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JohnBrx
Subscribers 59.5K
Videos 18
Views 3.6M

Channels Like JohnBrx

JohnBrx appears to focus on indie game development, with content likely ranging from devlogs to world building, terrain, and gameplay system design, as suggested by titles like 'I Turned My Indie Game Into a Living Ecosystem' and 'Adding a combat system to my indie game.' The channel emphasizes tutorials and development diaries (devlogs) and targets searches such as 'indie game development,' 'devlog indie game,' and 'open world indie game,' publishing content that centers on building an indie game ecosystem, terrain, lighting, and gameplay mechanics. With 18 videos published and an average of approximately 258K views per video, the channel has accrued about 3.6M total views and 59.5K subscribers, and has been active since January 2015.

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85% relevance

Subscribers 78.7K
Videos 160
Views 8.3M
Appearances 12
SERP 100%
Similarity 75%
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Appearances 19
SERP 70%
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Indie Game Clinic YouTube channel thumbnail
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Videos 340
Views 2.0M
Appearances 15
SERP 67%
Similarity 77%
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#4

70% relevance

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Videos 73
Views 15.5M
Appearances 10
SERP 54%
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Appeals to indie game development and programming audiences with moderate search overlap (54%) but high content similarity (81%), including a game development diary vibe that aligns closely in format.

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#5

67% relevance

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Videos 838
Views 4.8M
Appearances 5
SERP 46%
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Shares indie game development and programming topics with moderate search overlap (46%) but high content similarity (81%), and includes terrain design content that echoes JohnBrx's technical focus.

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#6
Inbound Shovel

67% relevance

Subscribers 191K
Videos 172
Views 60.8M
Appearances 8
SERP 34%
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Attracts the same indie game development audience with low search overlap (34%) but very high content similarity (88%), indicating strong stylistic alignment despite different keyword reach.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors, ordered by match strength, include Artindi (85% match) and Thomas Brush (76% match) as the top two. Artindi overlaps on queries like 'indie game development,' 'open world indie game,' and 'indie game programming,' while Thomas Brush aligns with 'indie game development,' 'indie game programming,' and 'indie game engine tips.' Indie Game Clinic (73% match) also shares similar topics such as 'indie game development' and 'indie game engine tips.' All three competitors are creators in the indie game space, with subscriber counts of 78.7K (Artindi), 435K (Thomas Brush), and 37.9K (Indie Game Clinic) respectively, compared to JohnBrx's 59.5K. Competitors commonly target overlapping queries around indie game development and tools/techniques (programming, engine tips, terrain design), positioning them as similar content creators in the indie game development niche.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to JohnBrx?

Artindi — 78.7K subscribers, match 85%; Thomas Brush — 435K subscribers, match 76%; Indie Game Clinic — 37.9K subscribers, match 73%. All three channels share a focus on indie game development and game design, aligning with JohnBrx's emphasis on developing and expanding an indie game.

What type of content does JohnBrx make?

JohnBrx creates devlog-style content about indie game development, with video titles like I Turned My Indie Game Into a Living Ecosystem, Adding 3D Terrain to my 2D Game, Releasing the First Playable Version of My Indie Game, I Spent 2 Years Developing My Indie Game – Was It Worth It?, and Expanding the open world for my indie game. The channel averages about 258.4K views per video and uploads are approximately 0.1 per week (roughly one upload every 10 weeks).

How do we determine which channels are similar to JohnBrx?

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