Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Take a look behind the scenes as I peel back the curtain and look at how the channel performed in 2025! We'll look at views, growth, and revenue as we investigate what worked and what needs to change in the next year!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:16 Horde Base Roulette
10:22 You Draw, I Build
14:02 Nightmare City
21:06 Livestreams
24:05 Battle Miner
27:28 Grounded 2
31:29 Alpha 16
33:14 Icarus - Styx
40:40 The Last Caretaker
42:24 Sons of the Forest 2
45:48 What Worked
47:17 What Didn't Work
52:03 Takeaways
55:35 Plan for 2026
Become a part of the GNS community!
💬 Discord: discord.gg/gunsnerdsandsteel
🌎 Where are you from? bit.ly/3orhQkV
Thank you to everyone who supports this channel!
🍻 Patreon: bit.ly/3qjNt00
💵 PayPal: bit.ly/45z3qjd
🔔 Membership: bit.ly/3WyYB5x
🎵 Epidemic Sound (referral link): bit.ly/3BZrxu4
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Contains Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Take a look behind the scenes as I peel back the curtain and look at how the channel performed in 2025! We'll look at views, growth, and revenue as we investigate what worked and what needs to change in the next year!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:16 Horde Base Roulette
10:22 You Draw, I Build
14:02 Nightmare City
21:06 Livestreams
24:05 Battle Miner
27:28 Grounded 2
31:29 Alpha 16
33:14 Icarus - Styx
40:40 The Last Caretaker
42:24 Sons of the Forest 2
45:48 What Worked
47:17 What Didn't Work
52:03 Takeaways
55:35 Plan for 2026
Become a part of the GNS community!
💬 Discord: discord.gg/gunsnerdsandsteel
🌎 Where are you from? bit.ly/3orhQkV
Thank you to everyone who supports this channel!
🍻 Patreon: bit.ly/3qjNt00
💵 PayPal: bit.ly/45z3qjd
🔔 Membership: bit.ly/3WyYB5x
🎵 Epidemic Sound (referral link): bit.ly/3BZrxu4
PC products that I currently use and recommend (I receive a small commission for sales):
✅Motherboard: amzn.to/3ICn43R
✅RAM: amzn.to/3oveoFI
✅GPU: amzn.to/3BW3Mmt
✅CPU: amzn.to/43tPgOn
✅Case: amzn.to/3ouQOJd
✅Mouse: amzn.to/432xUZg
✅Headphones (Wired): amzn.to/3q2etBa
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✅Primary Monitor: amzn.to/43oREGj
✅Secondary Monitors: amzn.to/43r1cAF
✅Keyboard: amzn.to/43KcC2L
✅Microphone: amzn.to/426ULBx
✅Mic Boom: amzn.to/3N79it3
✅Camera: amzn.to/43o0NyI
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✅Audio Mixer: amzn.to/4dMEgBG
✅Audio Interface: amzn.to/3V6yynb
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Contains Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
