Even though Discord is popular in schools and companies, its main population is still gamers. That is why Discord is full of features that make a gamer’s life just a little bit easier.
One of those features is the ability to show server members and friends exactly which game you are playing. Users can even request to join you through Discord if it’s a multiplayer game.
If a specific game does not show up on your Discord playing status, you’ll need to set it up.
Here’s how!
Activate Discord Playing Status
First things first, let’s activate the Discord status option by following these steps:
- Look to the bottom-left of your screen next to your username; you should see a cogwheel. Click it.
- On the options menu on the left, scroll down until you spot “Activity Status.”
- Once you enter this tab, the first option will be “Display current activity as a status message.” Enable it!
Now, the Discord playing status feature is enabled, but wait, don’t leave User Settings yet. Start any game on your computer to see whether Discord detects it. You can see that right under the option you just activated.
If it continues to say, “No game detected,” like in our example above, there’s more you need to do.
Adding The Game To Your Discord Library
Usually, Discord detects most games, but if you’re playing some lesser-known/indie game, you’ll have to add it manually. That’s easy too.
You can see in the image above that there’s a blue Add it! button. Click on it and use the dropdown menu to select your game.
It should be listed here. You can even add regular programs/applications to be detected as games. Once you select the right game, just hit Add Game, and you’re done.
Now let’s check out if Discord is showing which game you are playing! Go back to any server, open the Member List and find your profile.
And there it is!
Every fellow server member should be able to see which game you’re playing if you follow these steps.
