About r/IndieDev
This is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!
The community at a glance
r/IndieDev is a Subreddit for Game Designers with roughly 427K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Game Design communities list.
Roughly 136K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Game Development, Game, and Game Dev. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention budget laptop and pixel art program.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 2 members
- 2014: 18 members
- 2015: 5K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2018: 6K members
- 2019: 12K members
- 2020: 44K members
- 2023: 112K members
- 2024: 50K members
- 2025: 102K members
- 2026: 90K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 9K members
- Oct: 7K members
- Nov: 10K members
- Dec: 13K members
- Jan: 12K members
- Feb: 11K members
- Mar: 12K members
- Apr: 14K members
- May: 13K members
- Jun: 12K members
- Jul: 14K members
- Aug: 2K members
Themes
- Self-Promotion10 posts in the past month
- We Built a Game About Merging Weird Creatures — It’s Now on Android
- After months of work, I put together the Steam trailer for my game currently in development. What do you think?
- We spent the last few years building an AI-powered Football Manager game. It’s finally almost ready.
#110Self-PromotionWe Built a Game About Merging Weird Creatures — It’s Now on Android · After months of work, I put together the Steam trailer for my game currently in development. What do you think? · We spent the last few years building an AI-powered Football Manager game. It’s finally almost ready. - Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- I built a self-hosted pipeline to guide AI crawlers and track IP. The backend is solid, but I need your brutal UI/UX critiques on my Sandbox
- I'm being forced to rename my game after already doing a bunch of marketing- pls help
- We remade our trailer based on Reddit feedback. Did we make the gameplay clearer?
#28Advice RequestsI built a self-hosted pipeline to guide AI crawlers and track IP. The backend is solid, but I need your brutal UI/UX critiques on my Sandbox · I'm being forced to rename my game after already doing a bunch of marketing- pls help · We remade our trailer based on Reddit feedback. Did we make the gameplay clearer? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Apple killed our whole developer account overnight. 4 families were living from this app.
- People keep buying my game by accident thinking it's a different (popular) game, and some of them are NOT happy!
- Struggles and Doubts along the Gamedev Journey and how to Stay Positive
#33Pain & AngerApple killed our whole developer account overnight. 4 families were living from this app. · People keep buying my game by accident thinking it's a different (popular) game, and some of them are NOT happy! · Struggles and Doubts along the Gamedev Journey and how to Stay Positive - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- I built a live Unity bridge for my project management app, would this actually help an indie team?
- [Web] Rhythm Void — free browser rhythm arcade game, looking for first-run feedback
#42Solution RequestsI built a live Unity bridge for my project management app, would this actually help an indie team? · [Web] Rhythm Void — free browser rhythm arcade game, looking for first-run feedback - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Give me fun suggestions for my game's splash text!
#51IdeasGive me fun suggestions for my game's splash text!
Topics
- Game Development20 posts in the past month#120Game Development
- Game12 posts in the past month#212Game
- Game Dev10 posts in the past month#310Game Dev
- Indie Games7 posts in the past month#47Indie Games
- Feedback6 posts in the past month#56Feedback
Flair
- Feedback?30 posts in the past month
- My new setup for game dev
- Feedback on steam page
- Recently launched a Steam Page, and it's time to get some feedback
#130Feedback?My new setup for game dev · Feedback on steam page · Recently launched a Steam Page, and it's time to get some feedback - Video15 posts in the past month
- Building the train in my game was a struggle. I am still working on it.
- I've been working on making this room feel more lived in for the past couple of days
- LWP+ - a live wallpaper that gives you control over Material-You colors, like on Android 17
#215VideoBuilding the train in my game was a struggle. I am still working on it. · I've been working on making this room feel more lived in for the past couple of days · LWP+ - a live wallpaper that gives you control over Material-You colors, like on Android 17 - Discussion11 posts in the past month
- I get why ConcernedApe doesn't update or set dates
- Am I a fraud…
- My Video About Menu & UI Programming Architecture For My Fighting Game Is Up! Take a Journey Through Some Of My Design And Help Me Get A Job lol
#311DiscussionI get why ConcernedApe doesn't update or set dates · Am I a fraud… · My Video About Menu & UI Programming Architecture For My Fighting Game Is Up! Take a Journey Through Some Of My Design And Help Me Get A Job lol - New Game!10 posts in the past month
- I have experience working with rapiers.
- Have You ever tried a Tetris fan game with Daily Challenges like today's - No Hard Drop.
- Have you ever tried a tetris fan game with daily Challenges like today's - No Hard Drop.
#410New Game!I have experience working with rapiers. · Have You ever tried a Tetris fan game with Daily Challenges like today's - No Hard Drop. · Have you ever tried a tetris fan game with daily Challenges like today's - No Hard Drop. - Upcoming!5 posts in the past month
- I made a trailer for my weird eye tracking adventure puzzle game
- I spent 7 years and my personal savings making a game. I love space and puzzles, so I decided to combine them into a game that rewards curiosity over tutorials. Even the game engine was written from scratch.
- Looking for beta testers for "Rec Center" (VR)
#55Upcoming!I made a trailer for my weird eye tracking adventure puzzle game · I spent 7 years and my personal savings making a game. I love space and puzzles, so I decided to combine them into a game that rewards curiosity over tutorials. Even the game engine was written from scratch. · Looking for beta testers for "Rec Center" (VR)
Product recommendations
- budget laptop2 posts in the past month
- I want to be an indie game dev and a content creator. plz, recommend me a budget laptop.
- I want to be an indie game dev and a content creator. plz, recommend me a budget laptop.
#12budget laptopI want to be an indie game dev and a content creator. plz, recommend me a budget laptop. · I want to be an indie game dev and a content creator. plz, recommend me a budget laptop. - pixel art program2 posts in the past month
- Any good recs for a pixel art program similar to Aseprite?
- Any good recs for a pixel art program similar to Aseprite?
#22pixel art programAny good recs for a pixel art program similar to Aseprite? · Any good recs for a pixel art program similar to Aseprite?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/IndieDev for?
- Best for Game Designers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/IndieDev 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/IndieDev have?
- Roughly 427K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/IndieDev on?
- r/IndieDev 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/IndieDev cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/IndieDev is organized under Game Designers.
- How do I join r/IndieDev?
- You can join r/IndieDev 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
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- 25
- Visitors /mo (+32%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (-33%)
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