Will it cover the game?

No, as long as it sits at the bottom of the OBS source list. Vortexia draws a solid frame, so your game capture and camera go above it.

Can I trigger an effect on a big moment?

Yes, by hand, on every plan. Use the dashboard’s buttons, Shift+Alt+1 to 6, or a trigger link on a Stream Deck or Streamer.bot button, which works while OBS or the game has focus.

Which Kick events does it react to by itself?

Follows, new and renewed subs, gifted subs and Kicks, once Kick is connected in the dashboard. The Kick connection is part of Plus.

Will it distract from the game?

Lower Audio Sensitivity so it moves gently, and dim it with OBS’s Color Correction filter if it competes with the game. It keeps moving slowly even when no music is playing.

Yes. The free plan streams at 720p and 30fps with a small watermark, three engines and Twitch. Plus removes the watermark, renders at 1080p and 60fps, unlocks all eight engines and adds automatic YouTube and Kick events.

AUDIO-REACTIVE VISUAL · UPDATED 2026-09-28

A Background That Keeps Up With the Stream

Name: Vortexia
Author: Vortexia

Behind your game and camera, with an effect you can fire by hand

A moving background for Kick slot streams that sits behind your game and camera, and lets you fire a big effect by hand when a moment lands.

Open the dashboard · Watch it live · All presets · Pricing

What is A Background That Keeps Up With the Stream?

Vortexia gives a Kick slot stream a moving background that sits behind your game capture and camera and moves with your music. It is a web page you add to OBS as a Browser Source, drawn as a solid frame, so keep it at the bottom of the source list and the game stays fully readable on top. When a moment lands, fire an effect yourself: the dashboard’s buttons, Shift+Alt+1 to 6 or a trigger link on a Stream Deck set off a raid, hype-train or donation effect across the whole background, and those manual triggers work on every plan. Connect Kick on Plus and follows, subs, gifted subs and Kicks trigger their own effects automatically. Keep Audio Sensitivity low if you want it calm behind a busy game.

How to use A Background That Keeps Up With the Stream

Add it to OBS. Copy your OBS link from the Vortexia dashboard and add it as a Browser Source.
Put it at the bottom. Keep it below your game capture and camera in the source list.
Set up a trigger. Copy a trigger link from the dashboard onto a Stream Deck button, or use Shift+Alt+1 to 6.
Connect Kick on Plus. In the Platforms tab, connect Kick so channel events trigger effects by themselves.

Specs & output

Engine	Chaos Prime
Render Mode	genesis
Iteration Depth	50
Default Zoom	0.80
Colour Shift	260°
Output (Free)	720p / 30fps + watermark
Output (Plus)	1080p / 60fps, no watermark
Output (Pro)	4K / 60fps, brand-kit logo overlay
Audio Source	Browser tab audio (FFT, real-time)
Last Updated	2026-09-28

Frequently asked questions

Will it cover the game?: No, as long as it sits at the bottom of the OBS source list. Vortexia draws a solid frame, so your game capture and camera go above it.
Can I trigger an effect on a big moment?: Yes, by hand, on every plan. Use the dashboard’s buttons, Shift+Alt+1 to 6, or a trigger link on a Stream Deck or Streamer.bot button, which works while OBS or the game has focus.
Which Kick events does it react to by itself?: Follows, new and renewed subs, gifted subs and Kicks, once Kick is connected in the dashboard. The Kick connection is part of Plus.
Will it distract from the game?: Lower Audio Sensitivity so it moves gently, and dim it with OBS’s Color Correction filter if it competes with the game. It keeps moving slowly even when no music is playing.
Is it free?: Yes. The free plan streams at 720p and 30fps with a small watermark, three engines and Twitch. Plus removes the watermark, renders at 1080p and 60fps, unlocks all eight engines and adds automatic YouTube and Kick events.

About the author

The Vortexia team — Makers of the Vortexia engine.

The Vortexia team builds a browser-based, GPU-accelerated audio-reactive visual engine used by streamers and DJs on Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live and TikTok Live.