r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 454k members. The community frequently discusses game, game development, tired of, game dev, and feedback, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, coding language, and software/website, and the most common flair used is feedback?, discussion, video, artist looking for indies!, and new game!.
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 Topics in r/IndieDev
#1
Game
31 posts
#2
Game Development
14 posts
#3
Tired Of
8 posts
#4
Game Dev
7 posts
#5
Feedback
6 posts
#6
Annoying
4 posts
#7
Indie Games
3 posts
#8
Collaboration
3 posts
#9
Struggling
3 posts
#10
Marketing
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?
: "I'm making an online open world pirate RPG!"
7 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Is Steam Playtest the way to release a demo with Steam Keys?"
7 posts
#3
Video
: "We added local two-player battles to Narrow Front, our portrait WWII strategy game"
5 posts
#4
Artist looking for Indies!
: "[Artist/Collabo] Looking for Indie Project (escape room/cafe simulation)"
2 posts
#5
New Game!
: "I turned my grandmother's favourite board game into a mobile game"
2 posts
#6
Screenshots
: "Capilla abandonada"
2 posts
#7
Free Game!
: "My first game!"
2 posts
#8
Upcoming!
: "Need testers for 14 days - Ninja Runner (3D Game) [Will test your app back!]"
1 post
#9
Meta
: "If you receive this email, just ignore it and continue on."
1 post
#10
Capsule
: "[UPDATE] I spent around $700 for this capsule art. I can't shake the feeling that it's not up to par. Advice/recommendations needed."
1 post
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Last updated: October 2, 2026