r/gamedev is a subreddit with 2.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses game development, game dev, marketing, game design, and steam, and they frequently recommend/review game engines, puzzle games, and art software.
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
: "What inspired your game(s)?"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Can't stop playing my game"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "If I hate making art , what game engine, framework, or tool is most forgiving?"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "My 2nd game has 1.5k downloads in 1 week"
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Published my first game... Now what?"
2 posts
#6
News
: "New Popular Upcoming - How it actually works + AMA about steam algorithms"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Game Development
: "A few Game Development resources and sites I wanted to share!"
125 posts
#2
Game Dev
: "Game Development and mental health"
78 posts
#3
Marketing
: "Marketing Tip: How focusing on an extreme historical niche got my solo dev game featured by real historians (and boosted my wishlists)."
25 posts
#4
Game Design
: "My Game Design learning journal blog, looking for feedback"
23 posts
#5
Steam
: "I'm releasing soon and gaining thousands of wishlists/day thru the Steam Personal Calendar"
21 posts
#6
Feedback
: "The longer I waited to playtest, the harder it became to hear Feedback"
19 posts
#7
Looking For
17 posts
#8
Ai
: "Anyone else still uses little to no Ai to code?"
16 posts
#9
Game
: "Game dev took my ability to have fun gaming."
15 posts
#10
Coding
: "Anyone else still uses little to no AI to code?"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/gamedev
Game Engines
85 reviews
#1
Godot
4.1★ from 12 reviews
#2
Unreal Engine
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
GDevelop
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Puzzle Games
41 reviews
#1
Baba is You
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Portal
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tetris
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Art Software
33 reviews
#1
Krita
4.7★ from 6 reviews
#2
Adobe
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Aseprite
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/gamedev
#1
Discussion
: "Someone made a "NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR VIDEOGAME" Manifesto on itch.io"
97 posts
#2
Question
: "Can't stop playing my game"
60 posts
#3
Feedback Request
: "Launched my game with thousands of wishlists, but almost ZERO conversion. What am I missing?"
17 posts
#4
Marketing
: "Please stop using chatgpt to write your game summary/description."
9 posts
#5
Postmortem
: "My indie game started earning in a day what it used to make in a month"
7 posts
#6
Industry News
: "Sadly Stop Killing Games failed to get the European Commission to propose legislation"
4 posts
#7
Announcement
: "After 10 years of building a 2D/3D game engine alone (API-only), I finally shipped an editor for it, meet Doriax"
3 posts
#8
Game Jam / Event
: "Where to network in Europe?"
2 posts
#9
AMA
: "New Popular Upcoming - How it actually works + AMA about steam algorithms"
1 post
Member Growth in r/gamedev
Yearly
+129k members(6.8%)
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Last updated: June 19, 2026