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“My Five Year Indie Game Launched. My Mind Is Blow”

Thomas Brush

Thomas Brush’s upload is outrunning its own history — 36.4K views where about 2.3K is typical for this channel at the same age.

Thomas Brush · 36.4K views · Breakout multiplier 15.7× · Published Aug 19, 2026 · 1 day ago

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Updated 2026-08-20 03:10 UTC

15.7× means: 15.7 times what this exact channel normally gets at the same age. Not niche averages. Not raw views. Past 5–10×, subscribers get one FLASH.

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02 3.8× Unreal Engine 5.9 Confirmed! - All Features Explained! Smart Poly · 12K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 3.1K · 7H AGO 03 8.7× Why I'm worried about Unreal Engine 6 Cobra Code · 6.3K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 726 · 10H AGO
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04 3.5× C++ BIG Coding Today! - TOWERS | Thronefall After Cakez · 2.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 813 · 14H AGO 05 4.2× C++ Finally Coding TOWERS| I Play Your Games & Thronefall?! Cakez · 3.1K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 744 · 1 DAY AGO 06 5.3× 5 Ways to Improve Game Feel In Unreal Engine Unreal University · 9.5K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 1.8K · 2 DAYS AGO 07 3.4× My 5 YEAR Game Launches At Noon ET.... PLEASE I Need You To Do Something For Me Thomas Brush · 16.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 5K · 2 DAYS AGO 08 5.9× ALL Games NEED This! (💣👈🏼) Indie Game Clinic · 4.4K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 745 · 3 DAYS AGO 09 4.5× C++ Coding Gameplay Loop Today | Viewer Games & Thronefall?! Cakez · 1.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 422 · 3 DAYS AGO 10 7.3× Twisted Tower Launches In 2 Days... And We Need To Talk Thomas Brush · 22.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 3.2K · 4 DAYS AGO

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“My Five Year Indie Game Launched. My Mind Is Blow”

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Thomas Brush · 36.4K views · normal ≈ 2.3K

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