YouTube is a wild, wacky place, but it's the very best place on the internet to find the best in video game content. Movies, TV shows, music, and everything else usually don't do video games that much justice, but on websites like YouTube, video game content reigns supreme.

From high production value, feature-film-esque content to epics that span the length of an average TV season to academic thinkpieces to meme-filled joke videos and everything in-between, if you want something videogame-related to watch, you need to be on YouTube.

Accordingly, we're here to point you in the right direction and tell you about some of the best gaming content on YouTube.

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Video Game Reviews on YouTube

If you grew up in the 2000s or even early 2010s as a gamer, you'll remember how gaming magazines and the old media establishment had a total monopoly on video game reviews. That's where you went, what you trusted, and where you had to go, because nobody else got review copies of games to have their review ready for publishing at launch.

Today, the best game reviews are on YouTube. If you're looking for someone who's following along with all the latest releases and will tell you what's worth picking up, check out ACG. If you're looking for more stylish, cinematic reviews that veer into video-essaying, check out SkillUp. If you just want reviews with comedy skits that feel like they could be their own self-contained show, check out Scott The Woz. The list of excellent game reviews goes on and on.

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Video Game Criticism on YouTube

Longform gaming content does not exist on sites like IGN or Kotaku, and it never really did. Websites and magazines just aren't really set up for content that takes hours and hours to consume. By their nature, content on these sites is relatively short and easy to consume, and it's never too academic.

If you're looking for an in-depth analysis on games or gaming at large, though, YouTube is the place to be. Famous game critics (in the true sense of the word) like Joseph Anderson, Tim Rogers, and Matthewmatosis offer up long-form criticism on games. Channels like FoldingIdeas and SuperBunnyHop bring a more academic bend to gaming analysis, while channels like NoClip and People Make Games do actual boots-on-the-ground gaming journalism.

Video Game Pundits on YouTube

If you're not looking for an outright gaming news channel, you want something more entertaining than a review, and you aren't really interested in long-form heady, academic discussions, you should check out one of the many video game pundits on YouTube.

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Channels like Jim Sterling, Josh Strife Hayes, Drift0r, Raycevick, Razbuten, and a million others set up their channels where these folks come out and talk about their takes on a particular topic in gaming. Whether it's the latest scandal or what's going on with MMOs as a genre or if Max Payne is a good series or anything else, these creators make topical, personality-driven content.

Fun, Memetastic Video Game Content on YouTube

Sometimes, you just want something really funny that's also video game-related to watch, and YouTube was in many ways built for this exact kind of content. Every type of humor out there is totally covered.

If you're looking for zoomer humor, check out NakeyJakey; and if you like your jokes a bit more on the edgy side, check out SSethTzeentach. If you want something more surreal and trippy, check out brian david gilbert. If you want something polished, well-produced, and charming, check out Girlfriend Reviews. If you just want something silly and weird, check out minimme.

Whatever kind of fun gaming content you want, it's out there.

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Epic, Thrilling Video Game Content on YouTube

If you're looking for a huge, epic journey in the world of video game content, that's out there, too. What's more is that you won't even necessarily have to be a fan of a particular game, either, as this style of content is built to be able to be appreciated by all the gamers out there.

Settled's absolutely insane Runescape grind in his Swampletics series is one of gaming's greatest triumphs, and Barny64's unbelievable World of Warcraft series on becoming a Scarab Lord is just unmissable. Welyn's high-octane Rust heists and victories over huge clans are always thrilling. Watching Dream's crazy plays in his Minecraft Manhunt series is a delight.

Unique Video Game Content on YouTube

Sometimes you want something niche, something unique, that ties right into your personal passion. Luckily, this is another classic YouTube thing; YouTube is the perfect place for this kind of content.

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Check out BSoD Gaming for emulation content and Digital Foundry for insight into the technical composition of games and why they perform how they do. Watch Tyler MicVicker for the latest in Valve leaks and news. Watch VaatiVidya for everything FromSoftware. Whatever your particular niche is, you'll find channels built around it on YouTube.