25 Ways To Make Money Playing Games

1. Pogo

Pogo may not appear to be a gaming website at first appearance, particularly if the user is unfamiliar with this type of website.

You will be required to view advertisements for the first five days in order to gather tokens, but you can then use these tokens to participate in a variety of fun and addictive activities from which you can earn money.

Additionally, there is a daily drawing for $10,000 that can be won by one lucky participant; the more you play, the greater your chances of winning.

2. Swagbucks

Swagbucks is a website that compensates users for performing particular tasks, which include playing games.

The website offers multiple opportunities to earn money, including viewing movies, purchasing, looking for products, and playing games, but for obvious reasons, we will focus on the latter in this article.

Participating in the daily highlighted promotions for different games and earning little sums of cash is a good way to get started with Swagbucks before gaining experience and earning more.

3. Paid Game Player

Paid Game Player is a site that offers gamers the opportunity to earn money while playing their favorite games online.

After registering for a free Paid Game Player account, you will have access to over 600 games on the website.

To register and begin earning money, you must be at least 18 years old. There are a variety of games on the website, including an online casino, puzzles, and arcade games.

4. GSN Cash Games

GSN Games is an online gaming platform that offers word games, arcade games, card games, strategy games, puzzles, and more that are appealing to online players – plus you may win real money!

In addition, you can practice a game prior to entering a competition, allowing you to develop a feel for it before competing against other players.

In addition, you are paired based on your skills, which means you are on a reasonably even playing field with your opponents, thereby enhancing your chances of winning the games.

5. Inbox Dollars

Another website that allows you to earn money by playing online games is Inbox Dollars.

Signing up is free, and you can begin playing games on the website immediately to begin earning money.

You can choose from a range of games to play on the site, and you have the potential to earn $10 each day from the start, with that amount increasing daily as you play more.

6. Bingo Mania

If you enjoy playing bingo, you may be aware that there are places where you can earn money by playing it online.

One such site is Bingo Mania, which offers a number of Bingo games daily where, if you’re lucky, you may win anything from one dollar to several hundred dollars.

Bingo is the only game available at Bingo Mania, but the games’ themes vary to add variety.

7. Point Club

Point Club is a popular survey platform that pays users for doing a range of tasks, including playing online games (along with surveys, of course) and other activities.

To join, the only requirements are to be at least 13 years old and to have a valid email address.

Notably, members receive $5 just after signing up, but the opportunity to earn additional cash is significantly greater.

8. Farm In-Game Currency

Numerous online games, particularly massively multiplayer online role-playing games, feature a farmable in-game money that is in high demand among players. Many of these players do not want to spend their own time earning it, thus they are willing to buy for it from others. Therein lies your opportunity.

It’s definitely the most time-consuming and lowest-paying technique on this list to make money through gaming, but it’s not tough, and if you’re only wanting to make a tiny amount of extra cash, it’s ideal.

In conclusion, while it is certainly conceivable, you would likely be better off pursuing one of the other alternatives we’ve outlined. Hey, we’re just being honest! 🙂

9. Second Life

Second Life is currently regarded as one of the most popular games on the Internet. In the game, players are encouraged to trade property (virtual real estate), develop and sell content, sell gadgets, and clothing, and participate in rock concerts, events, and game shows in order to earn virtual dollars, which may subsequently be converted into real money.

You can even be compensated for merely sitting on a chair in front of a store in an effort to attract customers.

10. Make Gaming Merchandise

Creating and selling products inspired by video games is one of the coolest ways to monetize a passion for gaming. Etsy is a terrific platform for selling T-shirts, figurines, artwork, mugs, and more.

This would essentially entail establishing a business, and the earning potential would be limitless. To get started, you’ll either need to purchase products from sites like AliExpress, produce the products yourself, or locate a manufacturer to build the products for you.

11. Customer Support

Customer support representatives are required in the gaming industry, just like they are in every other industry, and being a customer care representative for a video game company is an excellent way to earn a living in the gaming industry. Some customer care representatives earn up to $20 per hour, compared to the average hourly wage of $13.64.

But how does this relate to gaming?

Well, some firms, like Blizzard, employ in-game admins and game masters who play the game and provide support via the in-game chat function (they’ll do things like monitor a server to resolve issues and disagreements, and sometimes punish users who violate the terms of service). It’s more about your customer service skills than your gaming talents, therefore you’ll need to have excellent people and communication skills.

12. Make Gameplay Tutorials

You could even earn money by creating instructions on how to play video games, and you could create these courses on any platform you like.

For instance, your YouTube channel or streaming site might host the tutorials, or you could write them down in black and white on your blog. You could even write a book if you possess the abilities and desire to do so!

People are always looking for assistance with games; therefore, if you’re extremely great at one (or even several) games, convert your expertise into a helpful tutorial and profit from it!

13. Start A Blog

Blogging is a typical way for people to make money in the 21st century, and you may easily do so by blogging about your video gaming experiences!

The monkey-making aspect of this is not particularly easy to accomplish, but it is absolutely possible and completely worth the effort.

Once you have amassed a large number of followers, your blog will begin to generate income, since popular gaming bloggers will be compensated by major corporations to promote their products. You can also include referral links and get paid when people you refer to a product actually purchase it. You can also sell advertising on your blog and set affiliate links on it to earn a commission on any sales you refer.

14. Start A Podcast

If you are a gaming specialist or maybe simply a gaming enthusiast, why not create a podcast about your gaming exploits?

If you want to monetize your podcast, you will need sponsors, and the only way to become popular enough to attract them is to remain consistent. Consistency is crucial to the popularity of a podcast, as it is in all other facets of life. Identify a schedule to which you can fully commit, and do so without reservation. Your audience must be able to rely on you to release a podcast on a consistent basis, and it must also be enjoyable.

If you can do all of the above, gaming-related companies will be vying to sponsor you.

15. Work As A Games Writer/Journalist

If you don’t want to establish your own blog, why not try to get into the writing industry by offering to write about video games for existing websites?

As a freelancer, you may write reviews and interviews for a specific game, genre, or industry, and if you write for an established website, you can be paid per post or per view.

Obviously, this is a highly competitive area; many people want to write about video games for a livelihood. However, if you begin by offering your skills for free, you will establish a solid foundation from which to launch your career.

16. Contact Sponsors

If you are enhancing your gaming reputation in any manner, whether on YouTube, Twitch, a podcast, or elsewhere, you will likely need to contact sponsors in order to increase your income (in much the same way entities like television producers used to seek sponsors for programs).

The first step in acquiring sponsors is to prepare to impress them. Then, simply search for brands you enjoy that may be interested in sponsoring you.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you are not attempting to sell them something; rather, you are attempting to persuade them that you can add value to them or their product.

17. Host E-Sports Events

E-sports are huge right now – and while we’re not suggesting you could in any way host an event as huge as the one in the picture above, you could certainly make some cash with some smaller events.

If you have a reputation in the gaming world – whether that be through a blog, a YouTube channel or any of the other platforms we’ve suggested in this piece – you could offer to host an event!

You could either physically host it at a specified location, or simply provide the server on which the games are played. Charge people to enter, offer a cash prize, but take some of the entry fees for yourself for your efforts – easy money!

18. Video Game Coaching

One of the trendiest – and most lucrative – ways to make money playing video games is to offer coaching services.

Contrary to popular belief, video game teachers can earn anywhere from $20 and $200 per hour, depending on their skill and demand. A good example is “Metaphor,” a League of Legends coach who charges between $50 and $80 per hour for coaching services.

Obviously, you’ll need an audience in order to build a reputation that will entice others to pay you to coach them.

19. Stream On Twitch

Twitch is a streaming network where users may watch others play their favorite games. The most prominent Twitch streamers, such as “Ninja,” make absurd amounts of money (he earned $10 million in 2018 through adverts, sponsorship, and Twitch members).

Obviously, this is not the norm, but it is certainly possible to earn a respectable income simply by streaming yourself playing video games!

To begin earning money on Twitch, you must become a Twitch Partner, which requires at least five hundred total minutes broadcast in the last thirty days, at least seven unique broadcast days in the last thirty days, an average of at least three concurrent viewers over the last thirty days, and at least fifty followers.

20. Video Game Testing

The “traditional” way to get money playing video games is to test them professionally, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t do it.

Developers will pay testers to play their games in a real player setting, and it is the testers’ responsibility to identify issues and offer suggestions for improvement. The national average annual salary for video game testers in the United States is $67,813 a year! Yes, indeed!

However, it is not as simple as it sounds; testing is VERY rigorous. You must investigate every nook and cranny of a game and try every scenario. For instance, if a fighting game contains twenty characters, you will have to play each of them many times against each other; this is a lot of a rather repetitive action.

21. Start A Gaming YouTube Channel

A great way to make money playing video games is by creating a YouTube channel, which is one of, if not the largest potential earner on this list (PewDiePie, for example, earns millions every year on the platform – and he started with basic video game commentary).

Make a recording of yourself playing and be amusing! Make your commentary entertaining, show yourself genuinely expressing yourself on-screen, do playthroughs, and evaluate new games — that sort of thing. If you’re good at it, you’ll do well.

More than 4,000 public watch hours in the previous twelve months and more than 1,000 subscribers are all you need to begin earning money from advertisements.

22. Compete In Tournaments

Winning video game tournaments for competitive titles like Call of Duty, League of Legends, Fortnite, and FIFA can net you a significant amount of cash. However, this is not generally a reliable source of income (unless you’re UNBELIEVABLY brilliant).

Bizzle (Timothy Miller) is an excellent example to follow, despite the fact that it’s exceedingly improbable that you’ll ever achieve his level. Participating in Fortnite events makes him approximately $322k per year, making him one of the world’s best e-sports athletes.

It’s arguably the simplest way to earn money playing video games, but you won’t earn much unless you’re a master of the game(s) in question and consistently win.

23. Get Paid Directly To Play

You may be wondering, “Isn’t this the same as becoming a game tester?” However, the answer is “no.”

There are websites that will pay regular players to play their games, as opposed to hiring them as generic testers. The other distinction is that you won’t get paid in cash upfront; you’ll likely receive electronic or cryptocurrency payment (such as tokens that then you can turn into gift cards or prepay cards, such as with Banatic, Swagbucks, and InboxDollars as mentioned above).

The game must be played and reviewed, but it is well worth the effort.

24. Develop Games

You could build games yourself and earn money if you have the necessary talents, whether you are formally trained or self-taught. Developing games is not solely about making money from playing them, but what better way is there to understand what makes a successful game than to play them frequently?

Once a game has been produced, it can generate revenue through both game sales and in-game purchases. For instance, Markus Persson developed Minecraft under his business Mojang, which was eventually acquired by Microsoft for a staggering $2.5 billion.

Creating and testing games can be just as entertaining as playing them if you have the necessary skills.

25. Become A Professional Gamer

Okay, let’s end with the most obvious one, which, of course, requires you to be extraordinarily skilled at video games and is by no means simple to achieve.

If you are a talented gamer, you could investigate the potential of turning it into a career, because sure, in today’s wacky world, it is a thing!

The greatest method to increase your chances of success in this profession is to become an expert in a game that you already believe yourself to be proficient at. Then, establish your reputation as a skilled player and a team player, and with any luck, you’ll be recruited by an e-sports team.