r/gamedev is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The community frequently discusses game dev, hard time, game, game development, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review game engines, puzzle games, and art software, and the most common flair used is discussion, question, industry news, marketing, and postmortem.
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 Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Game Dev
16 posts
#2
Hard Time
15 posts
#3
Game
13 posts
#4
Game Development
13 posts
#5
Struggling
13 posts
#6
Looking For
7 posts
#7
Looking For A Laptop
5 posts
#8
Looking For A Tool
4 posts
#9
Art
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
: "I built a free tool to help indies plan Steam localization (v0.8.1 beta) it doesn't solve everything, but I’d love to shape it together with you"
37 posts
#2
Question
: "No idea where to start"
23 posts
#3
Industry News
: "Epic Games delays Disney game and tells developers to go "AI first""
3 posts
#4
Marketing
: "Giving away a free asset pack on Itch for PSX game devs"
2 posts
#5
Postmortem
: "hello"
1 post
Member Growth in r/gamedev
Yearly
+144k members(7.5%)
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Last updated: October 12, 2026