r/GameDevelopment is a subreddit with 429k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game development, looking for, game, struggling, and struggling with game development, 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
: "Need advice regarding my game dev partner/friend"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for Map Making Software"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "My collaborator walked away with our entire project 6 months ago with years of work. I'm creatively exhausted. And now what?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Game Development
36 posts
#2
Looking For
33 posts
#3
Game
13 posts
#4
Struggling
11 posts
#5
Struggling With Game Development
7 posts
#6
Team
6 posts
#7
Developer
5 posts
#8
Project
5 posts
#9
Software
5 posts
#10
Music
5 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
: "Colorblind gamers and players with accessibility issues — what frustrates you the most in games?"
56 posts
#2
Question
: "Do you remember your first video game experience?"
39 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I walked past a Ubisoft Barcelona workers’ protest today — and couldn’t just ignore it"
20 posts
#4
Self-promotion
: "SMT-inspired Dungeon Crawler Game"
12 posts
#5
Resource
: "[FREE] 200 Premium 3D Models - arqive3D Free Megabundle"
9 posts
#6
Technical
: "How do I go about writing decent C++ game code?"
5 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "Code-First Godot: Learn GDScript; Make a Game; Release It (free mini course)"
4 posts
#8
Postmortem
: "Short story about my journey in gamedev, my last released game, and the end of it all."
3 posts
#9
Tool
: "Hey everyone! Version 2.6.1 of TileMakerDOT is out, free, lag free and open source!"
3 posts
#10
Event
: "I finally released my first game on Steam: SMTHNG WRNG."
3 posts
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+32k members(8.1%)
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Last updated: July 25, 2026