29 Online Communities for Game Designers
Updated 10/30/2026
Work With Indies
on discord
Work With Indies is a job board and inclusive community supporting careers working for and with indie developers. We're creating a safe and central place for 1. people to find cool jobs in indie games and 2. for indie studios to find talent specifically interested in indie games, away from the crowded AAA job sites.50K members
ChatEventsNewsletterJobs55 views / month
OpenGameArt
on discord
A repository for freely licensed art, so that free/open source game developers can use it in their games. There are also game development forums for 2d art, 3d art, audio, art tutorials, and commission requests.1K members
ForumChatTools60 views / month
Game Dev League
on discord
One of the largest game development communities on Discord, offering channels for various game engines, design discussions, and art disciplines.134K members
Chat35 views / month
thegameHERS
on discord
The*gameHERs is a women-led community dedicated to amplifying and centering the voices of women gamers and gamers of marginalized genders, who are comfortable in spaces that center women. This is a sexist-free space for the casual players, the hardcore gamers, the techies, the streamers, the designers, the cosplayers, the developers, and programmers. Our mission is to advance the role, voice, image, and power of all the*gameHERs in the gaming world. We welcome all humans who value this mission.6K members
ChatEventsNewsletterJobs31 views / month
Mooncolony
on discord
Mooncolony is a Concept Art and Illustration studio, operating in the video games industry. This is a supportive community for artists where members can network, share industry advice, refine skills, receive feedback and grow careers.10K members
ChatEventsCourses22 views / month
Game Dev Universe
on discord
Game Dev Universe is a community built by game developers, for game developers. We have no plans to monetize, and are simply a place for game developers to ask questions and support each other in their journey through the many trials and tribulations of game development. We welcome both indie and AAA devs alike, along with supporting team members such as graphic artists, musicians, producers, etc.175 members
ForumChatEvents17 views / month
Create Animated Low Poly Characters
on discord
The biggest low poly character community. A course and community for creating animated low poly characters in Blender.ChatPaidCourses21 views / month
r/gamedev
on reddit
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.2.1M members
ForumChat38 views / month
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IndieGuild
IndieGuild is a free hub where indie game devs and creators find each other. Composers, artists, voice actors, writers, programmers and more share their portfolios and rates, devs post roles on the Job board, and creators pitch them right on the site. There's also a Community board for sharing builds and asking for feedback, plus Jam Crew for finding game jam teammates.269 members
ForumChatApplyPairingEvents
#loveforgames
on slack
Join industry friends to discuss game development, market trends and the business of making games!1K members
Chat10 views / month
r/IndieDev
on reddit
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!469K members
Forum28 views / month
ProtoPioneers
on circle
A community where people can improve their prototyping skills together, and discuss anything related to motion/interaction design and prototyping.410 members
ForumChatEventsJobsCourses10 views / month
GGWP Academy
on discord
The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining. This is what we focus on at GGWP – giving you the knowledge and opportunities to build a full-time career in gaming.530 members
ChatPairingEventsJobs12 views / month
r/SoloDevelopment
on reddit
A community for solo developers to share, learn, and support each other. Solo devs manage their entire project alone—no teams, just individual effort. Using assets, outsourcing, or working with publishers is fine, but the core development should be solo. Anyone can participate, but posts promoting non-solo projects may be removed. The goal is to keep this space focused on true solo development, so members can compare experiences fairly and get relevant advice.166K members
ForumChat23 views / month
r/UnityAssets
on reddit
UnityAssets is for sharing Unity Engine Assets! Just post a link to your asset and flair your post with the price. Your asset does not need to be hosted on Asset Store.29K members
ForumTools13 views / month
r/EmuDev
on reddit
Community of people building emulators. Discord: https://discord.gg/dkmJAes26K members
Forum
We Entertainment Worldwide
on linkedin
The best place on LinkedIn for Multimedia entertainment professionals. You can join here if you are into CGI CG 3D Animation Stereoscopic VFX Special Effects Visual Effects Graphics Fantasy Science Fiction Immersive Art lovers Painting 3d Game Art Video Games Game Designers Design Game Programmers Programming Films Media Artificial intelligence or Advertising.64K members
Forum19 views / month
Board Game Design
on twitter
We discuss board game design, bring board game designers together, and foster collaboration. P.S. This is now a restricted community to prevent bots!640 members
Forum
r/GameDevelopment
on reddit
/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.440K members
ForumChat15 views / month
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Newgrounds
An online platform for animators and game developers to share their work and engage with the community. A community of artists, game developers, musicians, voice actors and writers who create and share some of the best stuff on the web!ForumChat9 views / month
Toontown Dev
on discord
Toontown Dev is a free, unofficial, project-neutral community for anyone interested in building with Toontown. Members discuss Python, Panda3D, Astron, tools, debugging, art, design, documentation, and open-source collaboration across many fan projects. Beginners and experienced contributors are both welcome, and the server is SFW with a simple rules-first onboarding process.17 members
ForumChat
r/Unity3D
on reddit
A subreddit for News, Help, Resources, and Conversation regarding Unity, the game engine. Do NOT use your phone to take screenshots. Video and photos of computer screens taken by phones are NOT allowed. All screenshots must be grabbed from the computer itself.484K members
Forum199 views / month
EmuDev Slack
on slack
Slack Team for Emulation Development! I thought it might be neat to have this. If you're unfamiliar, you can connect to slack over plain IRC or use the slack client.470 members
Chat17 views / month
r/gamedesign
on reddit
For topics related to the design of games for interactive entertainment systems - video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or any other type. /r/GameDesign is not a subreddit about general game development, nor is it a programming subreddit. This is a place to talk about Game Design and what it entails. Use this community to network, discuss crafting rulesets and general game design, and share game design tips with other game designers. Designers of all experience levels are welcome!306K members
Forum17 views / month
r/gamejams
on reddit
Game jams are accelerated game development events where participants make a game in a short amount of time - an hour to a day to a week or more. THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN.20K members
Forum12 views / month
r/truegamedev
on reddit
Welcome to truegamedev!17K members
ForumCharacters Engage
on linkedin
If you are passionate about characters, this forum would love to have your input. Characters Engage is a global group with interest in character Animation, Children's Publishing, Comics, Games, Licensing, and Toys.44K members
Forum11 views / month
Funsmith Club
on discord
A space for game designers to improve their skills through portfolio feedback, project showcases, and peer playtest sessions.10K members
Chat20 views / month
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Unity Discussions
Unity Discussions is a space to discuss all things Unity, from technical questions to game development best practices and community news.Forum7 views / month
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Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (<20 members)
- Small: 0 communities (20-100 members)
- Medium: 6 communities (100-1,000 members)
- Large: 5 communities (1,000-10,000 members)
- Huge: 7 communities (10,000-100,000 members)
- Massive: 6 communities (100,000-1M members)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (1M+ members)
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Community platforms
- Discord: 10 communities
- Reddit: 10 communities
- LinkedIn: 2 communities
- Slack: 2 communities
- Circle: 1 communities
- X / Twitter: 1 communities