Indie Game Clinic

Subscribers 37.9K

Videos 340

Views 2.0M

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Indie Game Clinic is a United Kingdom–based channel focused on indie game design, creativity, narration, and critique. It covers how games are made through design feedback, education, and edutainment with a variety of content styles including tutorials, design discussions, and deep-dives, supplemented by playtesting sessions and design-focused analyses. The channel publishes a mix of long-form videos and exploratory content, with an average around 32k views per video, and has published 340 videos since joining in June 2024 (subscribers: 37.9K; total views: 2M).

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89% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 230

Views 213.1M

Appearances 39

SERP 100%

Similarity 82%

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Both target indie game design and game design theory with high search overlap (indie game design, game design theory, game mechanics design) and very strong content alignment, explaining mechanics and design through structured analysis.

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63% relevance

Subscribers 282K

Videos 739

Views 281.2M

Appearances 18

SERP 40%

Similarity 79%

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Shares focus on game mechanics design and fundamentals, especially for indie contexts, with substantial content similarity (level design indie, game design fundamentals) and broad audience reach, though Indie Game Clinic’s style may be more tutorial/consultative.

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Tim Ruswick view on YouTube

63% relevance

Subscribers 69K

Videos 838

Views 4.8M

Appearances 11

SERP 40%

Similarity 78%

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Targets indie game design and design fundamentals with solid search overlap but slightly less content similarity, appealing to a similar audience while delivering practical development guidance.

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Artindi view on YouTube

62% relevance

Subscribers 78.7K

Videos 160

Views 8.3M

Appearances 11

SERP 40%

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Appeals to indie developers with emphasis on indie game design and level design, plus playtesting, showing similar queries and moderately high content overlap in practical game creation critique.

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60% relevance

Subscribers 33.9K

Videos 113

Views 3.7M

Appearances 8

SERP 33%

Similarity 79%

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Covers level design and prototyping for games, aligning with indie design queries and maintaining high content similarity around early-stage game development.

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58% relevance

Subscribers 435K

Videos 737

Views 33.9M

Appearances 12

SERP 29%

Similarity 78%

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Focuses on indie game design and fundamentals with strong visual/game design elements, matching the audience interest in fundamentals and design theory, though with a more visual/solo-creative slant.

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Discovered competitors include Game Maker's Toolkit (89% match) and Extra Credits (63% match) as the top two by match strength. They share overlapping queries such as indie game design, game design theory, game mechanics design (TK) and level design/ fundamentals, indicating similar focus on design theory and gameplay systems. Tim Ruswick (63% match) also aligns with indie game design and game design fundamentals, while Artindi (62% match) and Apox Fox (60% match) connect via level design, playtesting, and design prototyping queries. Indie Game Clinic has 37.9K subscribers, smaller than Game Maker's Toolkit (1.7M) and Extra Credits (282K), but the overlap in topics shows they compete for audiences seeking design theory, mechanics, and level design insights.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Indie Game Clinic?

Game Maker's Toolkit (89% match, 1.7M subscribers) and Extra Credits (63% match, 282K subscribers) are Indie Game Clinic's biggest competitors on YouTube. Tim Ruswick (63% match, 69K subscribers) is also listed as a competition. They share a focus on game design, development insight, and educational video essays about games and game studies.

What type of content does Indie Game Clinic make?

Indie Game Clinic creates educational video essays and critiques about game design, creativity, narrative design, and related topics, as reflected in titles like 'The ULTIMATE Playtest Guide' and various IUTK playtest week videos. The channel averages around 32K views per video, with multiple uploads per week, though several recent videos appear to have low or zero views.

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