About r/letsplay
Reddit's home for let's players, streamers, and any other kind of gaming content creator! Exchange tips and tricks! Hone your craft! Make the best content you can make! Creators big and small are all welcome. Let's Play!
The community at a glance
r/letsplay is a Subreddit for Gamers with roughly 155K members. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 6K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Annoying, and Frustrating. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention let's play, microphone, and game capture card.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 5K members
- 2014: 5K members
- 2015: 6K members
- 2016: 9K members
- 2017: 5K members
- 2018: 9K members
- 2019: 20K members
- 2020: 44K members
- 2023: 33K members
- 2024: 5K members
- 2025: 5K members
- 2026: 4K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 302 members
- Oct: 304 members
- Nov: 578 members
- Dec: 510 members
- Jan: 631 members
- Feb: 540 members
- Mar: 568 members
- Apr: 625 members
- May: 567 members
- Jun: 547 members
- Jul: 543 members
- Aug: 9 members
Themes
- Advice Requests24 posts in the past month
- Advice on Titles and Thumbnails
- How long did it took you to be comfortable on stream?
- Feedback on new banner & picture
#124Advice RequestsAdvice on Titles and Thumbnails · How long did it took you to be comfortable on stream? · Feedback on new banner & picture - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Mic recommendations
- External Hard Drive for Recording
- Video capture for laptop?
#24Solution RequestsMic recommendations · External Hard Drive for Recording · Video capture for laptop?
Topics
- Struggling46 posts in the past month#146Struggling
- Annoying21 posts in the past month#221Annoying
- Frustrating19 posts in the past month#319Frustrating
- Lets Play13 posts in the past month
- What good play-though or lets plays to watch on the tv with wife.
- I am looking for a lets player I watched a long time ago, forgot her name
- What do you do if you did a live lets play and OBS messed up?
#413Lets PlayWhat good play-though or lets plays to watch on the tv with wife. · I am looking for a lets player I watched a long time ago, forgot her name · What do you do if you did a live lets play and OBS messed up? - Gaming8 posts in the past month
- Looking For gaming Friends
- 2010s Gaming Channel?
#58GamingLooking For gaming Friends · 2010s Gaming Channel?
Flair
- ❔ Question61 posts in the past month
- Looking for older YouTubers to watch
- The feeling of "Blowing up"
- Who are your Let's Play inspirations?
#161❔ QuestionLooking for older YouTubers to watch · The feeling of "Blowing up" · Who are your Let's Play inspirations? - 🧵 Megathread39 posts in the past month
- MEGATHREAD: Update Monday!
- MEGATHREAD: Update Monday!
- MEGATHREAD: Resource Wednesday!
#239🧵 MegathreadMEGATHREAD: Update Monday! · MEGATHREAD: Update Monday! · MEGATHREAD: Resource Wednesday! - 🗨️ Discussion30 posts in the past month
- Be aware - Windows 11 update will enable "voice clarity" for your microphone
- When the fun stops...
- After 13 years of youtube I stopped telling people gear doesnt matter
#330🗨️ DiscussionBe aware - Windows 11 update will enable "voice clarity" for your microphone · When the fun stops... · After 13 years of youtube I stopped telling people gear doesnt matter - 🤔 Advice25 posts in the past month
- Thoughts on some of my latest thumbnails? I don’t want to clutter them too much
- I did my second gaming stream today, and man... my commentary was pretty bad.
- After 3 years, I finally hit 4k subscribers AMA
#425🤔 AdviceThoughts on some of my latest thumbnails? I don’t want to clutter them too much · I did my second gaming stream today, and man... my commentary was pretty bad. · After 3 years, I finally hit 4k subscribers AMA - 👊 Collab20 posts in the past month
- Looking For gaming Friends
- I wanna game with YOU 🫵
- M23 - Looking for PC Gamers Interested in creating content and a YouTube Channel group (Vanoss-crew style)
#520👊 CollabLooking For gaming Friends · I wanna game with YOU 🫵 · M23 - Looking for PC Gamers Interested in creating content and a YouTube Channel group (Vanoss-crew style)
Product recommendations
- let's play17 posts in the past month
- New to Lets Play What's the Best approach!?
- New to Lets Play What's the Best approach!?
- Can you recommend let's players who are extroverted, actually funny and are nice to the game characters?
#117let's playNew to Lets Play What's the Best approach!? · New to Lets Play What's the Best approach!? · Can you recommend let's players who are extroverted, actually funny and are nice to the game characters? - microphone13 posts in the past month
- Best streaming microphone?
- (Canada) best possible mic for under $250? Already have XLR accessories.
- Best dynamic mic for around 5500-6000 RUB (50-60 USD)
#213microphoneBest streaming microphone? · (Canada) best possible mic for under $250? Already have XLR accessories. · Best dynamic mic for around 5500-6000 RUB (50-60 USD) - game capture card8 posts in the past month
- Please recommend the game capture card with the best value for money.
- Please recommend the game capture card with the best value for money.
- Please recommend the game capture card with the best value for money.
#38game capture cardPlease recommend the game capture card with the best value for money. · Please recommend the game capture card with the best value for money. · Please recommend the game capture card with the best value for money. - capturebox4 posts in the past month
- Best capturebox for streaming?
- best capturebox?
- Best capturebox?
#44captureboxBest capturebox for streaming? · best capturebox? · Best capturebox?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/letsplay for?
- Best for Gamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/letsplay 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/letsplay have?
- Roughly 155K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/letsplay on?
- r/letsplay 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/letsplay cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/letsplay is organized under Gamers.
- How do I join r/letsplay?
- You can join r/letsplay by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Gaming communities like?
- One of the largest topic areas on the site, spanning PC gaming, consoles, mobile, and tabletop. Discord is the dominant platform with massive servers for individual games and general gaming culture, while Reddit hosts some of the most active game-specific communities on the internet. Covers everything from casual play to competitive esports and game development.
Monthly Stats
- 9
- Views /mo (-25%)
- 7
- Visitors /mo (-36%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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