r/GameDevelopment is a subreddit with 425k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game development, looking for, game dev, game, and indie games, 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?"
21 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How do you handle localization in your game projects? Looking for tools and workflows"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why is UI so hard"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I spent 8 months making my first Steam game after work. Today I finally released the demo. Looking for honest feedback."
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I’m building a free browser leaderboard game and realized the hardest part is making players care in the first 10 seconds"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "Should I release my small hobby platformer for free or charge $0.99 to break even on Steam?"
2 posts
#7
Opportunities
: "Should I register as an LTD Company before seeking investors and/or crowdfunding?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/GameDevelopment
#1
Game Development
: "trying to start Game Development"
88 posts
#2
Looking For
33 posts
#3
Game Dev
: "looking for Game Devs who sell merch/merch sellers in the gaming industry"
27 posts
#4
Game
: "Old man checking in - building my first Game. May God have mercy..."
26 posts
#5
Indie Games
: "I work in playtesting and I think most indie devs are solving the wrong problem"
22 posts
#6
Development
: "Game Development portfolio suggestion"
20 posts
#7
Unity
: "Chasing Steam Deck Verified: How we halved our GPU load and doubled battery life (Native Linux / Unity 6.3)"
19 posts
#8
Help
: "should i start at theengine or the script first?"
18 posts
#9
Feedback
: "I spent 8 months making my first Steam game after work. Today I finally released the demo. Looking for honest Feedback."
17 posts
#10
Game Design
: "How can I explore both Game Design and game development before specializing?"
13 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
: "Why don’t more games use simple graphics but deeper world simulation?"
64 posts
#2
Question
: "Indie devs: what's the financial or business mistake you wish someone had warned you about?"
38 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I work in playtesting and I think most indie devs are solving the wrong problem"
36 posts
#4
Self-promotion
: "What if Houdini was the game engine?"
8 posts
#5
Tutorial
: "We doubled our Steam wishlists by putting our demo on Itch.io"
7 posts
#6
Tool
: "20 free UI sounds"
6 posts
#7
Article/News
: "Hearing a Palestinian indie dev explain how not even "choose your country" is available on some crowd funding websites - Dreams on a Pillow interview"
5 posts
#8
Postmortem
: "Why My Game with 750 Wishlists Outsold My Game with 5,000 (The Danger of Dead Wishlists)"
4 posts
#9
Inspiration
: "Haven't succeeded even after a decade"
4 posts
#10
Resource
: "Free CC0 3D Sword Library, Modular and Customizable. Different art styles. Includes editor, compatible with Godot, Unity, Unreal. No AI!"
4 posts
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+31k members(7.8%)
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Last updated: June 17, 2026