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Seth Skorkowsky
Subscribers 135K
Videos 345
Views 26.0M

Channels Like Seth Skorkowsky

Seth Skorkowsky focuses on tabletop roleplaying content, including RPG philosophy, theory, design, and reviews, with a emphasis on game master advice and campaign running. The channel features tutorials, reviews, and deep-dives into topics like open vs. closed roleplay, moral panic in RPGs, and specific systems such as Call of Cthulhu and Cyberpunk, with frequent analysis of RPG history and design principles. Uploads appear to be relatively steady, with an average of about 41.1K views per video and a catalog spanning 345 videos since joining in 2013.

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RPG PHD

90% relevance

Subscribers 7.3K
Videos 211
Views 332.9K
Appearances 20
SERP 100%
Similarity 84%
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They share a strong focus on RPG theory and design principles (high search match at 100% and 84% content overlap), similar to Seth Skorkowsky's emphasis on campaign design and RPG theory.

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Subscribers 236K
Videos 408
Views 45.9M
Appearances 13
SERP 68%
Similarity 84%
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They target RPG campaign design and run longer-form world-building content, aligning with Seth on designing campaigns (high search and content overlap) but with distinct focuses like open vs. closed roleplay in policies.

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#3
How to be a Great GM

74% relevance

Subscribers 237K
Videos 1.2K
Views 32.2M
Appearances 23
SERP 63%
Similarity 81%
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Both channels offer game master advice and running tips, with strong alignment in search queries for GM tips and campaign design and a high content similarity in their practical running guidance.

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#4

71% relevance

Subscribers 179K
Videos 1K
Views 35.2M
Appearances 16
SERP 56%
Similarity 81%
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Shares a focus on game master tips and tabletop storytelling, showing good search overlap for GM advice and running tips and similar narrative aims, though stylistically different.

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Subscribers 2.4M
Videos 2.2K
Views 931.5M
Appearances 14
SERP 60%
Similarity 74%
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Targets game master advice and campaign design with broad RPG running tips, resulting in solid search overlap and moderate-to-high content similarity in practical RPG guidance.

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Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews

65% relevance

Subscribers 44.6K
Videos 339
Views 7.1M
Appearances 11
SERP 38%
Similarity 83%
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Though primarily a solo review channel, it intersects with RPG policy and analysis (lower search overlap but substantial content similarity in review-oriented RPG analysis).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are: RPG PHD (90% match) and How to be a Great GM (74% match) and the DM Lair (71% match). RPG PHD aligns on queries like rpg theory discussion and designing rpg campaigns, while How to be a Great GM and the DM Lair overlap on game master advice and RPG running tips. Bob World Builder (78% match) also closely competes on open vs closed roleplay, designing RPG campaigns, and rpg review policy. Geek & Sundry (69% match) participates in game master advice and campaign design topics. Seth Skorkowsky has 135K subscribers, which is smaller than Bob World Builder (236K), How to be a Great GM (237K), the DM Lair (179K), and Geek & Sundry (2.4M). The competitors share overlapping queries around RPG theory, campaign design, and GM advice, indicating a competitive landscape for deep-dive RPG strategy and analysis content.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Seth Skorkowsky?

RPG PHD — 90% match, 7.3K subscribers; Bob World Builder — 78% match, 236K subscribers; How to be a Great GM — 74% match, 237K subscribers. All three channels share a focus on tabletop RPGs and GMing advice, with content centered on roleplaying games, game mastering, and practical guidance for players and GMs.

What type of content does Seth Skorkowsky make?

Seth Skorkowsky creates content about tabletop RPGs, game mastering, and RPG reviews, including topics like RPG philosophy and solo/adventure reviews. Recent videos show titles such as Hello Internet, Bad Game Master Advice: Theory vs Reality - RPG Philosophy, Nightmare on the Necropolis Express - Call of Cthulhu: RPG Review, Cyberpunk: The Jacket - RPG Review, and Call of Cthulhu: Alone Against the Static - Solo RPG Review, averaging about 41.1K views per video. Upload frequency is not explicitly stated, but the channel has an average video view count of approximately 41.1K per video, indicating regular posting with multiple videos recording views around the 24–36K range for recent uploads.

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