The Sapling

63.8K subscribers. This is what normal looks like here — measured, so you know instantly when it isn't.

7 days of measured history · 25 videos tracked

Key facts

•63.8K subscribers; tracked in the Game Dev desk.
•Hottest of the last 10 uploads: 10.4x this channel's own baseline.
•Every video here is scored against this channel's own trailing 90-day median at matching age.

—median @ 24h

—median (mature)

10.4×hottest recent

last 10 uploads vs baseline

The breakout multiplier is a Contentine Brief calculation from public view counts — not a YouTube metric, and not endorsed or provided by YouTube.

0.0×	Twitch banned my account during the streaming event 2026-07-10	4.9K
0.6×	Fanmade trailer #4: evolution and meteorites 2026-06-26 · Short	3.4K
1.0×	The evolution stream is live! Watch as the tectonic plate moves 2026-06-24 · Short	5.2K
0.0×	I will livestream an evolving world. Realtime narration. You name the species. 2026-06-17	8K
0.7×	Fanmade trailer #3: changing land during the simulation! 2026-06-15 · Short	3.6K
1.4×	Fanmade trailer #2: low gravity! 2026-05-23 · Short	7.3K
1.8×	Fanmade trailer #1 (EN/FR audio available) 2026-05-06 · Short	9.5K
0.0×	Introducing the "The Sapling documentary program" 2026-04-19	13.9K
10.4×	Evolution sim: movement update overview #indiegame #evolution #simulatorgames #devlog 2026-01-10 · Short	54.1K
0.0×	The feature everyone asks me about (indie devlog 5-6) 2025-10-25	48.3K

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