Painticus

Subscribers 119K

Videos 79

Views 8.1M

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Painticus analyzes horror media and indie horror video games through deep-dives, analyses, and theory-style content. The channel’s videos cover topics like horror games, cryptids, Lovecraft-inspired titles, and forgotten or obscure horror media, often with a discussion or mystery angle. Uploads occur regularly (recent videos suggest frequent postings), averaging around 471.4K views per video.

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87% relevance

Subscribers 94.6K

Videos 78

Views 113.4M

Appearances 19

SERP 100%

Similarity 78%

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Shares a strong horror game focus with Painticus, scoring 87% overall due to high search overlap on horror-related queries (100%) but slightly lower content alignment (78%), indicating similar topics and audience but different presentation.

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71% relevance

Subscribers 167K

Videos 18

Views 12.3M

Appearances 10

SERP 55%

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Similar audience interest in horror game content as Painticus, with 71% overall match driven by high content similarity (81%) and moderate search overlap (55%), suggesting they cover horror game mysteries and analysis in a closely aligned style.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 19.6M

Videos 868

Views 4.7B

Appearances 19

SERP 59%

Similarity 71%

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Targets horror game lore and theories, yielding a 66% match: decent search overlap (59%) paired with solid content similarity (71%), indicating shared topic space but broader theory-driven formats.

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65% relevance

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Videos 590

Views 102.1M

Appearances 16

SERP 57%

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Aligned on horror game reviews and lore, showing a 65% match with moderate search overlap (57%) and strong content alignment (71%), reflecting comparable topic coverage with similar presentation.

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Fooster

63% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 1K

Views 458.1M

Appearances 10

SERP 41%

Similarity 77%

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Videos 93

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Appearances 7

SERP 39%

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Top competitors include Cosmic Lore (87% match) and KaleTheLeaf (71% match). Cosmic Lore and Painticus overlap on horror game analysis and indie horror game content, while KaleTheLeaf shares emphasis on horror game reviews and mysteries. The Game Theorists (66% match) also competes in the broader space of video game horror lore and horror theory, though with a much larger subscriber base (The Game Theorists at 19.6M vs Painticus’s 119K). Gaming Harry (65% match) and Fooster (63% match) further align on indie/horror game analysis and reviews. Painticus has a smaller audience compared to these competitors (e.g., 119K vs 19.6M for The Game Theorists), but competes for similar search queries like horror game analysis, indie horror games, horror game reviews, and horror game theories.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Painticus?

Painticus's biggest competitors on YouTube are Cosmic Lore (94.6K subscribers, 87% match), KaleTheLeaf (167K subscribers, 71% match), and The Game Theorists (19.6M subscribers, 66% match). They share a focus on gaming, horror, and analysis of game-related mysteries and lore, appealing to fans of indie horror, horror games, and deep web/lantent media themes.

What type of content does Painticus make?

Painticus creates content centered on horror, indie horror, and game-related mysteries, with titles like 'Is Dark Souls a Horror Game?' and 'Jeff the Killer... in Video Games' indicating analysis and exploration of horror games and cryptid/lost media topics. The channel uploads around 0.3 videos per week, and videos average about 471.4K views.

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