Gamefromscratch

Subscribers 284K

Videos 2.8K

Views 74.8M

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Gamefromscratch covers game development topics with an emphasis on tutorials, covering game engines, art tools, and programming languages. Content is tutorial-focused, spanning engines like Unity and Unreal and tools such as Blender, with additional coverage of various programming languages and development resources; the channel presents through a text-to-video style historically and continues to publish tutorials, with recent videos and playlists indicating ongoing content creation. It has 284K subscribers, 74.8M total views, 2800 videos published, and is active since Oct 15, 2014, with an average view count per video near zero in recent listings and broad topic coverage from game engines to programming languages.

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Discovered competitors include Juniper Dev (85% match) with 348K subscribers and Thomas Brush (73% match) with 435K subscribers, both overlapping on game development tutorials and programming for games; samyam (63% match) with 123K subscribers overlaps on game engines and related language topics; Gambit (62% match) with 29.1K subscribers overlaps on tutorials and resources for indie game development; Exceptional 3D tutorials (59% match) with 1.4K subscribers overlaps on Armory 3D tutorials. The top two competitors by match strength are Juniper Dev and Thomas Brush. They share queries such as game development tutorials, programming for games, and game development resources, aligning with Gamefromscratch’s focus on tutorials and broad game development topics. In terms of size, Gamefromscratch has 284K subscribers, which is smaller than Juniper Dev (348K) and Thomas Brush (435K) but larger than samyam (123K), Gambit (29.1K), and Exceptional 3D tutorials (1.4K).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Gamefromscratch?

Juniper Dev — 85% match, 348K subscribers; Thomas Brush — 73% match, 435K subscribers; samyam — 63% match, 123K subscribers. All three channels are similar to Gamefromscratch in focusing on game development, programming, and game engines, offering tutorials, tips, and insights for developers.

What type of content does Gamefromscratch make?

Gamefromscratch creates tutorial and educational content about game development, programming languages, game engines, and tools (e.g., Unity, Unreal, Godot, Defold, Blender). Recent videos cover topics like game engines by programming language and Unity run-time fee controversy (0 views each) and a mega playlist about game engines. Uploads appear infrequent, with an average of 0 views per video in the recent titles and an unclear, potentially low weekly upload rate.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Gamefromscratch?

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