Baby Steps (GistScore 102). This is a high opportunity pick if the vibe fits you. StreamGist is showing high saves and high skips, meaning a meaningful chunk of streamers reject it outright, but the ones who choose it want it badly. The key is the discoverability profile: your GistScore is high and only 56% of viewers are concentrated in the biggest 10% of streamers, which is comparatively “fair” for smaller channels. So this is a legitimate Browse play if you can sell the premise and commit to the frustration comedy. It’s published by Devolver Digital, and it is currently discounted on PlayStation through Jan 22, which can add a short bump in curiosity traffic in early January.
Resident Evil 2 (GistScore 42). This is a great game for retention, not discovery. High saves and low skips means most streamers who consider it are happy to run it, but the low GistScore plus the 73% top 10% viewer concentration means the directory is dominated by whales and you will get buried in Browse unless you already have demand. Treat it like “scheduled tentpole content” with a tight hook: first playthrough, hardcore rules, no heals, speedrun grind, randomizer, anything that makes your run distinct. Early January relevance is simple: Capcom is running a New Year Sale on Steam from Jan 5 to Jan 13, and Resident Evil 2 is discounted, which can create a temporary influx of new buyers and people watching playthroughs.
Among Us (GistScore 56). This is the safest “it will work if you run it correctly” option here. High saves and low skips means it fits a lot of streamers, and the medium GistScore plus 62% top 10% concentration means it is not an easy directory, but it is not as brutally top heavy as Minecraft. The decision driver is format: viewer lobbies, collabs, and clear lobby rules beat raw category selection. Early January hook: Innersloth explicitly had no updates during their winter holiday through Jan 5, and they have a limited time NYE 2026 hat drop running until Jan 31, which gives you an easy callout on stream to pull viewers into games with you.
Minecraft (GistScore 41). This is the most “buried” of the group despite being widely liked. High saves and low skips means streamers are comfortable playing it, but the low GistScore paired with 79% of viewers concentrated in the biggest 10% of channels is basically a warning label: you do not win Browse in Minecraft as a small streamer. You win with a premise and a community. If you stream it, stream a format: hardcore challenge, a time boxed series, a narrow modpack niche, a build constraint, an SMP gimmick, or viewer driven objectives. Early January relevance: Mojang published a new Java snapshot on Jan 7 (the first snapshot of the year), which you can use as a topical hook if you want to do “testing the new snapshot” content, but it still will not solve the directory concentration problem by itself.
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