Wicked Wizard

Subscribers 247K

Videos 65

Views 28.5M

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Wicked Wizard produces short dive video essays on games, focusing on game development critique, unfinished and dead online games, early access titles, and design flaws. The channel blends deep-dives and analysis with exploration of why games fail or endure, often addressing specific titles and phenomena in gaming culture. Uploads occur at an average rate of about 0.2 per week, with videos averaging around 34 minutes and roughly 457K views each.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Wicked Wizard?

Wicked Wizard's biggest YouTube competitors are Artindi (78.7K subscribers, 85% match), MrSaviorHD (152K subscribers, 72% match), and Game Maker's Toolkit (1.7M subscribers, 72% match). They share a focus on gaming and game design/documentary-style analysis, appealing to viewers interested in gaming content and industry insights.

What type of content does Wicked Wizard make?

Wicked Wizard creates gaming-focused videos that discuss what happened in various games or game genres, with titles like What happened to The Long Drive?, What happened to Scrap Mechanic?, What went wrong with Hello Engineer?, The Skyrim Clone stuck in Early Access hell., and From MMO Scam to Early Access.... The channel uploads about 0.2 videos per week, and videos average roughly 457.3K views.

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