Top 3 Ways to Record Gameplay on Steam
If you want to record gameplay on Steam, you need a good Steam game recorder.
What is a good game recorder for Steam? First, the recorder should be able to record videos of your gameplay on Steam without causing the games to lag. And the videos should be recorded in high quality, capturing gamepaly at 120 fps or even higher. And you may also want it to be able to record Steam video with game audio, commentary and webcam.
If this is the recorder that you are looking for to record Steam games, you are in the right place. This article will introduce 3 gameplay recorders that are used by most YouTubers and gamers to record videos on Steam.
No.1 FonePaw Screen Recorder
The first recorder introduced here is FonePaw Screen Recorder. By enabling hardware accelleration, the FonePaw recorder can record Steam gameplay with little impact on the overall performance so that it won't slow down the game.
FonePaw Screen Recorder has nearly everything you need in recording gameplay on Steam.
No.2 OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)
OBS is another screen recorder used by many Steam gamers. Not only it can record videos on Steam, it can stream your gameplay to Twitch, YouTube and more. It can record and steam DirectX 8/9/10/11/12, OpenGL games on Steam at up to 120 fps. Games, webcam overlay, audio can all be recorded.
However, unlike FonePaw Screen Recorder which you can start gameplay recording easily, OBS is complicated with a daunting interface. And since it is an open source recording software, it is not stable enough and stops working something, especially after update.
No.3 Game DVR in Windows 10
For those who want to record Steam games on Windows 10, there is an easy recorder you can use - Windows 10's built-in game recorder. By pressing Win + G buttons, you can initiate the Game DVR recorder, which can record gameplay on Steam with audio, microphone and webcam. It is simple and you don't have download another application to get the job done.
Although recording Steam games with Windows 10's game recorder is convienent, it is too simple in functionality and you may be disappointed if you have a high quality requirement. It was reported that Game DVR cause lags or framedrops on some computers.
Which is your favorite Steam game recorder? Leave your opinion below.
