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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
: "I tracked down a dead game IP and the owners are willing to license it, looking for advice."
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Rokoko Mocap hit with federal fraud lawsuit: Solo dev takes on Reed Smith’s 1,300-lawyer army alone with forensic evidence, alleging company lied to users, bricked devices on purpose, and stole users' intellectual property to build a $250M+ shadow empire."
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What game engine would be good for complete idiots with a story idea?"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "From 0 to 0 Wishlists With $0 Budget - What I’ve learned after 2 weeks marketing a niche indie game"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "30 years ago, I created this dice game. My wife and I have played it about 20,000 times at least. I have no idea how to get others to try it out."
2 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Computing braking distance for AI in racing games"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Game Dev
: "The Ultimate FREE Game Dev Asset List (50+ Sites for Art, Music, SFX, 3D, 2D, Fonts!)"
49 posts
#2
Game Development
: "Add a faq and rules against posting "how to get started""
33 posts
#3
Indie Games
: "It's true about making a small game"
28 posts
#4
Marketing
: "From 0 to 0 Wishlists With $0 Budget - What I’ve learned after 2 weeks Marketing a niche indie game"
12 posts
#5
Steam
: "I have created an open-source extension that shows much more data about your Steam sales and wishlists"
6 posts
#6
Unity
6 posts
#7
Solo Dev
: "Rokoko Mocap hit with federal fraud lawsuit: Solo Dev takes on Reed Smith’s 1,300-lawyer army alone with forensic evidence, alleging company lied to users, bricked devices on purpose, and stole users' intellectual property to build a $250M+ shadow empire."
5 posts
#8
Community
: "Are There Any Good Smaller Communities For New Devs?"
5 posts
#9
Game
: "What makes or breaks a horror Game for yall in the modern Game climate"
5 posts
#10
Itch.io
: "I posted my game prototype on Itch.io and got 6,000 plays in 2 weeks, here's what I learned"
5 posts
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