Getting Started with the StreamRoar Launcher

The StreamRoar launcher is the Windows app where you sign in, install your games, keep them updated and start them before you go LIVE. It works with the same account as the website, so your licenses, devices and downloads are always in sync. This guide explains how it's set up and what happens behind the scenes.

Status: the Windows build is in development. Check the launcher page for the current status and the official download — that's the only place it will be published.

What the launcher does

• One sign-in for all your games, using your StreamRoar account.
• A library of every game you have access to — through a single-game license or All Access.
• Installs and updates with verified downloads.
• Starts games securely, so each game knows it's running with a valid license.
• A shared LIVE connection manager, designed so you can connect your LIVE once and switch between games without reconnecting.

Step 1: Create your account

Create a free account on streamroar.com with your email or Google. Your account is where your licenses, devices, downloads and support tickets live. You can see everything in your dashboard.

Step 2: Get access to a game

Access comes from a license:

• Single Game — a monthly license for one game of your choice.
• All Access — a monthly license that covers every released game.

See pricing for the current plans. During early access, licenses may also be granted manually, for example for testing; they appear in your dashboard under Licenses like any other license. Licenses granted this way never renew or charge you automatically.

Step 3: Install and sign in to the launcher

1. Download the launcher from the official launcher page when the Windows build is available.
2. Run the installer. If Windows SmartScreen shows a warning for a new app, check that the file came from streamroar.com and that its SHA-256 checksum matches the one on the download page (see below).
3. Open the launcher and click Sign in. Your browser opens the StreamRoar sign-in page.
4. Sign in (email or Google) and approve the launcher on this PC.
5. The browser hands control back to the launcher and your library appears.

Signing in through the browser means the launcher never sees your password, and Google sign-in works exactly as it does on the website.

Checking a download yourself

Every installer on StreamRoar has a SHA-256 checksum. In Windows PowerShell:

Get-FileHash .\StreamRoarSetup.exe -Algorithm SHA256

The value must match the checksum shown on the download page. If it doesn't, delete the file and download it again.

Step 4: Install a game

Open a game from your library and click Install. The launcher downloads the build through a short-lived private link, verifies its checksum before installing, and keeps it updated when a new version is released. Games that are still "coming soon" appear with their status but can't be installed yet.

Step 5: Launch and go LIVE

Click Play. The launcher checks your license with our server and starts the game with a short-lived, signed launch ticket. The game verifies that ticket itself, which is how it knows it's running with a valid license.

Then follow your usual setup: capture the game window in TikTok LIVE Studio or OBS Studio (see how to show a PC game on TikTok LIVE) and connect your LIVE.

Licenses and devices

Each license can be used on a limited number of PCs — 2 by default. When you start a game on a new PC, that PC is registered as a device.

• See your PCs in the dashboard under Devices.
• Deactivate a PC you no longer use to free a slot.
• Rename devices so you know which is which ("Stream PC", "Laptop").

If a license expires, the game stops launching until the license is active again. Downloads and play rights are separate: having an installed game doesn't mean it can run without an active license.

Offline play

Games can run for a limited time without reaching our server, so a short internet hiccup won't stop your stream. After that grace window, the launcher needs to reconnect to confirm your license.

The shared LIVE connection

Interactive games need the events from your LIVE — comments, likes, gifts. Instead of every game connecting on its own, the launcher is designed to hold one connection and pass standard events to the game you're playing. Benefits:

• Switch games without reconnecting your LIVE.
• See your connection status in one place.
• Only the active game receives events.

How the connection itself is made depends on what's available for your account. If a third-party connector is involved, the launcher says so clearly — it is never presented as an official TikTok integration.

Troubleshooting

• The browser doesn't return to the launcher: keep the launcher open while you sign in, and allow it through your firewall for local connections.
• "Device limit reached": deactivate an old PC in your dashboard under Devices.
• "License expired": check Licenses in your dashboard.
• SmartScreen warning: confirm the file came from streamroar.com and the checksum matches.

More help is in the documentation, or open a ticket from your dashboard.

Related guides

New to interactive streams? Read what interactive TikTok LIVE games are and how gift and comment games work.