r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 432k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game development, game, game dev, indie games, and feedback, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, coding language, and software/website.
This is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!
Popular Themes in r/IndieDev
#1
Advice Requests
: "My friend and I are building a monochrome detective game. We used neon orange accents for puzzle UI elements. How does this contrast look to you?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Apple rejected my app 9 times over the dreaded 5.2.3 guideline. Today, it finally passed. Meet Radio Wavr FM on iOS!"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Looking for 10 playtesters / small streamers to try our demo early (Aug 15th) before the official release!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IndieDev
#1
Game Development
18 posts
#2
Game
15 posts
#3
Game Dev
10 posts
#4
Indie Games
6 posts
#5
Feedback
6 posts
#6
Struggling
5 posts
#7
Annoying
4 posts
#8
Horror Game
3 posts
#9
Music
3 posts
#10
Collaboration
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/IndieDev
Programming Language
8 reviews
#1
Godot
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
GameMaker Studio
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Unreal Engine
4.0★ from 1 review
Coding Language
6 reviews
#1
Codecademy
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Unity
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
C#
5.0★ from 1 review
Software/website
3 reviews
#1
Miro
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Obsidian
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Google Docs
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/IndieDev
#1
Feedback?
: "Camp Liver WIP - HUD Development - What Do You Think"
21 posts
#2
Video
: "I spent a week making Unity 6 render like it's 1999 (on purpose)"
17 posts
#3
Discussion
: "How do you translate your Steam-page? And where do you get music for your trailer from?"
7 posts
#4
Upcoming!
: "This is my upcoming atmospheric dungeon crawler game"
7 posts
#5
Free Game!
: "Building a game from scratch is an intense journey, but I can finally say: my first game is live!"
6 posts
#6
Image
: "Gamescom is around the corner - who plans to be there? Are you excited about this event?"
5 posts
#7
New Game!
: "Choice of Life: Floors is out now!"
5 posts
#8
Screenshots
: "Local co-op is fun to play with! And I get why it's easier to not add it"
2 posts
#9
Request
: "how to limit demo content/features in a sandbox mode?"
2 posts
#10
Artist looking for Indies!
: "Free Professional OST Demo For your Game!"
2 posts
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Last updated: August 13, 2026