MatPat

Person · 6 cases · 2016–2023 · American YouTuber

How MatPat spread

MatPat grew Game Theory by applying research to video games, then extended its format to films and other subjects.

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Gaming 4 · Entertainment 1, Food & beverage 1
2024202520262011201420158 yrsFive Nights at Freddy's (film) · Carried it · Oct 28, 2023Pink Sauce · Carried it · Aug 21, 2022Inscryption · Carried it · Dec 23, 2021Bendy and the Ink Machine · Carried it · May 28, 2017Undertale · Carried it · Jul 1, 2016Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes · Carried it · Jun 15, 2016Start2011Milestone2014New audience2015PeakJan ’24YouTube

  1. 2011

    StartApr 18 · YouTube

    MatPat uploaded the first Game Theory episode, examining time travel and quantum mechanics in Chrono Trigger. theverge.com

  2. 2014

    MilestoneFeb 27 · YouTube

    Tubefilter interviewed MatPat when Game Theorists had 1.7 million subscribers. tubefilter.com

  3. 2015

    New audienceYouTube

    His Film Theory spin-off brought the format to movies and television, reaching one million subscribers within a month. web.archive.org

  4. 2024

    PeakJan 9 · YouTube

    MatPat announced his departure as host in a video, drawing attention to the channels' future. rollingstone.com

Undertale

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Undertale key art: the fallen human in a pool of light among golden flowers

5M sold

Five Nights at Freddy's (film)

Carried it

64
Five Nights at Freddy's (film): poster

$298.3M on a $20M budget

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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Official gameplay screenshot showing bomb modules and their timer.

1M sold

Pink Sauce

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5.3M views · 1.6K reactions | The pink sauce pre-sale begins tonight at 7 PM I will go live🥰🥰🥰 | Chef Pii

200K sold

Bendy and the Ink Machine

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Bendy and the Ink Machine on Steam

12.3K Wikipedia views in a day

Inscryption

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Inscryption on Steam

1M sold

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