Arena Breakout Infinite not showing on OBS: quick fixes
Black screen in OBS while Arena Breakout Infinite runs fine? Try these capture fixes, from game capture settings to display driver checks.
Your raid is going well and your viewers see nothing. OBS shows a black rectangle, or it refuses to pick up Arena Breakout: Infinite at all. Most capture problems come down to how OBS hooks the game, not the game itself.
Why OBS shows a black screen
Exclusive fullscreen mode is the usual culprit. OBS has to hook the game’s render surface to capture it, and fullscreen exclusivity blocks that hook. Security software can also get in the way, because anti-cheat treats unknown overlays as a threat. A broken graphics driver causes capture failures too, especially right after a system update.
Capture fixes that work most often
Start with the easiest fix first.
- Set the game to borderless windowed in the display settings. OBS captures windowed games far more reliably.
- Add the game as a Game Capture source in OBS and target the actual game window.
- Run OBS as an administrator. Permission issues often disappear once OBS has elevated rights.
- Turn off fullscreen optimizations for the game executable in Windows.
- Update your graphics driver, then restart both the game and OBS.
- If Game Capture still fails, fall back to Display Capture while you troubleshoot.
If the stream shows the game but performance drops, the settings and performance guide covers the display options that matter while streaming.
What to check when nothing works
Verify the game files through the launcher first. Corrupted files can break rendering in ways that also break capture. Next, test OBS with a different game. If every other title captures fine, the problem is specific to Arena Breakout: Infinite. On laptops and dual-GPU desktops, also force OBS onto the same graphics processor as the game, because a capture hooked on the integrated chip sees a window it cannot read. The anti-cheat guide explains how security software can block capture overlays.
Streaming also means alt-tabbing to read chat. Keep your overlays minimal so they don’t compete with the game for screen space.
Related guides
Sources & References
This guide is verified against the game's own data and official communications. For patch notes, current balance, and authoritative specifics, consult the references below. Where a precise number cannot be verified, we explain the mechanic rather than invent a figure.
- Arena Breakout: Infinite on Steam — patch notes, current season, and authoritative game data.
- Arena Breakout Wiki — community-maintained mechanics, maps, and item data.