Game Recording Software reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 173 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Game Recording Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/pcgaming, r/pcmasterrace, r/gaming, r/linux_gaming, r/leagueoflegends. Top-rated brands include OBS (4.3/5), OBS Studio (4.4/5), Nvidia (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews173

Subreddits26

Posts51

Brands43

Products12

Top communities

r/pcgaming33 r/pcmasterrace28 r/gaming28 r/linux_gaming11 r/leagueoflegends10

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OBS

4.3

(31)

"Open broadcast software(OBS) is one of the most user friendly and seemingly most reliable."

"For recording I highly recommend the program Open Broadcaster Software, often called OBS."

"OBS for sure."

"The only one that I use is OBS. It's free, it's customizable and it has great tutorials for good records."

"Open Broadcaster Software, or if you have Nvidia, shadow play."

"OBS is extremely good, and I highly recommend it."

"Obs"

"I use OBS and record to hard drive instead of streaming."

"I would also recommend OBS with these settings for local recording."

"If you would like something with a ton of options that is free, go with obs."

OBS Studio

4.4

(28)

"I use OBS for recording and Davinci Resolve for editing, which are both free."

"OBS is free, easy to use, and really, really good."

"OBS and ShareX."

"OBS."

"OBS + Kdenlive."

"For recording, OBS is the best choice."

"I use OBS for recording and streaming."

"OBS is the best choice. It's effective and powerful."

"[OpenBroadcaster] (https://obsproject.com/) is $0 and miles ahead of most paid software."

"Use obs, it's easy to use and for free."

Nvidia

4.2

(18)

"Shadowplay from NVidia is reliable, doesn't impact FPS much."

"Just use either Nvidia Shadowplay or AMD ReLive."

"If you have an NVIDIA graphic card use ShadowPlay it's really easy to use."

"OBS is what I'd call the best free video recording software."

"If you have a nvidia 700 series card I suggest just using their build in recording."

"Nowadays, nvidia shadowplay is definitely the best means to record foota."

"Best software with lowest perf hit are nvidia and amd proprietary ones"

"Shadowplay only works on NVidia cards, and doesn't have the same options or quality."

"Nvidia shadow play is pretty low impact."

"The nvidia and AMD recording program is the most efficient of them all."

Nvidia ShadowPlay

4.4

(13)

"Nvidia Shadowplay hands down"

"If you have an Nvidia GPU, then Shadowplay is a great option."

"If you've an Nvidia card and you're using Windows, I'd recommend Shadowplay."

"The correct answer is something that runs straight off the video card, if performance is the main concern."

"If you have a compatible Nvidia card, Shadow Play is the way to go."

"Nvidia shadow play if you have a Nvidia card."

"Shadowplay if you have an Nvidia card."

"Shadowplay does have the advantage of auto-clipping highlights."

"If you have a nvidia gpu that is at all recent you can use shadow play."

"The included Shadowplay software works pretty well."

FRAPS

4.0

(10)

"FRAPS all the way buddy"

"There's no way around Fraps, I'm sorry. Game recording software are rare, very rare."

"FRAPS is the best, but for the others they do work fine."

"I know you said you won't use it, but FRAPS is the best."

"I used to use FRAPS. I still do, but I used to too."

"I've been using fraps for probably around 10 years now and I'm happy with it."

"There's Fraps, the reliable powerhouse recording software."

"Fraps or other dedicated recording software can record raw output."

"FRAPS is easy, and cheap.. or free depending on how you want to obtain it."

"The reason Fraps generates such a large sized file is because it does virtually no compression on the video during the recording."

Dxtory

4.6

(8)

"I highly recommend Dxtory."

"Dxtory hands down :) "

"For recording gameplay DXTory is one that I highly recommend."

"Dxtory is the best to go with due to the fact that you can use pretty much any codec with it."

"In the paid arena, dxtory wins hands down."

"Before I switched to Nvidia Shadowplay, I used Dxtory and thought it was pretty solid."

"Dxtory is really good."

"I use Dxtory with the Lagarith Lossless Codec set to YV12."

Bandicam

3.9

(9)

"Bandicam? it works great."

"Bandicam is pretty good. works great for me."

"I am using Bandicam to record game play. It works great."

"I reckon Bandicam or Nvidia ShadowPlay anytime of the day."

"I would recommend Bandicam."

"I chose bandicam for the best."

"I use Bandicam."

"Bandicam has always worked really really well for me."

"Bandicam"

Mirillis

4.8

(4)

"Downloaded the trial and wow Action! is perfect."

"I use Mirillis Action! to record my games and commentaries and I can't be happier with it."

"Mirillis' action! or dxtory are the best options."

"Action! was probably the best that I've seen."

ScreenFlow

3.5

(4)

"Everything on my channel is recorded using Screenflow."

"Screenflow. High quality, but it costs a decent amount of money."

"Screen flow or bandicam if you want something simple"

"Screenflow sounds nice, money is tight right now, and I can't merit spend $100."

#10

AMD ReLive

4.0

(3)

"Just use ReLive or Shadowplay depending on what GPU brand you have."

"Relive or Shadowplay are the best alternatives."

"AMD's ReLive IMHO."

#11

GeForce Experience

4.0

(3)

"GeForce experience works well also OBS."

"Use geforce experience, no frame drops"

"Geforece Experience for videos, and OBS for the occasional livestream."

#12

XSplit

3.7

(3)

"I use XSplit and it's been working very well for me."

"Xsplit is pretty good!"

"Xslpit or fraps."

#13

QuickTime

3.3

3.0

2.0

(1)

"Unregistered hypercam 2 no other option"

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