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 455K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Game Design topic page.
Roughly 147K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Game, Game Development, and Tired Of. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution 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: 118K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 14K members
- Sep: 14K members
- Oct: 3K members
Themes
- Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Any tips for the upcoming Next Fest
- Any tips for making the most of the upcoming Next Fest?
- Redesigned our Steam capsule for Drone Soccer to actually show what the game feels like. Thoughts on the new look?
#14Advice RequestsAny tips for the upcoming Next Fest · Any tips for making the most of the upcoming Next Fest? · Redesigned our Steam capsule for Drone Soccer to actually show what the game feels like. Thoughts on the new look? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- I created a Mac app that opens your MacBook notch: push the cursor against it and your music, messages and clipboard are right there
- Is Steam Playtest the way to release a demo with Steam Keys?
#22Solution RequestsI created a Mac app that opens your MacBook notch: push the cursor against it and your music, messages and clipboard are right there · Is Steam Playtest the way to release a demo with Steam Keys? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- We released our game at a MAJOR convention! (Was this a dumb idea?)
#31Pain & AngerWe released our game at a MAJOR convention! (Was this a dumb idea?)
Topics
- Game31 posts in the past month#131Game
- Game Development14 posts in the past month#214Game Development
- Tired Of8 posts in the past month#38Tired Of
- Feedback6 posts in the past month#46Feedback
- Game Dev6 posts in the past month#56Game Dev
Flair
- Feedback?7 posts in the past month
- I'm making an online open world pirate RPG!
- I've been working on a xianxia cultivation game for about a month and a half, and now the demo is available on itch.io FREE
- Been working on improving ARPG basic combat (no skills) for bows, dual-wielding, and two-handers. Which one feels the worst?
#17Feedback?I'm making an online open world pirate RPG! · I've been working on a xianxia cultivation game for about a month and a half, and now the demo is available on itch.io FREE · Been working on improving ARPG basic combat (no skills) for bows, dual-wielding, and two-handers. Which one feels the worst? - Discussion7 posts in the past month
- Is Steam Playtest the way to release a demo with Steam Keys?
- Melvin is crazy for this one, get out of there man..
- I was just humbled by my dad
#27DiscussionIs Steam Playtest the way to release a demo with Steam Keys? · Melvin is crazy for this one, get out of there man.. · I was just humbled by my dad - Video5 posts in the past month
- We added local two-player battles to Narrow Front, our portrait WWII strategy game
- Rain just makes everything look better
- Bro was NOT ready for that!
#35VideoWe added local two-player battles to Narrow Front, our portrait WWII strategy game · Rain just makes everything look better · Bro was NOT ready for that! - Artist looking for Indies!2 posts in the past month
- [Artist/Collabo] Looking for Indie Project (escape room/cafe simulation)
- Pixel artist looking for work! Characters, animation, backgrounds and more
#42Artist looking for Indies![Artist/Collabo] Looking for Indie Project (escape room/cafe simulation) · Pixel artist looking for work! Characters, animation, backgrounds and more - New Game!2 posts in the past month
- I turned my grandmother's favourite board game into a mobile game
- We crafted and published a mobile version of our friends incremental game (Buttons Up!)
#52New Game!I turned my grandmother's favourite board game into a mobile game · We crafted and published a mobile version of our friends incremental game (Buttons Up!)
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 455K 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.
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- Visitors /mo (+117%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-75%)
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