Discord’s game overlay has seen a complete revamp – I’ve tried it, and it’s one of the best updates ever

• Discord’s new update has introduced a new game overlay along with UI color settings
• The new game overlay allows users to view friends’ streams and video chat while in-game
• It’s a solution for gamers with single-display setups to stay in touch with friends

Since there is a lack of competition in social apps for gamers, Discord is the one platform that most rely on for communicating with friends online, which arguably isn’t the best circumstance considering the current negative consensus against its Nitro paywall and recent limitations of features. However, a new update has arrived that might place Discord back in users’ good books.

In a new video on YouTube (available below), Discord announced a brand new, significantly overhauled game overlay that will allow users to access a number of the app’s features while gaming, without ever needing to leave the open game window. It’s a big upgrade from the original overlay (now referred to as the ‘Legacy Overlay’), which only featured the name tags of users in an active server in any corner of the screen, along with access to quick text chatting.