Skill Up

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 1.1K

Views 327.9M

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Skill Up covers gaming news, industry analysis, impressions, and in-depth reviews focused on open world, action-adventure, RPG and indie games. The channel leans into long-form reviews, impressions, and guided discussions (e.g., hands-on impressions, review videos, and weekly roundups) with a style that blends analysis and recommendations. It uploads around 2.9 videos per week, with an average of approximately 188.8K views per video.

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61% relevance

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include gameranx (88% match) and IGN (69% match). They share overlapping queries such as gaming news weekly, videogame industry analysis, game industry trends, and new game announcements. Gamewise (61% match) and Artindi (58% match) also align on queries like open world games, action adventure games, and RPG/LRP mechanics analysis. Game Maker's Toolkit (57% match) is another relevant competitor with ties to immersive sims and RPG mechanics analysis. Skill Up has 1.1M subscribers, which is significantly smaller than gameranx (8.6M) and IGN (19.8M), indicating a smaller but similarly focused audience in the gaming analysis space.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Skill Up?

gameranx (88% match, 8.6M subscribers), IGN (69% match, 19.8M subscribers), and gamewise (61% match, 82.4K subscribers). They are Skill Up's biggest competitors by overlap in game-focused, creator-led content and impressions/reviews style across gaming topics.

What type of content does Skill Up make?

Skill Up produces guided commentary and impressions on games, including reviews and hands-on impressions, with videos like 'I recommend: 007 First Light (Review)' and 'Even more ambitious than we thought - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (Hands-On Impressions)'. The channel uploads about 2.9 videos per week, and the average view count per video is approximately 188.8K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Skill Up?

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