Using Steam overlay with games that are not from Steam Step 1: When you first start to play, you should receive a notification instructing you on how to open the overlay.

How does the new Discord overlay work? The older Discord overlay only worked with some games, and in a few cases, it might require some finagling to get it to work right.

You can use the Discord overlay to chat with friends while playing games. The Discord overlay is only available on Windows PCs.

In some recent Xbox One software updates, Microsoft enabled a new party chat overlay — and it's pretty awesome. Here's how to use the feature.

The new Discord overlay has a ton of new features like notifications, video calls, and watching your friends' streams without leaving your game. Here's how to use (or disable) all of it.