Tim Ruswick

Subscribers 69K

Videos 838

Views 4.8M

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Tim Ruswick covers game development topics through tutorials and guidance focused on indie game development, design, and getting started in the field. Content style appears to blend dev tips, design strategies, and launch-focused guidance, with recent videos emphasizing common mistakes, launch revenue, and practical how-tos; the channel aggregates keywords like indie game development, game design, and making a successful game. Upload frequency and engagement are conveyed by 838 videos since 2016 and a recent-view count around tens of thousands per video, with an average of about 65.9K views per video.

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Thomas Brush view on YouTube ▶

91% relevance

Subscribers 435K

Videos 737

Views 33.9M

Appearances 28

SERP 100%

Similarity 84%

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Both target indie game development and solo game design, with high search overlap on 'game development' and 'indie game design' and a very strong content match (84%), indicating similar tutorial/style content for indie developers.

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74% relevance

Subscribers 282K

Videos 739

Views 281.2M

Appearances 8

SERP 69%

Similarity 78%

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Share audience interest in game design strategies and monetization for indie games; medium search overlap but solid content alignment on budgeting and design concepts (78%), indicating similar educational focus with broader topic scope.

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73% relevance

Subscribers 78.7K

Videos 160

Views 8.3M

Appearances 13

SERP 56%

Similarity 84%

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Both concentrate on launching and marketing indie games, with substantial content similarity (84%) and solid search overlap on 'indie game design' and 'launching indie game', signaling parallel guidance for indie devs.

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Gambit

69% relevance

Subscribers 29.1K

Videos 37

Views 4.8M

Appearances 9

SERP 50%

Similarity 82%

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Overlap exists in core game development topics and design strategies; half of the search overlap is shared (50%), while high content similarity (82%) suggests Gambit covers similar practical guidance with a slightly different emphasis.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 230

Views 213.1M

Appearances 13

SERP 49%

Similarity 78%

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Aligns on general game development and indie design plus finishing a project; moderate search overlap (49%) but very high content similarity (78%), indicating similar in-depth design analysis aimed at finishing games.

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66% relevance

Subscribers 37.9K

Videos 340

Views 2.0M

Appearances 17

SERP 48%

Similarity 78%

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Targets game development and indie game design with additional emphasis on indie marketing; notable content similarity (78%) and moderate search overlap (48%), reflecting parallel educational content with marketing angles.

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Top competitors include Thomas Brush (91% match) and Extra Credits (74% match). Thomas Brush aligns closely on queries such as game development, indie game design, and solo game developer, while Extra Credits overlaps on game design strategies, monetization indie games, and game dev budgeting. Both have larger subscriber bases (Thomas Brush with 435K and Extra Credits with 282K) than Tim Ruswick (69K), indicating greater reach but similar topic focus. Artindi (73% match) also overlaps on indie game design and marketing, and Game Maker's Toolkit (66% match) overlaps on game development and finishing indie games. Shared queries include game development, indie game design, launch/finishing indie games, and monetization strategies.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Tim Ruswick?

Thomas Brush — 91% match, 435K subscribers; Extra Credits — 74% match, 282K subscribers; Artindi — 73% match, 78.7K subscribers. All three channels focus on game development, design, and indie game creation, similar to Tim Ruswick’s emphasis on game development topics and indie work.

What type of content does Tim Ruswick make?

Tim Ruswick creates educational content about game development and indie game design, as evidenced by his video titles such as '10 Game Design Mistakes That Hurt My Indie Game,' '7 Strategies to SPEED RUN Your Game Dev,' and '11 Things That Helped Me Launch My Indie Game.' The channel appears to have an average of about 65.9K views per video, with a recent video list showing multiple uploads, indicating a regular posting schedule (roughly weekly).

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