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r/gamedev is a subreddit with 1.9M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
The subreddit covers various game development aspects, including programming, design, writing, art, game jams, postmortems, and marketing. It serves as a hub for game creators to discuss and share their insights, experiences, and expertise in the industry.
Popular Themes in r/gamedev
#1
Advice Requests
: "Worried my game might get stolen after seeing a post about it happening—any advice?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What game engine do you use?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "You can no longer use the term "dev mode", figma seems to own a trademark on it and is sending cease & decist letters"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I need ideas for programs to help everyday artists"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Solo dev here, releasing a productivity tool I made for myself. Where do creators usually prefer to buy? Itch or Steam?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Development
: "Been stuck in Development hell for 2.5 years"
33 posts
#2
Game Dev
: "Using unreal engine made me lose all love for Game Dev"
21 posts
#3
Steam
: "Does Steam refund the $100 if they reject your game?"
20 posts
#4
Game
: "Need Game/Marketing Help"
19 posts
#5
Indie Game
: "Our 2-person team's Indie Game hit 10,000+ Wishlists in a week after demo release! Here's what happened and how we achieved that."
12 posts
#6
Game Development
: "The Language That Never Was: Discussion on Game Development languages"
6 posts
#7
Demo
: "Our 2-person team's indie game hit 10,000+ Wishlists in a week after Demo release! Here's what happened and how we achieved that."
6 posts
#8
Game Design
6 posts
#9
Programming
: "the best app way to create a game in c++"
6 posts
#10
Indie
: "I'm looking for a website/reddit/discord where Indie devs put their unfinished games, so I can find and report bugs"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/gamedev
Yearly
+361k members(23.6%)
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