17 Game Design chat communities
Updated 8/2/2026
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
ChatEventsNewsletterJobs72 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
ForumChatTools29 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
ChatEventsNewsletterJobs40 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
ForumChatEvents20 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.2.0M members
ForumChat36 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
Chat22 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
ForumChatEventsJobsCourses8 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.ChatPaidCourses13 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
Chat12 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
ChatPairingEventsJobs8 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
ChatEventsCourses10 views / month
r/GameDevelopment
on reddit
/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.430K members
ForumChat9 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.136K members
ForumChat11 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!ForumChat5 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
#loveforgames
on slack
Join industry friends to discuss game development, market trends and the business of making games!1K members
Chat5 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
Chat4 views / month
FAQ
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (<20 members)
- Small: 0 communities (20-100 members)
- Medium: 4 communities (100-1,000 members)
- Large: 5 communities (1,000-10,000 members)
- Huge: 1 communities (10,000-100,000 members)
- Massive: 3 communities (100,000-1M members)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (1M+ members)
Community features
- 17Live ChatReal-time chat for members
- 8ForumThreaded discussions and forum-style posts
- 6Online/Offline EventsHosts online or offline events
- 4Job BoardIncludes jobs, hiring, or opportunity posts
- 3CoursesIncludes courses, workshops, or learning programs
Community platforms
- Discord: 10 communities
- Reddit: 10 communities
- LinkedIn: 2 communities
- Slack: 2 communities
- Circle: 1 communities
- X / Twitter: 1 communities