r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 401k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses game development, game, indie games, art, and game dev, 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
: "how would respond to a review like this?"
16 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I released my first commercial game on Steam - here are the real numbers after 48h and 4 weeks"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Request for Developers"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "TO HELL WITH IT I AM OVERHAULING MY GAME TO FILL THE VOID OF UNEMPLOYMENT"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "[Community Contest] The winning creature design gets 3D modeled and animated into our indie Monster Collector Roguelite!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IndieDev
#1
Game Development
: "I'm making a wave-based co-op FPS with nukes, airstrikes,and gunships."
82 posts
#2
Game
: "Hello! I’m looking for volunteers to help me create a VISUAL NOVEL Game to give me a kickstart to my writing/video Game development career."
44 posts
#3
Indie Games
: "Does anyone actually understand how TikTok/Shorts/Reels work for Indie Games?"
23 posts
#4
Art
: "Which capsule Art suits best for my game?"
23 posts
#5
Game Dev
: "Finally can do one after 3 years of Game Dev"
21 posts
#6
Development
20 posts
#7
Steam
: "Heading Into Steam Next Fest: 10 Tips From the Audience Side"
19 posts
#8
Indie
18 posts
#9
Feedback
: "Released today. Years of work, Feedback, and iteration… The game is finally out. Still doesn’t feel real."
18 posts
#10
Design
: "[Community Contest] The winning creature Design gets 3D modeled and animated into our indie Monster Collector Roguelite!"
16 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?
: "Less sexy, more character-driven. Changed our female character designs after Reddit feedbacks."
29 posts
#2
Video
: "We are huge fans of retro games from the 90s, and we deeply miss the feeling of childhood and those evenings spent playing on our consoles. That’s why we’re pursuing our dream of creating a tower defense roguelike with the spirit of classic RTS games, set in a post-apocalyptic world."
28 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Are GDDs really *that* bad?"
21 posts
#4
New Game!
: "I just released my first ever game on Steam! So exited and nervous!"
9 posts
#5
Upcoming!
: "We launched an open playtest for our game about decorating digital roomboxes!"
7 posts
#6
Image
: "A few character artworks from a game my friend and I are making!"
5 posts
#7
Free Game!
: "Today I published the demo after 7 years of development"
5 posts
#8
GIF
: "Turning scientists into zombies in my game about little zombie hamsters"
4 posts
#9
Postmortem
: "Where to Find Amazing Capsule Artists that Won't Scam You: A Postmortem on Pre-Production Marketing Assets"
4 posts
#10
Screenshots
: "New screenshots for my Turn-Based RPG collect-a-thon, Pythonmancer"
4 posts
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Yearly
+123k members(44.4%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026