Key facts

•33 current breakouts mention "game" across 19 channels in Game Dev.

•Biggest: 60.4x the channel's own 90-day median. Average: 9.4x.

•Top example: "Results After Releasing Our Horror Game" by Curious Fox Sox — 102.1K views, 60.4x 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 2026-10-19 15:10 UTC

Breakouts mentioning “game”

01 60.4× Results After Releasing Our Horror Game Curious Fox Sox · 102.1K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 1.7K · 14 DAYS AGO

02 58.9× 5 Reasons My Godot Game Failed Red Fools Game dev · 18.9K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 322 · 5 DAYS AGO

03 23.8× How to Make a Roblox Game With Claude AI Step by Step Easy AI Coding · 44.5K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 1.9K · 12 DAYS AGO

04 19.1× Another day, another Indie Game stolen... Lost Relic Games · 172.1K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 9K · 12 DAYS AGO

05 12.3× Live Game Design Workshop: Cooking Roguelite Progression + Balancing Indie Game Clinic · 8.2K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 666 · 24 DAYS AGO

06 8.8× The Age Of AI Copy Cats Is Upon Us. Here's What Game Devs Should Do... Thomas Brush · 84.5K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 9.6K · 20 DAYS AGO

07 8.8× C++ AI Is Draining His Game & Coding Fun Gameloop! Cakez · 10.6K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 1.2K · 9 DAYS AGO

08 7.7× This Game Is Fully Vibe Coded Cakez · 17K VIEWS · NORMAL ≈ 2.2K · 13 DAYS AGO

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