r/gamedev is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses game dev, game, game development, looking for, and struggling, 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
: "Outsourcing in Game Development. What has been your Experience?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I am not able to find my First Job and I don't get how people do that"
3 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Driving Rogue is releasing in 3 days, what do you think about our trailer"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "How can we budget our game ahead of pitching to publishers?"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Detective game idea"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Game Dev
: "What’s one Game Dev tip you’d give to any Game Developer?"
18 posts
#2
Game
: "Former Rockstar Games worker claims staff were put on “watch list” after office petition"
15 posts
#3
Game Development
13 posts
#4
Looking For
9 posts
#5
Struggling
8 posts
#6
Art
: "How do you find your oportunity in game Art?"
6 posts
#7
Looking For A Laptop
5 posts
#8
Looking For A Tool
4 posts
#9
Marketing
4 posts
#10
Gamedev
4 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
: "Play other games before designing your own!!!"
59 posts
#2
Question
: "Posted my game demo to itch last night, 3 downloads, 1 of them already tried to break it out of the demo and into the full game"
46 posts
#3
Announcement
: "Driving Rogue is releasing in 3 days, what do you think about our trailer"
4 posts
#4
Postmortem
: "I overengineered a leaderboard to handle a million users for $5 a month"
4 posts
#5
Marketing
: "Out Of Sync Demo is Out!!!"
3 posts
#6
Game Jam / Event
: "Going Opensource and Making Games For free"
3 posts
#7
Industry News
: "Former Rockstar Games worker claims staff were put on “watch list” after office petition"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/gamedev
Yearly
+141k members(7.4%)
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Last updated: September 14, 2026