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How to count deaths on stream from Twitch chat

Souls runs, Phasmo nights, Elden Ring playthroughs — having your mods bump a death counter from chat keeps the number honest and gives chat a clean way to clown on every run. Free, no OBS plug-in, per-game memory so each run keeps its own tally.

Video walkthrough coming soon

What this builds

An on-stream death counter browser source that mods drive from chat. The current game is autodetected from your Twitch category, and each game keeps its own count — so the 47 deaths in Elden Ring don't mix with the 12 deaths in Phasmo when you switch.

Setup

  1. From the dashboard, open the Death counter tool page.
  2. Click Create your first source. Copy the URL.
  3. Add it to OBS as a Browser Source. The death counter is small — 320×180 is fine, pin to a corner of your scene. Browser source walkthrough if needed.
  4. On the tool page, set your Twitch channel name. That's the whole setup.

Chat commands

CommandDefault permissionWhat it does
!deathMod+1 to the current game's death count.
!death+3ModAdd a specific number (boss fight chain).
!unalive / !undeathMod-1 (you miscounted, or chat was overly enthusiastic).
!deathresetModReset the current game's count to 0.
!deathsEveryonePosts the current count to chat.

Command names are all configurable — change them to match your community's vibe.

Per-game memory

When you change your Twitch category mid-stream (Phasmo → Elden Ring), the counter remembers each game's number and switches to the right one automatically. The category is read via Twitch's channel.update EventSub topic — instant, no polling.

You can see the full per-game tally on the tool's dashboard page. Old games stay in the history so you can come back to that Sekiro run six months later and pick up where you left off.

Mod workflow

The right answer for Souls / Phasmo / horror games is to give a trusted mod permission and let chat clown on them too. The default setup:

  • Your mods (and you) call !death after each death.
  • Chat sees the counter tick up live on stream.
  • Anyone in chat can call !deaths to ask "how many?"

If you want chat to be able to call !death too — fun for joke streams, not for serious runs — change the permission on the tool page from Mod to Everyone.

Why this beats a sticky note

Three reasons:

  • Honest count. Mods incrementing live means you can't fudge. Streamers selectively forgetting deaths is a meme for a reason.
  • Per-game tally. A sticky note hits zero when you switch games. The toolset keeps separate counts for every game in your history.
  • Chat participation. !death from a mod is funnier when the count visibly jumps on stream than when you alt-tab to a counter app and bump it yourself.

Pair it with

Chat Box so viewers see !death calls in the on-stream chat too, and Lurk peek for the chatter who's only here for the deaths.