r/gaming is a subreddit with 47.3M members. The most common kinds of discussions are money talk and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses worst, frustrating, annoying, game, and gaming, and they frequently recommend/review games, mobile games, and steam games.
The Number One Gaming forum on the Internet.
Popular Themes in r/gaming
#1
Money Talk
: "Portland video game company (Panic, 'Big Walk', 'Untitled Goose Game') surprises customers with tariff refund"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I'm tired of traditional genres. What games actually feel different?"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Replaying the definitive racing game from my childhood (Shenmue)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/gaming
#1
Worst
10 posts
#2
Frustrating
9 posts
#3
Annoying
8 posts
#4
Game
: "I'm tired of traditional genres. What Games actually feel different?"
5 posts
#5
Gaming
5 posts
#6
Games
3 posts
#7
Looking For
2 posts
#8
Hate
1 post
#9
Tired
1 post
#10
New
1 post
Products Discussed in r/gaming
Games
373 reviews
#1
FromSoftware
4.7★ from 11 reviews
#2
Subnautica
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#3
Nintendo
4.7★ from 6 reviews
Mobile Games
265 reviews
#1
Old School Runescape
4.5★ from 10 reviews
#2
Slice and Dice
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#3
Balatro
4.4★ from 9 reviews
Steam Games
253 reviews
#1
Steam
4.5★ from 40 reviews
#2
Pummel Party
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#3
Age of Empires II
4.9★ from 7 reviews
Flair Used in r/gaming
#1
Removed: Rule 8
: "Today is Silksong first "birthday" - it was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated indie games in history. Your thoughts? Played or skipped? Enjoyed or not?"
2 posts
#2
REMOVED: Repost from trailer already posted
: "Insomniac’s “Wolverine” game recreates the iconic meme of Wolverine laying in bed staring at a picture."
1 post
#3
[Misleading Title]
: "Sony is attempting to silence criticism of its decision to go all digital by classifying it as harassment"
1 post
#4
REMOVED: REPOST
: "Zelda 40th Direct for Sept. 8 and Nintendo Direct for Sept. 9 officially announced!"
1 post
#5
REMOVED: Rule 7
: "My friend and I spent the last few years building this. We love fast-paced bullet hell combat and MMORPGs, so we brought the two together to create Runeward Online, our take on a bullet hell MMO!"
1 post
#6
REMOVED: Rule 6
: "The art director of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 insult people that don't like AI in their games. Proceed to say he embrace AI."
1 post
#7
REMOVED: Rule 6 - genAI "creations" not allowed
: "Dante's Inferno - Re-Comp Project (Bring your own game files)"
1 post
#8
[REPOST]
: "PS5, Xbox and Switch Could Face Another Price Hike Under New US Tariff Plans"
1 post
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Yearly
+190k members(0.4%)
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Last updated: September 6, 2026