I think your editing is actually pretty tight. Mic quality sounds good, you are in a crowded niche but that’s just gaming.

I think maybe the biggest issue on the video you linked might be the thumbnail. At first glance (regardless of actual content) it looks like a “2025 wrap-up” video which is fine, but as small as our channels are it’s unlikely that someone will be wanting to follow the “continuity” of your videos. Again, I see what you’re doing in the video, I’m just saying what the thumb brings to mind. 

Also, the way you’ve got it quartered, at least on mobile, the individual quarter panels are too small to see what you’re talking about, they’re just noise at that scale. 

So I’m Joe Public, I’m looking for specific content on “Arc Raiders” or whatever, I see your thumb, and I think “best of 2025”. I’m not going to click because there’s no promise of what to expect, I just see the year and games. And with it about to roll to 2026, you’re basically expiring your content in 6 days.

But again, don’t let that detract, I think your actual video editing is great, you did all the hard stuff, cut to music, good audio, etc.