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Subscribers 897K

Videos 863

Views 215.1M

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City Planner Plays covers city-building and urban planning topics through gameplay of city builders like Cities Skylines and related simulation titles. The channel emphasizes urban planning strategies, transit and infrastructure planning, and modded city builders, with tutorials and playthrough-style content. Uploads occur at an average rate of about 2.8 per week, and videos average around 115.3K views.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 50.7K

Videos 33

Views 4.4M

Appearances 13

SERP 100%

Similarity 75%

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High search overlap on urban planning games and strategies (100% for search) but content is more explanatory than City Planner Plays' playthroughs, yielding an 85% match with strong audience interest in urban planning topics.

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71% relevance

Subscribers 2.8M

Videos 1.9K

Views 1.1B

Appearances 14

SERP 56%

Similarity 81%

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Strong content overlap on city builder playthroughs and realism-oriented city simulations (81% content) with substantial search alignment (56%), indicating a similar audience attracted to realistic, engineering-focused city-building content.

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69% relevance

Subscribers 151K

Videos 96

Views 7.7M

Appearances 12

SERP 61%

Similarity 74%

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Shared interest in city building and urban planning games (61% search) with a notably modded/experimental angle (74% content), aligning with City Planner Plays’ audience but differing in mod-focused style.

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68% relevance

Subscribers 223K

Videos 2.3K

Views 87.7M

Appearances 8

SERP 46%

Similarity 83%

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Overlap in city building and modded city builders (46% search) plus a strong emphasis on mods and custom content (83% content), suggesting a similar core audience plus deeper modding emphasis.

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68% relevance

Subscribers 18.1K

Videos 194

Views 1.6M

Appearances 5

SERP 46%

Similarity 83%

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68% relevance

Subscribers 739K

Videos 2.7K

Views 263.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 34%

Similarity 90%

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Shared interest in transport fever gameplay and city realism tips (34% search) with very high content alignment (90%), showing similar topics delivered in a directive, tip-rich style.

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Discovered competitors include Urban Planner Explained (85% match) and Real Civil Engineer (71% match) as top competitors. Both share overlapping queries with City Planner Plays such as urban planning games, public transit planning, and city-building strategies. Real Civil Engineer has a much larger subscriber base (2.8M) than City Planner Plays (897K), while Urban Planner Explained sits at roughly 50.7K subscribers. GameGen (69% match) and GamerZakh (68% match) also compete on related queries like city building games, modded city builders, and city builder mods, with 151K and 223K subscribers respectively. These overlaps indicate competition primarily around city-building simulations, urban planning content, and modded city builders.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to City Planner Plays?

Urban Planner Explained — 85% match, 50.7K subscribers; Real Civil Engineer — 71% match, 2.8M subscribers; GameGen — 69% match, 151K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on urban planning or city-building topics and explain concepts or provide insights related to city development and infrastructure.

What type of content does City Planner Plays make?

City Planner Plays creates content about city-building and urban planning, evidenced by titles like How Redevelopment & Trams can transform a downtown!, How to fix gridlock like a professional city planner!, and This is the Most Realistic Infrastructure Sim I’ve Ever Played!. The channel uploads ~2.8 videos per week, with an average of about 115.3K views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to City Planner Plays?

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