What’s the first question any gamer asks each other? What games they’re playing.

When you run a Discord community, it’s crucial to know what games your members are playing. Our new gaming dashboard tells you which specific titles your members play, as well as a ton of other super-useful information including how long they play and how they spend their game time. Connect the dots between Discord and the actual games, and you can learn whether your community is full of hardcore superfans of one main title, or casual gamers who like to try different things - and plan your strategy accordingly.

Read on to see how you can learn more about your players, or watch this handy video guide to the various parts of our gaming integration. This is just one of the easy-to-follow guides now available on Leveller's YouTube channel.

Integrate Discord with gaming platforms

To make day-to-day decisions and develop long-term strategy, it's crucial to understand your members. Unlike social media, Discord gives you loads of information on what your members are up to, and Levellr’s back end dashboard adds even more granular key data: participation and engagement rates, as well as recurrence and retention, sentiment analysis and much more.

With the new gaming pane in your data dashboard, as well as seeing what specific games your members are playing, you also learn what they like and how they play. This integration connects with members' accounts so you can learn about their habits and preferences, giving you insights to inform your strategy for the community.

The system detects what games people are playing across major platforms, including online and console:

• Steam
• Epic Games
• Origin
• Xbox
• PlayStation
• First- and third-party gaming activities on Discord

This is just one of our integrations that give you powerful insights into the members of any community. This gaming integration is similar to our Spotify music streaming integration, which shows you what music members are listening to.

Key metrics and actionable insights

Using this integration, you capture valuable data points that give you a clear picture of how your community interacts with games. Here's some of the key metrics you can track:

Total hours played

Understand how much time your community spends playing games. Is each member a marathon gamer or casual player? This gives you an idea of the overall gaming culture within your server.

Unique player data

Break down gaming activity by individual members. Do they focus on one title or lots of different games? Learn which games specific members are playing and how long they’re playing them, giving you a detailed view of your community’s interests.

Top games by play time

Identify the most popular games in your community. Whether it’s your own game or another title, this data helps you understand trends and preferences. If your game ranks high, you’ll know it’s resonating with your audience. If another game takes the top spot, you’ll gain insights into the types of games your community enjoys when considering what strategy to apply.

Top players

Highlight your most dedicated players by identifying their gaming activity. This is perfect for spotting superfans and incentivising them with rewards, recognition, roles or exclusive perks.

Leveling up with gamified engagement

Just like our Spotify streaming integration, our gaming system ties directly into your Discord server’s leveling system. You can award experience points (XP) to community members based on the time they’ve spent gaming, incentivising increased gameplay or specific behaviour. Whether they’re exploring your title or diving into another game, their activity contributes to their XP.

What’s next?

This is just the beginning for our gaming integration. We're working on building out the system with more crucial data analytics - here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming next:

• Weekly leaderboards: Foster friendly competition among members by showcasing top players in your community each week.
• XP for specific actions: Go beyond tracking hours by personalising rewards for players who hit specific achievements or milestones.
• And more: We’re constantly innovating to bring you more ways to connect with and engage your gaming community.

Ready to transform your gaming community?

Whether you’re managing a small group of passionate players or scaling up a thriving gaming community, these cutting edge tools and guidance from expert community managers help you build and grow a thriving, value-driving space for all. At Levellr, we work with a range of clients in multiple verticals and industries, from gaming to music and beyond, helping you drive tangible marketing ROI and monetisation value through meaningful emotional connection with fans.

For more on the simple but powerful tools that help you achieve all this, subscribe to Levellr on YouTube and see more step-by-step video guides to our key features and functionalities.

Contact Levellr today to discover how our gaming community management help you build thriving gaming communities on Discord that foster fan engagement, drive value and strengthen player loyalty.