diff --git a/twitch.py b/twitch.py
index 2f71e57..aea0e20 100644
--- a/twitch.py
+++ b/twitch.py
@@ -1698,10 +1698,12 @@ class Twitch:
                 },
             })
         )
-        return [
-            Channel.from_directory(self, stream_channel_data["node"], drops_enabled=True)
-            for stream_channel_data in response["data"]["game"]["streams"]["edges"]
-        ]
+        if "game" in response["data"]:
+            return [
+                Channel.from_directory(self, stream_channel_data["node"], drops_enabled=True)
+                for stream_channel_data in response["data"]["game"]["streams"]["edges"]
+            ]
+        return []
 
     async def claim_points(self, channel_id: str | int, claim_id: str) -> None:
         await self.gql_request(
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 86adbed..e86b7d5 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -409,4 +409,10 @@ class Game:
         """
         Converts the game name into a slug, useable for the GQL API.
         """
-        return re.sub(r'(?![- ])\W', '', self.name.lower().replace(' ', '-'))
+        # remove specific characters
+        slug_text = re.sub(r'\'', '', self.name.lower())
+        # remove non alpha-numeric characters
+        slug_text = re.sub(r'\W+', '-', slug_text)
+        # strip and collapse dashes
+        slug_text = re.sub(r'-{2,}', '-', slug_text.strip('-'))
+        return slug_text