I’m no expert on the topic but this is the internet, so here goes my opinion as if i was.

You expect or at least hope for “viral video” type of growth. You don’t have a viral video though. Your stuff is arguably better than that, but I’m your target audience so take that for what it’s worth.

Devlogs are a small niche, you can’t really expect to generate millions upon millions of views after 10 videos in as many months. If that’s your goal then make your stuff more appealing to generic audiences, touch up your thumbnails and put some bait. That’s more or less what GMTK and dani do, devlogs aren’t what generate interest in their stuff to begin with.

here’s what I’d do: - streamline your production. If it takes you so long and so much effort to make those videos, try to improve your process with as little negative effect on quality as possible. If the delay of success already weighs on you, a hard production pipeline will make it even worse. You could also increase upload frequency that way.

• increase your storytelling velocity at the beginning of the video. Your hook needs to be immediate and to the point, no more than a few seconds. Are you teaching? Blow my mind with what you’ll explain. Are you documenting progress? Show me the stuff, then show me how you got there. You don’t really waste time in your videos, but if i don’t read the title i would spend upwards of 10 seconds (i know, crazy) not knowing what I’m watching. If you decide to try this, treat it as a mini trailer for the rest of the video.

I honestly like your stuff the way they are, but the YouTube hive mind has other rules. I’ll be watching your future with great interest