r/hobbygamedev is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses game, game dev, feedback, development, and game development.
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Popular Themes in r/hobbygamedev
#1
Advice Requests
: "Made with love, no budget, in Unreal Engine 5"
22 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "A made a fantasy turn-based game, still in developing"
18 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Tiny browser game: 1D Pac-Man — would love honest critique"
9 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Seeking playtesters for my cozy sandbox nature simulator!"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "[Zero Bar Studio] – Looking for a small game to publish!"
2 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "Share your biggest challenge as a hobby game dev!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hobbygamedev
#1
Game
: "A made a fantasy turn-based Game, still in developing"
73 posts
#2
Game Dev
: "Share your favourite Game Dev-related video that you saw this past month!"
61 posts
#3
Feedback
: "I'm looking for Feedback on our game."
55 posts
#4
Development
: "We just announced our DEBUT game on Steam after 6 months of Development"
25 posts
#5
Game Development
: "A few friends have come together to develop a co-op puzzle game, and we’ve just finished designing the first level. What do you think?"
21 posts
#6
Project
: "Whipped up this little Project over the last two days — pretty happy with how it’s turning out!"
13 posts
#7
New
: "New title screen for my dungeon crawler"
11 posts
#8
Art
: "StArting my Pixel Art journey!"
9 posts
#9
Music
8 posts
#10
Prototype
: "[Prototype] RoPaSci – a small rock-paper-scissors strategy game for browser and phone"
8 posts
Flair Used in r/hobbygamedev
#1
Insperation
: "A made a fantasy turn-based game, still in developing"
75 posts
#2
Help Needed
: "Should I stay true to my 1-bit visuals and use similar basic sound effects?"
38 posts
#3
Article
: "I just ported my game to android, then I learned Google is planning this..."
26 posts
#4
Resource
: "Designing a title screen for my game"
17 posts
#5
Seeking Team
: "I'm looking for feedback on our game."
13 posts
#6
Seeking Mentorship
: "⭐ Hi! 😊 I'm working on a ghibliesque gardening game 🌿 Recently I added these small sprite friends to it 🍎"
4 posts
#7
Discussion
: "This subreddit is not an advertising dump..."
1 post
#8
Question(s)
: "Share your best indie-dev resource!"
1 post
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+4k members(59.8%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026