Newer Content (Late 2016-Early 2017)

Ben & Tom had a massive change in late 2016. Their content not only became more high quality editing wise, they also introduced their Minecraft Story series. Unlike normal minecraft videos, Ben & Tom created their own stories to go along with the gameplay. The first series they did like this was Bread Co, with only 9 episodes as of today. Tom and Alden said in episode 26 of Wind Waker that Tom had accidentally corrupted the world when they were building an important set piece and caused the file to have to be deleted. The second series they created was Stewart Island, which came out of nowhere on December 9th, 2016. The series showed Ben and Tom, but also had other members that had been seen before like Alden, Micah, and Freya. The series detailed the five of them surviving on an island named Stewart Island, where they are struggling to survive the monsters that roam around. The series was made to critical success as far as Ben & Tom goes, making more views than all their other videos on average. The series was meant to be the successor to Bread Co, but never quite achieved the amount of uniqueness as Bread Co had in it's wake. The guys also started a Podcast called "The Big Boys", which began on December 27th, 2016. Alden, Blake, and Tom talk about their lives and stories in a thirty to forty five minute recording session.

On January 1st, 2017, Ben & Tom posted the 2016 recap. The video was compiled with the funniest moments they had made in their first year on YouTube. In the end, Ben & Tom give a thank you speech, saying they appreciate everyone who watched their videos in the year and got them to their current subscriber amount. The recap contains clips from every one of their series they made in 2016, including Bread Co, Stewart Island, Wind Waker, and their first concluded series, Portal. This video also details the scene where nick says the famous quote, "How do I switch Toitles?", where Ben says "MY JARS", more funny quotes that have been said throughout the channel's history. Despite the increasing amount of Minecraft content though, Ben & Tom seem to still want to keep up with their other videos as well. It is also rumored that a new modded series will be coming out, hinted at by Tom in a twitter post made on December 24th, 2016. Tom also released a bread Co poster, and mentioned that he wanted to open up a Ben & Tom shop.