Marshall McGee

Subscribers 120K

Videos 47

Views 8.3M

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Marshall McGee concentrates on game sound design and audio-work for video games, exploring topics like ambient sound design, how sound affects storytelling, and comparing sound design across games. The channel features tutorials, deep-dives, and analysis-style videos about specific games and sound-design techniques, with recent titles examining Tears Of The Kingdom, No Man's Sky, Oblivion vs Oblivion Remastered, Elden Ring sounds, and Starfield. Uploads appear frequent, with an average of around 84.3K views per video across a catalog of 47 videos since joining in 2011, and content is geared toward the United States audience and game-audio enthusiasts.

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Herman Huang view on YouTube ▶

82% relevance

Subscribers 172K

Videos 97

Views 5.2M

Appearances 15

SERP 95%

Similarity 74%

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Both target audiences with ambient and storytelling-focused sound design for games (queries like ambient game sound design and sound design storytelling) and show strong search overlap (95%) though Herman's content mixes techniques and storytelling more than McGee's approach.

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Riot Games

81% relevance

Subscribers 583K

Videos 268

Views 41.9M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

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Shares high search overlap on game sound design-related queries (ambient game sound design, game sound design) indicating a similar audience, but Riot's content is broader game development branding rather than a single-channel focus on sound design like McGee.

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Pro Sound Effects

78% relevance

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Videos 175

Views 7.6M

Appearances 17

SERP 73%

Similarity 81%

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Content aligns on game sound design and video game sound design with a high content similarity (81%), signaling overlapping topics though Pro Sound Effects emphasizes a library/product angle more than McGee's instructional or storytelling videos.

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Thomas Brush view on YouTube ▶

70% relevance

Subscribers 435K

Videos 737

Views 33.9M

Appearances 13

SERP 56%

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Both appear in the game audio space with solid search overlap on game sound design topics (though Brush’s content leans toward game art and narrative, producing a 79% content similarity but only 70% overall match).

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Dylan King

64% relevance

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Videos 18

Views 167.4K

Appearances 8

SERP 41%

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Targets game sound design and related production topics with meaningful audience overlap (queries and content), but Dylan’s channel emphasizes broader production techniques, giving a moderate overall similarity (64%).

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Shares focus on game audio production and indie game sound design, showing high content similarity (84%) but more limited search presence (26%), indicating a strong audience overlap despite fewer direct search rankings.

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Top competitors by match strength are Herman Huang (82% match) and Riot Games (81% match). They share overlapping queries with Marshall McGee such as ambient game sound design and sound design techniques, indicating a focus on how audio shapes gameplay and storytelling. Pro Sound Effects (78% match) also competes on game sound design and video game sound design, aligning with McGee’s tutorials and production emphasis. Thomas Brush (70% match) and Dylan King (64% match) further reinforce the niche with related topics like game audio production and general sound design. In terms of scale, Marshall McGee has 120K subscribers, while competitors range from 30.6K (Pro Sound Effects) up to 583K (Riot Games) and 435K (Thomas Brush), showing a wide disparity in audience size. Shared queries include game sound design, video game sound design, ambient game sound design, and other related terms, signaling a tightly clustered niche around game audio production and sound-design storytelling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Marshall McGee?

Herman Huang — 82% match, 172K subscribers; Riot Games — 81% match, 583K subscribers; Pro Sound Effects — 78% match, 30.6K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on sound design, audio production, and game audio discussions.

What type of content does Marshall McGee make?

Marshall McGee creates content about sound design in video games and related topics, as indicated by video titles such as Why Does Tears Of The Kingdom Sound So Good?, Golf Used To Sound Awesome, What Happened?, and Overhauling The Sound Design Of No Man's Sky. He averages about 84.3K views per video and posts with some frequency (uploads per week not precisely stated, but implied regular uploads).

How do we determine which channels are similar to Marshall McGee?

We analyze Marshall McGee's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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