r/GameDevelopment is a subreddit with 426k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game development, looking for, game dev, indie games, and unity, and they frequently recommend/review 3d modeling software, game engines, and animation software.
/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.
Popular Themes in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Advice Requests
: "Indie devs: what's the financial or business mistake you wish someone had warned you about?"
23 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What is the best bang for your buck for open world maps like dayz (Asset/plugin wise)"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "I’m building a free browser leaderboard game and realized the hardest part is making players care in the first 10 seconds"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Why is UI so hard"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Should I register as an LTD Company before seeking investors and/or crowdfunding?"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "My indie game started earning in a day what it used to make in a month"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Game Development
: "trying to start Game Development"
118 posts
#2
Looking For
33 posts
#3
Game Dev
: "A new Game Dev Here!"
29 posts
#4
Indie Games
: "I work in playtesting and I think most indie devs are solving the wrong problem"
20 posts
#5
Unity
: "Chasing Steam Deck Verified: How we halved our GPU load and doubled battery life (Native Linux / Unity 6.3)"
18 posts
#6
Feedback
: "I spent 8 months making my first Steam game after work. Today I finally released the demo. Looking for honest Feedback."
16 posts
#7
Development
: "Where to even start?"
15 posts
#8
Game Design
: "Need your opinion on game idea or if you guys would really love to try it after sometime"
15 posts
#9
Art
: "Free CC0 3D Sword Library, Modular and Customizable. Different Art styles. Includes editor, compatible with Godot, Unity, Unreal. No AI!"
13 posts
#10
Struggling
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/GameDevelopment
3d Modeling Software
10 reviews
#1
Blender
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Blackjack
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Kenney Shape
4.0★ from 1 review
Game Engines
9 reviews
#1
RPG Maker
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
RPG Maker MZ
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Unity
3.0★ from 1 review
Animation Software
9 reviews
#1
Krita
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Aseprite
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Blender
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Newbie Question
: "A game dev told me not to pursue game development. Was he right?"
58 posts
#2
Question
: "How many hours have you played your own game on Steam?"
44 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I work in playtesting and I think most indie devs are solving the wrong problem"
35 posts
#4
Postmortem
: "How my homemade anti-piracy system brought me thousands of new players"
7 posts
#5
Technical
: "Chasing Steam Deck Verified: How we halved our GPU load and doubled battery life (Native Linux / Unity 6.3)"
6 posts
#6
Inspiration
: "Day 1: Full-Time Solo Indie Dev (After the Layoff)"
5 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "Godot signals (why and how to use 'em, also how they work)"
5 posts
#8
Article/News
: "Atari, MobyGames launch career platform called Moby Professional"
4 posts
#9
Tool
: "20 free UI sounds"
4 posts
#10
Self-promotion
: "What if Houdini was the game engine?"
4 posts
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Last updated: June 26, 2026