It may not be for you, but I started streaming to avoid playing games in self imposed solitary confinement.
I have people drop in and talk about their day and what games they play etc, maybe you could drop in on a small streamer and see if that helps? Ones with a discord and a community can lead to natural friend making.
Or if you want to DM me on here, that's cool. Disclaimer, I'm on the spectrum so find socialising difficult. But I also know loneliness sucks!