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Critical Kate

@acriticalhitTracked since May 2026

Observed Aug 5, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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creating essays about the history of comics and video games.

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Identity, tiers, posts, and visible counts come from the latest public Patreon observation. Growth compares available public snapshots. Revenue is labeled observed only when Patreon exposes it; otherwise it is modeled from public membership and tier signals.

Paid members

179

−2.2% · 30 days

Total audience

340

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$793

Starting price

$1/mo

8 membership tiers

Membership tiers

Where the 337 observed tier members sit

$047.8%$127.6%$515.4%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.

$0/moFree16147.8% of observed tier members

$1/moPower Loot Acquired9327.6% of observed tier members

$5/moVaria Loot Acquired5215.4% of observed tier members

$10/moGravity Loot Acquired247.1% of observed tier members

$25/moBailey Loot Acquired61.8% of observed tier members

$100/moZero Loot Acquired10.3% of observed tier members

$500/moPurple Loot Acquired00% of observed tier members

$1,000/moMetroid Loot Acquired00% of observed tier members

Growth signals — Critical Kate

−2.2%

179 paid members · past 30 days

Membership

186183179

May 202615 weeks trackedNow

Critical Kate179 members · $793/mo

The chart only uses Critical Kate's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

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Only Critical Kate has a comparable public 30-day member gain; at least one measured peer is needed for a cohort rank.Ranking data · includes stale rows

Critical Kate's 30-day member gain rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	30-day member gain	Gap vs Critical Kate	Freshness
Not ranked	Critical KateProfilePodcasts30-day member gain position in Recommended cohort	−4	Reference	Aug 5, 2026Stale
Not ranked	LeadheadPodcastsContent relevance + business context	30-day comparison unavailable	Not comparable	Aug 1, 2026
Not ranked	Gamechamp3000PodcastsContent relevance + business context	30-day comparison unavailable	Not comparable	Aug 4, 2026
Not ranked	Trevor StrunkPodcastsContent relevance + business context	30-day comparison unavailable	Not comparable	Aug 1, 2026
Not ranked	Adam RoffelPodcastsContent relevance + business context	30-day comparison unavailable	Not comparable	Aug 6, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Critical Kate; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

What they publish

Recent posts

106Profile posts2 postsLast month33.3%Members-only

Previews available for 28 of 106 posts

Article Latest postPublicCritical Mass Newsletter (Aug 2026)

2 days ago

2 days ago at Aug 5 crawl 0 likes 1 comment

ARTICLE: This "Lost" Footage Was Sitting In Plain SightI dug so absurdly deep while researching my short "Cauldron II" episode of MetroidMania that it resulted in enough extra info two supplementary articles. This is the first of two.ImageMay 11Public 0 0 Con Diary: Midwest Gaming Classic 2026May 10ArticleMay 10Public 0 3 the MGC episode of the Retronauts podcastMGC Panel: Retronauts (with Jeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, and Diamond Feit) & FeitClub (with Diamond Feit, Brian Clark, and Kate Willaert)Article7d agoPublic 0 0 record video of this oneMGC Panel: Metroidvania Works (with Jeremy Parish and Kate Willaert)Video7d agoPublic 0 0 LAUNCH: MetroidMania #-3This episode, I continue my foolish experiment to test how much pure undiluted history I can bake into the fewest number of minutes at a time when Youtube rewards people for stretching essays out into entire days worth of runtime.ArticleApril 10Public 0 3 View 0 commentsEarly Access: MetroidMania #-3 April 8ArticleApril 8$1 tier & up 0 0 View 0 commentsCritical Mass Newsletter (Mar 2026) March 8ArticleMarch 8$1 tier & up 0 0 LAUNCH: MetroidMania #-2Today's tale is the dev who quit the music industry and made a hit computer game. The first several episodes of this series are going to focus on Europe, but if you stay with me here, some Japanese computer games will show up soon enough.ArticleToday at Aug 5 crawlPublic 0 1 View 0 commentsEarly Access: MetroidMania #-2 - The Patreon Cut February 9ArticleFebruary 9$1 tier & up 0 0 Critical Mass Newsletter (Jan 2026)January 18ArticleJanuary 18$1 tier & up 6 1 LAUNCH: MetroidMania #-1You might think of this alternate history a bit like an inverted castle to Jeremy Parish's Metroidvania Works. I hope you enjoy this first episode. :-)ArticleJanuary 4Public 0 1

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