r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 431k 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 built a free beta to help indie devs connect with gaming creators — looking for dev feedback"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Would love brutally honest feedback on my squad-tactical roguelike demo"
5 posts
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?
: "Updated my capsule art, anything you would change or add?"
15 posts
#2
Discussion
: "SCHiM gameplay"
11 posts
#3
Video
: "A-10 Warthog in my game. Does it look better if dust only fades, or if it also blows away?"
8 posts
#4
Upcoming!
: "So I made a Minesweeper incremental game - Would you mine?"
4 posts
#5
Image
: "5 Year Evolution of my Game"
3 posts
#6
New Game!
: "I launched my first game on Steam today and accidentally shipped an automatic save-wipe feature"
2 posts
#7
Screenshots
: "Destructible Voxel Based Foliage - Progress!"
1 post
#8
Artist looking for Indies!
: "[For Hire] Sound Designer & Composer"
1 post
#9
Request
: "Hola disculpen alguien que me pueda enseñar ah a ser menús para videojuegos?? Si no sería tanta molestia, me gustaría que me enseñe una persona aunque lo podría ver fácil en un video de YouTube pero me gusta más preguntarle y así que me enseñe y preguntar por qué y para que"
1 post
#10
Free Game!
: "Beat the cards and break the rules! Closed playtest!"
1 post
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Yearly
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Last updated: August 11, 2026