It is possible to make money through gaming. Maybe not so much in playing the game unless you're really good at it. But there are other ways this can earn you money. Gaming websites that write up reviews on the latest games earn tons of money as an affiliate marketer. They write a review about a game and post it on the site. They will link the game to the review. If a person buys the game through their site they earn a commission on the sales of the game. A gaming company wants to get their game out on the market and they need people to buy it. So what do they do? They contact people to write up a review about their site and they pay them for the review. Furthermore, you add a link to the new game and when a person buys it from your site, you earn a commission on the sales of the game. YouTube is a really good way to make money as a gamer. You can create videos about games, hints, and ways to advance and post them on your YouTube channel. You will earn money from YouTube if your channel can meet the qualifications, you can also advertise in your links and earn money as an affiliate marketer for the game. They have online gaming sites that pay you to play. Normally you must enter a challenge and you can win the jackpot if you are the winner of the game. Furthermore, they have other game apps that you can download on your phone to play. They are games like trivia, Garfield Go and stuff like this. Normally these are passive income games. This is a list of possibilities a person can earn money from gaming If you play, advertise, or just teach people some tips and tricks there are many possibilities to earn money with games.