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StarCraft on Twitch — competition and audience

Blizzard Entertainment· 1998· PC · Mac
RTSStrategyScience fictionWarfare

StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century. Players command one of three species across separate campaigns: the Terrans, resourceful human colonists cut off from Earth; the Zerg, an insectoid swarm that assimilates other species; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced race with powerful psionic abilities. Each species features distinct units, structures, and strategic options. The game includes a story-driven single-player campaign for each faction and competitive multiplayer via Battle.net.

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What is StarCraft about?

In the distant Koprulu Sector of the galaxy, human colonists known as the Terrans have established competing governments far from Earth after their colony ships went off course centuries earlier. Two alien species also inhabit the sector: the Zerg, a ravenous insectoid swarm driven to assimilate other organisms for genetic perfection, and the Protoss, an ancient and powerful race that has secretly observed the Terrans for years. When the Zerg begin targeting Terran worlds to absorb their psionic potential, the Protoss respond by destroying infested colonies to prevent the swarm's spread, plunging all three factions into open conflict. As the Terran Confederacy crumbles under attacks from rebels, Zerg, and Protoss alike, a new authoritarian government rises from the chaos while the Zerg Overmind sets its sights on the Protoss homeworld, seeking to assimilate the one species that could grant it genetic perfection.

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73Room for youWide open
9Live streamers6 in English
792People watching
#7Your spot at 10 viewersof 10

Should I stream StarCraft on Twitch?

73/100 · Wide open· 88 viewers per streamer on paper

Yes. About 70 of the 777 people watching StarCraft in English are not locked onto the two biggest English streams — roughly 14 each if you split it with the 4 other English streams below them. You would start around #7 of 10.

About 70 of the 777 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 14 each if you split it with the 4 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #7.

A real English-speaking audience here is not already locked onto the biggest streams, and you would land where people can see you.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

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How many people stream StarCraft?

Right now

9 right now, to 792 viewers between them. 6 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is StarCraft too saturated on Twitch?

No. 9 people are streaming StarCraft to 792 viewers, 6 of them in English to 777 — about 130 each — and you would open at about #7 of 10.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 9 live right now

Is StarCraft any good?

Players score it 88 out of 100 from 1,267 ratings.

88Players1,267 ratings

Streamer reviews

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Details

Released
Mar 31, 1998 · 29 years ago
Time to finish
No ending — ongoing game
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Rated
ESRB T
Biggest stream
579 (73% of the category)
Typical stream
12 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 20, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC