About r/gamedev
The subreddit covers various game development aspects, including programming, design, writing, art, game jams, postmortems, and marketing. It serves as a hub for game creators to discuss and share their insights, experiences, and expertise in the industry.
The community at a glance
r/gamedev is a Subreddit for Game Designers with roughly 2.1M members. It has been around since 2008. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Game Design communities list.
Roughly 145K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Game Dev, Game Development, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention game engine, macbook pro m1, and macbook.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 32K members
- 2014: 38K members
- 2015: 28K members
- 2016: 39K members
- 2017: 52K members
- 2018: 65K members
- 2019: 88K members
- 2020: 130K members
- 2021: 96K members
- 2023: 712K members
- 2024: 479K members
- 2025: 154K members
- 2026: 118K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 13K members
- Dec: 12K members
- Jan: 13K members
- Feb: 11K members
- Mar: 13K members
- Apr: 13K members
- May: 12K members
- Jun: 13K members
- Jul: 12K members
- Aug: 12K members
- Sep: 11K members
- Oct: 8K members
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Beginner looking for advice.
- How can I get better at balancing my game ? any course/book recommended ?
- Advice writing characters not of your culture and culturally sensitive stories/topics
#14Advice RequestsBeginner looking for advice. · How can I get better at balancing my game ? any course/book recommended ? · Advice writing characters not of your culture and culturally sensitive stories/topics - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- I built a free tool to help indies plan Steam localization (v0.8.1 beta) it doesn't solve everything, but I’d love to shape it together with you
#21Solution RequestsI built a free tool to help indies plan Steam localization (v0.8.1 beta) it doesn't solve everything, but I’d love to shape it together with you
Topics
- Game Dev15 posts in the past month#115Game Dev
- Game Development13 posts in the past month#213Game Development
- Struggling11 posts in the past month#311Struggling
- Looking For7 posts in the past month#47Looking For
- Looking For A Laptop5 posts in the past month#55Looking For A Laptop
Flair
- Discussion37 posts in the past month
- I built a free tool to help indies plan Steam localization (v0.8.1 beta) it doesn't solve everything, but I’d love to shape it together with you
- Separating logic & visuals with model-view-control and assembly definitions
- Solo dev with $0 budget how risky is using expensive packs as placeholders and licensing them at launch?
#137DiscussionI built a free tool to help indies plan Steam localization (v0.8.1 beta) it doesn't solve everything, but I’d love to shape it together with you · Separating logic & visuals with model-view-control and assembly definitions · Solo dev with $0 budget how risky is using expensive packs as placeholders and licensing them at launch? - Question23 posts in the past month
- No idea where to start
- "clutter" asset pack?
- I think my playtest is getting spammed by bots and I don't know what to do about it.
#223QuestionNo idea where to start · "clutter" asset pack? · I think my playtest is getting spammed by bots and I don't know what to do about it. - Industry News3 posts in the past month
- Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first"
- Is Playstation safe any more? Next?
- Tokyo Digital Twin: Real-Time Tsunami Inundation Simulator for Disaster ...
#33Industry NewsEpic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first" · Is Playstation safe any more? Next? · Tokyo Digital Twin: Real-Time Tsunami Inundation Simulator for Disaster ... - Marketing2 posts in the past month
- Giving away a free asset pack on Itch for PSX game devs
- FromLight and an evaluation of a funding platform for Game Devs
#42MarketingGiving away a free asset pack on Itch for PSX game devs · FromLight and an evaluation of a funding platform for Game Devs - Postmortem1 post in the past month
- hello
#51Postmortemhello
Product recommendations
- game engine24 posts in the past month
- best game engine for this (besides unity)
- Is there such a thing as the best game engine, or is it dependent on what you want to do?
- Best software engine for making a very simple historical RPG?
#124game enginebest game engine for this (besides unity) · Is there such a thing as the best game engine, or is it dependent on what you want to do? · Best software engine for making a very simple historical RPG? - macbook pro m12 posts in the past month
- Which MacBook Pro m1 would you recommend for game development?
- Which MacBook Pro m1 would you recommend for game development?
#22macbook pro m1Which MacBook Pro m1 would you recommend for game development? · Which MacBook Pro m1 would you recommend for game development? - macbook1 post in the past month
- Recommend me a Macbook for game dev. No, I don't have a choice.
#31macbookRecommend me a Macbook for game dev. No, I don't have a choice. - laptop1 post in the past month
- Best Laptops for Game Development
#41laptopBest Laptops for Game Development
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/gamedev for?
- Best for Game Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/gamedev free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/gamedev have?
- Roughly 2.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/gamedev on?
- r/gamedev runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/gamedev cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/gamedev is organized under Game Designers.
- How do I join r/gamedev?
- You can join r/gamedev by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Game Design communities like?
- Communities for game developers and designers at indie studios and beyond. Discord is the primary hub, with communities for feedback on prototypes, finding collaborators like artists and musicians, getting indie game jobs, and talking craft across all stages of development.
Added 12/23/2021
Monthly Stats
- 36
- Views /mo (-20%)
- 35
- Visitors /mo (-8%)
- 5
- Referrals /mo (-44%)
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