Goldec

Subscribers 282K

Videos 51

Views 21.1M

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Goldec focuses on Source Engine and related games, including Garry's Mod, Half-Life, CS2/CSGO, and video game history, with a mix of deep-dives, documentary-style essays, and game history explorations. The channel covers topics like source engine lore, hidden or forgotten games, and comparisons between modern and classic source engine titles, likely delivered through long-form videos with an educational/documentary style. Uploads occur with an average of around 0.2 videos per week, and each video averages roughly 441.2K views, with typical runtimes around 21 minutes.

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89% relevance

Subscribers 124K

Videos 143

Views 23.9M

Appearances 14

SERP 100%

Similarity 82%

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Both target source engine content and modern/forgotten titles, sharing strong search overlap for queries like 'source engine games' and 'modern source engine games' (LamWarp ranges 100% search, 82% content vs Goldec's 89% overall match).

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72% relevance

Subscribers 8.6K

Videos 15

Views 229.4K

Appearances 12

SERP 61%

Similarity 80%

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CHAMPutee

68% relevance

Subscribers 226K

Videos 12

Views 9.1M

Appearances 5

SERP 58%

Similarity 74%

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Both cover Valve/Source engine history and lore, aligning on 'source engine lore' and 'valve source engine' queries, with comparable content style to Goldec (74% content match).

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67% relevance

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Videos 821

Views 502.0K

Appearances 9

SERP 51%

Similarity 78%

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66% relevance

Subscribers 308K

Videos 60

Views 31.6M

Appearances 13

SERP 44%

Similarity 81%

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Targets Garry's Mod alternatives and source engine maps, overlapping with Goldec on 'source engine maps' and 'modern source engine games' despite lower search alignment (44% vs Goldec's 89%).

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Videos 1.3K

Views 29.6M

Appearances 10

SERP 51%

Similarity 70%

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Competes in the same niche of source engine games and forgotten/modern titles, with substantial content similarity (70%) on related topics like 'modern source engine games' and 'forgotten source engine games'.

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Top competitors by match strength are LamWarp (89% match) and CHAMPutee (68% match). LamWarp aligns with Goldec on overlapping queries such as source engine games, modern source engine games, and dead source games, and LamWarp has 124K subscribers vs Goldec's 282K. CHAMPutee shares queries like valve source engine, source engine lore, and source engine game history, and has 226K subscribers. Elgen Channel (72% match) also competes on source engine maps and lore topics but with far fewer subscribers (8.6K). These channels compete for the same audience interested in source engine content and game history, with Goldec being the more subscribed channel among the group.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Goldec?

LamWarp (89% match, 124K subscribers) and Elgen Channel (72% match, 8.6K subscribers) are Goldec's biggest competitors, followed by CHAMPutee (68% match, 226K subscribers). They share a focus on video essays and analysis related to source engine games, Valve history, and game development behind classic titles.

What type of content does Goldec make?

Goldec creates documentary-style video essays about source engine games, Half-Life, Source/Source 2, and the broader history of Valve games, with recent titles like The CIA Funded Source Engine Games and The Source Engine’s Forgotten Masterpiece. The channel uploads around 0.2 videos per week, and the average video view count is approximately 441.2K.

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