How to Block All Gaming Content on YouTube
Last updated: August 2026
Quick answer: Install the free Dehook extension and add gaming as a blocked topic. The local AI filters gameplay, guides, esports, and gaming news from your feed regardless of channel. Prefer surgical? Add specific games as topics instead and keep the rest.
Gaming is YouTube’s biggest vertical, which means the algorithm has endless ammunition once it decides you are a gamer. One walkthrough during a holiday and months later the feed still pushes lets-plays.
Category or per-game
Both work. The blanket gaming topic clears the entire vertical. Per-game topics give you a scalpel: block the two games that eat your evenings, keep the cozy ones. The per-game guides below go deeper.
Block gaming in 4 steps
- Install Dehook. Add the free extension to your browser.
- Add gaming as a topic. Open the popup and type gaming in the Topics box.
- Or name specific games. Add Fortnite, Minecraft, or any title instead, if you only want certain games gone.
- Reload YouTube. Gaming content is filtered from your feed, search, and recommendations.
Dehook↑ all of it, or per game
Gaming blocked as a topic in the Dehook popup.
FAQ
Can I block gaming but keep one game I follow?
Block the specific games you are done with rather than the whole category. The AI separates titles well, so blocking Fortnite leaves your chess videos alone.
Will this catch esports and streamers too?
Yes, competitive gaming and streamer highlight channels classify as gaming and get filtered with the category.
I need this for focus during exams. Temporary use okay?
Perfect use. Add the topic during crunch time, remove it after. Changes apply live in both directions.
Does YouTube offer anything like this?
No. YouTube can only block individual channels, and gaming spans millions of them. Topic-level filtering requires an extension.