r/GameDevelopment is a subreddit with 428k 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"
29 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How should I go about marketing my game?"
17 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?"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: ""Sands of change" video game idea"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "How much MONEY do I make as an Indie Game Dev?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Game Development
37 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?"
55 posts
#2
Discussion
: "A company pirated my indie game in China, and it now has over half a million pirate player"
41 posts
#3
Question
: "How do people find partners to make games with?"
39 posts
#4
Resource
: "I will be happy to score people's games or offer my music for free."
10 posts
#5
Technical
: "TIL: checking "Under 13" in Google Play's Target Audience can get your update rejected over ad policy — even with completely standard ads"
8 posts
#6
Postmortem
: "Clickbar — land it in the zone"
6 posts
#7
Inspiration
: "My collaborator walked away with our entire project 6 months ago with years of work. I'm creatively exhausted. And now what?"
5 posts
#8
Tool
: "Hey everyone! Version 2.6.1 of TileMakerDOT is out, free, lag free and open source!"
4 posts
#9
Tutorial
: "Code-First Godot: Learn GDScript; Make a Game; Release It (free mini course)"
3 posts
#10
Self-promotion
: "Simon's Crown"
3 posts
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Yearly
+32k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: July 16, 2026