Before I downloaded TikTok—which is presently the astir downloaded app successful the world—headlines tried to spook maine implicit vile, planetary plots to siphon idiosyncratic data. Grown ups (anyone astatine slightest six years older than me) tsk, tsked my generation’s shriveled attraction spans, and offline advocates assured maine that my encephalon is rapidly folding into an omelet.

All those things are astir apt true. But it’s besides existent that TikTok is reasonably egalitarian and tin pb you to topics, people, and ways of reasoning you mightiness person different ne'er known. Unlike Twitter, TikTok is typically unserious. It’s hardly ever nervously polished oregon over-curated, truthful it isn’t similar Instagram either. Video games, however, mesh good with TikTok. They purpose to delight rapidly and viscerally, and the app tin beryllium likewise fast, funny, and amazingly informative. And adjacent if it wasn’t, would it beryllium truthful horrible that we conscionable similar being entertained by it?

So, yeah, I ticker gaming-related TikTok videos. I’d inactive walk them up for a quality trail, possibly a gawking gorge Upstate, but close now, it’s excessively cold, and I don’t person immoderate granola. I’m happily swapping cornflakes and agave for 100 percent earthy sugar: this video app that has a batch to accidental astir PCs, strategy, decor, and infinite different topics applicable to gamers.

There’s a craving successful you, too. It’s each right, you tin indulge for a small while. Keep speechmaking for my overview of gaming TikTok, divided loosely by class and interests. Cavities are inevitable, but getting them tin beryllium fun.

Tech and hardware

Because it’s made up of short-form content, TikTok spawns digestible and bite-sized hardware reviews. One of the astir fashionable tech reviewers with 4 cardinal followers is teen @Carterpcs, who discusses everything from gaming PC beginner tips to discerning what marque of headphones histrion Jenna Ortega is wearing successful a selfie.

Other utile oregon absorbing tech accounts include…

• @vineasandferb, a streamer and keyboard fanatic
• @moyeet7, who dedicates astir videos to breaking down his gaming setup
• @OverKillcomputers, a marque that builds gaming PCs. It posts videos that scope from sweetly schlocky (attaching a PC to a terrarium) to purely informational (tools that whitethorn assistance you build a PC).
• @arsen, a tech and car reviewer I similar due to the fact that his look reminds maine of an emoji (and due to the fact that he’s bully astatine explaining things)

Game treatment and tips

These kinds of TikToks often see clips from games that assistance them marque their tips much succinct, effective, and clear. When it comes to discussion, TikTok, for the astir part, shows you what you privation to see, radical who much oregon little judge what you believe. But it has truthful galore videos, truthful determination are immoderate outliers, and unsavory (read: Ben Shapiro) thoughts occasionally poke through. Even if I disagree with them, though, I similar getting the tiny accidental to spot however idiosyncratic other approaches a crippled I whitethorn person not reconsidered successful a agelong time.

You mightiness privation to watch…

• @thedarthsoul, a streamer that gives tips for playing the ARK series, besides known arsenic the “Dinosaur Game” 
• @valorantboni, a streamer that advises connected playing Valorant, besides known arsenic the shooter for either 13 oregon 30 twelvemonth olds
• @gamespicy, who talks fun crippled facts and tech tips
• @brewsterisalive, who offers tech proposal and examines gaming news
• @gamergirlgale, whose ngo is to marque gaming a cozy endeavor, with recommendations and ASMR-friendly unboxing videos

For the ladies (and everyone else)

TikTok has a beardown “gamer girl” and gaymer basal that discusses decorating, makeup, and fashion. Male-dominated gaming spaces similar to hide astir those things, truthful I privation to item these creators for immoderate non-traditional gamer who feels near out. But I deliberation anyone tin find thing to subordinate to successful a seashell pinkish day-in-the-life video, adjacent if they weren’t expecting to.

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You tin commencement by checking out…

• @charmedgeek_, herald of her self-described “geeky miss lifestyle,” which includes constitution and Stardew Valley
• @maisyleigh, a coder who posts relaxing videos of journaling and gaming
• @jookstogo, pastel gaming model shopping
• @fyntrix, who combats stereotypes each clip she massacres disgruntled guys successful Call of Duty
• Similarly, gray-haired @tacticalgramma easy swats distant the small CoD boys

What you truly came for

TikTok tin assistance with learning and relating, but it comes to beingness connected the fringes, successful the unusual shit, similar a modern brownie successful the cupboard. TikTok is the maestro of miscellaneous, and its gaming contented is nary exception. Who would I beryllium if it had ne'er taught maine astir @bimbozilla, a queer creator that makes Skyrim characters with apocalyptically ample breasts, @notaquesart, who makes a convincing Fable character, oregon this kid, who makes comparatively high-production worth VR videos? It terrifies maine to see this.

You besides merit to see…

• @brycecgi, an animator that creates chillingly realistic Goombas
• @daregularsauce, a 20-year-old presently gathering a Five Nights astatine Freddy’s suit with glowing, darting bluish eyes
• @whoisjillea, an awesome cosplayer and one-time sexy Lumière
• @superlouis_64, who erstwhile turned a butterfly nett into a Final Fantasy XIV controller
• @moonlit_empress, who gets into the details of being an indie developer

Who are immoderate of your favourite gaming TikTok creators?