r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 418k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice 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
Self-Promotion
: "I Released My First Indie Game, Wartheon, as Early Access Today"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What's your opinion about using AI generated images in my game?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Sad story of how Google removed our 6-yo game for impersonation of a big publisher's game released 2 months after us"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Would a factory-building game set in a giant mobile walking mech interest you?"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Runescape inspired Board Game need testers!"
1 post
#6
News
: "80 Level interviewed us about developing our indie racing platformer and featured our trailer (+ how we got featured)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IndieDev
#1
Game Development
22 posts
#2
Game
14 posts
#3
Game Dev
10 posts
#4
Indie Games
7 posts
#5
Feedback
6 posts
#6
Looking For A
4 posts
#7
Development
4 posts
#8
Marketing
4 posts
#9
Pixel Artist
3 posts
#10
Horror Game
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?
: "Finally, my browser MMO RPG is in public alpha!"
14 posts
#2
Discussion
: "How do I get wishlists to convert?"
8 posts
#3
Upcoming!
: "Announcing Pro Wrestling: The Ascent"
7 posts
#4
New Game!
: "[Official Release] I made a tiny space idle game that drifts quietly in the corner of your screen while you work — The Long Drift is out today"
6 posts
#5
Video
: "After being disappointed that Ace Combat 7 VR wasn't on PC, I started making my own air combat game as a solo developer."
5 posts
#6
GIF
: "Working on a cool whip animation!"
3 posts
#7
Free Game!
: "Introducing "Rift Survivors" - A League-Based Survival Roguelike"
2 posts
#8
Postmortem
: "Postmortem of the average indie game"
1 post
#9
Article
: "80 Level interviewed us about developing our indie racing platformer and featured our trailer (+ how we got featured)"
1 post
#10
Screenshots
: "I love balls physics, now making side-project to roll the balls with friend"
1 post
Member Growth in r/IndieDev
Yearly
+132k members(46.0%)
Similar Subreddits to r/IndieDev
r/cozygames
115k members
76.3% / yr
r/gamedev
2.0M members
7.0% / yr
r/GameDevelopment
428k members
7.9% / yr
r/GameDevs
13k members
100.6% / yr
r/gamedevscreens
94k members
51.1% / yr
r/IndieGame
21k members
88.6% / yr
r/indiegamedevforum
24k members
65.3% / yr
r/indiegames
320k members
28.4% / yr
r/IndieGaming
503k members
24.1% / yr
r/SoloDevelopment
132k members
76.8% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/IndieDev, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: July 11, 2026