r/IndieGaming is a subreddit with 497k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses game, indie, game development, development, and demo, and they frequently recommend/review indie game, indie games, and 2d platformers.
A place for indie games
Popular Themes in r/IndieGaming
#1
Self-Promotion
: "Edited together a promo video for my games, inspired by 90s anime promos"
13 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "A brief look at our leveling system in Wisplight"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Free tool for game jam organizers: JamDeck downloads itch.io submissions, runs stage presentations, and handles phone-based voting from one app"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "My 15-year-old Labrador passed away just days before the release of my first Steam game. I decided to immortalize him in it."
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Throw gnomes in hole for profit. Gnomes will curse spit in your face, sabotage and will steal your money. Not particularly friendly..."
1 post
#6
Opportunities
: "Am I the only one tired of survival games where players have to do everything manually? So I made something different."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/IndieGaming
#1
Game
: "My 15-year-old Labrador passed away just days before the release of my first Steam Game. I decided to immortalize him in it."
237 posts
#2
Indie
: "Intro from my Indie game how it looks ?"
74 posts
#3
Game Development
: "Our new indie game"
54 posts
#4
Development
: "After 10+ years of solo Development, my demo announcement sadly got overshadowed by much bigger game announcements. But reviews have been incredible positive, so I wanted to give it another shot and share it here again."
33 posts
#5
Demo
: "After 10+ years of solo development, my Demo announcement sadly got overshadowed by much bigger game announcements. But reviews have been incredible positive, so I wanted to give it another shot and share it here again."
30 posts
#6
Indie Games
: "Our new indie game"
25 posts
#7
Trailer
: "Announcement Trailer | Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager"
25 posts
#8
Feedback
: "We have a Demo join this Fest - Looking for Feedback"
25 posts
#9
Horror
: "Would you play a Horror game where you only get 12 lives for the entire campaign?"
20 posts
#10
Indie Game
: "Designing a game's menu has never been so fun for us ... 🚣💥"
20 posts
Products Discussed in r/IndieGaming
Indie Game
256 reviews
#1
Indie Game
4.7★ from 16 reviews
#2
Steam
4.0★ from 8 reviews
#3
Balatro
4.4★ from 5 reviews
Indie Games
106 reviews
#1
Subnautica
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Disco Elysium
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Dave the Diver
5.0★ from 2 reviews
2d Platformers
4 reviews
#1
Volgarr
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Pizza Tower
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Yacht Club Games
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/IndieGaming
Yearly
+94k members(23.3%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026