r/imaginarymaps is a subreddit with 559k 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
: "The Atomic Bombings of Britain during the Napoleonic War (1803)"
152 posts
#2
[OC] Future
: "When ASEAN does it's job."
13 posts
#3
[OC]
: "A 1957 map of France i found in my grandma's closet!"
10 posts
#4
[OC] Fantasy
: "Soon to be Map of Africa following the Berlin Conference, 1885."
9 posts
#5
[OC] Sci-fi
: "A map of commercial interstellar routes in the 24th century"
4 posts
#6
[OC] Election
: "Results of the 2026 German federal election. Disappointing, to say the least."
4 posts
#7
[OC] Hand-Drawn
: "What if America had allied France in the Napoleonic Wars?"
3 posts
#8
[Non-OC] Commissioned
: "The Russian Imperial Federation in the Year 2008 (Alternate history)"
1 post
#9
[OC] Map Telephone 2026
: "Colonies of the New World | Map Telephone 2026 Entry"
1 post
#10
[OC] Sci-Fi + Alternate History
: "45, Together As One"
1 post
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+54k members(10.7%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026