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r/gamedev is a subreddit with 1.7M 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
Pain & Anger
: "Holy ****, it's hard to get people to try your completely free game..."
34 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "To the artists in the industry, how did Valve create this scene which is still performant?"
32 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Are there any independent solo devs here making a living off of gamedev, without a "hit"?"
12 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "What's a reasonable price to pay for a game trailer?"
6 posts
#5
News
: "Unity has cancelled the Runtime Fee"
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "I made Tinder for jam games to help smaller devs be discovered, need new feature ideas!"
2 posts
#7
Self-Promotion
: "I have created a Chrome extension that calculates the final revenue from your Steam game after taxes and royalties"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/gamedev
#1
Game Development
: "We received a Cease And Desist for using “DEMIGOD” in our game’s title. Do your research!"
62 posts
#2
Game Dev
: "I started learning Game Dev 3 years ago, and yesterday we revealed our game on IGN – my reflections on starting from scratch to 100k views"
53 posts
#3
Game
: "Gamedev seems so much easier when starting as an artist. How do you manage your art, non-artist beginners ? "
29 posts
#4
Dev
24 posts
#5
Unity
: "Unity has cancelled the Runtime Fee"
15 posts
#6
Gamedev
: "Concerned about amateur Gamedevs teaching on YouTube"
14 posts
#7
Game Design
: "How many of "The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design" have you played? I've made a quick quiz."
13 posts
#8
Project
12 posts
#9
Steam
: "Epic Games release sells 90% in Italy, and 90% are refunded the next or same day. Steam is normal. "
9 posts
#10
Indie Games
: "Why is the "flat pastel color, low poly" artstyle so common among "indie" games?"
9 posts
Popular Posts in r/gamedev
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Member Growth in r/gamedev
Daily
+1k members(0.1%)
Monthly
+39k members(2.4%)
Yearly
+478k members(39.7%)
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