The salt, the gatekeeping, the legends: These are the esport titles that Jynxzi should try out next

Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart, one of Rainbow Six’s most famous streamers, is in the midst of a generational content run. 

Known for his VOD review content where he flexed his game sense in Rainbow Six: Siege while making crude fart jokes and raging at the top of his lungs, Jynxzi is now touring everyone else’s esports titles to experience what the world of competitive gaming is like outside his own niche.

Whether you like him or hate him, there is no denying that this project is fun to watch. And maybe a good opportunity for some growing (struggling) esports scenes.

While Darren “Jason “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. is terrorizing, I mean touring, the world, Jynxzi is touring esports — or at least esports titles. Since the start of 2026, Jynxzi has partnered with professional players across a variety of titles to learn how to play different esports games.

Since beginning his tour, he has won a (criminally low-level) Chess.com streamer tournament with the help of Gotham Chess, gone from Bronze to Plat in Rocket League coached by Squishymuffins, got absolutely s*** on in Apex Legends by Fade, achieved his first VALORANT ACE with coaching from Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, and claimed his first match MVP in League of Legends under the unhinged eye of Dantes.

Jynxzi, like many streamers before him, is wandering outside the bounds of his home game — but this time it’s different. His current project is a well-organized, aggressive look at the world of competitive gaming, featuring some of the most skilled players in their respective games.

So, what’s next?

Here are four areas I would like to see Jynxzi explore after he finishes learning to hate himself by playing League of Legends.

The rise of sim racing is undeniable. From simcadey titles like Grand Tourismo to the very serious and competitive events hosted in iRacing, Sim Racing has quickly become a favored hobby among many gamers — for some, it has become the entirety of their gaming focus.

With the advancements in Sim Racing technology, both in terms of the software and graphics, as well as the physical technology available, it has become scarily accurate. Of course, a sim racer won’t feel the G-forces or deal with the same kinds of challenges as an actual race driver, but the games mirror reality so closely that professional racers are some of the most dedicated sim racers around. 

So let’s get Jynxzi into the driver’s seat (literally), where he can start sending it into the wall. He could make it a whole thing — building the sim rig, learning how to race, and eventually figuring out how to put in a clean lap on the racing line. Professional sim drivers would line up to teach him how, since exposure like that would be priceless to the growing, but still niche, community of pro sim drivers.

Originating in the arcade days, fighting games have remained a legacy staple of competitive gaming. Events like Evo remain some of the most electric in all of esports, despite the total player base of FGC titles being lower than games like League of Legends or Counter-Strike.

There are plenty of different FGC titles to choose from, too. He could go traditional by learning Street Fighter or Tekken. Alternatively, he could go unorthodox, learning Jigglypuff in Super Smash Bros Melee with the help of Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma (as if there aren’t enough Puffs on the ladder…). And if he wants something fresh, there’s Riot’s 2XKO, where he could tag team with the first-ever 2XKO major winner, bleed.

The issue? He’ll have to get past the gatekeepers of the fighting game community. The FGC doesn’t take kindly to “tourists” in these parts. Despite needing all the attention and money they can get, the FGC is willing to go bankrupt instead of go mainstream. Evo’s decision to hold a streamer showmatch was met with significant hostility. Many felt Evo was “selling out” instead of staying true to the fighting game scene.

That drama could be entertaining, however.

Speedrunning is a long-overlooked category of esports, but we exist!

To be fair, some larger streamers like Felix “xQc” Lengyel and Ludwig Ahgren have messed with Minecraft speedruns in the past, but on the whole, speedrunning is slept on. Jynxzi could follow that path, learning the Minecraft speedrun, and that would be fun to watch. But if he is looking for pure spectacle, he should tap into Mario Kaizo speedruns.

The Mario Kaizo community plays incredibly difficult ROM-hacks of Super Mario World and other Mario Games, mods that make Mario games into nightmarish, hellish landscapes where a single mistake sends to cascading into the pit. 

The games are renowned for the nearly impossible level of precision required to complete even a single level, forcing players to rely on niche tech like shell and frame jumps. They can be cruel too, often hiding hidden blocks (dubbed Kaizo blocked) designed to crush a players hopes and dreams just as they are about to complete a level.

I’ve watched enough Jnxzi to know that he would rage. I want to see it.

There are numerous Kaizo speedrunners that could introduce Jynxzi to the tech — Ryukhar, Dram55, GrandPooBear, and more. A beginner like Jynxzi likely couldn’t hang on a full-blown Kaizo ROM hack, but there are plenty of Kaizo-style speed runs in Super Mario Maker 2 just sitting there, ready to crush his soul.

StarCraft is where this whole esports thing started, so it just makes sense as a destination for Jynzxi. While StarCraft may not be the biggest title in the world now, there was a time when StarCraft was the esport, driven by its viral success in Korea.

Success in RTS games requires learning how to balance the macro (production) and the micro (combat). Jynzxi is already exploring a bit of the micro element of this genre with his foray into League of Legends, so a logical next step is to try out StarCraft, where he can put his larger strategic skills to the test under the tutelage of former pro Day9, who is arguably the OG streamer all the way back when Twitch was still called Justin.tv.

Jynxzi has shown he has what it takes to conquer new challenges and climb the ladder across a variety of games. He’s on a generational run through our industry, partnering with some of the most skilled and popular players along the way.

And there is plenty of runway left, if he wants to continue down the path, experiencing everything that competitive gaming has to offer.