Happy November! And welcome back to this weeks edition Jestr Recap š
We hope everyone had a great Halloween š and we hope you guys had a great month of October in the books!
If itās your first time here, the Weekly Jestr Recap is our way of keeping you in the loop of everything going on in the community, without having to scrape through discord to find it.
Not too much to dive into this week, but we got a lot of cool things coming soon š«”
Lets dive in to whatās new in the community!
Jestrās Indie Choice is Back š
Jestrās Indie Choice is back with another edition for the month of November š
Weāre excited to announce that the November Edition of Jestrās Indie Choice will be focused on Cozy & Wholesome Games!
If this is your first time hearing about this, Jestrās Indie Choice is our way to give back to indie devs who may not have the budget to market their games. So every month, devs submit their games, and the best 24 games become available for all Jestr creators to vote on! The winning game gets an entire marketing campaign funded by Jestr š
Weāre currently taking applications for cozy & wholesome indie games until November 8th.
So if you know any cozy indies who might be able to make use of this opportunity, send them over to https://www.jestr.gg/polls and enter their game for a chance to make it through to the voting round!
Jestr x DUNK Tournament š
This past week we held an impromptu 3v3 tournament for the game DUNK, and we had an absolute blast during the event š
Alex hosted the event from the Jestr Stage where we got to watch both creators and Jestr team members go head to head in an elimination style matchup. Doing midgame interviews, introducing the teams, and commentating all the games LIVE.
Shoutout to all the creators that showed up to play ball, and massive congrats to the 1st place team who just so happened to win some free merch with our next merch drop!
JustJarrod
Cryx
RiverFilms
It was really fun to watch everyone get competitive and watch you guys collaborate and record footage together.
We plan on doing more tournaments with the community soon, so stayed tuned to sign up for the next one!
The Hidden Gem Award Presented By Jestr š«£
Weāre really excited to be officially sponsoring the Hidden Gem Award at The 2026 Streamer Awards.
The voting period ended for The Streamer Awards 2026 and weāre so excited to see who won š
The hidden gem award is given to a streamer who averages under 200 views which is the most Jestr award on the entire list.
If you want to watch the event live, the main awards ceremony is scheduled for November 12th at 8:30pm EST on Twitch & YouTube!
Creator Roundtable
First off, huge shoutout to Alex for hosting this weekās Jestr Roundtable!
One of the interest things talked about in this weeks session was implementing more organic posts.
Organic content is content youāre not getting paid for, but covering games you genuinely found interesting and wanted to talk about.
Which sounds like the less appealing option, right up until you look at how it actually performs.
Organic content performs better, and thereās a structural reason why
Campaign content is, by design, content a bunch of creators are making at the same time. Thatās the whole point of a campaign. But it means every campaign video you post drops you into a niche thatās already crowded, and if a viewer just watched another creator cover the exact same title twenty minutes ago, your video is fighting uphill before the first second plays.
Organic content has none of that. You pick the game. You pick the angle. Thereās no wishlist line to work in at the end, no required beats, and you can actually talk about what you want to talk about. Youāre also free to cover something nobody else is touching, which is the easiest competitive advantage there is.
And it shows in the content itself. When you picked the game because you thought it was cool, the passion is already in the script. You donāt have to manufacture it.
Lean into more organic if you can swing it.
We understand your time is limited and itās genuinely hard to justify spending it on something that doesnāt pay vs something else does.
But a channel built entirely on games that fifty other people are also covering is a hard place to grow from. Make the videos that get you paid. Just donāt skip the ones that get you known.
If youāve never been to a roundtable session before, this is an event where creators submit their content to be reviewed by the community, and get actionable feedback on what they can do to improve. If you want to be a part of the next creator roundtable, simply submit to this form and show up to the event on discord, Mondays 2pm EST!
However, everyone is welcome to join and listen in. The advice given to other creators are things you can apply to your own content.
Quick shoutout to all the new members who joined the Onboarding session we had on Wednesday! Weāre looking forward to your success here on Jestr āØ
Thatās it for this weeks Jestr Recap! Weāll see you again next week š«”