# Explain unknown game with two famous ones

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/explain-unknown-game-with-two-famous-ones

Introduce an unfamiliar game or mod by pinning it to famous names the audience already loves, such as a studio's past hit or a mashup of two known games. It worked for 10 accounts, with a median of 17x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Screen recording, Video, Voiceover.

## Why it works

The famous reference tells viewers what the product is and why they should care in a few seconds. Gettoit_official, lukestephenstv, kidshadoe, lunchb0xgaming, jampacksam and cozyteagames each open this way.

## How to make it

1. Name the famous studio, game or world in the first sentence
2. Say the unknown product is the mashup or the spiritual successor
3. Show the logo or UI right away as proof

## Hook formula

So the creators of [famous game] are making [new game] where you [core activity]

## Examples

- @lukestephenstv (135K followers, TikTok talking head): 52x their usual views. Hook: “A MODDER JUST” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lukestephenstv/video/7698800482084556062)
- @bradleythebradster (30K followers, Instagram talking head): 160x their usual views. Hook: “HOOD WARFARE IS THE NEW BLACK OPS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dect8T-J4dU/)
- @justwolow (1.7M followers, TikTok screen recording): 46x their usual views. Hook: “Skating random maps on Reskate” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@justwolow/video/7695603026752474398)
- @gettoit_official (60K followers, Instagram screen recording): 16x their usual views. Hook: “SO THE CREATORS OF OVERCOOKED” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9KIp3yr5c/)
- @lunchb0xgaming (209K followers, TikTok talking head): 16x their usual views. Hook: “MY BUTTHOLE WAS CLENCHED THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS PLAYING STAR WARS: GALACTIC RACER” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lunchb0xgaming/video/7692204343730212127)
- @johtsu (130K followers, TikTok talking head): 14x their usual views. Hook: “SO I THINK I FOUND OUT WHO THE BEST FREDDY'S ANIMATRONIC IS” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@johtsu/video/7692202726540741902)
- @alogirlx (13K followers, Instagram video): 14x their usual views. Hook: “Lucia IPS” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DevW0XKOTCA/)
- @jampacksam (20K followers, Instagram talking head): 12x their usual views. Hook: “4 New BioWare-Inspired Games to Watch” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DezheIWhmgF/)
- @kidshadoe (146K followers, TikTok talking head): 5.6x their usual views. Hook: “Hydribeat: Can you give us a no bs review on Valor Mortis?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@kidshadoe/video/7696628929221627166)
- @cozyteagames (711K followers, TikTok voiceover): 4.2x their usual views. Hook: “Did they make the perfect cozy game for furries?” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyteagames/video/7698156608626412831)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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