r/imaginarymaps is a subreddit with 553k members. The community frequently discusses map, history, world, alternate, and alternate history, and they frequently recommend/review mapping software, and the most common flair used is [oc] alternate history, [oc] future, [oc], [oc] fantasy, and [oc] sci-fi.
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Popular Topics in r/imaginarymaps
#1
Map
127 posts
#2
History
88 posts
#3
World
86 posts
#4
Alternate
77 posts
#5
Alternate History
49 posts
#6
Europe
48 posts
#7
If
39 posts
#8
Scenario
34 posts
#9
What
34 posts
#10
America
30 posts
Products Discussed in r/imaginarymaps
Mapping Software
3 reviews
#1
Inkarnate
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Arkenforge
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
QGIS
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/imaginarymaps
#1
[OC] Alternate History
: "We celebrated Global Heritage Day at my school. Here are some of my students' work."
156 posts
#2
[OC] Future
: "Map of English languages (in America) in a textbook I used at school"
16 posts
#3
[OC]
: "What if the Chud of Kievan Rus' rebelled?"
8 posts
#4
[OC] Fantasy
: "Dead Avatar.Warring States. 100 years after the death of Avatar Korra - complete world map."
5 posts
#5
[OC] Sci-fi
: ""Do not engage with 'Californians'" - what if California arrived in a world where it never existed (semi serious)"
3 posts
#6
[OC] Unrealistic but pretty fucking cool
: "ALL HAIL THE CALIPH-EMPEROR! What if the Heraclians followed the same fate of House Atreides from Dune?"
1 post
#7
[OC] Alternate present
: "A Stable Middle East | In a world where western powers prioritized stability over self interest while drawing borders and forming gonverements"
1 post
#8
[OC] Election
: "TIL there is a phantom border between East and West Austria in Austria's election results"
1 post
#9
BIG FRANCONIA [OC]
: "BIG GERMANY BUT DIFFERENT? | The Franconian Empire in 1900"
1 post
#10
[OC] Fire in the Sky
: "Infographic of a Colonized & Industrialized Moon in 2025, Fire In The Sky"
1 post
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Last updated: July 23, 2026