Why Kick Keeps the Old Game Name After Changing the Category

Why the Category in OBS Doesn't Change the Game on Kick

OBS handles scenes, capture, encoding, and sending the video stream. The stream title, category, and game are part of the channel metadata. When you go live directly on Kick, OBS usually doesn't control the stream card the way users of some other platforms expect.

That's why changing the game name in the OBS profile, the scene name, or a local description doesn't change the category on the channel page. Kick shows the value saved in the stream settings themselves, or the data sent by a connected third-party tool.

Where to Change the Category in the Kick Dashboard

Open the Kick Creator Dashboard and go to Channel → Stream Info. The stream info form has a Category field: use it to select the game or section where the stream will be shown.

Change the category, save the data, and open the public channel page in a separate tab. Check the viewer-facing page, not just the value in the form. Sometimes the editor already shows the new game while the published card hasn't been updated yet.

The downside of the manual method is obvious: you have to check Stream Info separately before every stream. But it's the most reliable source of metadata when you're streaming directly from OBS.

Why the Old Game Remains After Saving

Kick doesn't update data everywhere at once. The new category may appear in the Creator Dashboard first, then on the channel page, while the directory and category listings catch up later. Kick usually updates the channel card faster than the list of streams within a section, so a small discrepancy is possible even with correctly saved settings.

Don't change the category many times in a row if the old game is still visible on the page after the first save. Set one value, refresh the channel without being logged in, and check it from another device or in a private browser window.

If the channel page already shows the new category but the stream temporarily stays in the old section, the problem isn't OBS. The downside of directory lag is that viewers searching for a stream by game may see the broadcast somewhere other than where it should be.

Metadata Conflict During Multistreaming

If the stream reaches Kick through a multistreaming service, that service may be the one sending the game data. After going live, reconnecting the channel, or restarting the stream, it can send a saved template and override the category selected in Stream Info.

This conflict is easy to spot: the category changes in the Kick dashboard, but after the next connection the old game comes back. In this case, you need to edit not only Stream Info but also the settings of the specific stream in the intermediary service.

• Check the title and category in the current multistream settings.
• See whether metadata syncing with connected channels is enabled.
• Check saved stream templates, presets, and game autofill.
• Make sure no old stream management service is still linked to the channel.
• To test, temporarily stream directly to Kick without an intermediary.

Streaming directly helps you find the source of the old metadata faster. Its downside is that you'll have to give up unified management of multiple platforms and the automation that multistreaming provides.

OBS Plugins and Saved Stream Templates

Some OBS plugins and extensions work with APIs: they send the title, description, notifications, or stream info. If such a tool is connected to Kick or to an intermediary, it may be sending the old category from the active profile or template.

Check which plugins launch with OBS, which accounts are linked in them, and whether there's an automatic stream info update feature. Also look at the profile you're streaming with: the right game may have been fixed in one profile while the stream was started from another.

After changing settings, reconnect the integration if the tool supports it. If the plugin keeps overwriting Stream Info, temporarily disable it and set the category manually in the Kick dashboard. The downside of plugins is that every automation adds another point where old data can linger.

When the Cause Is the Browser, Not the Category

A single open tab isn't enough to check. The browser may be showing a cached version of the page, especially if the channel was opened before the category change. Open the channel link in incognito mode, in another browser, or on a mobile device.

If the new game is visible without logging in but the old one remains in your working tab, you don't need to change OBS settings or restart the stream. Clearing the cache fixes a local display issue, but it doesn't speed up Kick's directory updates.

What to Check, in Order

1. Open the Kick Creator Dashboard and go to Channel → Stream Info.
2. Check the Category field, select the right game, and save the changes.
3. Open the public channel page in a separate tab without logging in.
4. Check whether the category differs between the channel page and the Kick directory.
5. If you use multistreaming, check the game and stream template in its settings.
6. Check OBS plugins, the active profile, and automatic metadata sending features.
7. If the old game keeps coming back, disable the extra integration and test a direct stream.

When to Contact Kick Support

Contacting support makes sense if the new category saves in Stream Info, doesn't appear on the public channel page after rechecking, and doesn't depend on the browser, device, plugins, or a multistreaming service.

In your request, include the channel link, the old and new category, the sequence of actions, and how the stream is launched: directly from OBS or through an intermediary. Add a screenshot of Stream Info and the public channel page. This will help separate a Kick data update issue from a conflict in connected tools.