Cosmic Lore

Subscribers 94.6K

Videos 78

Views 113.4M

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Cosmic Lore covers cosmic horror, worldbuilding, and horror game analysis through deep-dives and video essays. The channel explores topics like cosmic horror concepts, world design in games, and haunting imagery, often analyzing games such as Dredge and Darkwood, with a focus on lore, design, and eerie atmospheres. Content is released with an average of about 0.2 uploads per week and average video views around 199K, indicating a mix of long-form explorations and in-depth storytelling rather than quick shorts.

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#1

Tale Foundry view on YouTube ▶

88% relevance

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Appearances 18

SERP 100%

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Both target cosmic horror lore and worldbuilding with strong emphasis on cosmic concepts, sharing high search overlap (cosmic horror lore/worldbuilding) and a close content style (80% similarity), appealing to audiences seeking immersive mythic and cosmic frameworks.

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The Great Abyss view on YouTube ▶

73% relevance

Subscribers 58.4K

Videos 77

Views 6.4M

Appearances 18

SERP 71%

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Prumhy

72% relevance

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Content Landscape

Top competitors are Tale Foundry (88% match) and The Great Abyss (73% match). Tale Foundry closely overlaps on cosmic horror lore, cosmic horror worldbuilding, and cosmic horror concepts, while The Great Abyss aligns on cosmic horror lore, cosmic horror concepts, and alien ecosystems horror. JBat (75% match) also shares cosmic horror worldbuilding and related prompts, as does Prumhy (72% match). Cosmic Lore has 94.6K subscribers, which is smaller than Tale Foundry’s 1.3M but somewhat larger than The Great Abyss (58.4K) and Prumhy (55.3K). Shared queries include cosmic horror lore, cosmic horror concepts, and worldbuilding in games, indicating these channels compete for the same search topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Cosmic Lore?

Cosmic Lore's biggest competitors are Tale Foundry — 88% match, 1.3M subscribers; JBat — 75% match, 24.8K subscribers; The Great Abyss — 73% match, 58.4K subscribers. They share a focus on horror, worldbuilding, and video essay-style analysis, often exploring game design, atmosphere, and narrative themes similar to Cosmic Lore.

What type of content does Cosmic Lore make?

Cosmic Lore creates video essays analyzing horror games and worldbuilding, with titles like The Ocean Horror Game With No Water, When A Horror Game Pretends To Be "Cozy", and Silksong's World Design - The Citadel. The channel averages about 198.9K views per video and uploads roughly 0.2 times per week.

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