r/IndieDev is a subreddit with 468k 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, new game!, artist looking for indies!, and free 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
29 posts
#2
Game Development
13 posts
#3
Tired Of
7 posts
#4
Game Dev
6 posts
#5
Feedback
5 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 created Fountain for my new game"
13 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Its a fantasy thinking your demo will get stolen and sold for big profit"
9 posts
#3
New Game!
: "I just released my tech-themed sandbox crafting game "SkyFab" on Steam!"
6 posts
#4
Artist looking for Indies!
: "Cosmic Horror Monster"
3 posts
#5
Free Game!
: "The first version of my free cozy Halloween trick-or-treating game just released"
2 posts
#6
GIF
: "We are revealing our trailer and Steam page tomorrow"
2 posts
#7
Video
: "Just discovered spotlights in my editing suite for my hacking adventure game's credits and I am thrilled..."
2 posts
#8
Upcoming!
: "Making an rpg about an ugly lil ghost hunter"
2 posts
#9
Informative
: "How you can market during these fest for free!"
1 post
#10
Postmortem
: "How I Doubled My Game’s Median Playtime With Data"
1 post
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Last updated: October 27, 2026