Best Video Production games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated video production games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played and best free video production games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Mixcraft 8 Home Studio
Create a soundtrack for your mod or game, or just record your own music. Use loops to quickly create your beats or use the built-in virtual instruments. Mixcraft is the easiest way to record your music quickly and have it sound great.
RutonyChat
RutonyChat is a program for receiving messages from chats and notifications from various streaming sites. A faithful assistant to the streamer and video blogger who wants to spice up or spruce up their content.
Simple VR Video Player
Watch your videos in virtual reality with Simple VR Video Player, an easy to use video player with full motion control support and an intuitive interface. Simple VR Video Player can play your saved video files with 2D/180°/360° and 3D/SBS/OU support.
Marmoset Hexels 3
Marmoset Hexels™ is a grid-based painting tool for vector art, pixel art, design, and animation. A geometric canvas grid lets artists create complex pixel and vector designs with the stroke of a brush.
Gnomes Garden
Dry summer withered the king’s beloved garden and the surrounding gardens of the kingdom alike. The ruler has fallen ill and the kingdom is in danger. Help the princess save the gardens and make the king better again.
ShareX
ShareX is a free and open source program that can capture or record selected area from the screen with a single keypress, automatically save them to your hard disk/clipboard, and instantly upload them to an image/file hosting service and then can copy the URL to your clipboard.
D3DGear - Game Recording and Streaming Software
D3DGear is a fast game recording and live streaming software for PC. It allows users to record gameplay to video; or stream the game to websites like twitch.tv. Our software is designed to have minimal impact on game performance, and won’t make the game lag or decrease FPS.
Action! - Gameplay Recording and Streaming
With Action! you can record and live stream your HD/4K/HDR10/8K gameplay, display game's fps, add webcams, live audio commentary, add streaming overlays such as chatbox, alert box, monitor the status of your recording and streaming, benchmark your computer and more!
Fuse
Fuse is a standalone 3D character creator that enables you to make unique characters to use in your game. Fuse comes with 70+ body parts, 150+ clothing meshes, 42 dynamic texturing substances, Unlimited free Auto-Rigs and Animations through the Mixamo service (activated Adobe ID required). Important notice for Fuse 1.3 customers!
PlayClaw 5 - Game Recording and Streaming
The amazing PlayClaw video capture tool gives customers incredible power!PlayClaw has been designed to make full use of multi-core processors and hardware accelerated H.264 codecs, which ensures the outstanding quality of the output with a minimal impact on system performance.
Source Filmmaker
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.Most played video production games on Steam
Take a look at the top video production games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.
1. OBS Studio
Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming OBS Studio is a software, video production and utilities game developed and published by OBS Project. Released on March 21st 2022 has received 35,557 reviews of which 33,880 were positive and 1,677 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played video production game, thanks to its 9,423 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.3
33,880
1,677
9,423
players
2. ShareX
ShareX is a free and open source program that can capture or record selected area from the screen with a single keypress, automatically save them to your hard disk/clipboard, and instantly upload them to an image/file hosting service and then can copy the URL to your clipboard. ShareX is a photo editing, utilities and free to play game developed and published by ShareX Team. Released on October 02nd 2015 has received 7,416 reviews of which 7,098 were positive and 318 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. While seeing 2,433 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among video production games based on player count.
9.3
7,098
318
2,433
players
3. Stream Avatars
Stream Avatars is a content creation tool for live video broadcasting that adds flair to your video to promote viewer engagement and channel growth! Viewers can also spend their hard-earned stream currency on avatar customizations. Stream Avatars is a video production, animation & modeling and design & illustration game developed and published by Travis Miller. Released on July 26th 2017 has received 2,184 reviews of which 2,077 were positive and 107 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. While seeing 1,245 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among video production games based on player count.
9.1
2,077
107
1,245
players
4. HudSight - crosshair overlay
Create unique crosshairs for any game! Choose from many built-in crosshairs or download from the Steam Workshop, and create your own. User-friendly interface, anti-cheat compatible. Customize your gaming experience! HudSight - crosshair overlay is a utilities, video production and action game developed and published by Eduard Kozadaev. Released on January 05th 2021 has received 4,600 reviews of which 4,061 were positive and 539 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. With 1,145 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played video production games.
8.5
4,061
539
1,145
players
5. Source Filmmaker
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa. Source Filmmaker is a animation & modeling, free to play and video production game developed and published by Valve. Released on July 10th 2012 has received 40,338 reviews of which 37,500 were positive and 2,838 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 958 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played video production games.
9.1
37,500
2,838
958
players
6. Warudo
Warudo is the flexible & personalized 3D VTubing software you have always wanted. Built-in face & hand tracking, custom 3D assets, Twitch/YouTube integration, blueprint system, C# plugins, and so much more. Warudo is a animation & modeling, video production and early access game developed and published by Hakuya Labs. Released on July 14th 2023 has received 360 reviews of which 340 were positive and 20 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. With 386 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played video production games.
8.7
340
20
386
players
7. RutonyChat
RutonyChat is a program for receiving messages from chats and notifications from various streaming sites. A faithful assistant to the streamer and video blogger who wants to spice up or spruce up their content. RutonyChat is a utilities, video production and design & illustration game developed and published by Rutony Studio. Released on September 19th 2016 has received 899 reviews of which 677 were positive and 222 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. With 319 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played video production games.
7.2
677
222
319
players
8. Animaze by FaceRig
Livestream, chat, or create videos as world-class 2D and 3D avatars. Use one of the over 60 avatars provided or import your own 2D, 3D, VRM, or Ready Player Me model. Animaze is powering PuffPuff, one of the top real-time mocap virtual beings on TikTok with 4.7 million followers. Animaze by FaceRig is a animation & modeling, video production and software game developed and published by Holotech Studios Inc.. Released on November 17th 2021 has received 3,273 reviews of which 2,261 were positive and 1,012 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. With 301 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played video production games.
6.7
2,261
1,012
301
players
9. Action! - Gameplay Recording and Streaming
With Action! you can record and live stream your HD/4K/HDR10/8K gameplay, display game's fps, add webcams, live audio commentary, add streaming overlays such as chatbox, alert box, monitor the status of your recording and streaming, benchmark your computer and more! Action! - Gameplay Recording and Streaming is a video production, audio production and utilities game developed and published by Mirillis. Released on May 08th 2014 has received 7,212 reviews of which 6,181 were positive and 1,031 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. With 291 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played video production games.
8.3
6,181
1,031
291
players
10. Beam Eye Tracker
Turn your webcam into an AI-powered head & eye tracker and ditch the bulky tracking hardware. Enable gaming extensions like OpenTrack for immersive eye and head tracking. Gain insights and improve your gameplay using the eye tracking overlay or enhance your live streams. Beam Eye Tracker is a simulation, utilities and video production game developed and published by Eyeware Tech SA. Released on August 02nd 2023 has received 312 reviews of which 276 were positive and 36 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. With 157 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played video production games.
8.2
276
36
157
players
Free video production games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play video production games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play video production games.
1. OBS Studio
Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming OBS Studio is a software, video production and utilities game developed and published by OBS Project. Released on March 21st 2022 has received 35,557 reviews of which 33,880 were positive and 1,677 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. With 9,423 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free video production games on Steam.
9.3
33,880
1,677
9,423
players
2. ShareX
ShareX is a free and open source program that can capture or record selected area from the screen with a single keypress, automatically save them to your hard disk/clipboard, and instantly upload them to an image/file hosting service and then can copy the URL to your clipboard. ShareX is a photo editing, utilities and free to play game developed and published by ShareX Team. Released on October 02nd 2015 has received 7,416 reviews of which 7,098 were positive and 318 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 2,433, this video production game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free video production games on Steam.
9.3
7,098
318
2,433
players
3. Source Filmmaker
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa. Source Filmmaker is a animation & modeling, free to play and video production game developed and published by Valve. Released on July 10th 2012 has received 40,338 reviews of which 37,500 were positive and 2,838 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 958, this video production game has secured the #3 spot in the ranking of free video production games on Steam.
9.1
37,500
2,838
958
players
4. Warudo
Warudo is the flexible & personalized 3D VTubing software you have always wanted. Built-in face & hand tracking, custom 3D assets, Twitch/YouTube integration, blueprint system, C# plugins, and so much more. Warudo is a animation & modeling, video production and early access game developed and published by Hakuya Labs. Released on July 14th 2023 has received 360 reviews of which 340 were positive and 20 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 386 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #4 position in the best free video production games on Steam.
8.7
340
20
386
players
5. Animaze by FaceRig
Livestream, chat, or create videos as world-class 2D and 3D avatars. Use one of the over 60 avatars provided or import your own 2D, 3D, VRM, or Ready Player Me model. Animaze is powering PuffPuff, one of the top real-time mocap virtual beings on TikTok with 4.7 million followers. Animaze by FaceRig is a animation & modeling, video production and software game developed and published by Holotech Studios Inc.. Released on November 17th 2021 has received 3,273 reviews of which 2,261 were positive and 1,012 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 301 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #5 position in the best free video production games on Steam.
6.7
2,261
1,012
301
players
6. PlayClaw 7 - Game Overlays, Recording and Streaming
Use our cool in-game overlays to achieve the best gaming experience! Harnessing the power of your GPU, hardware accelerated H.264 codecs and the various overlays, you will have an advantage over your opponents and you can share your victories. PlayClaw 7 - Game Overlays, Recording and Streaming is a utilities, video production and audio production game developed and published by Eduard Kozadaev. Released on May 16th 2020 has received 569 reviews of which 488 were positive and 81 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 146 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #6 position in the best free video production games on Steam.
8.1
488
81
146
players
7. VTuber Maker
VTuber Maker is the #1 free, simplistic, and 3D Tool for VTuber Content Production, just with a webcam. VTuber Maker is a animation & modeling, video production and design & illustration game developed and published by Live3D. Released on August 07th 2020 has received 885 reviews of which 711 were positive and 174 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free video production games on Steam.
7.6
711
174
42
players
8. LIV
All-in-one VR software for creators. Record mixed reality, transform into your favorite avatar, see chat inside your headset, and more. LIV is a utilities, video production and web publishing game developed and published by LIV Inc. Released on August 12th 2019 has received 916 reviews of which 791 were positive and 125 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free video production games on Steam.
8.2
791
125
36
players
9. PrprLive
PrPrive is a Live2D live broadcast assistant software developed by us. The software can achieve a high frame rate, multi-expression switching, targetless auto-drop frame at a lower CPU occupancy. PrprLive is a free to play, video production and animation & modeling game developed and published by 1-reality. Released on May 14th 2020 has received 1,419 reviews of which 979 were positive and 440 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free video production games on Steam.
6.7
979
440
31
players
10. GizmoVR Video Player
GizmoVR is a virtual reality media player. Supported video formats: 2D/360/180 avi, mkv and mov 4K, 8K GizmoVR Video Player is a utilities, vr and 360 video game developed by Gizmo VR LTD and published by Gizmoplay Ltd. Released on January 05th 2018 has received 427 reviews of which 270 were positive and 157 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free video production games on Steam.
6.1
270
157
4
players