Animated survival stories told in second person are working for small channels. Mr. Doomsday has ~798 subs and got ~503K views on one video, which is about 630x.
The numbers
- Nobody Gets In (~15.5K subs): "Zombie Outbreak: 30 Days Locked Inside a Supermarket" → ~942K views, about 61x
- Beanie Survives (~80.2K subs): "Zombie Outbreak: 30 Days Trapped On The 30th Floor" → ~2.34M views, about 29x
- Mr. Doomsday (~798 subs): "Zombie Bunker Survival 1 Year" → ~503K views, about 630x
Videos to study
▶Zombie Outbreak: 30 Days Locked Inside a SupermarketNobody Gets In · youtube.com ↗
▶Zombie Outbreak: 30 Days Trapped On The 30th FloorBeanie Survives · youtube.com ↗
▶Zombie Bunker Survival 1 YearMr. Doomsday · youtube.com ↗
Why it's working
- At least five small channels have posted this format recently. Each one got 25x to 630x its subscriber count in views.
- The viewer is "you" and the story moves day by day. Each new day pulls people into the next scene.
- Episodes carry viewers to the next part. Beanie Survives posted 5 episodes in about a week, and the later ones each got ~368K to ~857K views.
How to get in
- Pick one place to be trapped in per video, such as a school, supermarket, tower, or bunker. Put the time span in the title.
- Write in second person and open on a clock time, like "It is 2:14 a.m." Add one real survival fact for each day.
- Plan it as a series from the start. Link part 1 at the top of every later description.
Takeaway: One trapped location, a clear time span, and "you" as the survivor is getting small channels many times their sub count in views.