Key facts

•7 current breakouts mention "engine" across 5 channels in Game Dev.

•Biggest: 8.7x the channel's own 90-day median. Average: 4.6x.

•Top example: "Why I'm worried about Unreal Engine 6" by Cobra Code — 15.9K views, 8.7x normal.

•"Breakout" = a video's views measured against that exact channel's trailing 90-day median at the same age — not a generic niche average.

Updated 2026-08-22 17:10 UTC

Breakouts mentioning “engine”

01 8.7× Why I'm worried about Unreal Engine 6 Cobra Code · 15.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 1.8K · 3 DAYS AGO

02 5.3× 5 Ways to Improve Game Feel In Unreal Engine Unreal University · 19.7K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 3.7K · 5 DAYS AGO

03 4.2× How this 2D Unreal Engine 5 Game made $300k+ Cobra Code · 9.2K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 2.2K · 18 DAYS AGO

04 3.8× Unreal Engine 5.9 Confirmed! - All Features Explained! Smart Poly · 24.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 6.5K · 3 DAYS AGO

05 3.5× This Could Be the Future of Animation in Unreal Engine 5 Smart Poly · 69.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 19.8K · 9 DAYS AGO

06 3.4× Unreal Engine - The End of an Era - Blueprints & Actors Going Away?!?! Gamefromscratch · 43.6K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 12.7K · 61 DAYS AGO

07 3.1× Build a Scalable Inventory System | Part 1: The Foundation | Unreal Engine 5 Tutorial Ali Elzoheiry · 9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 2.9K · 32 DAYS AGO

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