r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 413k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses game development, game dev, game, feedback, and looking for a, 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
: "You are gamedev and struggling with visibility? I will help You - and no, I don't want Your money."
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a programmer"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I spent over a year making a 2D cyberpunk roguelite as a solo developer, and I’m finally ready to share it"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Released my shop simulator game with ~9k wishlists. Here is what went wrong"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "My idea for a game"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IndieDev
#1
Game Development
22 posts
#2
Game Dev
: "Pre-Production on New Game (After 7 years on previous project)"
15 posts
#3
Game
14 posts
#4
Feedback
: "Would love some Feedback on super simple game written in Odin"
9 posts
#5
Looking For A
7 posts
#6
Indie Games
7 posts
#7
Marketing
: "I have a five figure Marketing budget, but how do I use it?"
7 posts
#8
Indie
: "Early footage of my Indie game. HLD was one of the style inspirations."
6 posts
#9
Horror
: "Never Alone: A Horror Visual Novel — Could You Survive More Than One Day?"
6 posts
#10
Pixel Artist
5 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?
: "Does UI look fine?"
22 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Web-based fantasy social RPG appeal/demand"
19 posts
#3
Video
: "Started flat. Now we're here."
9 posts
#4
Upcoming!
: "Moja gra o zarządzaniu strażakami wchodzi w publiczne testy 7 lipca. Jaką funkcję przetestowałbyś jako pierwszą?"
5 posts
#5
Artist looking for Indies!
: "Paid coding work for RPG Maker MZ"
3 posts
#6
Free Game!
: "Never Alone: A Horror Visual Novel — Could You Survive More Than One Day?"
3 posts
#7
Screenshots
: "I made my first game"
2 posts
#8
Review
: "Estou trabalhando em um pacote de personagens — este é o progresso até agora."
2 posts
#9
Article
: "TooneQuest Marketing with a completely different Promo Video Style; Going Crazy Yo!"
2 posts
#10
GIF
: "Free Top-down pixel art character asset"
2 posts
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+129k members(45.5%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026