End of year update & thank you ❤️

Hey folks,

As the year wraps up, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you and share a quick reflection.

I started this channel back in April 2025 with absolutely no expectations. A few months later, the channel was wrongly taken down by Google, and for a while I thought that was the end of it. Getting it back after months of back-and-forth was rough, but also oddly motivating.

Fast forward to now, and we’re closing the year at over 1,500 subscribers, with 52 videos, over 115,000 views, and 16,000+ hours of watch time in just over six active months. Those numbers still feel a bit surreal to type out.

But what matters most to me is knowing that the videos are genuinely helping people enjoy their games more. Reading your comments, having thoughtful discussions, and seeing people come back to ask deeper questions is what makes all of this feel worthwhile.

I also want to say a very sincere thank you to those of you supporting the channel here on Patreon. Your support makes a real difference – not just financially, but mentally. It helps me justify spending the extra time on deeper research, clearer editing, better production, and the kind of long-form videos I actually want to make.

That said, I’ll be honest: juggling a full-time job, a part-time job, being a parent, and running this channel on the side can be exhausting at times. But even on the stressful days, the fulfilment I get from this project is something I didn’t expect at all when I started.

There’s a lot planned for 2026 – more guides, more campaigns, more experiments, and a few new directions I’m excited to explore. I keep an up-to-date overview of upcoming coverage here if you’re curious: https://thinkgaminghq.com/games/

Thank you again for being here, for supporting the channel in any way you do, and for making this whole thing feel meaningful. I genuinely appreciate it.

Wishing you all a great festive season 🎄