IFTTT Gaming

TL;DR

Automation recipes for your Steam library and Dota 2 stats so you can trigger smart home events based on your gaming habits.

Who is this actually for?

Twitch streamers and power users who want their smart lights to flash or their Discord status to update automatically when they start a match.

The Good

• Takes the manual work out of sharing achievements or updating social channels.
• Leverages the massive existing IFTTT ecosystem to connect gaming to non-gaming hardware.

The Catch (Potential Downsides)

Trigger latency is a real issue with IFTTT; don't expect instant reactions. Plus, the recent pricing changes make it hard to justify for casual hobbyists.