---|
| Contextno | Hint word: 1 coin. Letter: 30 coins. |
| Word Reveal | Letter: 1 coin. Skip the word: 30 coins. |
| Secret Word | Remove 3 letters: 1 coin. Find a letter: 5 coins. Place a letter: 10 coins. Skip the word: 30 coins. |
| Doodle Guess | Open a letter: 1 coin. Finish the drawing: 5 coins. New picture: 30 coins. |
| Trivia | Hint: 1 coin. ×2 points: 5 coins. Skip the question: 30 coins. |
| Flag Quiz | Letter: 1 coin. Part of the world: 5 coins. Skip the flag: 30 coins. |
| Logo Quiz | Letter: 1 coin. Topic: 5 coins. Sharp logo: 10 coins. Skip the logo: 30 coins. |
| Emoji Quiz | Hint: 1 coin. ×2 points: 5 coins. Skip the question: 30 coins. |
| Guesstimate | Hint: 1 coin. Double points: 5 coins. Skip the question: 30 coins. |
| Would You Rather? and VS | Bigger photo: 1 coin. Shake the pile: 10 coins. Skip the question: 30 coins. |
| Ball Royale | Grow: 1 coin. Shield: 10 coins. Second chance: 30 coins. |
| Land Grab | +1 ball: 1 coin. Speed: 5 coins. +5 balls: 10 coins. Shield: 30 coins. Boss: 99 coins. |
| Fortress Battle | 3 warriors: 1 coin. 4 archers: 5 coins. 3 knights: 10 coins. 2 catapults: 30 coins. Giant: 50 coins. Dragon: 99 coins. |
| Snake | +5 apples: 1 coin. Golden apple: 5 coins. Bomb: 10 coins. Feast: 99 coins. |
How to add a game to your stream
The setup takes one minute. You can stream from a computer with a streaming app or from a phone.
- Sign up on pogzo.com and open the game panel.
- Type your TikTok name. The panel gives the link to the game for your stream.
- Add the link to your streaming app. In OBS or TikTok LIVE Studio, add a browser source with this link. Set the width to 1080 and the height to 1920. By default, the size is 800×600, and the game does not fit.
Now start the stream, and the chat can play. Pogzo does not need your TikTok password: the game reads the open chat of the stream by your name.
No computer? On your phone, tap "Open the game" in the panel, then tap "Start" in the game. Then start a TikTok LIVE with a screen share. For all the steps, read how to stream TikTok games from your phone.
How Pogzo is different from game apps
Many TikTok LIVE games are apps for Windows. You must download and install them, and keep them open during the stream.
| Pogzo | Game app | |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | A link in OBS or TikTok LIVE Studio | Download and install an app |
| Computer load | The game runs on the Pogzo servers | The game runs on your computer |
| Phone stream | Works in the phone browser | Usually needs a computer |
| Control | A panel on the Pogzo site | The app window on the stream computer |
The games also have their own language setting. In the panel, select the game language of your viewers. Pogzo has 12 game languages, but not each game has all of them.
How much Pogzo costs
Each day, 40 minutes of stream with games are free. For longer streams, you need a plan. All plans have all the games, the streamer panel and TikTok gifts, with no limit on viewers.
| Plan | Price | What it gives |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $4 a month | 3 hours of stream a day |
| Unlimited | $7 a month | No limit on stream time |
| Pro | $12 a month | No limit on stream time and no pogzo.com watermark |
For more information, read the pricing page.
The games work on TikTok LIVE now. Games for Twitch and YouTube come later.