About r/GameDevelopment
/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.
The community at a glance
r/GameDevelopment is a Subreddit for Game Designers with roughly 430K members. It has been around since 2009. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. It is the 3rd largest community in the Game Design topic page.
Roughly 32K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Game Development, Looking For, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention best android game.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 9 members
- 2014: 28 members
- 2015: 64 members
- 2016: 32 members
- 2017: 882 members
- 2018: 2K members
- 2019: 4K members
- 2020: 6K members
- 2021: 8K members
- 2023: 28K members
- 2024: 265K members
- 2025: 93K members
- 2026: 21K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 196 members
Themes
- Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- UI Readability Advice from an Aging Gamer
- Where is the best place to start learning game development?
- Should We Keep Developing Our Game? Would Love Your Feedback
#111Advice RequestsUI Readability Advice from an Aging Gamer · Where is the best place to start learning game development? · Should We Keep Developing Our Game? Would Love Your Feedback - Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- How do I make the delay between user tap and system receiving it low?
- How can I generate 2d character animations with AI? Also which tool is the best for that?
- Looking for an easy to use game engine or template for a 2D RPG game
#25Solution RequestsHow do I make the delay between user tap and system receiving it low? · How can I generate 2d character animations with AI? Also which tool is the best for that? · Looking for an easy to use game engine or template for a 2D RPG game - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- I don't want to abandon my game again. I just wish someone believed I could finish it
- El desarrollo de videojuegos está arruinando mi salud mental y económica.
#32Pain & AngerI don't want to abandon my game again. I just wish someone believed I could finish it · El desarrollo de videojuegos está arruinando mi salud mental y económica. - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- Ideas for a new rts videogame
- I Believe in My Idea, but Reddit Doesn't
#42IdeasIdeas for a new rts videogame · I Believe in My Idea, but Reddit Doesn't
Topics
- Game Development40 posts in the past month
- How Did You Start?
#140Game DevelopmentHow Did You Start? - Looking For33 posts in the past month#233Looking For
- Struggling11 posts in the past month#311Struggling
- Unity7 posts in the past month
- 🚀 I Made a Brutally Challenging Rocket Game in Unity — Can You Beat All 102 Levels? 🔥
- 🚀 I Made a Brutally Challenging Rocket Game in Unity — Can You Beat All 102 Levels? 🔥
#47Unity🚀 I Made a Brutally Challenging Rocket Game in Unity — Can You Beat All 102 Levels? 🔥 · 🚀 I Made a Brutally Challenging Rocket Game in Unity — Can You Beat All 102 Levels? 🔥 - Struggling With Game Development7 posts in the past month#57Struggling With Game Development
Flair
- Newbie Question34 posts in the past month
- How do you handle player support in 1 person project
- Where is the best place to start learning game development?
- Would you pay for a jade shop simulator built around buying and cutting mystery stones?
#134Newbie QuestionHow do you handle player support in 1 person project · Where is the best place to start learning game development? · Would you pay for a jade shop simulator built around buying and cutting mystery stones? - Question25 posts in the past month
- Simple framework to start with for kids
- Does anyone have any clue what pallet this game uses? Or similar?
- Should We Keep Developing Our Game? Would Love Your Feedback
#225QuestionSimple framework to start with for kids · Does anyone have any clue what pallet this game uses? Or similar? · Should We Keep Developing Our Game? Would Love Your Feedback - Self-promotion25 posts in the past month
- Game Development is fun
- [Playtesters Wanted] Looking for groups to test our chaotic drinking card game — One More
- [PAID] translation services
#325Self-promotionGame Development is fun · [Playtesters Wanted] Looking for groups to test our chaotic drinking card game — One More · [PAID] translation services - Discussion20 posts in the past month
- How Did You Start?
- What's your actual quality gate for props before they go in the game ?
- Road Race Challenge:Anyone interested to play this car race game?
#420DiscussionHow Did You Start? · What's your actual quality gate for props before they go in the game ? · Road Race Challenge:Anyone interested to play this car race game? - Technical4 posts in the past month
- UI Readability Advice from an Aging Gamer
- 6 months of game dev with no experience
- My farming game is coming together
#54TechnicalUI Readability Advice from an Aging Gamer · 6 months of game dev with no experience · My farming game is coming together
Product recommendations
- best android game3 posts in the past month
- Best Android Game
- Best Android Game
- Best Android Game
#13best android gameBest Android Game · Best Android Game · Best Android Game
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/GameDevelopment for?
- Best for Game Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
- Is r/GameDevelopment 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/GameDevelopment have?
- Roughly 430K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/GameDevelopment on?
- r/GameDevelopment 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/GameDevelopment cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/GameDevelopment is organized under Game Designers.
- How do I join r/GameDevelopment?
- You can join r/GameDevelopment 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.
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