r/gamedesign is a subreddit with 292k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses game design, design, game, looking for, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review video courses, college recommendations, and theory books.
For topics related to the design of games for interactive entertainment systems - video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or any other type. /r/GameDesign is not a subreddit about general game development, nor is it a programming subreddit. This is a place to talk about Game Design and what it entails.
Use this community to network, discuss crafting rulesets and general game design, and share game design tips with other game designers. Designers of all experience levels are welcome!
Popular Themes in r/gamedesign
#1
Advice Requests
: "After 9 years and thousands of boardgame pitches, this is my advice"
9 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Is there ways to improve Weapon Durability as a system?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What I learned restarting my game 3 times"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "The design cost of "Quality of Life" features: did we accidentally optimize social interaction out of multiplayer games?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gamedesign
#1
Game Design
: "Game Design podcasts that are actually about Game Design?"
81 posts
#2
Design
: "I am Designing a 2 month game Design course for high school students, would like a second opinion"
60 posts
#3
Game
: "A world starts feeling real the moment it seems like things are happening without you. Which Game world gave you that feeling?"
45 posts
#4
Looking For
31 posts
#5
Annoying
28 posts
#6
Mechanics
: "As a game designer, do you look at Mechanics as pieces of a toy?"
25 posts
#7
Struggling
21 posts
#8
Worst
16 posts
#9
Gameplay
10 posts
#10
Frustrating
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/gamedesign
Video Courses
13 reviews
#1
YouTube
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Game Makers Toolkit
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
GDCVault
4.0★ from 1 review
College Recommendations
8 reviews
#1
Gujarat University
1.0★ from 1 review
#2
Georgia Tech
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Champlain University
5.0★ from 1 review
Theory Books
3 reviews
#1
Jessy Schell
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Ralph Koster
1.0★ from 1 review
#3
Ana Anthropy and Naomi Clark
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/gamedesign
#1
Discussion
: "Unpopular opinion: most indie design problems are actually production problems"
114 posts
#2
Question
: "Son wants to be a video game designer..."
70 posts
#3
Resource request
: "What is your favorite GDC talk?"
8 posts
#4
Article
: "Why 3 Options? Numerology in games."
3 posts
#5
Video
: "Solo game designer talks about designing their game, on a BBC short"
2 posts
#6
Podcast
: "How do you make melee fighters viable in a setting where everyone has guns?"
2 posts
#7
Meta
: "Weekly Show & Tell - May 30, 2026"
1 post
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+32k members(12.5%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026