How many views does "I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play" have?

As of Oct 5, 2026 · 14 days ago, it has reached 62.2K views.

How is "I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play" performing versus Thomas Stewart's normal?

About 5.9x — it has 62.2K views versus the roughly 10.5K Thomas Stewart typically draws at the same age, measured against the channel's own 90-day baseline.

When was "I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play" published?

It was published Oct 5, 2026 · 14 days ago.

Game Dev desk — breakout report

I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play

Name: I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play
Uploaded: 2026-10-05T13:00:19+00:00
Duration: 9 min 13 s
Channel: Thomas Stewart
Description: ➤ Check out Reign of Arrows: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4681660/Reign_of_Arrows/?utm_source=4Z9n2D3W7xA ➤ Check out Just Keep Fishing: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4601160/Just_Keep_Fishing?utm_source=4Z9n2D3W7xA ➤ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThomasStewart 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/nTKzp6t2mC…

Thomas Stewart's upload has reached 62.2K views — about 5.9× the ≈10.5K this channel typically draws at the same age.

Key facts

•5.9x Thomas Stewart's own 90-day median — this channel normally draws about 10.5K views at the same age.
•62.2K views so far, published 14 days ago.
•Category: Gaming · Language: en · Quality: HD
•"Breakout" is measured against this exact channel's trailing 90-day median at matching video age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-10-05 19:10 UTC

Video thumbnail: I’m Making the Game I Actually Want to Play — Watch on YouTube ↗ · Thomas Stewart · 19.9K subscribers

View trajectory

Views this upload has gathered since it published, last measured about 168h in — from our own tracking.

Published Oct 5, 2026 · 14 days ago. How breakouts are measured →

From the creator

➤ Check out Reign of Arrows: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4681660/Reign_of_Arrows/?utm_source=4Z9n2D3W7xA ➤ Check out Just Keep Fishing: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4601160/Just_Keep_Fishing?utm_source=4Z9n2D3W7xA ➤ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThomasStewart 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/nTKzp6t2mC…

Category: Gaming · Language: en · Quality: HD

Topics: Action-adventure game · Action game · Puzzle video game · Role-playing video game · Strategy video game · Video game culture

Tags: indie game, first indie game, indie dev, video games, how to, full-time game dev, game dev programmer, game dev jobs, unity, devlog, self employment, self-employed

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