The Game Theorists
Person · 8 cases · 2017–2025 · web show by Matthew Patrick
How The Game Theorists spread
Game Theory grew through researched gaming videos, then reached new audiences with spin-off channels and YouTube programming.
- Most often
- Carried it 6 of 8
- Topics
- Gaming 7 · Entertainment 1
2011
StartApr 18 · YouTube
MatPat uploaded the first Game Theory episode, exploring time portals and quantum mechanics in Chrono Trigger. theverge.com
2015
New audienceYouTube
MatPat launched Film Theory, bringing the format to movies and television; it reached one million subscribers within a month. web.archive.org
2016
First big pushOct 3 · YouTube
GTLive's Monday streams joined YouTube Gaming Primetime, featuring interactive audience polls. web.archive.org
2022
MilestoneDec 20 · Open web
Startup Lunar X purchased Theorist Media, the company behind the channels. businessinsider.com
Dress to Impress (Roblox)
Kept it going · Aug '24
1.7M concurrent players
PEAK
Carried it · Sep '25
Open2M sold
Merge Mansion: Pedro Pascal
Carried it · Apr '23
1B impressions
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Carried it · Dec '17
1M sold
Stray
Carried it · Aug '22
63K concurrent players
Untitled Goose Game
Carried it · Nov '19
1M sold
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Kept it going · Nov '23
12.3K Wikipedia views in a day
Petscop
Carried it · Aug '17
2M views